Eli one was a murderer, huge oil corporation magnate, and the other was an actor who “spoke” very conservative republican, however never decreased spending even during the reganomics tax cuts. Just look up art laffer vs Peter schiff. The regan administration was BS. Not conservative. Not reublican
Fascism is Right Wing The Reagan administration proposed numerous spending cuts that would’ve eventually lead to a balanced budget had they been adopted, they were just never passed through Congress.
That’s because they’re talking about important issues thoroughly without interrupting one another. Today everyone has the ability to see the bets of a 15 second clip and so that’s what the candidates are trying to get out of it
Andrew M: thats just society in general. Remember when music wasnt just hiphop garbage w/ expletives every 3 words and didnt involve bragging about money & stuff?
its amazing to see how chivalrous these men are to each other in letting the other talk without interruption, much to the contradiction of our modern day politicians
+Jeremie Masseloux So true.. Every time Trump tried to talk Jeb, Rubio, you name it all tried to interrupt him. Same as Cruz against Rubio and Christie and Paul.. it's crazy
And let us also keep in mind these two men would soon put aside (or meld) their differences as running mates... and Bush would succeed Reagan as president.
Unlike today's Republicans, both these men were on the same page, determined to defeat the Democrats and restore what they believe to be "American values." They were not trying to split party wings - if anything they had different ideas. But they later demonstrated how to come together with their ideas to be running-mates (and a presidential successor).
I believe it was more a Bush thing than a Clinton thing but you are right both were shall we say of lower stock lol... Then came Obama and it was all class lol he almost save the day like Reagan but he didn't... Now we have a liar and a dangerous megalomaniac to choose from ain't life grand.
+eblgraphics Eblgraphics,I'm gonna break my hip laughing if I read even two words of what you say . Never have I seen such a failure of one of our future leaders. I see someone who is (turn on the industrial strength brainwashing) so wonderful and intelligent. Have a nice day!
+Mark Swanson *facepalm* please re-watch video... Then describe presidential qualities and then watch anything with Trump in it, I guarantee you will recognize that Trump is not the right guy for the job.
There is such a classiness in this debate that is just completely gone nowadays. GB & RR both are able to agree and disagree as adults, all the while bouncing right back to almost friendly terms. They aren't interrupting, using scare tactics, and their having actual discussions, not just name calling and mudslinging.
Ive noticed today there is an improvement in the show: the display, the podiums, the broadcast, IE the production. Yet a deterioration in the actual quality of substance and message.
In Italy too we complain about today's farcical debates. There was so much class and intelligence up to the '80s. I guess it's a problem many countries have.
The information is available now to the English speaking world that views America as a warmongering nation and it has a diverse population that supports it's failure so other's can create their own government's without influence being that ours is not a good idea for adoption otherwise you will be taken as a resurrection of the same power structure and will be condemned.
I just came here from the 2016 debates and bullshit. This is sooo much more like it. These are gentlemen, whether they are wrong or did some bs. These two were willing to give each other time, and explain their positions. Loved it.
These aren’t “gentlemen” these are fucking lying warmongering tyrannical clowns. Who just act in front of the camera, and you think that’s gentlemen like? I don’t know about you, but I’m not naive enough to think this is how a politician should act. Trump doesn’t go by a fucking script, and he knows it’s more honorable to not than to go by one. He tells it like he sees it and doesn’t let lobbyists buy him out to push their narrative more than real national Interest. For that I’ll always support right wingers like Trump than from the likes of frauds such as Regan and Bush
No rhetoric. No name calling. Respect with a common goal. Quite a team these men became. I was 18 that year. And, I voted for the first time. I've been a republican since. These are trying, to say the least, times for the GOP and our country. I hope the child-like behavior on both sides comes to an end. And realistic leadership emerges to unite this...greatest experiment the world has ever known...the United States of America. Let FREEDOM RING! Candidates, please watch this. Thanks for the upload. Peace and LOVE!
No rhetoric? All they’re doing is spewing the bought out opinions of their lobbyists of what they think is wrong with the country instead of what the people think is wrong with this country. No rhetoric my ass. Fuck these guys, and your little speech about America? The founders would agree with me. I’ll take Trump’s asshole demeanor toward politicians who deserve it than fake, frauds like these reptilian fucks. Turns out this will be my first election I’ll vote for in, and I’m proud to say I’m voting Trump 2024! Death to Neo Conservatism!
Same Shirt Different Day it was definitionally cordial. It case you are confused of its definition, this debate was prime example of cordial tolerance and respect. Whatever the background of the debaters, the debate rules and etiquette was well respected.
omg a debate on policy, where the two sides admit where they agree and seem more focused on the issues than clownish tactics; man what happened America
+أفلاك الأفكار What's particularly striking about these older debates is that they don't have the feel of a corny spectacle like a lavish sporting event or a New Year's eve special. I would actually attend a debate if it was free of all the modern BS.
Share this as much as you can. People need to see that once upon a time, American politics wasn't a clown show and they debated policy, not the size of their hands. They also talk more policy in 5 minutes than I have heard this entire election cycle. This is the America we need to return to.
You'd have to go to college they're not going to be responsible for anyone else's mind there's too much literature in every country to make it available for free. 😂
@@anthonygooden5851 Iran-Contra, calling black people “monkeys”, the aids epidemic, a whole lotta things. You like him because he was an A-grade performer, and because of that, he duped every sucker that believed him. Performative politics is a beautiful thing. You get to excite the public about one thing, and rob ‘em blind right under their noses
Wait do you guys actually buy this crap coming from Bush and Reagan? Don’t get me wrong, everything Reagan “says” is on point, but reganomics is a joke and his presidency was one big acting gig. He lied about everything. He isn’t conservative at all. The national debt continued to rise during “reganomics”. Art Laffer didn’t see the bubble of 08 coming. To quote Noam Chomsky (not the most conservative source, I know), “we have not had an honest president since JFK”. And truthfully, a lot of us think that George HW Bush was involved in CIA ops in the 50s and 60s in the Caribbean especially. Just look up CIA involvement in guatemala and understand that Bush sr had a mysterious oil company in the Caribbean called Zapata around the same time. Look it up, before you call me crazy, cuz until you look it up, I call you morons. Buy gold, sell dollars, while you still can
Ron Paul supported Reagan in 76. He supported his message throughout his presidency. In 88, he threatened to leave the Republican Party because of all the deficit spending from the Reagan administration
Thanks for uploading! I am generally more pro-Democrat but these two showed class and maturity compared to this years crop of candidates (with the exception of Kasich and Carson)
+remingtonh They? What Reagan accomplished you mean. The Bush family are a crime ridden set of losers whose agenda together with Clinton ruined this country and has lead to Obama. Give me a break!
Reagan couldn't stand GHW Bush - nor could Bush stand Reagan. Bush being on the ticket was a capitulation agreement by Reagan to the RNC. And, guess what - he got SHOT less than 2 years later. He survived, much to the chagrin of the Bush's.
@@MrBudcoleI think they became closer later on . Also Bush made it very clear he was not going to override Reagan agenda so I think they became more cordial.
Listen to Reagan and Bush talk about immigration starting at 45:30. You realize how the Republican party has changed in 35 years. Neither could get nominated today.
+Mick LaSalle George HW, is still alive. He would get a lot of support should he decide to ran for re-election again tomorrow. He would likely perform better(in comparison to Jeb) against Trump.
What happened to the Republicans? I don't agree with their policies but there I will acknowledge that there is a lot of class here. Nowadays it's just a clown show where there they just fight like children.
Totally agree. I may not agree with everything that's being discussed, but you have to respect that they're actually arguing policy and substance in a civil manner. Not a single childish insult or blatantly delusional and hyperbolic statements. RIP Republican Party. Trump is just the vulture dining on the dead and rotting corpse.
+Ryan Lege may i ask why? the other republican candidates even said they would rather have an america that is run by a democrat than have an america being torn apart with violence and hatred towards others.
Binali Patel because none of that is going to happen anyways it's all hyperbole thrown together by liberals and conservatives who don't want to lose their power
Omg there's so much much substance and class here. Watching the republican debates this year was like watching a long fart. Came here to clean my palate...wish the Republican Party went back to how it was here and the democrats went back to the left, where FDR left it :( that way we could have a real discussion that would help the people...and not corporations. Don't buy the partisanship. Both parties are in the pockets of the corporations. That's why the only candidate I trust is Bernie. Everyone else is bought for, in trumps case, a narcissistic man-child. Before you say anything, compare trump to Reagan, or even Bush. He doesn't even hold a candle...
Except when Reagan was a Democrat of course... Reagan supported the will of the people in the primary process and had an eleventh commandment that HE HIMSELF TERMED AS SUCH in 1966: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. Trump knew Reagan and campaigned for him.
I loved it how Bush said "I don't want to put words in [Reagan's] mouth and want to give him a chance to explain his position." Wow. You never see that today in primaries and the general election.
I Was Only Planning On Watching The First 10 Mins But The Debate Was So Good That I Watched The Whole Thing... Both Men Were Great But I Think That Reagan Won This One!!!
+The Lego History Channel Reagan was the greatest cheerleader for the country to be sure in the second half of the twentieth century but Greatest President? No. Lincoln and FDR would fall first. Outside of Lincoln and FDR, Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, and Reagan. The one thing they have in common is they rallied the people and saved the nation from ominous threats or in T. Roosevelt and Eisenhowers case represented the American spirit.
Expediency and lack of principle enabled Bush to drop his (well-founded) critique of Reagan's huge unfunded tax cuts once he joined the ticket. He seemed to remember them in 1990 when he agreed to tax increases to pay down the deficit, but by then the no-tax orthodoxy was so absolute in the Republican party it killed him.
Why aren't debates still run by The League of Women Voters? These debates seem to be much more relevant, and much more FAIR. Letting various networks run debates resulted in bias, bias, bias, crap!
@@bobsmith597 Exactly. I mean Bush kind of represented the moderates so not a bad guess. Sort of like how Bush picked Quayle to satisfy the conservative. Nominees usually pick running mates based on their perceived weaknesses
It is staggering to see how much these candidates were on top of the budget figures, and what could be done with the carefully accounted resources available. Today we have AOC and the green new deal.
I respect the statement, but history proves, Reagan smashes in debates. Not because he was good at it, but because he spoke as honest as he understood the situation
And Reagan cut taxes, increased defense spending and GDP Growth went to a record 7%... the Economy boomed and Americans flourished.... Bush was elected after Reagan and his policies started the decline of the American working class...
Trickle-down economics never worked. It only made things worse. Reagan's tax cuts only succeeded in raising the debt from 26% of GDP to 41% and it kept going up after that until Clinton came into office.
***** No, trickle down economics doesnt work. It might create some benefit in the short term, but eventually it fails miserably. Economists understand this well by now. All you have to do is look at what happened to the national debt when Reagan started implementing his policies, and the same for GW Bush. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/US_Federal_Debt_as_Percent_of_GDP_by_President.jpg
"Trickle down this. trickle-down that" the only place I see "Trickle down economics" is on the left. They support these big corporate cronies because they fuel their political machine through absurd donations and everyone else be damned if they call them out on it. Also, the term "trickle-down" is not even a scientific term, but rather, a political one used to discredit Reagan. It has failed in doing so, so drop the bullshit. Nobody is buying it.
can someone explain what reagan means when he says tax burden is at its highest percentage of gdp? my understanding is that tax burden means who shoulders the cost of a tax (ie, a tax on apples is shouldered by the farmer and the consumer).
I was a high school sophomore back then, too young to vote. Even though I wouldn’t vote for either of these guys, at least both of them represented a time when Americans were somewhat more civil in contrast to today. Back then debates were exactly what the definition of the word “debate” is. Now today we have a president who brings in an ex-president’s accusers to get in the head of his opponent and that same president threatening to put his opponent in jail if he wins. How far have we fallen today. The America of 1980 is nothing like the America of 2020 and we are all the worse off for it. Vladimir Putin is laughing at us.
@@JohnnyCage333 i agree. I think he undermined President Reagans agenda with his dealings with congress. Just as President Trump is undermined by establishment staffers he has employed.
Oh...My ancestor's brother's wife, Susannah Holmes, was the great grand daughter of one of our Founders in North America. Pretty sure I can prove that last statement.
Ronald Reagan was my childhood hero! He was a true American patriot. He really believed in American exceptionalism. That America’s system of government and our Constitution were above any other system ever tried. He saw evil in communism and socialism and helped that evil system into the ash heap of history. God bless you Mr. President job well done. Thank you for leading America back from the dark days and the whole nation prospered from what you did. Wish you were still with us!
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This Debate happened 8 years before i was even born. I like seeing the candidates debating on the actual issues instead of demonizing each other.
Eli one was a murderer, huge oil corporation magnate, and the other was an actor who “spoke” very conservative republican, however never decreased spending even during the reganomics tax cuts. Just look up art laffer vs Peter schiff. The regan administration was BS. Not conservative. Not reublican
Fascism is Right Wing The Reagan administration proposed numerous spending cuts that would’ve eventually lead to a balanced budget had they been adopted, they were just never passed through Congress.
@@donaldthesavage1288 and couldn't be because the house and senate were controlled by democrats, just like they were for most of the 20th century
@@actualideas8078 which one was the murderer?
@@jasonmorgan8110neither really. Both very competent and intelligent.9.9% average inflation from 77-80.
this debate is so much more civilized and informative that debates nowadays
That’s because they’re talking about important issues thoroughly without interrupting one another. Today everyone has the ability to see the bets of a 15 second clip and so that’s what the candidates are trying to get out of it
Andrew M: thats just society in general. Remember when music wasnt just hiphop garbage w/ expletives every 3 words and didnt involve bragging about money & stuff?
That's exactly what I was thinking...
@@vulcanraven9701 You sound like an old bitter white man.
It was still all staged and green screened
its amazing to see how chivalrous these men are to each other in letting the other talk without interruption, much to the contradiction of our modern day politicians
Trump is an a hole
+Jeremie Masseloux So true.. Every time Trump tried to talk Jeb, Rubio, you name it all tried to interrupt him. Same as Cruz against Rubio and Christie and Paul.. it's crazy
And let us also keep in mind these two men would soon put aside (or meld) their differences as running mates... and Bush would succeed Reagan as president.
Unlike today's Republicans, both these men were on the same page, determined to defeat the Democrats and restore what they believe to be "American values." They were not trying to split party wings - if anything they had different ideas. But they later demonstrated how to come together with their ideas to be running-mates (and a presidential successor).
Jeremie Masseloux especially when you realize that GHWBush murdered Kennedy
My God what happened to America in the last 30 years... Its just amazing to see this... Real gentleman debating on real issues with real answers.
eblgraphics The Clintons happened (also de Bushes)
I believe it was more a Bush thing than a Clinton thing but you are right both were shall we say of lower stock lol... Then came Obama and it was all class lol he almost save the day like Reagan but he didn't... Now we have a liar and a dangerous megalomaniac to choose from ain't life grand.
Ramped Upp Trump is a beast. You think he cares about you HA he is manipulating you like a child.
Ramped Upp Not at all... Not only is he a gentleman but a hero check yourself if you think Trump is half the man Bush is...
+eblgraphics Eblgraphics,I'm gonna break my hip laughing if I read even two words of what you say . Never have I seen such a failure of one of our future leaders. I see someone who is (turn on the industrial strength brainwashing) so wonderful and intelligent. Have a nice day!
Why is Reagan 69 here and he has better hair than me at forty seven? It's not fair. He was a freak of physical nature.
To jon122569
Because you have been smoking! 😂
genetics.
I'm 47 & have no hair, so you're ahead of me.
You both have got better hair than Trump.
Because your genetics suck.
I'm a Republican and I want this Republican Party back
Me too...
+Geoffrey Fence The Tea Party has destroyed the GOP.
+Arun Jani yes they have .
+Mark Swanson *facepalm* please re-watch video... Then describe presidential qualities and then watch anything with Trump in it, I guarantee you will recognize that Trump is not the right guy for the job.
+Geoffrey Fence They are dead and gone.
There is such a classiness in this debate that is just completely gone nowadays. GB & RR both are able to agree and disagree as adults, all the while bouncing right back to almost friendly terms. They aren't interrupting, using scare tactics, and their having actual discussions, not just name calling and mudslinging.
Ive noticed today there is an improvement in the show: the display, the podiums, the broadcast, IE the production. Yet a deterioration in the actual quality of substance and message.
That's because the Greatest Generation are dead, and the Baby Boom, their successors, are retiring. What we have today is rather weak.
In Italy too we complain about today's farcical debates. There was so much class and intelligence up to the '80s. I guess it's a problem many countries have.
The information is available now to the English speaking world that views America as a warmongering nation and it has a diverse population that supports it's failure so other's can create their own government's without influence being that ours is not a good idea for adoption otherwise you will be taken as a resurrection of the same power structure and will be condemned.
I just came here from the 2016 debates and bullshit.
This is sooo much more like it. These are gentlemen, whether they are wrong or did some bs. These two were willing to give each other time, and explain their positions. Loved it.
These aren’t “gentlemen” these are fucking lying warmongering tyrannical clowns. Who just act in front of the camera, and you think that’s gentlemen like? I don’t know about you, but I’m not naive enough to think this is how a politician should act. Trump doesn’t go by a fucking script, and he knows it’s more honorable to not than to go by one. He tells it like he sees it and doesn’t let lobbyists buy him out to push their narrative more than real national Interest. For that I’ll always support right wingers like Trump than from the likes of frauds such as Regan and Bush
God bless Ronald Reagan. RIP, the united states really miss you.
RIP George H. W. Bush
tory shepard eh kinda, reganomics was BS cuz the national debt continued to go up up up.
FREEUNDERRATEDMUSIC lol. The man who murdered JFK...
Truly a great man.
He’d STILL make a better president right now, this minute, than our current sick idiot
Look at the bitter Democrats here who can't deal with the greatness of Reagan.
Not all. I’m a democrat and I loved the Reagan, Bush era.
Yeah what the person above said. I’m a right winger and I can’t stand that 2nd amendment violating, old war criminal, Ronald Regan.
No rhetoric. No name calling. Respect with a common goal. Quite a team these men became. I was 18 that year. And, I voted for the first time. I've been a republican since. These are trying, to say the least, times for the GOP and our country. I hope the child-like behavior on both sides comes to an end. And realistic leadership emerges to unite this...greatest experiment the world has ever known...the United States of America. Let FREEDOM RING! Candidates, please watch this. Thanks for the upload. Peace and LOVE!
I used to call myself a Republican, but then I got smart, and now I don’t call myself anything.
No rhetoric? All they’re doing is spewing the bought out opinions of their lobbyists of what they think is wrong with the country instead of what the people think is wrong with this country. No rhetoric my ass. Fuck these guys, and your little speech about America? The founders would agree with me. I’ll take Trump’s asshole demeanor toward politicians who deserve it than fake, frauds like these reptilian fucks. Turns out this will be my first election I’ll vote for in, and I’m proud to say I’m voting Trump 2024! Death to Neo Conservatism!
a much more cordial Republican debate than these days.
Justin between an actor and a murderer... very cordial
Same Shirt Different Day it was definitionally cordial. It case you are confused of its definition, this debate was prime example of cordial tolerance and respect. Whatever the background of the debaters, the debate rules and etiquette was well respected.
Justin Butler this debate was an example of propaganda
You misspelled fake
omg a debate on policy, where the two sides admit where they agree and seem more focused on the issues than clownish tactics; man what happened America
+أفلاك الأفكار What's particularly striking about these older debates is that they don't have the feel of a corny spectacle like a lavish sporting event or a New Year's eve special. I would actually attend a debate if it was free of all the modern BS.
Because our media is out of control and the Internet happened and cell phones happened .
kname we the people lost the second amendment.
+أفلاك الأفكار gangsta rap happened
+Jason Raczkowski The internet didn't contribute to this. Thanks to the internet bullshit gets exposed and people without a voice can join together.
This is fucking hilarious compared to today's debates.
You mean civilised.
Reagan ripped on w by saying cut your sons allowance
+Jason Raczkowski Haa good one 😄😄
Few use hilarious right. But you did. My upvote is yours
@@liamblackman63*More fake
It's so interesting to grow in W's legacy and look back at his similar mannerisms to his father.
Ethan Gray like when he was looking down a barrel in the book depository building? Or did you glance over that portion of American history?
Share this as much as you can. People need to see that once upon a time, American politics wasn't a clown show and they debated policy, not the size of their hands.
They also talk more policy in 5 minutes than I have heard this entire election cycle. This is the America we need to return to.
You'd have to go to college they're not going to be responsible for anyone else's mind there's too much literature in every country to make it available for free. 😂
Sad that both men are now gone
We need Reagan back.
Never truer words.
@@anthonygooden5851 he’s burning in hell with Nixon!
@@McDonough01 burning in hell for what?????
@@anthonygooden5851 Iran-Contra, calling black people “monkeys”, the aids epidemic, a whole lotta things. You like him because he was an A-grade performer, and because of that, he duped every sucker that believed him. Performative politics is a beautiful thing. You get to excite the public about one thing, and rob ‘em blind right under their noses
@@McDonough01 with so much hate in your heart you surely are going to hell no doubt my dear friend.
What a treat! The next two Presidents of the United States debating one another face to face! Thank you for posting!
REAGAN OBVIOUSLY WON THE REPUB PRIMARY AND TOOK G.H.W.BUSH AS VEEP.
It was all staged like today
thank you so much for posting this -history geek
Reagan was the man and loved history. That made him wise.
Thank you President Bush and Reagan for these wonderful memories..
I enjoy how Reagan had a legit rebuttal for every false narrative that was thrown at him
Great uploads mate thanks
At 11:36, Reagan tells Bush his son can be "extravagant with his allowance".. oh man did that statement come to haunt us by 2008..
They were so polite. What happened?
The Dems changed and they’re getting bullied like crazy now
Victória well, the dude on the left killed JFK....
they're called the 1990's
Politicians nowadays want to act like people from the street.
Wait do you guys actually buy this crap coming from Bush and Reagan? Don’t get me wrong, everything Reagan “says” is on point, but reganomics is a joke and his presidency was one big acting gig. He lied about everything. He isn’t conservative at all. The national debt continued to rise during “reganomics”. Art Laffer didn’t see the bubble of 08 coming. To quote Noam Chomsky (not the most conservative source, I know), “we have not had an honest president since JFK”. And truthfully, a lot of us think that George HW Bush was involved in CIA ops in the 50s and 60s in the Caribbean especially. Just look up CIA involvement in guatemala and understand that Bush sr had a mysterious oil company in the Caribbean called Zapata around the same time. Look it up, before you call me crazy, cuz until you look it up, I call you morons. Buy gold, sell dollars, while you still can
Ah reagan. He legitimately believed trickle down economics would actually work
Ron Paul supported Reagan in 76. He supported his message throughout his presidency. In 88, he threatened to leave the Republican Party because of all the deficit spending from the Reagan administration
Ronald Reagan has that charisma .. he is a great speaker .. no wonder he won 49 states in 1984 presidential election.
No mud flinging. How times change.
I agree. When it comes to debates, I don't waste my time watching them. They do nothing but drag each other through the mud.
I remember watching this live on PBS in Ohio when I was 12!
+James Schuur I was 18 in Toledo! GO BUCKS!
Two of the greatest candidates in recent years.
bjehulk what they “say” is on point. But the deficit spending was off the charts. Classic “conservatives”
bjehulk at 9:59 Reagan clearly lies: “...I believe in reducing the size of government...” why did the national debt increase every single year then?
Thanks for uploading!
I am generally more pro-Democrat but these two showed class and maturity compared to this years crop of candidates (with the exception of Kasich and Carson)
Rand Paul?
Then why is it the right has changed for the worse so much?
@@stefanfunIt’s changing for the better. If you think Neo Conservatism is better than Paleo Conservatism you really have terrible judgment
@@Wadiyatalkinabeet_ dude, you are literally replying to a comment from 6 years ago.
Thank God for these two men. We enjoy our spoils today because of what they accomplished for us.
+remingtonh They? What Reagan accomplished you mean. The Bush family are a crime ridden set of losers whose agenda together with Clinton ruined this country and has lead to Obama. Give me a break!
I wish Bush would say "Not gonna do it!"
👉👉👉👉12:21...
tom sanderson I wish Bush would’ve been arrested in 1963 for orchestrating the JFK assassination
The presidents for the next 12 years debating.
Reagan couldn't stand GHW Bush - nor could Bush stand Reagan. Bush being on the ticket was a capitulation agreement by Reagan to the RNC. And, guess what - he got SHOT less than 2 years later. He survived, much to the chagrin of the Bush's.
@@MrBudcoleI think they became closer later on . Also Bush made it very clear he was not going to override Reagan agenda so I think they became more cordial.
Later on the economy has started to rock and we all lived happy lives.
notice one thing.. these guys disagreed because they were opponents.. but they campaigned against carter the entire debate.
Watching this debate is like watching bruce lee and chuck norris go at it Reagan is bruce lee whipping the floor with George Bush who is Chuck norris.
Listen to Reagan and Bush talk about immigration starting at 45:30. You realize how the Republican party has changed in 35 years. Neither could get nominated today.
+Mick LaSalle George HW, is still alive. He would get a lot of support should he decide to ran for re-election again tomorrow. He would likely perform better(in comparison to Jeb) against Trump.
+theunknownpersonism Dude can't Evan talk anymore. But honestly looking at history the wrong bush for reelected
+theunknownpersonism Actually he wouldn't. Bush ruined the Reagan legacy together with his failure of a son.
Mick LaSalle The immigration issue was vastly different in 1980
It was George H.W Bush who advised Nixon to resign. He had his generation's practical business sense.
--jesson1980 M
What happened to the Republicans? I don't agree with their policies but there I will acknowledge that there is a lot of class here. Nowadays it's just a clown show where there they just fight like children.
Totally agree. I may not agree with everything that's being discussed, but you have to respect that they're actually arguing policy and substance in a civil manner. Not a single childish insult or blatantly delusional and hyperbolic statements. RIP Republican Party. Trump is just the vulture dining on the dead and rotting corpse.
This is weird, i'm seeing a debate and not hearing "free free free free stuff", i don't understand what is wrong with those politicians ?
These two are true deserved to be called Presidents.
both classy men, love them both
Even though I am a Republican, and I will likely support Trump- this Debate is far more real and substantive than this nonsense we have now.
+Ryan Lege And yet you still support Trump...
TheJadedTraveler yes
+Ryan Lege may i ask why? the other republican candidates even said they would rather have an america that is run by a democrat than have an america being torn apart with violence and hatred towards others.
Binali Patel because none of that is going to happen anyways it's all hyperbole thrown together by liberals and conservatives who don't want to lose their power
You support trump and you consider your self a republican. haha I have a more liberal lean and I can tell trump is a dumbass libral.
Reagan is the best.
when do they debate about their hands and other body parts sizes?
Omg there's so much much substance and class here. Watching the republican debates this year was like watching a long fart. Came here to clean my palate...wish the Republican Party went back to how it was here and the democrats went back to the left, where FDR left it :( that way we could have a real discussion that would help the people...and not corporations. Don't buy the partisanship. Both parties are in the pockets of the corporations. That's why the only candidate I trust is Bernie. Everyone else is bought for, in trumps case, a narcissistic man-child. Before you say anything, compare trump to Reagan, or even Bush. He doesn't even hold a candle...
+Alice Lopez YOu talk about class and then call Trump, the most Reagan like candidate since 1980s, a disparaging name? Hypocrite.
How is Bernie doing? Does he have it all wrapped up yet?
Reagan would be supporting Trump right now. Think about that.
No, Reagan would be supporting Cruz...Reagan didn't support liberal Democrats.
Except when Reagan was a Democrat of course...
Reagan supported the will of the people in the primary process and had an eleventh commandment that
HE HIMSELF TERMED AS SUCH in 1966: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.
Trump knew Reagan and campaigned for him.
How times have changed,we went from these two awesome dudes to this sides show of today.
Polite debate! Why can’t we have that now? 😇
And across the pond, Margret Thatcher was already in power and implementing the same ideas.
I loved it how Bush said "I don't want to put words in [Reagan's] mouth and want to give him a chance to explain his position." Wow. You never see that today in primaries and the general election.
Jimmy Carter has watched this video 39 times...
This is one of my favorite President and VP duos.
I Was Only Planning On Watching The First 10 Mins But The Debate Was So Good That I Watched The Whole Thing... Both Men Were Great But I Think That Reagan Won This One!!!
Reagan was VERY GOOD!
Ronald Reagan, a true conservative and the second best POTUS in our history, after President Washington.
+The Lego History Channel
Washington was just a figure head Lincoln was clearly the best president
Each to their own opinion ;)!
+The Lego History Channel Reagan was the greatest cheerleader for the country to be sure in the second half of the twentieth century but Greatest President? No. Lincoln and FDR would fall first. Outside of Lincoln and FDR, Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, and Reagan. The one thing they have in common is they rallied the people and saved the nation from ominous threats or in T. Roosevelt and Eisenhowers case represented the American spirit.
northmeister
FDR was extremely overrated
FDR was overrated sry cyanghost109
hmmmmm, wonder why this got to my recommended 6 yrs after it was published on youtube...
Expediency and lack of principle enabled Bush to drop his (well-founded) critique of Reagan's huge unfunded tax cuts once he joined the ticket. He seemed to remember them in 1990 when he agreed to tax increases to pay down the deficit, but by then the no-tax orthodoxy was so absolute in the Republican party it killed him.
Why aren't debates still run by The League of Women Voters? These debates seem to be much more relevant, and much more FAIR. Letting various networks run debates resulted in bias, bias, bias, crap!
Two good men, so glad they were our Presidents.
Betcha it took everyone in the room by surprise when Reagan named Bush as his VP later down the line.
arodgefan589 I think he had no choice. He had to unite the party to beat Carter.
@@bobsmith597 Exactly. I mean Bush kind of represented the moderates so not a bad guess. Sort of like how Bush picked Quayle to satisfy the conservative. Nominees usually pick running mates based on their perceived weaknesses
I would pick Reagan any day over this sneaky bush.
It is staggering to see how much these candidates were on top of the budget figures, and what could be done with the carefully accounted resources available. Today we have AOC and the green new deal.
They debated on proper things. Much better than 30 years later, it's almost as if they knew whoever lost the nomination would be the Vice President
coincidentally this debate took place the exact same day as the failed Iranian hostage rescue mission, april 24, 1980.
The two fellows in the audience who turn around on either side of the speaker at 0:04 are my father and uncle.
00:11:14 - the winning statement right there. And deservedly so.
Well pointed.
The debate about immigration at 47:00 is interesting. Looks like the Bushes right from the beginning were soft on illegal immigration.
So was Reagan
I was born on this very day!
happy birthday
Woooooow i was just 1 year & 10 months when this presidential forum took place and i was in Morocco.
American needs a president who has the guts to risk his political career to do the right thing，just like Reagan did
RIP two great presidents.
Reagan was a better speaker than a debater, but he was rather good at both.
I respect the statement, but history proves, Reagan smashes in debates. Not because he was good at it, but because he spoke as honest as he understood the situation
45:31, question about illegal immigration.
No telepromters!
Dude, who debates with teleprompters?
And Reagan cut taxes, increased defense spending and GDP Growth went to a record 7%... the Economy boomed and Americans flourished.... Bush was elected after Reagan and his policies started the decline of the American working class...
Trickle-down economics never worked. It only made things worse. Reagan's tax cuts only succeeded in raising the debt from 26% of GDP to 41% and it kept going up after that until Clinton came into office.
***** No, trickle down economics doesnt work. It might create some benefit in the short term, but eventually it fails miserably. Economists understand this well by now. All you have to do is look at what happened to the national debt when Reagan started implementing his policies, and the same for GW Bush.
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"Trickle down this. trickle-down that" the only place I see "Trickle down economics" is on the left. They support these big corporate cronies because they fuel their political machine through absurd donations and everyone else be damned if they call them out on it.
Also, the term "trickle-down" is not even a scientific term, but rather, a political one used to discredit Reagan. It has failed in doing so, so drop the bullshit. Nobody is buying it.
William Ochocinski Clinton’s surpluses has some bad side effects
Interesting question asked to Ronald Reagan... 52:08
Regan won because he had a better hairline than George H.W. Bush
Funny how one became the vice president of another. Kind of like Biden and Harris if you remember..
Trickle down voodoo economics
There is no voodoo in supply side economics.
Its still used to this day
for real. We have a rite to free college, free healthcare, and higher taxes for millionaires.
Feelthebern luckylucy
None of what you whine for ARE NOT RIGHTS
@@AmRFuKYaH damn you really need help
Reagan 2020
1980 the year I was born.
Wow, what a time to be alive🙄🙄
can someone explain what reagan means when he says tax burden is at its highest percentage of gdp? my understanding is that tax burden means who shoulders the cost of a tax (ie, a tax on apples is shouldered by the farmer and the consumer).
Wow, this was a time when republicans were compassionate.
Unless you were gay or black.
@@davidcase2847Partisan baseless narrative nonsense
Bush has quite the temper. He's quite snippy with his answers like he's frustrated he has to be here rather than just solving problems
Trump's message on illegal immigrants is totally different from both of them😂
Really makes you wonder if any of these 2 would win if they campaigned with the exact same policies today, doesn't it?
Wow George W is *just* like his dad.
Senior seems far more intelligent.
They’re both scumbags
George Bush Sr at the 5 minute mark was 100% correct.
I was a high school sophomore back then, too young to vote. Even though I wouldn’t vote for either of these guys, at least both of them represented a time when Americans were somewhat more civil in contrast to today. Back then debates were exactly what the definition of the word “debate” is. Now today we have a president who brings in an ex-president’s accusers to get in the head of his opponent and that same president threatening to put his opponent in jail if he wins. How far have we fallen today. The America of 1980 is nothing like the America of 2020 and we are all the worse off for it. Vladimir Putin is laughing at us.
Conservative socially and fiscally.
Well this is a video when two real presidents talk about real issues love u mr bush sr and reagan from PHILIPPINES...
What if President Jimmy Carter debated George H W Bush on 10/28/1980 in Cleveland OH
He probably would have lost . Carter was a disaster.the fact he lost by much says as much . Note I didn’t attack Carters character just his presidency
was mr bush his VP ?
yes
Yes. Unfortunately.
@@JohnnyCage333 i agree. I think he undermined President Reagans agenda with his dealings with congress. Just as President Trump is undermined by establishment staffers he has employed.
Oh...My ancestor's brother's wife, Susannah Holmes, was the great grand daughter of one of our Founders in North America. Pretty sure I can prove that last statement.
Bush and Reagan finally be as friend after they both win the presidency 😘
Ronald Reagan was my childhood hero! He was a true American patriot. He really believed in American exceptionalism. That America’s system of government and our Constitution were above any other system ever tried. He saw evil in communism and socialism and helped that evil system into the ash heap of history. God bless you Mr. President job well done. Thank you for leading America back from the dark days and the whole nation prospered from what you did. Wish you were still with us!