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Author Michael Reagan discusses what lessons Mitt Romney can learn from his father.
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Moving swiftly along what lessons from Ronald Reagan can Mitt Romney loan from his big acceptance speech tonight.
One -- Ronald Reagan did not do was focus too much on his opponent.
He mentioned Jimmy -- just seven times in a 45 minute speech back then.
But when he did mention mr.
comment -- made -- -- lesson of this.
Can anyone look at the record of this administration and say well done.
Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter administration took office.
With where we are today and say keep up the good work.
Can anyone look at our reduce spending in the world today and say.
Let's have four more years of this.
I.
That's an audience response.
Michael Reagan joins us now is that all -- all of the new Reagan revolution might what do you.
Think what what lessons do you think Mitt Romney will take from your dad and his speech in Detroit way back in 1980.
I hope we've spent more time listening to Ronald Reagan the Barack Obama spends listening to Ronald -- by the way he would DVR -- Korea if you're up what it is might affect I tell -- it one of the regulars would be passionate -- really be -- make me feel your speech not simply just.
Here your speech.
And and -- stories about real Americans -- what they've gone through and and what your going to do your plan to to bring them forward to make America better place.
You don't have to have a 59 point -- Ronald Reagan at three point plan.
You know lower taxes and the Cold War god forbid nobody knows -- the third one was because nobody cares accredited did the first two.
And and that's wave guide you keep it simple stupid.
Keep an -- messaging jobs and his expertise are -- us out of this and moving us forward not backward -- be positive.
Positive note absolutely be positive and -- and -- everybody else has been baction Obama.
From the usual Obama but make your point don't make it so many times we lose -- point.
Make your point road Reagan -- like to help people spoke to a some parables.
To many politicians they speak to listen sound -- so tell us a parable told the story that young man who who for years ago where he was -- -- -- it with the fact the only person it's better off today than they were four years ago Barack Obama.
You want to -- forward thousand dollars.
Four years ago.
He wanted on the golf course to 160 times four years ago.
But today he is he's deal it would better off it's time for America to be better off.
Now a lot of people site is a direct parallel between the election of 1980.
And the election of 2012.
A direct -- great similarities.
I'm sure you go along with that point of view.
No I mean there are many great similarities and -- Condi Rice made while those last night when she talked about what's going on foreign policy.
You know I was -- the president of Poland just prior to that plane crash that killed but I was within -- November 11 him and his family invited me.
To -- two week anniversary of freedom in Poland.
Brought abolish -- nobody to Poland to to honor that special day for Poland and I had breakfast the president Pauly said to be.
Why did your president take where missile defense system Gaffney who is running the foreign policy my jokingly said don't George Soros and he said that's -- we think.
And end this clue what this man has done to our foreign policy this country Condi Rice talked about it.
Nobody knows where America -- might just got back for European trip and what Europeans say to me is yes.
Michael.
America can't fail.
The world cannot afford for America to fail you need to go back and lead and that's exactly what -- new Condi Rice sit out the park last night.
As did Paul Ryan.
OK so you -- the -- last night what in -- Condi Rice and Paul Ryan in battle about the -- you know.
I think to stars -- -- last night Martinez who I know from New Mexico she's phenomenal.
But I'll take tonight the stage is set the table is that.
For Mitt Romney to really now re introduce himself to United States America.
And and shorts that person that can Romney told us about the other night shortly humility -- was separate from.
Show us the passion that saved the Olympic Games he did it.
Now we saving United States of America but don't use the word I used the word we is -- we already -- you'll never see hot.
You always see we together working together will make America better place do that.
He wins tonight with the game wins the election -- easy for you don't California time.
He's going to be in primetime and eight and it I mean he's gonna speak -- about 730 your time that's okay for you absolutely right I hear the -- -- -- -- not -- speak before him.
-- if I got it I got it effect might Reagan thank you very much can -- -- its.
