312. Reagan, Iran-Contra and the Cold War

[@100perdido]

Did you mention that part of Reagan's Iran Contra deal was that Iran would hold the American hostages until he took office so he could take credit? This resulted in the American hostages being held even longer than they would have been.

[@ianmedford4855]

This channel is criminally under subscribed

[@Jessica_Sinclair]

Holy Crap! I'm an 80's kid in the USA...and had NO IDEA! I've heard of Iran-Contra but never learned anything at all about it. This is INSANE! Thank you for this podcast!

[@carlosvasquez9890]

OK, here is something a bit more intelligent to say about the topic: in "Arsenals of Folly" (R.Rhodes), Reagan is described as having an "anecdotic, rather than academic, understanding of history". In the light of the podcast, I think it is quite fitting.

[@CL-we8tn]

True that.

[@joejohnson6327]

That's an extremely generous way of putting it. 😄

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

When I think of RR as US President, I think of Forest Gump. That feel good factor 😊

[@TheLadyWrites]

I love this podcast. I hate the ads interrupt every five minutes or so.

[@tommonk7651]

A friend of mine has connections in the US military. He told me just the other day that Oliver North got by 2 Section 8 inquiries in the Marines. He was certifiable. Very similar to G. Gordon Liddy…. And Iran-Contra was a huge deal that was largely swept under the rug. Reagan and his administration did a lot more damage than they are given blame for.

[@chappellroseholt5740]

Good afternoon from the soggy SF Bay Area. In the mid 60's my father, a Navy Chaplain and lifetime Republican, met Reagan at a function and got his autograph for me. Several years later when I was old enough to understand who and what he was I threw it away. The irony is that by the 70's, when Reagan was governor of California, my dad had retired from the Navy and was a Social Worker in the California State system. He saw up close what the terrible policies of that man did to very sick and mentally unstable people by throwing them out onto the streets with a bottle of meds and a good luck, and closing hospitals. My dad became a Democrat and did not vote for Republicans after that. I knew a lot of the stuff you are telling here but it is way more fun listening to you than having lived through it. Trickle down, my *ss. Happy New Year! Love you. Here's my Christmas greeting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaSrn2OCaJemhLM

[@donnyball]

great!!!

[@bnjmnwst]

28:16 C. Everett Koop was a saint!

[@MrSamlaurence]

So good.

[@martinjohnson5498]

12:00 the difference between a head of state and a head of government, in both the US and France.

[@rhmendelson]

It’s not the tax cuts but increased government spending and a bulge in demographics! This was the height of a huge baby boom generation entering the workforce, buying cheap cars and houses, and having computer technology to expand American productivity. It was merely a parallel of vectors that converged together.

[@100perdido]

As a proud American Republican I would like to mention that Reagan's movie, Bedtime For Bonzo, might have been this greatest contribution to our country. The only other Republicans who have starred in a movie with an ape are Clint Eastwood and Charlton Heston If only Trump would do a movie with an ape it would Make America Great Again, or maybe Make Apes Great Again. Americans would "go ape" for this movie.

[@89volvowithlazers]

Morning in America was the biggest load of marketing poop ever. Me a 67 yr old american i lived during reagan it was all a lie fer real

[@CL-we8tn]

Oh lord... No

[@carlosvasquez9890]

Woow....first thumb up !

[@89volvowithlazers]

Oh my lord the bs of the city on a hill

[@89volvowithlazers]

Unions got crushed by reagan and organized labor has suffered ever since patco. It sent the message screw org labor

[@launiesoult3248]

Pres. Reagan was a great man 🎉

[@cliveclerkenville2637]

Do I detect a nasty whiff of TDS here? How profoundly disappointing.

[@DenethordeSade.90]

What is TDS

[@frankgagas9569]

Trump derangement syndrome

[@darrellhamner4608]

@@DenethordeSade.90 Trump Derangement Syndrome. And, there is a little.

[@shindogcity8536]

Holland’s liberal zeal spilling into the Atlantic and drifting west….

[@LODOWICKMUGGLETON]

Stick to history, guys! Your understanding of economics is missing!

[@frankgagas9569]

Completely agree.

[@sayrerowan734]

I hate him The fact more stunt speaks to the ignorance of say many of us

[@belcher2484]

The way you two have stacked as many ads into these amateur commentaries on history is almost commendable.

[@DenethordeSade.90]

Bye 👋

[@worldwidewendall6181]

Snooty little comments like "it was about ten" do your channel no favours. Like or loathe the bad old Orange Man, there were considerably more than 10.

[@benmoose]

11?

[@100perdido]

More than 10 what?

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Perhaps this podcast is not for thee 😮

[@ralphl7643]

The US House was still controlled by Democrats, and they didn't cut spending after agreeing to in exchange for Social Security tax increases in '82. Deficits declined steadily after '82. The PATCO strike firing had a big impact on the Soviets' view of Reagan.

[@daviddiaz529]

Sorry guys, but the numbers tell a different story about the economy. Especially in 2023. Cutting taxes, lowering regulations, a common monetary policy, and cutting government spending is what keeps a healthy economy. The U.S. just has to service the debt.

[@vhufeosqap]

“Cutting taxes is always good even when in worsens the debt in short and long term”

[@belcher2484]

Absolute dogshit that has no bearing on reality

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

I'm a great fan of Reagonnomics. Spend spend spend spend spend.... spend ...

[@DF-ss5ep]

​​@@vhufeosqapOf all motives to increase the debt, cutting taxes might be the least bad

[@Mute_Nostril_Agony]

No mention of Reagan's probably gay son

[@Dabhach1]

Why would there be? Gays eat attention.

[@ropeburnsrussell]

Why should there be?

[@IanCross-xj2gj]

Maybe in connection with the AIDs outbreak?

[@Mute_Nostril_Agony]

I always found it fainty amusing that "Nancy" Reagan was the wife not the son

[@OolonColluphid_ZZ9ZZA]

Ronald Gaygan Jr?

[@cliveclerkenville2637]

It means Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[@christophercarrier2902]

A term used by people with Trump Accommodation Syndrome (TAS), the complete loss of objective standards.

[@OolonColluphid_ZZ9ZZA]

Back for another season.

[@eveb.6568]

Nicaragua....yes, well, check your pronounciation, you British historians!