What did Poppy Bush do to Perot in 92 to make him almost go berserk?

[European Socialist]

I remember it had something to do with his daughter's wedding in Texas. Was this another dirty trick by the Bush kinder and gentler team.

[tanyev]

1. Didn't Perot say that members of his family were being followed?

I remember people making fun of him, calling him crazy, paranoid. I recently read "All the President's Men" and learned that it was a common practice for Republican dirty tricksters. Wish I'd known then what I know now.

[lenidog]

7. I thought it had something to do with his daughter's wedding

but then again I kinda got the feeling that Perot wasn't wrapped that tight.

[LeftyMom]

2. Perot is nuts

While it's possible Pappy set him off, the man didn't appear to have a tight grip on reality to begin with.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. can't remember either..but where has Perot been? I kept thinking

he would come out of hiding in 2004..

[tritsofme]

14. He endorsed Bush in 2000 and 2004

and nobody really paid attention to the crazy old man.

[mikehiggins]

4. As I recall, there were rumors of a possible assassination attempt

which were never verified. Ol' Ross was on a short fuse anyway (he has real issues with George 1 over Viet Nam POWs) and being a very rich man was particularly susceptible to stuff like that.

As a private citizen he was not at all popular with the Viets and the rumor that commies were planning to shoot up the wedding fit right in with his world view.

And, yeah, I worked on the campaign and I'd have been happy to see him win.

Ross Perot would have been the death of the establishment, with no exaggeration. Of course, I find rubble exciting.

[notadmblnd]

5. I don't know, I googled it and was looking at articles

I found very wierd wacky article. I have no clue as to the credibility of the writer ( appears to be an evangelical even) but you might want to look at it.
http://www.stewwebb.com/Murder%20Bush%20orders%20Ross%20Perot's%20During%201992%20Pres.%20Elections.html

[stevedeshazer]

6. Perot - noia

He accused Poppy of disrupting his daughter's wedding.

We all know the Bush family would never stoop that low. Right?

[chieftain]

8. I seem to remember that he thought his daughter was to

be kidnapped around the time of her wedding. You will recall that the Bushies claimed that Clinton's Presidency was illegitimate because of the theory that Perot drained votes from Poppy. It was this radical view that fueled the effort to overthrow a duly elected President in the impeachment coup de tat.

[Sannum]

9. oh god....

this brings to mind those brilliant Perot sketches on SNL...



He was a little....off...but very entertaining...

[Zen Democrat]

10. What difference? He's one of Boy Bush's biggest cheerleaders.

He campaigned for him in 2000 and 2004.

[European Socialist]

11. Did not know that.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. Perot...shithouse, rat crazy...and he pulled

a fifth of the vote!

[kodi]

13. i heard that the cia was broadcasting patsy cline's "crazy" into his head

fucked up the man pretty bad.

[Jacobin]

15. Bush forked him over on some business deal and this was revenge

Glad Perot ran.

Got Clinton in the WH

[Zen Democrat]

16. There's a school of thought that considers Perot was running to

split the anti-Bush vote and put Poppy back in. When he started pulling away Poppy votes, then Perot began acting like a paranoid berserkoid to "release" his votes back to Poppy. Fortunately, it broke in Clinton's favor.