Ronald Reagan on Johnny Carson...taxes and balancing the budget. John Wayne on politics, Ronald Reagan and the Liberal media (1976). • John Wayne on Politics...
Overall Mike, you are absolutely correct and thank you for sharing your individual opinion with us; I couldn't agree with you more. The censors of today are erasing the narrative of truth at an astonishing rate of time in the name of profits, ultimately. I have never been one to talk about the left or the right, mainly because of two reasons. 1.) I didn't know what the left or the right meant. 2.) Once I understood the definition, I teeter tottered exactly on the pivot of each side. Today, however, I'm far right, not militant ultra far right either, but far enough right where my voice and opinions are not welcome in the circles of #love, #equality, #politicalcorrectness, (what does that even mean, anyways? (Hashtag anything makes me vomit.)), not to mention the Zombie Snowflake Culture of today. However, I'd rather have no friends with my own opinions that are based on facts, than have a thousand friends sharing a thousand opinions that are glossed up--pretty versions of alternate realities that are nothing more than a whitewashed and brainwashed responses that have been transmuted by the Facebooks, the Googles and the Twitters in this digital age of camouflage. To me, our time of censorship in the media is somewhat like the original radio broadcast of "War of the World's" in 1938. It scared the hell out of millions because there were no other sources to confirm if the invasion by Martians of Earth was indeed factual. That is why we need independent sources and reporters that are not coerced by media giants; let the truth be told no matter how ugly the truth is. If we don't let the truth be told, then we are just another version of the Chinese Great Firewall; but our version is far more dangerous, because our version comes with the illusion of freedom of the press, and in the end, it's just gaslighting on steroids! - Johnnie
@@krokodyl1927 No. He believed what he was saying with every fiber of his being. Liberals will change their "convictions" to whatever they think will get them the most votes. True constitutional conservatives will stay constant. Everything Reagan said here is what he said and did as president.
@@billh.6135 Well, he repeated it so much that he believed in it himself. He was a simpleton, selling people a simple story. If his supply-side economics vision had worked there wouldn't be a market for MAGA hats today in the country. But back in those days you could be forgiven for being taking in by his simplistic solutions of just getting the democratically elected government out of the way and letting powerful rich people run the country instead, with politicians as their proxies...
Johnny Carson one of the best night show hosts ever. No one on TV now can come close to Carson.. Reagan was a great person and a respectable politician. Now a days?? People have no respect... Have no courtesy or tact. America today can learn from both of these gents👍
Yes, but Johnny could hardly hold in his distaste for a conservative...which Johnny was not. Yes, classy he was, but he was a Liberal. A Hollywood Liberal = Wealthy, and self-righteous.
“Balancing the Budget is like protecting your virtue, you have to learn to say no”. Wow! Great comment from a great leader. That kind of virtue flew out the window for this nation years ago..
Mark Bennett you should read David Stockman’s book. He was President Reagan’s first Director of Office of Management and Budget. Stockman was a proponent of Supply Side economics. Stockman also knew that you can’t lower taxes and increase defense spending without increasing the national debt. Stockman admitted that the goal to curtail entitlement spending was to create large deficits. Stockman and other Republican leaders thought that these large deficits would cause voters to demand cuts to those programs.What these Republican leaders were surprised by, was voters didn’t care about big deficits. Now, nearly 40 years latter, we are over 20 trillion in debt. President Reagan more than tripled the national debt in his eight years in office. That is still the largest increase by any President in the modern era.
antux: Meanwhile, during his presidential administration, government spending (and the deficit) was the highest it ever was previously by a large measure...and with his blessing. The problem is the ill informed electorate who vote in politicians who are very lacking in care for the world and its inhabitants and who care more for keeping their job than they doing their job responsibly, politicians who use smokescreen communication because the electorate can't distinguish between fact and fiction. Government would work much better if the people who do the voting would vote much more wisely and stay informed on the issues. This is why the Russians tried to influence our elections: because it' easy to do so, misinformation is so easily accepted as fact among ill informed, uncritically thinking voters.
@franz stockmann The vested interests can be, and have been (historically) overcome in the past, many times, if their interests work in opposition to predominant opinion, etc. This isn't the venue to discuss a complicated subject such as this. I'm not sure why it's referred to as the deep state because it isn't as organized as that phrase would have one believe, though the vested interests can be quite organized, and have been. Trump hasn't rebelled against "these crooks" but is, in fact, among them, deeply and has always been (I've had dealings with him and, trust me, he's a lying, cheating crook). For you or most anyone to believe otherwise, at this point in time/knowledge, is as scary as it is sad.
@franz stockmann It amazes me that the opinion of Trump by his hard core hasn't changed one iota, yet. He talks of fake news but he's the biggest fake news to ever hit the presidency with his rampant lies and disorganized chaos (the loss of the leaders of important government positions or the undermining of important institutions in a load of ways too numerous to detail here), his backward, sometimes absurd focus (the wall, climate change, etc.). The gerrymandering rules undermine democracy. The electoral college may undermine democracy. Using the Attorney General as his personal attorney undermines democracy. Stripping the EPA of its focus and leadership, substituting corporate greed for its theme undermines democracy. Amazing.....
Two things I miss: Ronald Reagan and Johnny Carson. Vastly superior versions of presidents and late night talk show hosts to what we have had since. Reagan was the last president I had confidence in. Unfortunately I was a few years too young to vote for him.
He was the first person I voted for president and he was also my Commander-in-Chief during my three years in the army. Leaders like Ronald Reagan only come around once in a lifetime.
@@duaneredman lol...so true, and remember they called Bush a "fascist" and a "war criminal" and said that he was creating a constitutional crisis for the nation; Michael Moore put out a popular liberal book called "Dude, What Happened to my Country?" Now they embrace a person they once said was "fascist". Nothing makes it more obvious that they will say anything when they don't get their way. If Reagan was president today, they would be calling him a "fascist."
At this point New Deal policies were still going strong and social Darwinism hadn't eroded the country yet to barbarism and strife. Remember, those where the days before the Reagan revolution slowly but surely scraped away at everything you once had. This was basically at the time when the heavy drinking was just beginning but the liver hadn't turned cirrhotic yet.
I am tremendously impressed and gratified with the comments here. They give me some faith at least that my country has not disintegrated due to the rabid anti American types. I've read so many, and they express heartfelt warmth, love and respect for Ronald Reagan (Johnny too). When he passed, if you recall, throngs turned out to show their respect for him, and the carping jackals in the news media finally realized that he was greatly loved, and that they ought to show at least some respect too, for a moment anyway, or be made fools. They tried to denigrate him in every way, as they do anyone like him today, but Reagan made fools of them all, simply by being the strong, gentlemanly man (and leader) that he was. He tamed the world, including the Soviets. God how we need him. We salute you, sir.
@@dougcarter1924 Ha ha. Well, Jimmy Carter was a lousy president, but he did serve honorably in the Navy during WWII. You can take some solace in that. ☺
jimmy baker I had hard times in the 70 and 80’s but life was still good. Life was hard for me and those I knew but we were happy and the racist crap u hear today was not a thing then. We all got along and we all were just happier then. I was born in 1970 and was a teen in late 80’s. I was a ward of the state, a foster kid and went to group homes and I had black house parents and I loved them and there was never any time in my life I looked at skin color. They treated me as I was there’s. So it’s like all the sudden the past ten years all I here is racist this or that. And everyone complains about everything. If life gets hard people quit and expect someone to give them things. I don’t get it. Look at videos back then, and most of us were just about being part of the world and doing our thing and putting out all in it.
As a young liberal I couldn't stand Reagan-through the eyes of age and experience he seems like a great man. My young self couldn't see the wisdom of the man.
@Jack Stucki do you honestly believe it's better to let armed gang members and thugs to run around with with loaded firearms? If so you've got a problem you're part of it,& not the solution...
@Jack Stucki You seem to forget who formed the KKK and who were the founders of Jim Crow laws. Yep...it was the Democrats. Your support of the Black Panthers only further shows everyone what a lunatic you are.
It’s amazing to see a late night show host actually making valid points, and engaging in intellectual political conversation without being a total ass. Both of these are great men, we need more of them in both professions.
A great man and a great American. If you're ever in southern California go to the Reagan library. Terrific. I will never forget how the left tried to vilify this great man. God bless you Ronnie.
Ronald Reagan was presidential. R.I.P. Mr. President. You served this country very well ! Look at his presentation, how dignified, knowledgeable, articulate and intelligent. I hope to see another one like him.
You would have to be a complete fool not to put this man in the white house. In Australia we have a federal election coming up in May 2019, I only wish we had an insightful, intelligent and gentlemanly leader to vote for such as the legendary Ronald Reagan.
Kevin Wayne - do you know what you’re talking about?? It was a law about repealing the citizen open carry, which law abiding BLACKS agreed with. It was the Black Panthers militant group who opposed it. Read up - www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/amp/Open-carry-was-legal-until-armed-Black-Panthers-12875998.php
Never forgotten. A man among men. His character will keep his memory alive for all of us to continue to cherish. Rest in Peace Mr. President, as God broke the mold after you Sir.
@@93Jubilee Compared to arming Saddam to counter Iran or running drugs out of Mena to destabilize South America, Reagan was an angel. His main mistake was selecting Bush, but then we just saw what elements off the CIA can do to a candidate they don't approve of, so in hindsight I can see he had to do it. I wish the intel used to launch the Iraq war had been given as much scrutiny as Iran-Contra was given.
Ronald Reagan will be cursed in Europe He destroyed west Germany Indirectly. He brought the wall down which led to Angela merkel (from East Germany) eventually becoming their leader. She gladly let in the Muslim horde that will destroy Germany and Europe. They will curse him and wish for the good old days as Europeans get slaughtered in the end
You want a flat tax, you just get inflation. That's the perfect flat tax. Every dollar loses a specific amount of value each year while new dollars come in through government spending. Doesn't even require a tax collector and no one prying into your finances. But for some reason the powers that be aren't game for that at all -- not on the right, either. Odd...
@@kusgilb why should i have the government confiscate more of your money than my money just because you are more productive, more smart or a harder worker than me. same thing with healthcare, I can't take a gun and make you pay for my wife's pregnancy, but i can vote for the government to use a gun and have you pay my wife's healthcare.
@@kusgilb some of them are and some of the are not, I worked 2 jobs most of my life, took dangerous jobs in other countries, not living in America now actually and I retired early, I have financial security and grew up in a ghetto of Atlanta. I have no grudge against someone who has more money than me, but if you want to take my money away that I sacrificed for and could have been killed at anytime for, that's not going to happen except over my dead body. who decides what is fair? I don't envy a richer person and want to stick them for more taxes, if I have opportunity and can make my own. Some people who don't want to educate themselves or move for a better life, I have no empathy for them.
Yah Like this President is trying to do by draining the swamp.. And do nothing Demturds or better yet Dem Rats try to impeach a Dooley elected President.. We need to get Rid of all the Demarat Party ass a whole.. They don’t deserve to step foot in the House that we built period.. DJT 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
And I have a letter from him when he still was governor of California!! Gave it to my daughter last year. Imagine if we had most of our current politicians with the same character as he had.
When Ronald Reagan spoke people listen and believed what he said! Only one other President comes to my mind that spoke and people listen and believed was JFK! Thank you President Reagan for serving so honorably, you are truly missed!
Obama also talked a good game, and then sold out his base with Republicanism Lite. Don't trust too much in great orators, who give you simple stories to believe in! Sometimes the stories are just plain wrong.
@J Calhoun Well, he would have if the Republicans hadn't blocked him at everything. It was actually his intention to cut social security in a bipartisan "Grand Bargain." The irony is that the GOP wouldn't cooperate with him on anything, even stuff that had been their own wet dream since at least the days of G.H.W. Bush...
JFK's massive tax cuts would be considered a fascist republican attack on the poor in today's world and the me too feminists would try to castrate the guy. Welcome to the new world order. GO MGTOW.
Ruben Hidalgo- That's looking at the past through rose colored glasses. When Reagan was president, the left attacked him non-stop, 24/7. The last couple of weeks during the election of 1980, Carter was running commercials warning of the dire consequences of have Reagan's finger on the nuclear button! During the regional recession of 1982, the news media beat the anti-Reagan drums constantly. Only in retrospect, has Reagan become as beloved and respected as some people seem to think today. Yet there are still leftist Democrats who continue to HATE him even in 2019!
It’s unfortunate my wife wasn’t in the country yet when this man was POTUS. And I cannot imagine anyone on the current late night scene who could interview this well. Very down the middle.
My wife's parents went to high school with Ron. He was a football star, lifeguard, and all-around great guy. He used to 'call Cub games on radio via ticker tape 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Yeah, why do you think it's as divided today? The man went to Philadelphia, Mississippi to kick off his presidential campaign, the place where a bunch of civil rights workers had been murdered, and talked to the locals about "states' rights" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) and government welfare queens. However did the country become so divided, I wonder...?
Wow, we are truly a blessed country to have people like Ronald Reagan and now God gave us Trump. We the people need to protect our self against the Democrats and some republicans as well. It's time that we all get back on track and wake up before it's too late.
I feel sorry for you that you have been conned so much that you think God has anything to do with Trump. Listen to Chompsky telling how he's scraped up a patchwork fan base which includes the evangelicals. He pretends to believe what you believe just so you'll vote for him...and you're dumb enough to believe him.
Two great gentlemen. It would be interesting to hear their comments about politics today, if they could somehow come back and learn what is going on now.
Guayaquil Independiente I still recall the moment Reagan was about to be operated on to remove a bullet. He asks the Doctors I hope you are all Republicans. What a sense of humor at the right time.
@@mtsflorida That comment portrayed Reagan as the real giant he was. Only very special people can display such a great sense of humor, even in situations of life or death. May he rest in peace... he deserves it.
@@mtsflorida That comment portrayed Reagan as the real giant he was. Only very special people can display such a great sense of humor, even in situations of life or death. May he rest in peace... he deserves it.
Ronald Reagan and Johnny Carson it can't get better than this , I very much miss them both and the Tonight Show was never the same without Johnny he was the best . Jay Leno was OK ,but after him forget it !
Simple...a flat tax would fix the perpetual debt. The worthless fiat Federal Reserve should be flushed down the hole. The great people who started this nation would be sick and repulsed by what America has become and who owns it.
You know, the perfect flat tax is no tax collection at all and simply government spending, introducing steady inflation. Doesn't even require a tax collector. And everyone would be paying it, even foreigners holding dollars. But for some reason even the right doesn't seem to think that's a good idea...
I didn't realize he flip flopped on his views regarding the budget. He stated in the interview that he was for a balanced budget but in office Reaganomics caused it to skyrocket (by standards then). I admit that I don't know much about Reagan's politics - that being said - I've always admired the man's approach and demeanor.
When I was a kid I went to sleep at night wondering if this would be the night the Soviets unleashed their nukes on us (the cold war). My understanding is, basically President Reagan bankrupted the Soviets by way of the arms race thus ending the cold war. We had deeper pockets than the Soviets but you're right, budget deficits and national debt skyrocketed. But I believe that had more to do with the arms race than so called Reaganomics. When Reagan came into office this country was screwed economically. (i.e. double digit inflation and double digit interest rates and high marginal tax rates). But within a short time and thru much of the 80s it became instead a time of great optimism and prosperity. How much of that can be honestly attributed to Reaganomics I don't claim to know, but I do know I lived thru the 80s and in some ways it was a better time than any time since.
Back when talk show hosts had class. Johnny was a liberal but he had no problem being fair and open. If he were around today he would be run out of the business.
Between 2007 and 2016, some 5 million people moved in to California and 6 million people moved out to other states - a net loss of about 1 million residents -BECAUSE OF CA TAXES and cost of living. SOURCE San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 22, 2018.:
@@alfredvinciguerra532 if we could move the navy base from san diego some where else, just give california to mexico, the rich silicone valley assholes don't pay any corporate taxes anyway. good riddance.
@Maryam Maghen i had a logistics company years ago that I sold, the workers comp in California was 3 times the rate of an employer in Georgia 15 years ago, i can imagine it has only gotten worse.
What a fine human being. I loved when he said “ it took government $250,000.00 to figure out that young people are happier then old people, you’re happier when you make more money then making less money, you’re happier when you’re healthier then being sick” love and miss President Reagan. I’m glad we have President Trump in the White House.
imagine that !!!for some reason i cant share this on facebook, shame on you zuckerburg for censoring us
Michael Lyons Thank you for watching. The left is scared of anything, that involves the words...Common Sense...😉
I'm going to try and see if that happens to me? Hang on a second.
I just posted this on my Facebook without any problems.
Overall Mike, you are absolutely correct and thank you for sharing your individual opinion with us; I couldn't agree with you more.
The censors of today are erasing the narrative of truth at an astonishing rate of time in the name of profits, ultimately. I have never been one to talk about the left or the right, mainly because of two reasons.
1.) I didn't know what the left or the right meant.
2.) Once I understood the definition, I teeter tottered exactly on the pivot of each side. Today, however, I'm far right, not militant ultra far right either, but far enough right where my voice and opinions are not welcome in the circles of #love, #equality, #politicalcorrectness, (what does that even mean, anyways? (Hashtag anything makes me vomit.)), not to mention the Zombie Snowflake Culture of today. However, I'd rather have no friends with my own opinions that are based on facts, than have a thousand friends sharing a thousand opinions that are glossed up--pretty versions of alternate realities that are nothing more than a whitewashed and brainwashed responses that have been transmuted by the Facebooks, the Googles and the Twitters in this digital age of camouflage. To me, our time of censorship in the media is somewhat like the original radio broadcast of "War of the World's" in 1938. It scared the hell out of millions because there were no other sources to confirm if the invasion by Martians of Earth was indeed factual. That is why we need independent sources and reporters that are not coerced by media giants; let the truth be told no matter how ugly the truth is. If we don't let the truth be told, then we are just another version of the Chinese Great Firewall; but our version is far more dangerous, because our version comes with the illusion of freedom of the press, and in the end, it's just gaslighting on steroids!
- Johnnie
Johnnie Thank you!
Impossible to imagine a substantive discussion like this on any late-night show today.
I agree with you.
It all moved to CZcams.
Ben Wolk Take a good look at Reagan’s body language. He’s reading most of what he’s saying. This was like a political ad.
@@krokodyl1927 No. He believed what he was saying with every fiber of his being. Liberals will change their "convictions" to whatever they think will get them the most votes. True constitutional conservatives will stay constant. Everything Reagan said here is what he said and did as president.
@@billh.6135 Well, he repeated it so much that he believed in it himself. He was a simpleton, selling people a simple story. If his supply-side economics vision had worked there wouldn't be a market for MAGA hats today in the country. But back in those days you could be forgiven for being taking in by his simplistic solutions of just getting the democratically elected government out of the way and letting powerful rich people run the country instead, with politicians as their proxies...
When Mr. Carson left the Tonight Show, I never watched it again. I miss shows like his.
Jon, You nailed it!
Come on Jonny no need to be bitter about it. It’s time to watch the show again.
@@cleander97 Anyone that is still watching T.V. is an idiot.
Me too!
@@JohnSmith-gq9gn Yes Sir, agreed,
Two men I had great respect for and miss to this day.
Don’t worry, I miss Ayrton Senna too
Johnny Carson one of the best night show hosts ever. No one on TV now can come close to Carson.. Reagan was a great person and a respectable politician. Now a days?? People have no respect... Have no courtesy or tact. America today can learn from both of these gents👍
I remember watching the night Carson retired. The whole living room was in tears.
@@tommyarnold890 i remember when her retired... There have been a many talk so hosts over the years nobody even can't close to Carson... Nobody.
That’s is why Reagan got my respect because he respected the citizens of this country. Today not so much!
Yes, but Johnny could hardly hold in his distaste for a conservative...which Johnny was not. Yes, classy he was, but he was a Liberal. A Hollywood Liberal = Wealthy, and self-righteous.
@Bob Jones Sorry Bob...you can't put Letterman into that category. Politics aside....Dave was an awesome talk show host.
He was correct then, and he is correct now.
Totally.
If something is truly true, it can never not be true.
He was correct & direct. Wish he were still here ...
He is dead, too
“Balancing the Budget is like protecting your virtue, you have to learn to say no”. Wow! Great comment from a great leader. That kind of virtue flew out the window for this nation years ago..
Nasty Pelosi has never said no and therefore has no virtue.
@Kevin Wayne What happened to the Soviet Union at the end of Reagan's term? :P
Mark Bennett you should read David Stockman’s book. He was President Reagan’s first Director of Office of Management and Budget. Stockman was a proponent of Supply Side economics. Stockman also knew that you can’t lower taxes and increase defense spending without increasing the national debt. Stockman admitted that the goal to curtail entitlement spending was to create large deficits. Stockman and other Republican leaders thought that these large deficits would cause voters to demand cuts to those programs.What these Republican leaders were surprised by, was voters didn’t care about big deficits. Now, nearly 40 years latter, we are over 20 trillion in debt. President Reagan more than tripled the national debt in his eight years in office. That is still the largest increase by any President in the modern era.
What a gentleman, and a great president.
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Too bad he lied to the Amurican's in regard to Iran Contra
Yes!
He really was a gentleman and a gentle soul
"Government may be the problem." Truer words were never spoke.
antux: Meanwhile, during his presidential administration, government spending (and the deficit) was the highest it ever was previously by a large measure...and with his blessing.
The problem is the ill informed electorate who vote in politicians who are very lacking in care for the world and its inhabitants and who care more for keeping their job than they doing their job responsibly, politicians who use smokescreen communication because the electorate can't distinguish between fact and fiction.
Government would work much better if the people who do the voting would vote much more wisely and stay informed on the issues. This is why the Russians tried to influence our elections: because it' easy to do so, misinformation is so easily accepted as fact among ill informed, uncritically thinking voters.
There are market failures and government failures but the ultimate source of the country's problems can be found if people will look into a mirror.
He was all ready a libertarian , back than? LOL!
@franz stockmann The vested interests can be, and have been (historically) overcome in the past, many times, if their interests work in opposition to predominant opinion, etc. This isn't the venue to discuss a complicated subject such as this. I'm not sure why it's referred to as the deep state because it isn't as organized as that phrase would have one believe, though the vested interests can be quite organized, and have been.
Trump hasn't rebelled against "these crooks" but is, in fact, among them, deeply and has always been (I've had dealings with him and, trust me, he's a lying, cheating crook). For you or most anyone to believe otherwise, at this point in time/knowledge, is as scary as it is sad.
@franz stockmann It amazes me that the opinion of Trump by his hard core hasn't changed one iota, yet. He talks of fake news but he's the biggest fake news to ever hit the presidency with his rampant lies and disorganized chaos (the loss of the leaders of important government positions or the undermining of important institutions in a load of ways too numerous to detail here), his backward, sometimes absurd focus (the wall, climate change, etc.).
The gerrymandering rules undermine democracy. The electoral college may undermine democracy. Using the Attorney General as his personal attorney undermines democracy. Stripping the EPA of its focus and leadership, substituting corporate greed for its theme undermines democracy.
Amazing.....
Two things I miss: Ronald Reagan and Johnny Carson. Vastly superior versions of presidents and late night talk show hosts to what we have had since. Reagan was the last president I had confidence in. Unfortunately I was a few years too young to vote for him.
He was the first person I voted for president and he was also my Commander-in-Chief during my three years in the army. Leaders like Ronald Reagan only come around once in a lifetime.
Never saw any US president with such speaking skill.
The best president this country ever had. We have become too rude, angry and entitled to find another Reagan. Good luck to us.
Can one imagine any republican being treated with respect in an interview by any current late night host? I certainly cannot.
Don Malone I have seen quite a few of them swooning over George W. Bush lately since his family is anti-Trump!
@@duaneredman lol...so true, and remember they called Bush a "fascist" and a "war criminal" and said that he was creating a constitutional crisis for the nation; Michael Moore put out a popular liberal book called "Dude, What Happened to my Country?"
Now they embrace a person they once said was "fascist". Nothing makes it more obvious that they will say anything when they don't get their way. If Reagan was president today, they would be calling him a "fascist."
Don't worry. Their house of cards will crumble sooner than later. We're very close, actually.
At this point New Deal policies were still going strong and social Darwinism hadn't eroded the country yet to barbarism and strife. Remember, those where the days before the Reagan revolution slowly but surely scraped away at everything you once had.
This was basically at the time when the heavy drinking was just beginning but the liver hadn't turned cirrhotic yet.
No. It won't happen. Noticed the public laughing at Reagan's jokes? Won't happen either.
I was young person when this was aired. I've never heard it before. Ronald Reagan is intelligent and articulant. So glad he became president.
articulate
@@itannoysme3348I checked the spelling of articulant and it doesn't exist. I'm embarrassed. I learned something.
Carla has always my Austin
Reagan was one of the best presidents in history
Reagan was my favorite president
I am tremendously impressed and gratified with the comments here. They give me some faith at least that my country has not disintegrated due to the rabid anti American types. I've read so many, and they express heartfelt warmth, love and respect for Ronald Reagan (Johnny too). When he passed, if you recall, throngs turned out to show their respect for him, and the carping jackals in the news media finally realized that he was greatly loved, and that they ought to show at least some respect too, for a moment anyway, or be made fools. They tried to denigrate him in every way, as they do anyone like him today, but Reagan made fools of them all, simply by being the strong, gentlemanly man (and leader) that he was. He tamed the world, including the Soviets. God how we need him. We salute you, sir.
Proud to have voted for President Reagan.
Robert, yes sir! First president I was eligible to vote for in 1980! A great man.
I was 18 years old 1st time..... Love that man!!!!
@@normanalvarez5751 Yep. My first president I was eligible to vote for too. Pleased and proud to help get him elected. (twice!) ☺🇺🇸🇺🇸
Was not old enough but my last name irritates me.MAGA BROTHER
@@dougcarter1924 Ha ha. Well, Jimmy Carter was a lousy president, but he did serve honorably in the Navy during WWII. You can take some solace in that. ☺
Has anyone built a time machine yet?? I'm ready to go back to the 70's. I was in my late twenties and voted for President Reagan in 1980.
So you want the present or the future to take care of you so you can go back to the past. Way to think, Mr No Think.
@@NxDoyle DUH, huh??? HA!
MAGA
I would go back ASAP!!!😉
jimmy baker I had hard times in the 70 and 80’s but life was still good. Life was hard for me and those I knew but we were happy and the racist crap u hear today was not a thing then. We all got along and we all were just happier then. I was born in 1970 and was a teen in late 80’s. I was a ward of the state, a foster kid and went to group homes and I had black house parents and I loved them and there was never any time in my life I looked at skin color. They treated me as I was there’s. So it’s like all the sudden the past ten years all I here is racist this or that. And everyone complains about everything. If life gets hard people quit and expect someone to give them things. I don’t get it. Look at videos back then, and most of us were just about being part of the world and doing our thing and putting out all in it.
I miss President Reagan and his fireside chats!! Lol “balancing the budget is like protecting your virtue, you have to learn to say no” ❤️
Best night show host and by far the best president we've had in the modern era.
As a young liberal I couldn't stand Reagan-through the eyes of age and experience he seems like a great man. My young self couldn't see the wisdom of the man.
back when California was conservative
Back when California was California. Now it's Mexifornia and going down fast.
..... seems unbelievable now, doesn't it?
BOOM!!!
@Jack Stucki do you honestly believe it's better to let armed gang members and thugs to run around with with loaded firearms? If so you've got a problem you're part of it,& not the solution...
@Jack Stucki You seem to forget who formed the KKK and who were the founders of Jim Crow laws. Yep...it was the Democrats. Your support of the Black Panthers only further shows everyone what a lunatic you are.
It’s amazing to see a late night show host actually making valid points, and engaging in intellectual political conversation without being a total ass. Both of these are great men, we need more of them in both professions.
“1975 may just be the beginning for Ronald Reagan”
Such a master and throwing out the facts in an enjoyable way!!! How ashamed he'd be at the USA of today!!
What a classy man.
A great man and a great American. If you're ever in southern California go to the Reagan library. Terrific. I will never forget how the left tried to vilify this great man. God bless you Ronnie.
Miss that man! It was a simpler time...
Ronald Reagan was presidential. R.I.P. Mr. President. You served this country very well ! Look at his presentation, how dignified, knowledgeable, articulate and intelligent. I hope to see another one like him.
He almost certainly was in the early stages of Alzheimer's during this interview (1975).
You would have to be a complete fool not to put this man in the white house. In Australia we have a federal election coming up in May 2019, I only wish we had an insightful, intelligent and gentlemanly leader to vote for such as the legendary Ronald Reagan.
Or even a Menzies.
He was the best governor in California’s history.
Kevin Wayne - do you know what you’re talking about?? It was a law about repealing the citizen open carry, which law abiding BLACKS agreed with. It was the Black Panthers militant group who opposed it.
Read up -
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/amp/Open-carry-was-legal-until-armed-Black-Panthers-12875998.php
I've listened to a lot of politicians but nobody beats Reagan's humor
I miss President Reagan. What a great man. Love Johnny too.
You'd have to fill stadium with ppl today to get the same level of class that you get from these 2 men.
First President I ever voted for in 1984. Easy choice.
"Government is NOT the answer to our problems, government IS the problem!" Ronald Reagan
And Republicans have been trying their best to prove it with their incompetence performances.
I really love how they discuss and their voices are unforgetable...fantastic show
I was seven when he won the 84 election and remember my mom crying with joy...now I know why!
Thank You Mr President
People look to the government for answers and government is the problem. WELL SAID RONALD!
This is more true today than it ever was.
A giant of a president. I miss Ronald Reagan.
Still has it right, limited government is the answer!
Never forgotten. A man among men. His character will keep his memory alive for all of us to continue to cherish. Rest in Peace Mr. President, as God broke the mold after you Sir.
Best president in my life time
After Iran Contra? I don't understand how people can say this.
@@93Jubilee Compared to arming Saddam to counter Iran or running drugs out of Mena to destabilize South America, Reagan was an angel. His main mistake was selecting Bush, but then we just saw what elements off the CIA can do to a candidate they don't approve of, so in hindsight I can see he had to do it. I wish the intel used to launch the Iraq war had been given as much scrutiny as Iran-Contra was given.
@@93Jubilee Think of CARTER
Ronald Reagan will be cursed in Europe He destroyed west Germany Indirectly. He brought the wall down which led to Angela merkel (from East Germany) eventually becoming their leader. She gladly let in the Muslim horde that will destroy Germany and Europe. They will curse him and wish for the good old days as Europeans get slaughtered in the end
@@nicholasdimauro5324 Reagan did not cause her to rise to power, that would be the dumbasses who voted her in.
Greatest President with the greatest talk show host.
Reagan was brilliant. I miss the days when he and Maggie Thatcher ran the civilised world.
Thatcher would be stoned to death in the UK today. They are completely lost there.
@@ckmoore101 Sadly, I think you are correct.
The UK is a mad place and Mrs May is the worst prime minister I’ve ever seen.
Are you fking nutz?? They started the mess we are into today.
He talked about a flat tax & warned about the Administrative state. Reagan might as well been a prophet. We’re still talking about it.
You want a flat tax, you just get inflation. That's the perfect flat tax. Every dollar loses a specific amount of value each year while new dollars come in through government spending. Doesn't even require a tax collector and no one prying into your finances.
But for some reason the powers that be aren't game for that at all -- not on the right, either. Odd...
A flat tax is morally unfair and only benefits the rich, that is why he supported it.
@@kusgilb why should i have the government confiscate more of your money than my money just because you are more productive, more smart or a harder worker than me. same thing with healthcare, I can't take a gun and make you pay for my wife's pregnancy, but i can vote for the government to use a gun and have you pay my wife's healthcare.
@@mace422004 You presume that wealthy people are more productive and that fallacy destroys the rest of your argument.
@@kusgilb some of them are and some of the are not, I worked 2 jobs most of my life, took dangerous jobs in other countries, not living in America now actually and I retired early, I have financial security and grew up in a ghetto of Atlanta. I have no grudge against someone who has more money than me, but if you want to take my money away that I sacrificed for and could have been killed at anytime for, that's not going to happen except over my dead body. who decides what is fair? I don't envy a richer person and want to stick them for more taxes, if I have opportunity and can make my own. Some people who don't want to educate themselves or move for a better life, I have no empathy for them.
Two of the best public figures ever....
Government is not the solution. Government is the problem.
Well, they mean democracy, really. Government is always around. They just turned it into a plutocracy.
Yah Like this President is trying to do by draining the swamp.. And do nothing Demturds or better yet Dem Rats try to impeach a Dooley elected President.. We need to get Rid of all the Demarat Party ass a whole.. They don’t deserve to step foot in the House that we built period.. DJT 2020 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ronald Reagan, He was right then and he would be right now!!!
That's why it's a good thing that he is rotting in the ground.
Oh, those were the days. Try finding something like this now anywhere in the mainstream.
"Balancing the budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn to say 'no'."
"There's got to be another way."
Gold
The moment you see Regan walking inside the studio, you recognize a leader.
Miss him so.
And I have a letter from him when he still was governor of California!! Gave it to my daughter last year. Imagine if we had most of our current politicians with the same character as he had.
thomasfholland What was the letter about?
When Ronald Reagan spoke people listen and believed what he said! Only one other President comes to my mind that spoke and people listen and believed was JFK! Thank you President Reagan for serving so honorably, you are truly missed!
And only one of those two had bimbos brought in for him to pork through a secret tunnel. Guess which one.
Obama also talked a good game, and then sold out his base with Republicanism Lite. Don't trust too much in great orators, who give you simple stories to believe in! Sometimes the stories are just plain wrong.
@J Calhoun Well, he would have if the Republicans hadn't blocked him at everything. It was actually his intention to cut social security in a bipartisan "Grand Bargain." The irony is that the GOP wouldn't cooperate with him on anything, even stuff that had been their own wet dream since at least the days of G.H.W. Bush...
JFK's massive tax cuts would be considered a fascist republican attack on the poor in today's world and the me too feminists would try to castrate the guy. Welcome to the new world order. GO MGTOW.
Ruben Hidalgo- That's looking at the past through rose colored glasses. When Reagan was president, the left attacked him non-stop, 24/7. The last couple of weeks during the election of 1980, Carter was running commercials warning of the dire consequences of have Reagan's finger on the nuclear button! During the regional recession of 1982, the news media beat the anti-Reagan drums constantly. Only in
retrospect, has Reagan become as beloved and respected as some people seem to think today. Yet there are still leftist Democrats who continue to HATE him even in 2019!
I miss both of them.
It’s unfortunate my wife wasn’t in the country yet when this man was POTUS.
And I cannot imagine anyone on the current late night scene who could interview this well. Very down the middle.
When men were men ... like my father ... god bless them all. WWG1WGA MAGA !!!!!!
A politician who told the truth with a twinkle without trashing someone else.
Ah, the good 'ol days. When the late night host rightly felt it was appropriate to not been seen taking sides.
Remember when people had class on late night t.v.
Had a BIG IMPACT in HISTORY. ECONOMICS. One of the better presidents. And I'm a Democrat.
Reagan...Class, intelligence and common sense.
and funny
Reaganomics common sense 🤦🏽♂️
My wife's parents went to high school with Ron. He was a football star, lifeguard, and all-around great guy. He used to 'call Cub games on radio via ticker tape 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Handsome too. He had it all.
Republicans prefer actor than real president, to make more bullshit . true story
Ronald Reagan a class act and a gentleman.
God I loved this President!!!
Reagan had just taken office when I was born. I wish we could have a president just like him next term. I wish we as a country weren’t so divided.
Yeah, why do you think it's as divided today? The man went to Philadelphia, Mississippi to kick off his presidential campaign, the place where a bunch of civil rights workers had been murdered, and talked to the locals about "states' rights" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) and government welfare queens.
However did the country become so divided, I wonder...?
Oh how I wish Reagan were here now. We could really use his help
Trump is filling his shoes nicely.
With a name like that, find another country to help you.
Loren Debold Lol I’m an American. I just enjoy learning about Russian history. Not a Commie
@@TheSaltblock Means "Bear Bear."
@@OolTube02 so 2 bears? Hmm
Wow, we are truly a blessed country to have people like Ronald Reagan and now God gave us Trump. We the people need to protect our self against the Democrats and some republicans as well. It's time that we all get back on track and wake up before it's too late.
I feel sorry for you that you have been conned so much that you think God has anything to do with Trump. Listen to Chompsky telling how he's scraped up a patchwork fan base which includes the evangelicals. He pretends to believe what you believe just so you'll vote for him...and you're dumb enough to believe him.
what an awesome clip!... lol thx4 the upload!
Two great gentlemen. It would be interesting to hear their comments about politics today, if they could somehow come back and learn what is going on now.
Government is the problem. Kudos President Reagan.
He makes so much sense.
Regan always made me feel so proud to be AMERICAN! ALWAYS BROUGHT US UP. DIDNT POINT DOWN TO US LIKE OBAMA!
Hearing this makes me want to watch old episodes of Buckley's 'Firing Line'.
Now this is what a real president is all about, night and day difference between Reagan and Obama
Yes, Obama was 10x more intelligent and a much greater orator.
@@kusgilb dude you're crazy Obama sucked and was full of shit
@@kusgilb that's why he didn't even spoke without a Teleprompter.
The most passionate,selfless and genuine President of the United States history
Another delusional Conservative pining for days that never happened. He was suffering from Alzheimers before he even took office.
Another Demturd comes out of the basement 😭😭😭😭
I used to go to sleep a happy child because I would hear my mom and dad laughing as they watched Johny Carson.
Wow . This applies yesterday, today and will apply tomorrow. President Regan was the greatest president of my time.
GOD BLESS RONALD REAGAN
The Greatest President EVER!!!
Watching the river flow through the Carson show weeeee... best Gov ever..Mr. President Ronald Reagan was solid.
He gave us hope and we're better off now. I'd like to think he was preparing us for the fight we're in now. God bless America and President Trump
Maybe the last of the Great Ones...
My God, how the occupants of this office have shrunken and debased it since he sat there...
Huge personality, elegance and an overwhelming common sense.
Ronald Reagan was one hell of a president!
Guayaquil Independiente I still recall the moment Reagan was about to be operated on to remove a bullet. He asks the Doctors I hope you are all Republicans. What a sense of humor at the right time.
@@mtsflorida
That comment portrayed Reagan as the real giant he was. Only very special people can display such a great sense of humor, even in situations of life or death.
May he rest in peace... he deserves it.
@@mtsflorida
That comment portrayed Reagan as the real giant he was. Only very special people can display such a great sense of humor, even in situations of life or death.
May he rest in peace... he deserves it.
Excellent clip! What a great couple of guys, huh?
Ronald Reagan and Johnny Carson it can't get better than this , I very much miss them both and the Tonight Show was never the same without Johnny he was the best . Jay Leno was OK ,but after him forget it !
Simple...a flat tax would fix the perpetual debt. The worthless fiat Federal Reserve should be flushed down the hole. The great people who started this nation would be sick and repulsed by what America has become and who owns it.
You know, the perfect flat tax is no tax collection at all and simply government spending, introducing steady inflation. Doesn't even require a tax collector. And everyone would be paying it, even foreigners holding dollars.
But for some reason even the right doesn't seem to think that's a good idea...
That was amazing. Some truths are universal
I didn't realize he flip flopped on his views regarding the budget. He stated in the interview that he was for a balanced budget but in office Reaganomics caused it to skyrocket (by standards then). I admit that I don't know much about Reagan's politics - that being said - I've always admired the man's approach and demeanor.
When I was a kid I went to sleep at night wondering if this would be the night the Soviets unleashed their nukes on us (the cold war). My understanding is, basically President Reagan bankrupted the Soviets by way of the arms race thus ending the cold war. We had deeper pockets than the Soviets but you're right, budget deficits and national debt skyrocketed. But I believe that had more to do with the arms race than so called Reaganomics. When Reagan came into office this country was screwed economically. (i.e. double digit inflation and double digit interest rates and high marginal tax rates). But within a short time and thru much of the 80s it became instead a time of great optimism and prosperity. How much of that can be honestly attributed to Reaganomics I don't claim to know, but I do know I lived thru the 80s and in some ways it was a better time than any time since.
Back when talk show hosts had class. Johnny was a liberal but he had no problem being fair and open. If he were around today he would be run out of the business.
"Well "the famous quote from Reagan
he may be the greatest president ever
If I was of voting age I would have voted for him.
Between 2007 and 2016, some 5 million people moved in to California and 6 million people moved out to other states - a net loss of about 1 million residents -BECAUSE OF CA TAXES and cost of living. SOURCE San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 22, 2018.:
Howard W. not only, but the people with money and the more productive are moving away and illegals are moving in
@@alfredvinciguerra532 if we could move the navy base from san diego some where else, just give california to mexico, the rich silicone valley assholes don't pay any corporate taxes anyway. good riddance.
@Maryam Maghen i had a logistics company years ago that I sold, the workers comp in California was 3 times the rate of an employer in Georgia 15 years ago, i can imagine it has only gotten worse.
What a fine human being. I loved when he said “ it took government $250,000.00 to figure out that young people are happier then old people, you’re happier when you make more money then making less money, you’re happier when you’re healthier then being sick” love and miss President Reagan. I’m glad we have President Trump in the White House.
I do miss class & common sense in gov and on tv... wow, I forgot how awesome Reagan was... & Carson
I miss Reagan.
Awesomeness! Thanks for this! Most Americans! Can’t even conceive of this! 👍🏼👊🏻
Johnny Carson. A true professional at his craft unlike today's late night hosts. Stephen Colbert is the worst.