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Cheri Oteri as Ross Perot
October 12th, 1992 cover of TIME Magazine.
maybe all you guys already learned this right when the episode came out, but TIL that Ross Perot was a real human man who ran as a third-party candidate in 1992 against Bill Clinton and incumbent George H. W. Bush, losing to Clinton. Since he won re-election in 1996 in the Smiling Friends timeline, we can probably assume he replaced Clinton as president entirely in their world. I find this really, really, really funny.
The guy who Charlie mentions won in a landslide in 1980, Shrimpo Jones, sadly is not a real human man in our timeline. He is probably a shrimp. The landslide victor in our world during 1980 was Ronald Reagan.
My new piece for today's Boston Globe.
I think Gore is cute. Steven thinks he's gay.
October 13, 1992 Tuesday
How easily we lose track of our day’s #s. #s are arbitrary anyway.
It’s HOT . Endless heat is giving way to nearly unpleasantly cool evenings. Fall can no longer hide her aging face neath sunshine wrap. The truth shows round the edges. But , the masquerade of summer is a galant try. Like some older woman wearing a younger woman’s clothing. Acting like a younger woman. It’s just not right. And so we speak of this warm weather. Not right.
Quale, Gore and Vice Admiral Stockdale Vice Presidential debated today. My God, a bunch of goofs. Gore came off the best, but too polished, too uptight. Perot’s VP (Stockade) was pathetic. His hearing aid didn’t work right so he didn’t hear a few of the questions. He fumbled. Why did they do that to the poor man? Quite cruel.I think Clinton will win. All Quale asked was “Can you trust him?” (Clinton). Well, can you trust Bush? I think that Gore is cute. Steven thinks he’s gay.
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Notes: 8/20/2024.
The 1992 Presidential Election was between Bill Clinton, George H Bush and Ross Perot. Their respective Vice Presidential candidates were Al Gore, Dan Quale and Vice Admiral Stockdale. Bill Clinton won the election.The 1992 Presidential election was held on November 3, 1992. Bill Clinton will be speaking tomorrow night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Ross Perot (right) with his son Ross Perot Jr. (left)