The ‘giant sucking sound’ of NAFTA: Ross Perot was ridiculed as alarmist in 1992 but his warning turned out to be prescient
- Written by Harley Shaiken, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies and Professor of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley
Perot become a household name after making an independent run for president in 1992.AP Photo/Doug MillsH. Ross Perot famously had a way with words that galvanized ordinary Americans and helped him become the most successful third-party candidate since 1912.
He hurled one of his most well-known lines during a 1992 debate with Bill Clinton and...