he is a paranoid

Posted by tunenut (A) on October 2, 2012 at 08:57:16

In Reply to: Perot issues a warning. posted by volunteer on October 1, 2012 at 17:32:01:

"Perot's paranoia is pretty well known, due to his announcement in 1992 that he was quitting the presidential race (in which he was a very strong contender) because Republican's were planning to disrupt his daughters wedding (by forging photos of phony lesbian sex.) But it has long been typical of him.

In 1992, Perot claimed that the North Vietnamese government had hired the Black Panthers to assasinate him, back in 1970, because of his efforts on behalf of POWs. He even said that "one night they had five people coming across my front lawn with rifles", and that a guard dog bit a big piece out of one attacker's butt.

However, Harold Birkhead, the man who ran security (including the dogs) at Perot's house at the time, says he never saw or heard about anything like that. And Paul McCaghren, who headed Dallas police intelligence in 1970, also dismisses the notion. "... it did not happen. There were only about 8 people here [in Dallas] that belonged to the Black Panther party. Two of those people worked for us, and they told us every day what was happening." (Posner, p66)

Just before Perot's 1993 debate with Gore, he announced that the FBI had alerted him that a six-member Cuban hit squad had been sent to murder him. "The organization is a Mafia-like group in favor of the North American Free Trade Agreement", Perot claimed. (Posner, p327-8) The FBI had told him about an anonymous tip that he would be assassinated, but public figures get weird threat calls all the time. What is striking is that Perot believed the claim, embellished it and announced it publicly."

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Topic - Perot issues a warning. - volunteer 17:32:01 10/1/12 (18)

So what, so is Europe. Problem is no one has the cash to do it, not even China.. nt - Elizabeth 09:17:43 10/2/12 (0)

he is a paranoid - tunenut 10/2/1208:57:16 10/2/12 (0)

Perhaps the Billionaire knows more about 'fiat currency' than the average layman.~nT - Cleantimestream 18:47:58 10/1/12 (4)

And maybe he doesn't ? ... - three_sox 19:13:38 10/1/12 (3)

RE: And maybe he doesn't ? ... - Cleantimestream 15:09:36 10/2/12 (2)

bring back the 17th century... - tunenut 17:11:29 10/2/12 (1)

Progress, not perfection, technology is not the salve you think it is {25,000 children starved to death,today - Cleantimestream 20:25:42 10/2/12 (0)

He is so concerned ... - three_sox 17:53:55 10/1/12 (10)

RE: He is so concerned ... - tomservo 07:05:22 10/2/12 (5)

Interesting analogy you place on his very ambiguous comments … - three_sox 07:43:45 10/2/12 (4)

RE: Interesting analogy you place on his very ambiguous comments … - tomservo 09:05:06 10/2/12 (3)

RE: Interesting analogy you place on his very ambiguous comments … - volunteer 19:51:00 10/2/12 (2)

RE: Interesting analogy you place on his very ambiguous comments … - tomservo 05:44:20 10/3/12 (1)

Good Piece, thank you Tom~nT - Cleantimestream 17:17:12 10/3/12 (0)

RE: He is so concerned ... - volunteer 17:56:07 10/1/12 (3)

Yes, self-promotion ... - three_sox 18:17:33 10/1/12 (2)

" I am quietly confident the American economy will pick up and move forward." - volunteer 18:18:57 10/1/12 (1)

Yes! ~t - three_sox 18:23:29 10/1/12 (0)

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