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Author Mike Reagan discusses how the current situation in the Middle East mirrors the Middle East during his father’s presidency.
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-- Reagan is with -- he's joining us now from California -- Reagan is the sum all of Ronald Reagan he remembers very well -- 1980 campaign.
And I'm sure Mike that you remember that -- we've been running it on our program -- -- the voice says do you think some Third World dictator could be would do this if Ronald Reagan -- the president.
We're in that moment now all we -- we exactly in that moment right now might Reagan.
Yeah became that moment yesterday you're actually you're right Barney on that issue.
And it would Jimmy Carter.
It was at the hostage crisis is how we handled or mishandled the hostage crisis that ultimately.
Showed in the favor of Ronald Reagan not of Jimmy Carter in that case.
It that they were right what do what what are your people said that they thought that was going to be a positive for Jimmy Carter put the way handle it made it a positive Ronald Reagan.
How the -- the United States comes out this morning the state opening lyrics.
And how he handles this crisis.
-- going to say a lot about what's gonna happen on November 6 because now the parallels are together.
The economy is in shambles and now the Middle East is like -- in shambles and you know someone.
He better by god.
Get Bibi Netanyahu.
In -- the White House as start talking Bibi Netanyahu.
Or shame shame shame on president Barack Obama.
Now -- to go back to 1980.
The economy was in very very bad shape it was clearly going into recession inflation was up interest rates were rising the price of goal was way up that.
And yet.
Your -- won hands down I believe he won by ten points now my question is did he win because of Jimmy Carter's performance on the economy.
All Jimmy Carter's performance on the Middle East crisis.
It always comes down to the economy stupid but the Middle East crisis also kept the IR Jimmy Carter in the way was mishandling.
What was going on in the Middle East what he was doing in foreign policy but it always comes down the economy.
When people are backed up and gas wind where they're paying 21% interest rates when the unemployment rate is it double digits all those things affect.
As I say to people Stewart I -- of people.
Not are you better off today than you were four years ago or you're better off today the new -- yesterday.
At American the world is not better off today than they work.
Yesterday much -- waiting for President Obama to make his statement from the Rose Garden -- of the screen you can see the Rose Garden we waiting at the podium for the present to a Pia.
Before here it is I do want to run maybe the short devotion.
That ad from 1980.
That you dad put out where he was saying.
Do you think in this in this in this would happen if Ronald Reagan with the -- I just -- -- that and get your immediate reaction to it role it plays.
Do you really think a rainy and terrorist -- taken Americans hostage if Ronald Reagan were president.
Do you really think the Russians would have invaded Afghanistan.
If Ronald Reagan were president.
Do you really think third rate military dictators would -- and America and burn our flag in contempt and -- Ronald Reagan where president.
Isn't it about time we have the strong new leadership -- Ronald Reagan would provide us president.
Isn't it about time America have a president who's judgment we can trust.
Now -- Reagan earlier today governor Romney described the outrage in Libya as -- -- And he had said that it but yesterday heavily.
Governor Romney had said that the White House's response to the events that the embassy in Egypt -- -- graceful.
Do you think that is sufficiently strong at a time like this a moment in history when there's a clear crisis.
Is he strong enough or too strong is -- inflammatory.
What do you think.
The -- the time really for Mitt Romney to grab the mantle.
And show the world that he can be president of the United States American show the American people that he can't.
Grab that -- it is now available depending of course what the president says this -- The president can not sit there.
And just walk through this rose garden and tried not to upset -- by what's happened in America is we're we're so.
Fearful of offending people -- we offend everybody.
So it's time believe the for the -- United States to stand up for American values.
And and who we are and not try and make everybody happy.
This is not a time to try make everybody happy this -- time to make Americans happy and let Americans know -- my god.
You're the president of the United States of America.
Get off the damn golf course and start leading.
Okay do you think however the President Obama has to -- -- us some of his mideast policy.
Today in just literally a couple of minutes' time does -- have to reverse he hit his offered.
Is offered the hand of friendship.
To Islam.
Mean he's I'm not -- -- -- -- the wrong words here but he hasn't had a soft approach.
To Islam and to what's going on in the Middle East he's dumb that.
Can he now change that in one speech at this moment reverse course can he do that's realistically.
-- -- -- more than the speech he gives speech great he's a great talker.
But the fact matter -- what is he going to do -- calling John Bolton is a John what do you to help me give me some leadership here.
He needs to -- he needs to let the Middle East know that this is not acceptable all to America.
But we're going to find the people who were responsible for -- murder.
I would American -- -- you know what my father was president Stuart I traveled around the world I've met so many of these a bachelor's and the people who worked out there.
And they're the most wonderful people on the planet I've met ambassadors has brought Obama -- president.
As I travel around the globe these people are wonderful people represent United States America for our embassy American soil.
Was was taken yesterday in two different countries.
And the ambassador was murdered -- staff were murdered the president cannot pussy foot around with his deal he's got to hold people responsible.
For who did it.
And he's got to do that now he's got let America know this is not about campaign today I'm not going to Nevada I'm not -- it work I'm -- take care.
-- problems Ronald Reagan had to do it when that plane was hijacked back in the 1980s he stayed -- -- the white out and monitor what was going on to make sure.
Everything was taken care.
This president needs to --
