European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Plan Man Perot tries to make it sound so simple William satire on language the most urgent linguistic problem in the presidential Campaign of Henry Ross Perot is what to Call his supporters. The suffix ites is the most familiar combining form As Mcgovern its and  discovered in 1972 however we have no Lush its a personal followers of the president arc More often called Bushias on the analogy of Yulies arid preppie a and we done to hear often of Clinton ites or even Clinton ians. If the Democrat is elected Well hear a lot about Clintono mics Perotte is awkward because the name Perot Lias a Trench pronunciation its last syllabic a Row a not Quot rot Quot and Quot Row Ite Quot does not come easily to the Tongue when the Eye sees a Otic. A frequent headline a waiting for Perot a is a play on the title of Samuel Beckett v 195 2 play a f ing for godot with the final sound also  Beckett was playing on the English Wool a god Quot for whom All the plays characters Are presumably wailing one possibility for Labelling the backers of the Texas billionaire is Perot Istas on the analogy of per nistas but that formulation is usually used in derogation and Perot Niks is unlikely. A snide elitist Media  referred to them As ouf rage groupies mid in be had plenty of mail about that but a More Neutral characterization of angry frus tinted voters has appeared the Radical Middle. The phrase was coined in 1970 by Renata Adler to title a collection of reporting and criticism l Ime Magazine later called her fiction a middling  it was picked up in 1978 by prime minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada who responded to a charge of a rightward turn by his Liberal party with a we Are a party of the extreme Center the Radical  Early in the 1992 presidential primary Campaign the Radical right a 1954 coinage turned to Pat Buchanan and the Radical left bordering on a redundancy to Jerry Brown. Because Perot draws from both these anti government bases and exploits the fierceness of a mad As Hal la frustration that position opened the Field to the first Radical Middle. First to apply the term to Perot backers was Joe Klein of new York Magazine. My own snarling Center though alliterative is too partisan to be adopted by academicians until a suitable one word appellation that includes the candidates name is introduced we will have to make do with the lengthy Perot supporters Perot followers and perhaps members of the Perot movement. The Perot Campaign will surely stress volunteers. On the matter of the candidates name however we have Universal agreement at his request the h. For Henry has been dropped. Deference to a Choice of monikers is a Courtesy the Media traditionally extends to politicians j. Danforth Quayle wanted his name written As Dan Quayle William Clinton is the familiar Bill and Only those seeking to mock George Bush Call him George Herbert Walker Bush. And what of prot speak note that it is not pro Casc which would Call for pronunciation of the of in Fram words a perceptive new newsletter about political rhetoric edited by Edmund Blair Belles in new York among the key words used by Perot Are action usually contrasted with talk broke America s Economy which he proposes to fix fix More action oriented than fancy words like empower create negotiate and consensus meaning not so much a agreement on a solution a which is the Way Lyndon Johnson liked to use the term As Quot support for action on an agreed upon  Jerry Brown contributed gridlock a traffic term coined in new York in the Early �?T70s to denote an intersection blockage backing up traffic in All directions. In the political parlance adopted by Perot it Means a the special interest support of incumbents in resistance to  curiously president Bush the candidate of continuity labels himself the candidate of change evidently a hot Button word with focus groups that used to focus on leadership plans is big in pro speak the product of world class experts working on problems a never injustices or wrongs Only problems and challenges a on which there is a consensus. Quot Perot Speaks of plans rather than policies Quot Bolles writes. He then notes the Connotative difference a policies Are the general result of political give and take and provide a coherent guideline linking the activities of Many separate legislators Cabinet members and civil servants. Plans arc technical focused come from the top and arc implemented by a Hierarchy of  absolute Freedom in this context can be a synonym for absolute authority. Quot we conduct Pilot programs a Perot said Quot in a Way hat the people running these Pilot programs have absolute Freedom to optimize  then there is the complexity of simple As Central to prot speak As Clear was to Nixon Csc. As Perot uses it about himself or his approach its Good Quot look its  but when his interrogators ask him for specifics the word takes on a sinister overtone a i wish it were that  Tho new York time sinking tax dollars into yachting to keep sport afloat Tony Korn miser As a patriotic american who is saddened by the erosion of values in our communities i am determined to do my Small part to make this country great again. So 1 have decided to build an enormous Gazebo m my backyard and get you to Pav for it. Perhaps this requires explanation. An coca the Beautiful is More than just a song that inexplicably describes mountains As  am Ticu the Beautiful is a National Credo. Being beaut it us is As american As Apple pie used to he be lore the  electronic Avdi Paulics Cor p. Engineered a  Luix Oul of Granny s pies inc. 1 Lave you seen Amer Ica Latch ? i Lave you cheeked out the a trip malls the Burger a Nils the endless Parade of car dealerships the a solar Lex Cinema 12-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-14, with the marquee larger than mount Rushmore Well i for one in a patriotic Fervour have decided to fight Back. And i am going to Start with my own backyard. The Gazebo. A Terrace made out of shale chipped from a Quarry in Saskatoon. Tiny japanese Bonsai Trees the ones that look like Broccoli stuck in dirt. Chinese lanterns hanging from the roof like lollipops a tethered Llama 1 shall name Maximilian. No expense will be spared. Nothing is too Good fur America a except possibly Jerry Lewis. And America will get the Bill for this because i am applying for tax exempt status on the grounds that i am doing my Small part to beautify America. If this sounds a trifle nervy to you consider the Case of William i. Koch the multimillionaire who raised $68.5 million to build a yacht and win the americans cup a a race nobody Ever heard of until esp was invented. You financed his yacht. Is this a great country or what Koch whose personal Fortune is estimated at 5650 million received tax exempt status for the america1 foundation that solicited funds to build his yacht on the theory that he was contributing to the advancement of americans Amateur sports Effort. I can see How giving Money to cure disease is tax deductible. I can see How giving Money to a so tool is tax deductible but a yacht a what Are we doing Here making the would sate for Bli Siex is the mime of a Lime. A lev  concern How Many of you yacht How Many of you have Ever had this conversation Quot hey Angie what Day Wanna do tonight a Quot i Dunno Marty what do you Wanna do a a i was thinking maybe we could put on our White ducks and go Down to the yacht club order a dry Martini or two and trim the  a Way  yachting is the least populist sport this Side of Polo. And its even less utilitarian. At least in Polo if you get hungry you can eat the horse. How do you become a yacht skipper anyway what a the test parallel Park the Yeii no yachting is not a valuable american resource Worth protecting. But something else is the chutzpah that allows a Man to tax deduct his yacht. What could be More of an inalienable american right than Gall America needs to Reward Gall. W e should let Ross Perot deduct the entire Cost of his presidential Campaign a for the Gall of asking you to elect him president on the platform that if you do indeed elect him president Only then will he Tell you what he will do As president. And we should permit Donald Trump to write off lie entire Cost of his divorce and All the Gargantuan monstrosity Atlantic City hotels he owns to Reward a Man with the Gall to write an autobiography a his second a bragging of his astounding business acumen at a time when his personal Fortune was being hushed Down the commode like a Hairball. Together we can make America great. After you buy me the a Eho