RIP H. Ross Perot

H. Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who ran for president twice as a third-party candidate, has died. 

Muppet fans will remember him as the inspiration for Sesame Street's H. Ross Parrot who, like the real Perot, used charts and graphs to explain difficult topics.

H. Ross Parrot first appeared in the spring of 1993, to promote the use of the alphabet.

According to Muppet Wiki:
"Perot himself responded to the character in an appearance on Good Morning America in 1993, laying out his thoughts on the spoof: "No. 1, the nose is too small...No. 2, it's not a real Texas accent. We've got to help him there. No. 3, my family loves it, my grandchildren love it. No. 4, the Birds of the World organization is up in arms about it."[2] He additionally told Newsweek, "I'm sure that parrot thinks he's much better looking than I am."

You can read more about H. Ross Perot here. He was 89.