Affirmative action is “squishy” - education is key
What chance does a disadvantaged child have if the neurons are shut down? You want to change America in one generation? Cut out all these squishy little meetings and get out on the street and fix the problem.
Now, to have that child’s brain fully tapped, that’s the key to that child’s success. But if that child never got wired -- in effect, the neurons never got connected -- all the affirmative action in the world can’t fix that.
Source: National Press Club interview
Jan 15, 1998
Gay rights are individual rights; fund AIDS blitz
On social issues, Perot did not fit the stereotype of the conservative Southerner. He was, in fact, pro-choice on abortion (“Yes, it’s a woman’s choice”); for gay rights (“We are a country of individual rights, and it’s that simple to me”); in favor of
gun control (“I can’t believe the gun lobby wants the crazies to have machine guns”); and for increased AIDS research (“Now, we’ve got to really blitz and get it done.”)
Source: Citizen Perot, by Gerald Posner, p.257
Jul 2, 1996
Calling NAFTA opponents “racist” is a smear tactic
[The premier myth used by NAFTA proponents is that] NAFTA critics are racists. The quickest way to discredit a critic, discount an argument, or intimidate an opponent in US politics is to label that person a “racist.” It happens time and again because it
works. Once a prominent official makes the smear, it is repeated by the media, and the victims are then forced to prove they are not bigots. The accusers are rarely criticized by the media.
The “racist” card is already being played by the pro-NAFTA
advocates. High-level administration officials are telling reporters in “off the record” interviews that NAFTA opponents are racists. Several Members of Congress are making similar slurs in public. It is, of course, all planned and coordinated.
Politicians who claim otherwise should be asked to explain such demagoguery to their constituents.
The fact that American workers don’t want their jobs moved to Mexico is not “racist.”
Source: Save Your Job, Save Our Country, by Ross Perot, p. 65-6
Jan 1, 1993
Homosexuality is an individual right
Contrary to popular opinion, he openly favors gay rights. In a recent interview, Perot declined to classify homosexuality as a sin. Instead, he said, “We are a country of individual rights, and it’s that simple.” In reference to promiscuity, sodomy,
fornication, and extra-marital affairs, he said, “There are all kinds of ways for people to have relations and not create human life.” He went on to recommend a stronger commitment on the part of government to discover a cure for AIDS.
Source: Strong-Man Politics, by George Grant, p. 96
Nov 7, 1992
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