Posted on 10/01/2009 4:08:01 PM PDT by thisisthetime
In early 1992, I heard five words that were to drastically alter the course of my life. H. Ross Perot was on TV. He held up a toilet seat and said "The government paid $700.00 for this toilet seat." He then stated, "And this is public knowledge." Huh? Perot then went on to outline more fascinating nuggets of information I had absolutely no knowledge of. He pulled out charts and graphs and proceeded to inform me of a world of facts to which I had never been exposed. Having long prided myself on being informed, I decided to educate myself on all this "public knowledge." What I found appalled and angered me. And changed my life forever. For the first time in my life, I picked up a National Review magazine and started reading. I moved on to the Washington Times, American Spectator and various other conservative publications I had never been aware of before. The more I read, the angrier I got. I had always assumed that if something was on TV or in the newspapers, it was correct. I always assumed that our elected officials knew better than I how to address the problems of our nation. I always assumed that my friends' opinions were more valid and informed than mine. I was 39 years old and just finding out how incredibly naive I was. Having lived in Los Angeles since my teens, I was never exposed to any other than the liberal point of view. I made the mistake of assuming it was the only valid view, just as millions of other Americans still do.
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Shameful but true. 'Ol Pappy VPINTHEAK taught me long, long ago what happanes when you ASS-U-ME.
Because the Republican party disillusioned me.
Rush use to talk about how when liberals figure out something the rest of the world has known for centuries, they act as if they have made the greatest discovery in human history. They then have the uncontrolable urge to breathlessly enlighten the rest of us much like a child does when they discover sticking a penlight up your nose makes your nose glow red in the dark.
really?
LOL!
parsy, who has been there
Good one! We need more testimonies.
If we could have had Perot’s common sense and fiscal conservatism without his nuttiness and self-destructive behavior, we could have had something good. Too bad it was a package deal. I voted for the guy in 1992 and I regret it 100%.
Apologies to all. I was part of the problem that gave us Slick Willie.
Pffffttt!!
You owe me a keyboard and monitor.
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