Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Perot tells loud crowd he plans to sweep Date: Thu, 29 Oct 92 14:38:17 EST Message-ID: \SE A;NATION \HD Perot tells loud crowd he plans to sweep \BY Hugh Aynesworth \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES \DT DENVER DENVER - A foot-stomping, sign-waving crowd of more than 6,000 heard Ross Perot promise last night to "put my body across the railroad tracks" to save the nation from the Republicans and Democrats. The Texas independent, who gave his hosts less than 29 hours to prepare for the biggest rally of the presidential campaign in this state, said he planned to win all 50 states Tuesday. The billionaire described the current onslaught of criticism surrounding his July hiatus and allegations that he fostered a "sting" on a GOP leader in Dallas as "just Silly Putty." Mr. Perot derided President Bush as a do-nothing leader and Democrat Bill Clinton as governor of a state "about the size of Dallas and Fort Worth." "It's principal industry is raising chickens - and that's the truth," Mr. Perot said of Arkansas. "Now, chicken-raising is good honest work, but it offers no high-paying jobs." As for Mr. Bush, he said, "He thinks that if he just stays overseas maybe everything will just fix itself." Meanwhile, Mr. Perot, beginning his heaviest road schedule since rejoining the race Oct. 1, brushed aside criticism for his dirty-tricks charges against Republicans, including the unsubstantiated allegations that the Bush-Quayle campaign wanted to wiretap him and embarrass his daughter. The Texas chairman of the Bush-Quayle campaign, Jim Oberwetter, said in Dallas that he wanted an apology from Mr. Perot for seeking an FBI investigation against him. "We've taken lots of heat today," Mr. Perot said without mentioning Mr. Oberwetter by name. "It doesn't bother me. Does it bother you?" The crowd roared "No!" Earlier Mr. Perot had sought the help of Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas in smoothing over the dispute between the two campaigns over the charges. During his speech, Mr. Perot retold several folksy stories about how he was the "little guy," the "outsider" preparing for the recent debates. He said the two major candidates showed up with about 500 aides between them. "We had three people and two of 'em wondered why I sent 'em," he said. While Mr. Bush and Mr. Clinton insisted on 48-car motorcades, he said, "we rented one car from Avis." Mr. Perot, as he often does, reached back to stories of combat and bravery in trying to point out that he - and he alone - had the guts to fight the nation's increasing problems. Touching on the attacks on his veracity and believability, he said he had expected it. When the Republicans figured they were losing, they intensified personal attacks on him, he said. "It's just Silly Putty. I just look at it and marvel," he said with a laugh. "I think it's fascinating," he went on, "that nobody questioned my integrity until the Republican dirty tricks began." Mr. Perot, often interrupted by chants of "We Want Ross" and "Ross the Boss," claimed the polls were nowhere close and promised a hard-hitting television "infomercial" on election eve. He said arguments put forth by the major parties that a vote for him was a wasted vote were wrong. "In fact," he said, "If people vote for the others that's the only way they'll waste their votes." "If you stay with me," he promised, "you're gonna see magic." He promised that if everyone present would bring five more people to vote for him Tuesday, he would win and would "be heading for Washington November 4 before the sun was up." In documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Mr. Perot's campaign reports he is spending about $1 million a day of his own money on the campaign. In all, he spent $10.7 million between October 15-26. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM