From: cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo)
Subject: Re: If you don't want Perot:  Bend over to the Republocrats.
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 20:29:14 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.211949.6099@wuecl.wustl.edu> gl1@cec2.wustl.edu (Greg Lyon) writes:
>
>   I will admit that many of Perot's economic ideas make sense and are
>needed to solve the problems that we have with the deficits and debt.
>
>   The problem I have with Ross Perot is not with his ideas, it is with him
>the man.  This country cannot afford to have as a President :
>
>	- a person who dropped out of the Presidential race because he
>		didn't think he could win.

  He didnt drop out cuz he thought he wouldnt win.  He said he thought he was
  being a distraction, and that the election would go to the house and
  that certainly wouldnt make for much change.
  He also said he would be back if the candidates steered away from the 
  real issues.  And guess what. He's back just when things were getting
  personal and off the issues.  Whats this?????  A presidential canididate
  who follows through on his word...uh oh.  


>	- a person who has an ego the size of the state he is from.

  Well, Thats your opinion.

>	- a person who as a business man got rich from government contracts,
>		individualized tax breaks and the like.

 Can you prove that he made billions by getting a tax break?  That had
 to be one hell of a tax break.  Wish I could get a 3 billion break

>	- a person who cannot identify with people unlike himself 
>		(eg. his "you people" comments in July).

  I have argued about this before.  I dont know your ethnicity, but I will 
  assume you are white for arguments sake.  Your not black.  How can you 
  Identify with them?  Some black people cant identfiy with black people
  either.  i am hispanic, and I dont Identify with my race either.  Nobody
  can identify anyone unless they are from identical backgrounds and 
  experienced identical things.  This is much like the woman/man thing and
  abortion.  A woman doesnt know what an abortion is like any more than a man,
  unless she has had one.  Just because your are the same color, race, gender
  religion or whatever, doesnt mean you understand everything.  Its all in 
  experiences.  Do you think he should have said "we people".  He would have
  been a liar than.  He simply spoke the truth.  He cannont identify with
  those people and nor can you.  He will try though.  And that is what he said.
  Its time americans stopped looking at who can talk sweeter and telling you 
  what you want to hear and start listening to people tell the truth.

>   I'm sure there are more points which could be added to this list, and I
>invite others to contribute.

Sure thing

>
>Greg
>


Derek H Cedillo

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