Who Killed Ross Perot?

[@Cascadia88]

I didn’t even know he was sick

[@willyjoerockhead]

Norm MacDonald

[@jasonruffier]

😂my

[@StandWatie1862]

R.I.P Norm and Perot

[@johniacuessa]

Ganda

[@RichterPhallos]

*ba dum tiss*

[@DavidSharpe-c5d]

I remember that when Perot saved his employees from the jails in Iran by hiring a team to liberate them. All of them made it home safely. The government couldn't do it so Perot took the initiative himself.

[@jekin905]

Same thing in Canada.Jack Leighton of the NDP was leading, got one-month instant cancer and his Chinese wife became mayor of Toronto and Trudeau got his PM of course ..

[@Nat_Rrain]

Perot was ahead of his time. Even his populist positions have become popular (25-30 years later) with Trump supporters. I think modern America could/would benefit by reconsidering Perot's early 90s ideas.

[@angelamckay9281]

Also remember when his daughter woke up to an ace of spades under her pillow

[@sgraham4533]

@@angelamckay9281???? What? More details please

[@delleon1172]

@@angelamckay9281i suspect this was why he dropped out… for his family’s safety.

[@hbrien]

I met him when onsite at Perot Systems. He ate in the lunch room with all of his employees. He was a good guy. He also rescued his employees from Iran

[@cliffordbowman6777]

I voted my beliefs.sorry it caused Bush to lose. But we needed a change. We finally got it. Can’t be any worse that that De (sob) I so ashamed of that. But he really wasn’t from De. Mr Trump just do the best you can. I know you will.

[@rudeawakening3833]

My vote went to ole’ Ross ! I saw - “ On Wings Of Eagles “ 🦅 and I was all in !!!

[@mikeabbasi4551]

My mom worked 10 years for several wealthy Texas families. She said only one dinner guest ever came back to thank the staff.. That was Ross Perot.. Would have made a great President!

[@presence5426]

Perot was a Depression-mentality egomaniac who didn't understand the monetary system & made most of his money from government contracts... the VERY thing he wanted to cut.

[@presence5426]

@@cliffordbowman6777 Exit polls actually said that Perot drew equally from Clinton & Bush. Republicans love to blame Perot. In fact, Clinton was a good candidate and may have beaten Bush anyway.

[@lexus8018]

Funny thing is that Perot's failure taught a certain businessman in Manhattan that your best bet at running as a third party is not to run as a real third party, but to infiltrate the party closest to your position and rebuild it as yours from the inside... A senator from Vermont also tried this but ended up getting caught by the establishment and stomped into the dirt

[@pablo77bar60]

The difference is that the Senator was a sellout without guts, afraid to fight against members of the same party... the NYC dude fought everyone on his party from day one, and got a lot of praise after exposing RHINOS and warmongers

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Trump didn't change the Republican Party at all. He was George W. Bush 2.0. The only major policy departure he had from Republican orthodoxy was tariffs, and those were a completely ineffective joke.

[@JhonVaca]

Exact.

[@bestinthesector1875]

If by stomped into the dirt do you mean the voters didn't vote for him more than Clinton in 2016, and Biden in 2020. Get real; the majority of people didn't want Bernie.

[@sdts8847]

Ross Perot liked Sanders, he gifted him a sword

[@unbreakable7633]

I was one of the 20% who voted for Perot. The two parties are the problem, stuffed with careerists who work for corporations and the extremely wealthy. The system is broken at the core.

[@malcorn77]

Yes it is...

[@prioris55555]

Perot made his billion on government contracts by being a CIA insider. Perot rescue in Iran is a myth.

[@dojocho1894]

They threatened his family that's why he dropped out he stumbled in the next debate......

[@rudeawakening3833]

@@prioris55555 No it was not ! Didn’t you see - “ on wings of eagles “ ?

[@donshotland2503]

@@prioris55555hahahaha, your obviously not from Texas.

[@seanmack7903]

You left out the elephant in the room, NAFTA, which both major parties supported and Clinton signed into law in 1993. Perot's famous line was "there will be a giant sucking sound of jobs going to Mexico" if NAFTA is passed. Turned out he was right. NAFTA decimated manufacturing in the US, particularly the midwest "rust belt". Many families, including my own, who were once solidly middle class for three generations, never recovered. While the economy shifted to "knowledge based" jobs ie college educated, the managerial class thrived. Meanwhile the middle and working class rode the wave of cheap credit for the next 15 years until the big crash in '08. Imo, all this planted the seeds for the MAGA movement.

[@don2deliver]

Clinton claimed to be against NAFTA as it was proposed. After elected he signed a version ofit which hadn't really changed.

[@5amH45lam]

Great summary, spot on., 👍

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Everything Ross said happened, the media portrayed him to be crazy- yet was the only real American that ran that year. The country has been under occupation ever since.

[@Mudnuri]

That's right. When I look back at what the f happened, I go back to Reagan/Bush/Clinton. Our nation began transforming then. Bush announced The New World Order. His son told us illegal aliens were doing the jobs Americans don't want to do. What kind of leader talks like that? We were sold out long ago.

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

I remember him saying that.

[@davidnorth3411]

We are worse off for the loss or Perot , history shows us this fact .

[@bradderouen4705]

Trump will make america great again as he said. He has the mantle now

[@MrJashuaDavies]

I love how Perot was blunt and to the point, like a Texan always is. I liked how he brought receipts, his printed charts and graphs. He was about steak, not sizzle like a typical candidate. But most of all I liked his flat tax plan. Straight 10% across the board for all of us. Wealthy barely pay 2%, the self employed pay nearly 30%. Ten percent would have helped small businesses boom and revitalized the crumbling middle class. It would have made millionaires pay their share. And he said a tax return would have been simple enough to fit on a post card. It’s still smart.

[@hadleymanmusic]

And I voted for perot i convinced myself he could fix the nations debt

[@CurCam713]

I voted for Perot, my first vote for President. He was right about so many things whether it was the budget deficit or the globalists exporting jobs.

[@Losafelon]

Until things got rough...

[@davidsellers3639]

🎯💯

[@rafaelbocanegra971]

Always thought that at the time he was the man for the office,spoke the right words had the right ideas,we wouldn’t be in the mess we are in now

[@darleneheron126]

My husband and I both voted for Ross Perot but when the results came out in our local paper as to how many votes each candidate received, it showed that in our township, Ross Perot received 0 votes. So, since that election I haven't trusted the process.

[@sophiagertz1083]

And if you questioned it, you would have been un-alived

[@YouButter]

Yeah it’s always been voter fraud. Bush/Clinton same agenda.

[@poindextertunes]

i have a feeling something like that happened not too long ago

[@Ilurk247]

Same here, only election I ever voted in and haven't since because of crap like that going on.

[@alph8654]

@@sophiagertz1083 Un-alived. I could not find that in Websters dictionary.😃

[@beauzer36]

Clinton was running on NAFTA and how great it would be and Perot was saying watch the jobs go bye bye if that happens. He said youll hear a giant sucking sound which will be jobs leaving the country. He was right.

[@raymondstrehl3679]

And we all got to hear the Sound

[@michaelcoletta4547]

Bush ran on NAFTA as well, in fact. The only reason it wasn't directly associated with his legacy was the fact he lost the election. Perot---like Pat Buchanan before him, both Reform Party---was the only one that discussed the would-be (eventual) impact of NAFTA and similar "free trade agreements" in an intellectually honest way. This is the biggest, most consequential part of his legacy.

[@beauzer36]

@@michaelcoletta4547 Yeah, weird they all had the same policies.

[@rudeawakening3833]

Even Hillary admitted that that was a bad idea …

[@cynthiamgrooms8195]

And now we’re flooded with all the ones who prefer FREEBIES.

[@LLLDY]

On Wings of Eagles you fly, Mr. Perot. You are not forgotten.

[@poindextertunes]

Go Birds?

[@SurprisedCupcakes-tp2ip]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@QuidVultus]

Perot was right about NAFTA. It really did cause a "giant sucking sound" of millions of American jobs going south to Mexico.

[@burghhighlights1017]

And the US destroying Mexican farmers. Mexico took a lot of factory Jobs and the US took a lot of farming jobs

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

Those jobs were already on their way out, all NAFTA did was stop them from going to China

[@atomicsmith]

It was also the beginning of free trade absolutism that would lead to favored nation trade status for the worst regime in history under Clinton.

[@zbyteme8332]

Yup, and remember that was Bush Sr who advocated for NAFTA. Watch the old Bill Clinton speeches railing against migrant workers stealing American jobs. Now this admin is flying them in directly to states and shelters and feeds them while Americans are literally paying those bills and others while facing their own poverty. Big switcheroo of fake values from the uniparty. Perot pointed out the real corruption behind the scenes. He was the last of the great ones!! We can't find amazing leaders like him anymore.

[@tbc9096]

Sure did. Whether Bush or Clinton had won in 1992, they would’ve signed NAFTA. Perot never would have.

[@jerrydavis3258]

You young kids weren't even around to witness this. He WAS BLACKMAILED ! His daughter was getting married and the Republican party tried to ruin and humiliate the wedding ! That set him back as any parent would be devastated . I was working with his campaign and supported him strongly !

[@ProudCanadian-vv6bk]

What did they blackmail him with?

[@MarciaBRye]

Oh my God, I didn't know that. He surely was a very good man!!!

[@rudeawakening3833]

@@MarciaBRye Did you like his movie ?

[@efromhb]

Sounds like the Bush family normal.

[@kd5inm]

Ross for Boss

[@nothandybutcheap2086]

Ross Perot was a hell of guy ,when his employees were captured during the fall of Iran,he went and hired people to get them out (it’s a book) .I think he was misunderstood by many

[@skutchBlobaum]

You mean the fall of American influence in Iran. You can't coup a country and try to colonize it repeatedly without getting your ass kicked out of there eventually.

[@rudeawakening3833]

“ On Wings of Eagles “ His movie !!!

[@johnpostlethwaite1292]

By Ken Follet

[@ktloz2246]

"Perot died from leukemia in Dallas, Texas, on July 9, 2019, less than two weeks after his 89th birthday.[2] At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of about $4.1 billion ($4.8 billion in 2023),[95] and was ranked by Forbes as the 167th-richest person in the United States.[96] He was buried at the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery and a memorial service was held at Highland Park United Methodist Church, with 1,300 invited guests.[97]" - Wiki

[@Gooch072]

You think Bush, the former CIA director, was losing and didn’t blackmail Perot? Wow.

[@joehovanec1985]

I'm sure Bush had the CIA threaten Perot. Bush started with the CIA in1953 and on November 22, 1963, he was in Dallas directing the CIA operation as a supervisor.

[@murrismiller2312]

BUSH was NEVER trustworthy

[@darrengilbert7438]

Clinton crime organization

[@SmedlyButler-cq5iq]

At the end of the day we all know if it's in the feed on KZbin and you don't have to look hard for it.... there's always a fly in the ointment, either a lie of omission or straight disinfo

[@thomasdonlin5456]

Read the book “Family of Secrets” about the Bush crime family.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

0:45 Easy. I remember it like yesterday. Late summer, 1992. It was a Sunday afternoon. My then-girlfriend and I were recovering in a Motel room somewhere on the San Mateo peninsula after hitting raves both Friday and Saturday night. The Sunday news shows had all been abuzz about Perot dropping out of his first run “because they got to my family.” They derided him and threw a ton of drive by media garbage at him. As someone who tangled with the deep state and suffered several salvos of cancel culture since 2019 I can tell you this: whenever I drift towards feeling sorry for myself I always think of Perot. Read “On Wings of Eagles.” Perot was planning a private citizen led, funded and trained rescue mission to get his corporate execs out of Iran. Where they were being held hostage. Perot was no doormat. If Perot says “they got to my family” then they most certainly did get to his family.

[@frankd.brennan6520]

Perot also got the American people to send him 60 dollars. He spent 60 million and made 120 million. Own biggest warehouses and private airport on the border

[@mjblecha]

Late 1991 or 92 I can remember signing the petition to put him on the ballot. They were taking signatures in a gravel parking lot next to a gas station. It was rush hour, cold and light drizzling rain but people were parking across the highway to stand in line. When I queued up there were at least 200 people ahead of me. If they’d had the election in January of 92 he would have had a blowout win.

[@stevengill1736]

I wondered what happened to him....and sorry to hear of your tangles with the system. I know what it's like, went through a couple bumps in the road back then myself. It was a euphoric era, with the Berlin wall fall and the first Iraq war, it seemed like things were going well and I suppose things WERE going well until 9/11....

[@BearJwG]

As a Texan i loved Perot's run, even though i knew he would never win. He knew the 2 party system are wings of the same bird.

[@grantsterling3744]

I was 11 and living in Pasadena Texas at the time. Texans Loved Ross Perot!

[@Addictedtoyoutube9]

​@@grantsterling3744yeah uni party same donors

[@martinbeaubien440]

@@Addictedtoyoutube9you keep saying that and under normal circumstances you’d be right but these aren’t normal circumstances. The majority on both sides of the aisle hate Trump. They’re career politicians and he isn’t. He wants term limits on Congress and to trim the gluttony of bureaucrats leeching off the system. They despise him, if it’s not apparent.

[@maryfries2147]

Yes john adams and jefferson agreed it would take at least 5 parties to make this experiment work

[@therealR.D.]

I voted for Perot twice. My wife wound up working for Perot Systems till he sold it to Michal Dell. She said he was the best boss she ever had. Ross Perot was a great American.

[@Thor-Orion]

Everyone voted for Perot. The uniparty and deep state conspired to keep him out of office.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I voted for Ross Perot twice. Say what you want about the man but I can't think of hardly anything he was wrong about. He was the main person campaigning against NAFTA which he said would cause so many of our jobs to be shipped overseas you'd hear a giant sucking sound. He was pretty much right on that one. You guys should do a video on the 1965 immigration act which basically transformed the country and hardly anyone knows about it. Everything that the proponents of the immigration act said would happen turned out to be a lie. Everything that the critics were worried about turned out to be true.

[@julmcconnell]

I voted for him twice as well

[@sulimanthemagnificent4893]

You mention the 1965 immigration act, care to elaborate a bit more?

[@zbyteme8332]

Don't forget that it was he who coordinated and funded the rescue of those American hostages by some Arab militant group in the 70s. True Patriot!! He was the first and last candidate that i ever voted for until this election 2024. So sad that we are here again, inflation, middle east unrest, gas prices, our declining economy, war vets neglacted, etc. BUT Biden is worse than Carter, god help us all.

[@Taquito_Rat]

@sulimanthemagnificent4893 the immigration act of 1965, was passed by LBJ. It abolished quotas on immigration. While it is an important moment in US politics, the critics of the bill weren't right because we stopped putting a cap on how many people we would accept into the country. Any time there is strife in Central & South America, there are problems at the border. It was only a matter of time before those critics in 1964 were right. We've been wondering what to do about the Rio Grande since Texas became a state. It's always been an issue, regardless of what rules we've implemented so far.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

@@Taquito_Rat "the critics of the bill weren't right because we stopped putting a cap on how many people we would accept into the country" Well no, your sentence did not address the main criticisms of the bill. 1. Massive Increase in Immigration 2. Shift in Demographic Composition 3. Job Competition and Economic Impact 4. Increased Social Service Burden 5. Loss of National Cohesion and Cultural Identity 6. Political Ramifications

[@Mudnuri]

He said he was in fear for his family's life. Truly messed up. He showed how simple our government is supposed to be and how he would make things right. Then he all but vanished

[@whattheflux2733]

Ross Perot is the president we should have had, his prediction on NAFTA was spot on the money. George Bush and his "new world order" Bill Clinton as well.

[@CSDonohue11]

Yup 👍

[@parrotconservative]

Exactly bush was just a cia shrill and bill Clinton pffft I don’t even need to say anything about him

[@YakuzaRich]

Yep. I was in HS then and my dad was a big Rush Limbaugh fan. I look back now and laugh at the idea that Rush was actually sticking up for Clinton as they were pro-NAFTA and Perot was anti-NAFTA. But that's what happened. And I remember thinking that Perot made a lot of sense on NAFTA but everybody else was telling the world that Perot was a nutjob. Perot was right about NAFTA and so many other things. I know he was a southern guy and he kinda looked funny, but Perot was an extremely sharp human being who was a self made man and an amazing patriot. So many owe him an apology.

[@joeneighbor]

100% it was a Trump like guy we needed back then. I really had hope for the USA. And then there was Bill playing his saxophone on the Arsenio Hall show. I never realized until the last few years how stupid and gullible a lot us American's are. Meaning this generation, the 90's generation. Not the one before us. You can see they many more intelligent people speaking in the 60's and 70's. BUT, then we didn't realize how much corrupt and rigged the government was. JFK was trying to tell us this apparently.

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

​@@joeneighborThe television has a huge role to play in this game.

[@zeronzemesh7718]

Perot was absolutely right about NAFTA decimating US manufacturing. There really aren't 2 parties, both Dems and Reps love to make corporations happy. They both realize that keeping poor people mad at other poor people is the way to keep power and stay wealthy.

[@poindextertunes]

100% that way they can steal our tax money without most of us noticing. My biggest concern is it seems like this last election was decided by social media in which a man who owns the biggest platform where most ppl get their news, openly endorsed and rigged the algorithm to favor his own politics. That doesn’t sound like free speech to me. That sounds like propaganda. Not to mention a very popular podcast host said he’d never endorse a anyone running for office went back on his word and did just that 😒

[@JohnnyNoPockets]

This is correct.

[@DePalma.]

I remember Perot, and I can easily see why Trump is so popular & also so hated by the establishment politicians

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

Trump is part of the establishment bub, did he withdraw from NAFTA, did the wall get built, did he really go against them? Not really

[@skutchBlobaum]

Except the ones he takes all those millions from like Adelson's wife or Peter Thiel....... So funny how easily tricked the American public is by this con artist. He's been paying and playing golf with the same assholes you hat since his daddy gave him millions of dollars on the day he graduated.

[@BoboMcBooboy]

Sad take, wrong. Fake news.

[@DePalma.]

@ are you talking about the video on Ross Perot?

[@poindextertunes]

You’re right they’re very similar except Perot never had a relationship with Epstein. He never bankrupted multiple companies(how do you bankrupt a casino?) and he was never found civilly liable for gRape. Oh and he didn’t enable prejudice or bigotry 🤔 Maybe he reminded you of someone else? 🤣

[@KatAdVictoriam]

Proof that KZbin listens in...I was just telling my 16 year old son all about Perot and Buchanan and then this popped up. Really interesting video. I had no idea what became of Perot, but he was a presidential candidate I never forgot.

[@chas.5009]

Oh yeah, well I was thinking it and they read MY mind 😅😅

[@henryvegter8773]

This popped up because your cell phone listens. It’s happened to me too - a subject I mention out loud pops up on my social media from nowhere soon after. 😳

[@BoogerDeluxe22]

Maybe start saying out loud “Tasmanian devils or wallabies” and you’ll see that it’s not a thing.

[@intensepassion3382]

Me too

[@PhillipChris-rd1ow]

What a difference he would have made .USA would still be the #1 manufacturing. If your country is not the lead exporter of goods a top notch can not be sustainable. Furthermore those who voted to outsourced USA JOBS the voting recored is top secret.....so we will never know who in DC and the oligarch families that made billions are ....free trade as top secret? Wtf????? We need change bad.

[@friedcash9815]

i was a Perot supporter. i remember the debates. Only much later did i learn about the Mena Airport and connections between Bill Clinton to George Bush. Crazy.

[@aieahi1]

Barry Seal. The story is told in the movie American Made with Tom Cruz.

[@poindextertunes]

@@aieahi1 Barry Seal

[@aieahi1]

@@poindextertunes Thx

[@KimtheElder]

I was as well.

[@lisabrouillette5669]

I was crushed when Perot vanished ..big fan of this man

[@DoubleAAmazin]

I voted for Ross Perot, it was the last time I ever voted in a Presidential election. Two party system is corrupt.

[@Ty91681]

Amen. Your vote is your consent. It's amazing how few people get this motion. I refuse to sign my name to any of this clown show called politics

[@theophany1770]

I wrote in Ron Paul this time

[@tellmemoreplease9231]

Right, I have never voted for a R or D since 1992. I may have voted for Ron Paul ? Voted for third party. Never the lesser of two evils. That's their game, stop playing their game.

[@robedmund9948]

Correction: One-party system.

[@lorysipel6823]

That's really too bad. You not voting cancels you not the corrupt politicians.

[@susangieseking1547]

Perot was AWSOME, he made charts " Now See Here !"

[@JackWelsh-gw7gl]

You gotta Get under " The Hood " like your gonna Fix your car 🚗. 🤔

[@aheath7838]

At 18, Perot was my first and best vote cast for president. I finally feel vindicated with Trump winning.

[@CountryB4Party]

Other than being outsiders, they are two very different candidates. Perot being vastly more qualified and ethically fit to serve.

[@deplorableokie]

@@CountryB4Partyhow is Perot more qualified than trump? And how is he more ethically fit?

[@CountryB4Party]

@@deplorableokie Judging from your handle, if I tried to explain it, you wouldn’t understand.

[@deplorableokie]

@ condescension and assumption. I expect nothing less from your type. Name calling is next. But reasonable and truthful answers. Not a chance.

[@CountryB4Party]

@@deplorableokie If you’re worried about name calling, why did you label yourself a deplorable okie? Seriously, do you know anything about Perot and his business achievements? Let’s just say he could probably run a casino without bankrupting it. As for ethics, there are no reports of Perot defrauding his clients, cheating on his taxes, shorting his vendors, cooking his books, cheating on his wife, or sexually abusing anyone. Are you going to tell me that your guy never did any of those things and that he’s just a victim of a weaponized DOJ?

[@davidzemotel4122]

A self made billionaire proposing a flat tax is what I remember most. I was a kid, I thought however many dollars you made, x amount of pennies are withheld. I had no idea super wealthy people pay less on the dollar, that blew my mind. It’s what I liked about him the most. I wonder what could have been, who knows but I like seeing people that don’t need anyone’s money and can’t be bought with petty bribes. It’s no coincidence that politicians who enter the White House as upper-middle class “folks” are worth a hundred million just a few years after. Oh but they wanted the job to help the poor people tho lol. Our heroes…

[@sarahlynn7807]

The godfather of Trump.

[@mega13man1]

My thoughts exactly

[@sarahlynn7807]

@@mega13man1 No he literally is. Looks up their relationship.

[@Pandabaire3540]

I voted for Perot in 1992 - the first election I ever participated in. I wanted a businessman to run this country to get us out of the red. It finally happened with a false start in 2016 - but came to fruition in 2024.

[@GOTDGS]

I voted for him, too.

[@rickloera9468]

I agree. I voted Clinton in 2016, Biden, in 2020. I was cured of TDS on January 20, 2021. Voted Trump 2024. I think the first time around, no one took Trump seriously, and the left tried to make him come across as incompetent and it worked. This time people have wised up. He now has political experience to go with his business experience, and people are finally taking him as a force to be reckoned with. He also has the left going into a frenzy. All is good.

[@yesher12]

Same!

[@TimRomanelli]

Don't forget the 6.6 Trillion,,,,where it went???

[@everpresent2443]

I voted Perot in '92. The first outsider with momentum. Remember, he was running against a former CIA director.

[@rjamesyork]

Bush Sr. eventually formed a warm working relationship with Clinton but went to his grave with a grudge against Perot.

[@BlackJesus8463]

went to hell with a grudge

[@whatsthebigfndeal]

Clinton and Bush had a pretty good working relationship when the CIA was running coke out of Mena, Arkansas.

[@rjamesyork]

@@BlackJesus8463 he was a politician. Don't they all end up there?

[@henrypollock7987]

Oh damn didn’t realise bush snr was dead

[@fshoaps]

And for silly reasons. Bush still would've lost without Perot in the race.

[@jalove7]

It was rumorrd that they threatened to kill his daughter if he didn't get out of the race. His height wasn't a disadvantage. He was a fierce commander of leadership. He had a real connection to the pulse of the people. He promoted common sensr and family values and minimizing government interference. He was extremely popular.

[@jstall20]

I met his wife once (she seemed like a very sweet person.). Ran into him at a dallas restaurant a year before he passed, he was in a pretty frail state but seemed happy enough.

[@colleenmcnamaradusti4861]

I voted for Ross Perot in 1992! Let,s just say he was my kinda guy. I owned an Auto Body Repair shop next to an Army base in Shirley, Ma. (Fort Devens). I had the entire 10th Group (Green Beret,s) 7 miles down the main road I was on. Perot loved those guys and they loved him! He ran as a spoiler because he hated old man Bush! He mostly hated him because of his oil contracts with the US government as American soldiers died for nothing! He came right out and called him a war criminal and a war monger! He was just ahead of his time! We the people have been sick and tired of being lied to and ripped off by the government for a long time. Then came Donald Trump! Him losing the election in 2020, no matter the circumstances only strengthened him! He annihilated the Queen of sex, won the electoral and popular vote! Common sense tells you Democrats voted for him as there are not enough Republicans to win like that. You have heard of the 2nd coming of Christ? Trump is the 2nd coming of Perot! While in Japan after the election, someone mentioned Perot,s name and Pres. Bush blew chunks on the Prime Minister of Japan! Ha Ha Ho Ho LOL He was short, but he had a set of balls! Ross Perot may you RIP! Jeff D.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

Perot, Pat Buchanan, and Ron Paul … in their own ways … we’re all MAGA before MAGA was cool.

[@eddiemclean7011]

Well said!

[@James-bd3ei]

​@@jefferytokarsky1930Maga still ain't cool.

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

@ Beats “Joy!”

[@janinewetzler5037]

Trump can't hold a candle to the sucess Perot had in business!

[@bigGullyV]

Newt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House and drafted the budget that Clinton seems to get credit for.

[@9chilidog]

Thank you. The contract with American led us to prosperity; Bill hopping on board benifitted him.

[@brianarbenz1329]

@@9chilidog Math doesn't share your bias. You two see what your ideological slant tells you to see. I've seen that so much in right wingers who felt dumped because the voters tossed out Reaganomics in '92. Fact: Bill Clinton sent a _reduced spending_ budget to Congress in 1993, something Reagan never did. Newt Gingrich was not Speaker until 1995. He was a still obscure member of the House. Be an adult and just say: Not a single Republican voted for the Clinton budget and tax hikes that got us the balanced budget. Or, be children and continue to deny math.

[@Gary-k2g]

Right. Billy got credit by doing nothing and rode Regans economic policy. And then nafta kicked in. US has been in decline since.

[@Stone881]

Newt also passed the so called Patriot Act. He is no friend to the people.

[@Tom_1956]

Ross Perot, the best President, America never had.

[@therighthonourable2635]

The VP debate hurt Perot badly, Admiral Stockdale started with “Who am I, why am I here” and was visibly shaken and nervous the whole debate. He was nearly as bad as Biden was in his last debate

[@chasedavis9707]

ya

[@TheArmedHermit]

Came to say this too. I remember watching that debate & thinking “why the hell did he choose this guy as his running mate?” Dare I say Stockdale’s performance was even worse than Biden’s. Frankly both are great examples of 80+ year olds don’t usually have any business running the country.

[@dwighthunter6719]

tbf jd vance started his debate like that and did well

[@bruceb9515]

I remember that. I was so disappointed. I knew it was over than.

[@efromhb]

But Stockdale was a hero and Biden is a zero.

[@Hash_Zeppelin]

When I used to wait tables in Dallas, Ross Perot and his family were frequently my customers. They were very down to earth nice people. Very polite, very generous. Not a pain in the butt like many wealthy people.

[@paulbaginski2854]

The media will never ever ever ever let this happen again.

[@tellmemoreplease9231]

The MSM is complicit in the crimes and the cover ups. The control of the debates was taken away from the League of Women voters and given over to a corporate cabal. They made it even more difficult to get on the debate stage as a third party candidate......

[@saurondp]

The media no longer has the power that it once had, with this most recent election as proof. Perot was just several decades too early.

[@larryconn9771]

Love the way y’all tell the story. 👍🏻 0:14 Like we were just hanging out. BTW voted for him. Far less political crap that’s spewed from other parties. Let’s Make America Great Again 💯

[@jimmy2thymes916]

I grew up on Dana Carvey's Ross Perot impression. "Can I finish?!?!"

[@evasionbycartwheel12345]

Can I get a word in edgewise.

[@tx_1]

I had forgotten about that. Hilarious!!

[@gib7937]

He still does it every now and again on his podcast with David spade

[@djphillips109]

R.I.P. Ross Perot, "On Wings of Eagles". If you know, you know.

[@Nitro_Joe]

Wow! You actually missed the part we’re he sponsored a rescue of 2 of his employees from Iran! Ken Follett wrote about it in On Wings of Eagles.

[@55Folks]

Yeah, cut for time - decided to just focus on election. I may make it it's own video though because it was pretty insane haha

[@youdropwemop8854]

​@@55Folksdo it up. Im a fan of your content style. ✌🏻

[@bobrod5834]

With alot of help from Gen Bull Simons. (Rip Gen Simons)

[@yesher12]

I have always been proud to support H. Ross Perot. I met him in the Methodist Hospital parking while trying to back my dually into a parking spot in which he gave me the thumbs up for being able to park that sucker in those small spot. Apropos to Mr. Perot he was in an older model sedan, like a Caprice Classic. He represented Texas to the core unlike the FAKE Bushes.

[@briefcaseblues6061]

If we listened in 92 we wouldn't have Trump now. People are more swayed with shiny things (Bill's saxophone) than someone making sense. Idiocracy in it's infancy

[@RM-yf2lu]

Youre right. The sax was the trumpet call

[@CriticalAnalysisX]

Trump Is a Perot that won

[@TokyoXtreme]

I guess people weren't interested in Megan Thee Stallion or Beyonce this year.

[@ThorneJr]

Proud to have voted for Mr Perot from Chicagoland

[@EDCNC-YT]

It’s a good day when these guys upload…

[@JohnHildinger]

Unfortunately he couldn't handle the dirty campaign tactics... Outstanding podcast

[@Boosti__]

Always look forward to new uploads from you guys - fascinating topics/people that I've usually never heard of before, presented in an easily digestible serving. Keep it up lads. Sending love from Australia.

[@stephennutter6244]

Perot said, years later, that he quit because of specific threats he kept getting against his family

[@tonyprice2256]

That is exactly how the mafia does things

[@parrotconservative]

They mocked his size but not his policies

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

Cuz he had none, anti-NAFTA but what else? What’s his stance on abortion, gays in the military, or any other none NAFTA issue?

[@atomicsmith]

@@nhjhbmkuy7173Wow, you really just lap up whatever wedge issue these campaigns feed you. NAFTA determined the fate of the whole country and lead directly to the rise of China as a global power. “Don’t ask don’t tell” maybe affected 3% of active duty military? Beware the distractions…

[@NateTheGnat]

@@nhjhbmkuy7173 Perot was pro baby unaliving so I think he was pretty socially progressive.

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

@@NateTheGnat my point is he didn’t articulate any of these points in a constructive manor, what about post Cold War foreign policy, what to due with the peace dividend?

[@AnonymousSquirrel123]

*I not only voted for Perot, but I doorknocked for him too. He would have made an **_amazing_** President - but it was not to be. Nobody I know ever forgave him for sabotaging his own campaign, and he went on to do pretty much nothing more of note (besides ADP). This was a huge lost oppourtunity for both the country, and the two party system to get a workover, and in the end it just fizzled in the dirt - what a terrible waste...*

[@jefferytokarsky1930]

Perot was MAGA before MAGA was cool … Pat Buchanan and Ron Paul, too.

[@karoleenascottage]

@AnonymousSquirrel123 Makes sense that if his daughter’s life was threatened he dropped out. I voted for him. Too bad they got to him.

[@thefoolishhiker3103]

Great video. 92 was the first time I was old enough to vote so it was the first election cycle I was actively paying attention. Watching this now is really interesting.

[@ChrisPsneakers]

I’ve fallen behind, I’ve missed you guys. But I’m here and I’m ready to fill my brain 🧠

[@dissidenceisbliss]

This channel is criminally underrated 👍

[@michaelb.42112]

I'm 55 years old, so I was in my 20's during the 90's and it was the best decade, ever. The last great decade that felt American. Everyday was leave your cell phone at home because we didn't have them. We had Sunday nights of In Living Colour, The Simpsons, and X-Files on Fox channel 2 and those two hours of TV made me ready for the next week. So many rock concerts like RUSH for $20 a ticket 10th row. Ozzy with Alice in Chains opening, and all the other great shows. Not like the 80's with Monsters of Rock, Dio, etc, but still a lot of fun.

[@skutchBlobaum]

You were so busy watching TV and going to concerts you ended up losing your country.

[@platec4798]

Appetite for Destruction is still #1 in my book. All that you said about the 90’s is bang on!!!!

[@curtiskretzer8898]

I worked during the '90s and didn't come home.I lived the '80s how u described u living in the '90s. Never voted til 2016. Found all political candidates for public office so unpalatable as to not even register to vote...til 2016

[@troyboldon1]

80’s was far better bro.

[@NorthStarOhio1]

This was the first presidential election I voted in. I voted for Perot. His campaign theme song was Crazy by Patsy Cline. And “It’s the economy, stupid” was Clinton’s line against Bush.

[@carybensilhe4869]

Same here

[@rchydrozz751]

Years ago I was working in the Orthotics and Prosthetics industry, Artificial limbs and braces. We use to have guys come in that were in the military that had lost part of one of their legs from stepping on a mine overseas, called a BK, Below the Knee. We would fabricate them. One brought in a USMC emblem to have it mounted onto the front of it, It turned out nice. Strangely enough, the government would only pay for so much for these. Ross Perot called our office one day. The receptionist said she talked to him for at least 30 mins, a very nice man she said. He wanted to know the amount owed for these soldiers prosthetics we made, that he would pay the whole bill, that the government wouldnt cover.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

I had friends whose dad was an old fashioned conservative. He loved the fiscally conservative stand of the GOP but he disliked the religious zealots who were increasingly taking over the party. Soon he discovered Ross Perot. The next thing you know Run Ross Run signs appeared in his front yard. I believe he became the county chairman of Perot's campaign. He was very disappointed by the outcome of the race.

[@agilbert8262]

My dad had those signs, too.

[@terrylandess6072]

I learned more about Clinton in one night playing music at a bar in Little Rock talking to common citizens than I did his entire term.

[@jillkimmel4763]

First and foremost he really didn’t have the balls to stay the course not like Donald Trump. That’s why he won three elections in a row and yes, I’m talking about 2020. Everybody knows he won that election also.

[@skutchBlobaum]

And once again Trump will change nothing. He's one of the elite despite not being liked by all of them.

[@mariereed8534]

He damn sure did and the fact that he won in 2024 proves that they stole the 2020 election. 81 million votes my ass.

[@mlb5525]

What finished off Perot’s campaign that you guys missed was the VP debate. Perot’s VP pick was retired Admiral Stockdale who came off like Biden in his last debate.

[@kalgrove6426]

Yeah he fell asleep 😂

[@sccc6758]

I remember the black mail claims. It was not really black mail but he was told his daughter was going to be killed if he did not drop out

[@internziko]

Amazing video. I love how relaxed but simultaneously professional the narration is. Keep up the excellent work.

[@ericscarface]

My issue with Ross Perot is that for eight years, he positioned himself as an outsider with unconventional ideas. Yet, in 2000, he endorsed George W. Bush, aligning himself with the two-party system he once criticized. People never talk about this. That decision became part of his legacy. Bush wasn’t fiscally conservative, and he was far more socially conservative than Perot himself. Part of Perot’s legacy includes this moment of stepping back and supporting Bush and disappearing from the spotlight. I am still flabbergasted that he endorsed Bush in 2000 in my mind. That's crazy

[@ChristopherMosley-dj3kt]

You have no idea what he might have been faced with behind the scenes because remember the Bush clan has a lot of murderous power

[@Gobble_de_Goop]

He was probably blackmailed and forced to.

[@ericscarface]

@Gobble_de_Goop ?? Blackmailed??

[@tightbhole420]

third party politics in the US is losing, thats the message

[@ChristopherMosley-dj3kt]

@tightbhole420 you're right and it's because the working class that has the numbers and the money won't fully support a working class political party

[@MarciaBRye]

OHHH MY GOD!!!! I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS MAN!!!! HIS PLAN WAS TO RUN THIS COUNTRY LIKE A BUSINESS, MAKE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROFITABLE AND A LOT LESS RELIABLE ON FOREIGN TRADE, PLUS A LOT OF OTHER PLUS POSITIVES FOR OUR AMERICA COUNTRY!!!!!!!!

[@dawgski690]

His VP pick didn’t do well on the debate stage

[@michaellavin6417]

If he had selected Pat Choate in 1992 instead of 1996, I believe the election could have gone into the House.

[@bicyclist2]

I remember this. I wanted to vote for Perot but I was too young at the time. Thank you.

[@scottnyc6572]

Ross Perot was the first president i voted for despite knowing what his height was.

[@ronharvey8442]

He was the right guy , at the right time, and had the knowledge, plans, and experience to solve well ahead of time both the social security and health care issues and was ready to create new systems to ensure they were in good shape. Perot was self made, extremely competent in new software systems, and understood financial responsibility to a high level.

[@johncook5767]

Bush was bloodied up a bit in the GOP primaries by Pat Buchanan. Buchanan never had a chance of winning the nomination, but damaged Bush, especially over reneging on "no new taxes" pledge.

[@kevinpantera4429]

Bush, a bank fraudster from way back. A CIA man!

[@theda5493]

I loved Perot's infomercials... I worked in his company, EDS, in the late 80's... his whiteboard presentation looks as nice as a PowerPoint presentation 😊

[@albert_chen]

Secret Base's Reform series is great if you want to learn more about this!

[@AbnEngrDan]

Texan here. That was my first election as an adult. I voted for Perot. Solid guy; i knew who he was my entire childhood. He's a legend in Texas. He was the one who got me interested in budget policies and deficits.Perot also turned me onto Milton Friedman. All of which shapes how I vote and think today.

[@raheemhamilton8624]

Perot was right. Perot was doing so much talking and pointing out the problem yet Clinton won cause he did less talking and Perot did all the talking so he should have won in 92.

[@billcampbell3386]

I've been waiting for someone to bring this up

[@Mr.MikeBarksdale]

The deficit spending, national debt, and economic mismanagement of this government is so far beyond 1992 now that it is absurd. Everyone is to blame for this. We've all wanted various "services" from Washington, and we refuse to tighten our belts. In a society where everyone has a mortgage, two car payments, and consumer debt on a few credit cards, trying to find any level of fiscal restraint is impossible. Unfortunately, we are fast approaching a point where we are going be forced to stop spending,and when that happens, everyone is going to point the finger at each other.

[@skutchBlobaum]

Actually the people who wanted an empire are at fault. They're also still in charge.

[@Trid2bnrml1]

the DS did the same thing to Ross Perot, as they later did to Ron Paul.

[@writerofunimportantthings]

EXACTLY THIS.

[@hb_13]

Favorite channel on YT. Story telling, narration etc is A+. Keep it up, yall deserve so many more subs 🎉

[@55Folks]

Appreciate it - we'll keep trying to get better!

[@AlexAquarius963]

The man who was sent to "Neutralize" Ross, was an operative for the tricky group named Chip Tatum. He worked as special ops from Vietnam to the Contras. The ops in Central America were dubbed "Pegasus", and his code name was Pegasus. He was in a Florida court and his files were declassified, so now he has videos on KZbin as a whistleblower.

[@SuzanMiller-ou5kq]

I worked in DC when Ross Perot ran for president and I voted for him, after seeing the corruption in DC. I also knew that we needed a businessman and not a lying politician to run our country.

[@jeremyhodge6216]

The 1992 Presidential election changed the face of the way we look at politics today 😌

[@ryanhewitt8427]

Somewhere, there's an alternative universe where Perot won, and the middle class wasn't decimated by NAFTA

[@HankMorris-el6jg]

I am 45 years old now, I’ve been a student of politics all my life, this election is what sparked my interest. I don’t have high levels of admiration towards Perot, after the years of Clinton, I have no admiration for him. I loathe The Bushes the most though, with Clinton and Perot you knew what you were getting. The Bushes refusal to endorse Trump proves they are the snakiest bunch of poo the political world has ever spawned. H.Hamilton Morris

[@seandavidt3538]

Ever read ‘Better than Sex’ by Hunter Thompson. He goes into great detail covering this race. Including the blackmail claims…which he claims they used to make him run, not drop out. Perot did not like that his daughter enjoyed the company of Ninjas. Or that’s the word

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

Any bush endorsement is a kiss of death, Trump always bashed bushed over Iraq it’s what sunk Jeb in 2016.

[@b1lyb]

The morning of the election Ross Perot said: " If you are a father and are not helping raise your child, I have no respect for you. " Ross would have been a great President.

[@TheExogamer360]

To see how unconditionally partisan US politics has become is crazy, America needs someone to speak the mind of normal Americans and break the two party system

[@CarmenBelcher]

I love this man. Good old fashioned wisdom. And very funny!

[@philspear73]

My first vote for president. He was the "Trump" of his era, the businessman outsider. I remember being upset when he pulled out, so odd.

[@DePalma.]

Your comment is right on:)

[@rickkroll]

Just like Jill Stein after him, guessing he only did it for the money. There's a reason business people never actually work out good in government. When we force them into government the gut everything and privatize everything

[@nhjhbmkuy7173]

⁠@@DePalma.except Perot never went bankrupt and trump did 6 times

[@DePalma.]

@ Pearl played it safe and way different industries, Trump, a great businessman… And someone who put the American people first, he sacrifices earning so that he can be president. But the bottom line is that they’re both outsiders who put America first, the establishment doesn’t like that… The Democrats definitely don’t like that…

[@rivermoon6190]

⁠@@nhjhbmkuy7173Gee what a guy Trump is. To go bankrupt 6 times and then become a multi-billionaire. Now that shows a special man and his ability to run businesses and to learn from mistakes and still go on to make a fortune! He is just what the country currently needs to get us out of the mess the Democrats have caused. Hurry up Mr Trump. We are relying on you on November 5th. P.s. Get your T D S seen too as it makes one bitter and twisted..

[@tonystraub9214]

Thanks man! That was pretty fascinating. I was too young to vote, but I remember my mom and Step Dad voting for him. That was cool!

[@lastmatch1111]

You can't beat the System. It won't let you.

[@onion6foot]

I.E. Organized crime?

[@scotttatlock3188]

Man, I sometimes go back and watch Ross Perot. He was real concerned about the debt and deficits. He said we were bad shape then, could not imagine what he would think now. He is probably spinning in his grave. Wish we would have listened to Ross.

[@11C1P]

There had been MANY strong 3rd party candidates before Ross Perot. 1968 George Wallace carried 5 states earned 46 electoral votes while winning 13.5% of the popular vote. 1948 Strom Thurmond carried 4 states earned 39 electoral college votes even though he only earned 2.4% of the popular vote. In 1924 Robert M. La Follette only carried 1 state but still earned 13 electoral college votes & won an impressive 16.6% of the popular vote. During the 1912 election Teddy Roosevelt's "Bull Moose" party got more votes than the Republican candidate William Taft, winning 6 states, 88 electoral votes & 27.4% of the popular vote, that's even with a 4th candidate pulling in 6% of the popular vote. That's just in the 20th century. There are a lot more examples in the 19th century.

[@Whisperwomaneq2]

I watched all his infomercials. I loved that he broke things down in a way we could see and understand. I voted for Ross Perot and was very upset when he stepped out of the race. I think he would have been good for this country and was a much better choice than Bush or Clinton.

[@daveweiss5647]

Perot was great, I was just a kid but I really wanted him to win!

[@hendo337]

Love your flat earth work, I also wanted Perot to win.

[@daveweiss5647]

Flat earth?

[@michaelroloson2389]

Ross Perot actually ran two times. He ran in 1992 and 1996. Both times he split the vote and helped Clinton get elected. I think the reason he dropped out in 1992 was because he was ahead in the polls and therefore he was not helping Clinton. That was Perot's job both times, to split the vote and help Clinton. Two things that point to this conclusion. 1. Bill Clinton, even as Governor always stacked the deck. 2. After Clinton could no longer run Perot faded away from politics.

[@MrJashuaDavies]

I was a Texan for 30 years and will likely always be, in some ways. My accent hasn’t faded, it’s been 7 years since I left. I used to joke that it was Perot’s strong Texas accent that did him in. A lot of folks in the United States have preconceived associations to a drawl like ours. They think it’s a sign of stupidity, well go ahead and underestimate me. I will even play along. If Perot had a New England accent perhaps people might have been more confident in him.

[@louisrobertson9215]

People are stupid. Even when it comes to language

[@rt3box6tx74]

Exactly right, it's the TX drawl. Same reason I could never like Ron Paul. He belonged in New England, plus I could never agree with him bribing college age fans with the promise of legalized weed. I watched too many of my college friends lose the ambition to follow through with their education.

[@WilliamXucla]

Old man Bush always believed the Bush family had British royal blood...so...when Saddam Hussein invaded Quait, he offered the Queen that he would invade Iraq on her behalf [Iraq and Quait were created by British intelligence, via Lawrence of Arabia]...He was rewarded with a Knighthood by the Queen...That is why our Armed Forces were not allowed to invade Bhagdad...He did keep 400,000 of our troops waiting in the desert for 7 months before attacking, thereby sending the stock market on a dive, while Bush's oil stocks went up in value and we were, on top of that, suffering the recession of 1990...so ...Republicans had had enough and wanted Ross Perot instead...What forced Perot to quit, was when Bush used his connections as former head of the CIA to blackmail Perot...