C-Span running Reagan's speech to students 1988

[orpupilofnature57]

[ejpoeta]

1. was that socialist indoctrination too?? should the people saying that now be asked that??

[RockaFowler]

3. I remember this speech

I was a Senior in High School. Now that I hear it again, he is so partisan. It's almost embarrassing.

[Jennicut]

5. I was in 7th grade. Luckily I forgot it.

[elleng]

19. EXTREMELY partisan!

[seabeyond]

2. not listening. can you hit the key points? i understand his was

politicized

[RockaFowler]

4. Very Political

[seabeyond]

7. thank you. that is what i heard. didnt hear it about bush 1 speech though. nt

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Not to mention historically inaccurate , Free enterprise seems to be the main..

theme.

[seabeyond]

13. no way... lol. wow. thanks.

[Billy Burnett]

16. Main points are: Milton Friedman economics is the answer to man's problems. Deregulate, cut taxes.

The world is following the US's lead on this new and improved capitalism.

Greed is good.

Manifest destiny is still alive and kicking.

USA #1.

[seabeyond]

23. did he EVEN mention staying in school.... lol. thanks for info. suckin it up.

gonna let kids use this during their school year

[G_j]

6. too bad more ppl don't watch C-Span nt

[RockaFowler]

9. Jeez this is a long speech

He's boring me to tears

[orpupilofnature57]

10. Thats why they let Bonzo talk more.

[RockaFowler]

14. Tee-Hee

I used to love that movie as a kid

[endarkenment]

11. that's different. Reagan was white.

[satya]

30. Bingo! Authoritarian conservative parents taught their kids not to question authority and to fear

and persecute African Americans. Now they don't know what to do when they're faced with the reality that the highest position in our country is occupied by a black man. Their little minds are so confused ...

[sinkingfeeling]

12. I will not allow my child to watch this propaganda!! Call C-Span now!!

[Kindigger]

15. Jeebus this is disgusting

He was one giant Reichwing talking point. :puke: 'We're all descendants of the Pilgrims...we're a christian nation...' Boston Tea Party...first protest against taxes...we're an example for all other nations who don't have our freedoms.

I wonder if this can be found on the CSpan site?

[seabeyond]

18. wow.... lol. i love the obvious. so get reagan speech and have kids make comparatives....

and write report on different reactions from media and the people

excellent topic for kids report thru out year

[orpupilofnature57]

21. And people have the nerve .

[tridim]

17. He's trashing Carter now.

Now Obama is free to trash BushCo.

[RockaFowler]

20. I just heard that

Uh this was 1988 and Carter was out of office for 8 years!! Oy Vey!

[orpupilofnature57]

27. How about the Rates and Revenue at the end of the Empire scarytale?

[BootinUp]

31. and was only in for four to begin with.

hardly enough time fix the huge mess and start seeing much payoff. Carter was always blamed instead of getting credit that he should have gotten for many things he did. At the time it was easy to blame him for the economic and global turmoil and Reagan was an effective mouthpiece.

[lame54]

22. really? - they couldn't do that on a different day?

[seabeyond]

25. i think it is an excellent reminder, showing the hyocrisy and extremism of right. nt

[RockaFowler]

24. Are the kid's questions written by them??

What kid talks about the National Debt (she looks like she was 8-10 years old)?? I was a Senior in High School and I don't even remember talking about the National Debt.

[tridim]

26. Telling the kids about the Laffer curve now

Holy fuck, this is unbelievable.

[redqueen]

28. Nice. Might cause some to rethink this anti-Obama nonsense. (nt)

[kath]

29. What about GHWB's speech to students about the War on (some) Drugs??

It was mentioned in a column by The Rude Pundit.

[azmouse]

32. I'm so glad I was long out of school when he spoke.