We may soon need a constitutional amendment that reads: No American citizen, irrespective of race, color, religion, or previous condition of servitude, shall have the right to vote for the office of President of the United States. I speak of the ongoing campaign of Mr. H. Ross Perot and specifically of his recent appearance on the Today show, from which two specimens:
On the subject of presidential debates. He is for them. But-“We’re not talking about debates where newscasters ask you a question. We’re talking about the old college debate where you stand out there all alone without 13 handlers and jocks sitting down there signing you, telling you when to talk and when not to talk. The point is we’re talking about real debates on real issues. . . . I would not have any interest at all in one of these, you know, blow-dried guys sitting there asking all three of us questions in a pompous way. Now, let’s just get in the ring, get it on.”
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