Ross Perot Has Died

Post by sitkack » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 3:22 AM UTC

patrickthebold wrote: post #189

nostrademons wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's interesting how much of that happened post-acquisition, though. Holding NeXT from 1987 - 1996 = max 3x return. Holding AAPL from 1996-present = 340x return. This return was available to ordinary people on the public stock markets, too - if you were an average Joe who put $60K into Apple in 1996, you would now have Ross Perot's initial $20M investment sitting in your pocket.

I get your point, but let's take a minute to remind ourselves that the average person does not have 60k lying around to invest.

Post by so-what » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 3:40 AM UTC

OBLIQUE_PILLAR wrote: post #178

Ross Perot advocated for and greatly influenced the eventual passing of draconian drug laws in Texas. http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Ross_Perot_Drugs.htm

Post by shitgoose » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 4:19 AM UTC

codesushi42 wrote: post #132

Unfortunately the media establishment discredited Ross Perot by painting him as "nutty" and focusing on his mannerisms, rather than what he was saying. Seeing Bush's and Clinton's smirks during the debates are embarrassing, and did nothing but baselessly discredit the man and his ideas. The media did the same to Ron Paul by framing him as a loon and someone to laugh at. This same strategy by the mainstream media back…

Post by mensetmanusman » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 4:43 AM UTC

defen wrote: post #36

protomyth wrote: post #20

You can call him "goofy", but he was anything but. I got to watch him give a speech in Fargo during the 92 campaign and it was amazing. At the time, I got into the habit of reading each candidates "book" they put out during the election. His was short, to the point, and very specific on what needed fixing. He was a serious man that ran into the establishment and got hammered.

Didn't he also "disappear" (from the public eye) during a crucial point in the campaign? My memory of this is hazy as I was only 12 at the time, but I recall my father being interested in his candidacy, but then around July or August he withdrew from the campaign. Then re-entered in September or October, so he came across as "flaky".

Post by adamw2k » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:05 AM UTC

tomatocracy wrote: post #144

fdavison wrote: post #12

None of what I've read today on his passing have mentioned this interesting story of the rescue of his employees from Iran during the revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles A mini-series was produced about it starring Burt Lancaster

Yes, quite remarkable. Ross Perot was described as having organised "the largest jailbreak in history" for this (though I can't find the reference now), as several thousand prisoners escaped in the ensuing chaos.