I was actually flown to Walter Reed on the
medical center when Mr. Perot contacted me.
Check on my progress.
Mr. Perot flew my wife and I to Dallas and
Hawaii to meet up and to participate in the
seven-state Stars and Stripes Salute Parade.
Since then, I've made three trips to Dallas to
be fitted for prosthesis.
That's how we met.
It's, uh...
I don't have a problem.
Come with us.
From the sandy beaches of Cape Cod, to cities
like Boston, and around the Beltway of Hijack,
and the family farms of now Mr. Perot, we the
people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
will have the name of Russ Perot on the
November presidential ballot.
These volunteers are a testimonial to that
initiative, and a dear common concern is that
there is an increasing burden of government
waste in this country.
All to say, the backbone of the American
economy is breaking.
principles and the need for a spiritual renewal
for our land.
God has made it to work with you on many of the foundations
on which to build a greater tomorrow for all Americans.
We are caring.
We are...
I sense that these veterans who are coming out
are finding a healing from the battlefields
in a new and worthy purpose, the need to
preserve the freedom and the peace.
To our dead comrades, those missing in action,
and the prisoners of war left behind, we remember
what was given and look toward that which can be.
Mr. Perrero, I am proud to represent the new
American patriots from all walks of life and
from every part of the melting pot.
Together, we are ready to work with you to do
what it takes to claim the higher ground.
In its energy, effort, enthusiasm, and
self-initiative, of thousands upon thousands of Massachusetts
people for Perot volunteers, and due to the
phenomenal response of over 100,000 registered
voters in Massachusetts who vigorously
supported Ross Perot, the whole Commonwealth of Massachusetts
will now be able to vote for Ross Perot because
his name will be on the ballot
and the possibility to a betterment of our
government is with us here today.
Ross Perot, whose honesty, integrity, and
history of professional and personal
and philanthropic and civic accomplishment
have inspired this vast grassroots movement
throughout this nation
to return our government
to its original aims of being a...
...try to enumerate all the right things
that Perot has done in his lifetime
and all the awards that he was...
I know we're all here to listen to Mr. Perot.
So without further ado, it is indeed an honor
and a privilege for me to introduce to you
the man the people are choosing to be the next
President of the United States, Mr. H.
Ross Perot!
I enjoyed every minute of that parade, and I
hope you did, too.
I was a real parade with real people, and as a
Texan, I was a little bit surprised.
Real horses, too.
We are with the petition committee.
all across this great country there are people
just like you doing the same thing
it's been a fun week I've been in California
they turned down the petitions everybody said
there was no way to do California's 135,000
petitions required.
They dropped 1,400,000 on the table this week.
Yesterday we were in Colorado.
A crowd this side turned out at noon during a
working day,
and we had a tremendous rally,
and they had a tremendous over-subscription of
the petitions in Colorado, so that one was
done, too.
Not only did you get yourselves organized to
get the job done,
But today, just three months later, from a
standing start with no organization, you have
turned, you are ahead in the national polls.
I'll tell you who these people are. I'll also
tell you who these people are.
These are people who love their country.
That expression was obvious in the parade and
in all your efforts.
These are people who love the principles on
which your country was founded.
And these are people who don't like to see
those principles violated.
you've turned it upside down in just three
months you turned it upside down
both parties are now embracing your idea
both talk about the debt and the deficit for
the first time
Both candidates are starting to listen to and
talk to the people, now that's a healthy
step forward.
They're talking about the national debt,
creating jobs, and that's a healthy step
forward thanks
to you.
all the politicians now
all the politicians now are accusing me of
trying to buy the election
and my response to them is that's right
I'm doing that for the people because they
can't afford it
Now, when you watch the Democratic Republican
Conventions this fall, I want you to enjoy
every minute of it, because you're paying for
it with taxpayer dollars, so just get
a big thrill out of your money.
Now, it's interesting when you look at the real numbers.
Each of the two parties has spent over $17
million as of April the 30th.
All put together, we've spent $1.4 million.
So we have to make things work where we are.
And put it pretty simply, we can't leave our
problems behind us and go west.
We have to do it right here.
It's going to take the same kind of tough,
resolute people
who fought the revolution right here in this area
and made our great country what it is today.
to go from where we are to where we want to be.
The problem I'd like to have to deal with later on,
and I think you'd all like to have to deal with
that one.
We cannot have a great country if we shift
every good job in this country
to some other country somewhere else in the world.
Now, we've got to re-industrialize America.
Now then, will you stick with me through to the
bitter end until we make the words made
in the U.S.A. the world's standard for
Excellence once again?
To have a good job and be a taxpayer, we've got
to be first and best.
No place to run and no place to hide.
We've got to all stick together real tight to
make this happen.
Is everybody willing to sign on for that?
If any smart team plays to its strengths, if we
spend time fighting with one another
because of our differences in background, we're
doomed to lose.
So if we will all sign on for that and cut it
out and just simply adopt the motto of
the Three Musketeers, one for all and all for
one, then nobody will beat us anywhere.
It needs to be done right here from the heart
on a one-to-one basis.
If you've got somebody that's down the street
that needs help and you can help them,
you don't need to call the government. Just go
down the street and help them, right?
See, in an America that works, if there's an
elderly lady down the street, and her plumbing's
not working, and her grass is not being cut,
and her house needs painting, well, I'll just
go down there and do it, and help her out, and
let her know we love her, right?
and we should never wonder where she came from
or what race color or creed she is she's an american
right it's that you have got to demand it but
we will never be a great country with a troubling
population you know that I know that are you
sick and tired down all over these great cities
of seeing honest decent people have to put bars
on the windows and bars on the doors
I want to go back to an America where you leave
the house on lock.
Do you? Yes.
Fair enough.
A deal? Yes.
That's all it takes.
Now, in just a second, I heard that, but I'm
not sure Washington heard it.
Are you going to stay in the ring after the
election and put this country back on the track?
In November, there will be times when you ask
yourself, is it all worth it?
Is it worth all the effort?
And when you do, you say, can I really make
that much of a difference?
You have turned politics upside down in 90 days.
But sometimes when you're just sort of dragging
and tired, go home and look at your
for us, and then I'm sure that'll get your
motor running again and you'll climb
back in the ring.
But you can't quit.
Now, remember, let me tell you what I consider
one of the most interesting stories of modern times.
was a shipyard worker in Poland named Walenza
who just didn't understand that one person
couldn't make a difference in a communist
country. He changed the world. He was instrumental
not only in the revolution in his country, he
was instrumental in having the walls come
tumbling down because one person can still make
a difference. Never forget it.
Ask yourself if there's anything more
worthwhile you can do with your time.
I think it'll be hard put to find it.
But now, remember what Lech Walesa told our
Congress when he visited us here several years ago?
He said, but deeds are precious, so let's not
talk about it.
Let's do it. Fair enough?
Oh, action this day.
Okay, every day is precious from now to November,
so action this day is the watchword.
Secondly, use for Churchill as your standard
for leadership.
During the darkest days of the London Blitz,
he was out in the streets at night
while the Germans were bombing with the people.
Now, that's where the leaders ought to be, right?
And to me, the most poignant story of all is
one night, right after an air raid, he
was walking through an area that had been
devastated, and he was crying openly.
And one elderly lady looked at him and said,
look at him, he cares.
Now that's back to my central theme, that he is
you and me and 250 million people who
care about one another in this great country.
I want to close with a story
because it shows a society that works.
It was after Desert Storm.
He was going into the hospital for major surgery.
He thought he would make it out,
but he didn't know for sure.
And he said, Ross,
it's something you've got to take care of
in case I don't make it out of surgery.
And I said, fine, what's that?
He said, there's a great young special forces
man, Todd Reed, who made it through Desert Storm,
then we sent him up to save the Kurds from
freezing and starving,
stepped on a landmine and lost the lower part
of his leg.
And he said, Roy, I want you to see that he
gets the same treatment my son would get if I
don't make it back.
Well, the General made it back. That's the good news.
But the Karajan, he loved that sergeant.
I have watched that sergeant sprint
now we're not talking about jogging
we're not talking about running
we're talking about sprinting wide open
because a general cared about a sergeant
now if the people who run our great
companies care that much about the person
working third shift we're in the ring right
here's the last piece of the story I had the
thrill of watching todd reed sprint again
great athlete several months later he called me
all upset he said Ross I just broke my leg
and I said oh no which leg and he said my new
leg I said that's good news we can fix it in a hurry
And I said, but Todd, what were you doing?
And he said, I was playing rugby.
And so you're very sentimental.
Here's the kind of person who answers his
country's call.
And let's close this with a rousing cheer for a
great patriot, Todd Reed.
Come on up.
Okay, now if we had enough time today, I'd just
take an open bet here that this guy will outrun
anybody in the audience.
But here's the Reed family, and God bless them
all, because they went through a lot while Todd
was over there.
But they're back together, and never forget one
general who cared about a sergeant.
and here is this man back
fully functional today, running,
sprinting, playing rugby and breaking
his leg occasionally. God bless you
Todd. God bless all of you.
Mr. Perot for President!
Mr. Perot, before you go, you've got a prize
back there, and it's missing three stars.
It's been composed by Noel Tickman with a
volunteer choir.
We are the people, this is our land
It's up to you and me
We are the people taking a stand
The best is yet to be
This is our country, we're taking it back
We're brown and we're yellow, we're white and
we're black
We'll tackle all problems, we'll get back on track
A hero of promise will fight the war
It won't happen fast, we've been silent too long
But our cities are green, we know we are true
So we'll help you sweetly
Oh, for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self-fate
America, America
May God thy gold refine
Cheer all success, be nobleness
And every gain divine
O come, O come.
Let thine every flaw
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law
We are the people
This is our land
It's home to you and me
We are looking forward, taking a stand
The best is yet to come
This is our time to do
For the people, for the saints
For our wisdom
Thank you.
Let's go, let's go.
Oh, shit.
Thank you.
We're gonna later.
Thank you.
Good luck to you.
I just walked in the door and we were going to
be shooting.
Trying to get some stuff from Boston.
We got a lot of stuff on this exit.
Are you with us?
You're right.
I'm jealous of Mark.
He's been traveling a lot.
I'm trying to find a place to sit inside.
Thank you.
Do you want to try to get someone just to get
some stuff if that's all right with you? Sure.
I'm your hostess. Yes.
That is great, by the way.
How are you?
I'm sorry to be so sweaty.
It's perfectly okay.
How are you? Good.
Nice to see you.
We have a couple of questions.
The little puzzles were all messed up, whether
it's Melcho playing or anything, and Marshall's
just really got things going together.
A ton of people going around, they didn't know
where to go, but they all fell together together.
They pulled off.
Oh, it was all pirating people, and they
brought them down here.
Yeah, but they don't know how to do it.
I don't know how to do it.
I don't know.
I don't know how to do it.
Press it.
Thank you.
What did you have to do with this?
We needed at least 10,000.
No, actually, I came in on Friday, and my
husband works, so that's the best I can do.
Hi Fred, you are tired. I'm tired.
My colleague tells me, I don't know why I'm
reaching you.
Actually, you're strong-willed.
You're gossip. My next talk is going to be gossip.
It's not easy.
You know, it's been extraordinary what's happened.
We're trying to get out of here.