>> ross perot, the seeds of ross perot came from kind of newt gingrich, if you will. and the opportunities there, and it was frustrating. remember, the challenges in new hampshire where the president was challenged within his own party, and that gave oxygen to ross perot. it was a frustrating thing. i think if ross perot had not run, i do think that george h.w. bush would have won re-election. but i think -- i'm not sure that the united states would be as unified as we think it would be. i think that there would still be quite a bit of divisiveness and not what it is today. today, we have become much more tribal, but i think the seeds of challenge within our democracy that tend to tarnish our democracy were actually sown when ross perot ran from the right and ran as a populist and kind of upset the apple cart. and i don't think that -- there are very few people that george h.w. bush didn't really call friends. and ross perot would be one. you know, remarkably, he didn't remember most people that were his enemies were his enemies. always, no, no, they're pretty good. i

that gave oxygen to ross perot. it was a frustrating thing. if ross perot had not run i do think george h.w. bush would have won reelection. i'm not sure the united states would be as unified as we think it would be. i think it's the divisiveness were actually sewn and kind of upset the apple cart. i do not think catchment there very few people at george h.w. bush did not really call friends. and ross perot would be one. he did not remember most people were his enemies, or his enemies. i'll tell you one story i remember right after the top vote we just barely won in the senate and the president invited senators to come down and watch a movie at the white house. people are in line, coming into the white house the president is greeting everyone as they commit to see the movie. he just really against on the bill for the senate pretty looks and says really? think of the people who voted for the bill because he was against it. [laughter] if george h.w. bush observed another term i think that further our institutions of democracy. which i really thi

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experiences -- i'm choking up now -- the clinton/dole campaign and i feel like jack kemp is gone now, ross perotbob dole -- my gosh, 1976, jimmy carter is the only one left. and that cannot be because jerry ford is gone, we are all getting older, but these people should not be forgotten. and i really think that democrats and republicans can take a lesson from these people like bob dole, who -- host: do you remember how he was received by the students when he came to speak during that time, do you remember? caller: i was part of the college democrats at the time, and i remember the college democrats were respectful, they saw the speech and they did not heckle or anything. but it was a different time, too . for me, for the people i was with, we were there to see him, paying homage to him for his 50 years of service to the country. because we respected it. we did not agree with it, but we respected it. that is what is lacking today. in 25 or 30 years, it is not that long ago in the grand scheme of history, but it does seem a long time ago today, that, you know, we were respectful, at least those i

remembering perot harbor 80 years later up next tonight how hayward police honored a man who died inworld war two also ahead tonight where california ranks on a list of the most generous states. and we'll come back here and look at that rain in the forecast, plus the five day forecast, which shows the weekend back here in just a minute. beacon was relit by survf pearl harbor, save mount diablo and california state parks led the 58th annual beacon lighting ceremony in honor of national pearl harbor remembrance day. the ceremony pays tribute to the lives that were lost in honor surviving veterans of pearl harbor. the beacon on mount diablo was originally installed and illuminated in 1928 to 8 and transcontinental aviation. it is one of the four guiding beacons installed along the west coast and is the only one known to still be operational. and on this pearl harbor day, members of the hayward police department escorted the remains of an army soldier who died in a pow camp during world war two private first class juan gutierrez was captured in the philippines between april and may of 19

excuse me, i am choking up now, the clinton-dole campaign, and jack camp is gone now, ross perot is gonebob dole. my gosh, if you think about it, 1970 six, jimmy carter is the only one left from that campaign because jerry ford is gone, bob dole, walter mondale. we're all getting older, but these people should not be forgotten. i really think democrats and republicans can take a lesson from these people like bob dole. host: do you remember how he was received by the students when he came to speak in that time that you remember? caller: i was a part of the college democrats at the time, and i just remember the college democrats were very respectful. they went and saw the speech and did not heckle or anything. it was just a different time, too. for me and for the people i was with, at least, we were there to hear him. we were paying homage to the man for his, at that time, 50 years of service to the country, because we respected it. we did not agree with it, but we respected it. and that is what is so seriously lacking today. you know, in the 25, 30 years, it was not that long ago in the s