Tip O'Neill/ One of the Greatest of our time!

1987 Tip O’Neill interview with a very pregnant, Eileen Prose.
He called himself a “street corner Pol”. Born in Cambridge, MA, his mother died before his first birthday and he was largely raised by a housekeeper until his father remarried when he was eight. He began as a bricklayer but quickly found his political calling.
O'Neill was elected to the congressional seat vacated by Senator-elect John F. Kennedy in 1952. He would be reelected 16 more times, never facing serious opposition.O'Neill was elected Speaker in 1977, the same year Jimmy Carter became President.
In 1967 O'Neill broke with President Lyndon B. Johnson and came out in opposition to America's involvement in Vietnam. O'Neill picked up the trust and support of younger House members who shared his antiwar views, and they became important friends who contributed to O'Neill's rise through the ranks in the House. In 1971, O'Neill was appointed Majority Whip in the House. Two years later, in 1973, he was elected House Majority Leader. O'Neill was the most prominent Democrat in the House to call for the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon in light of the Watergate scandal.
O'Neill was elected Speaker in 1977, the same year Jimmy Carter became President.
Tip O'Neill died of cardiac arrest on January 5, 1994, survived by his beloved wife, Millie, and their children.

[@lhart99]

You are sorely missed, Mr. Speaker! You always wanted the best for those Americans who were born with less, or in less fortunate positions than others. RIP, sir! America sure could use another man of your moral caliber and intelligence.

[@emotionscomeandgo]

Both democrats and republicans were better back in the day. Everything collapsed 2009 when the democrats had 60 senators, and the House.... completely ignored republicans. Obamacare was the beginning of the end for compromise, and a congress that could work.

[@jmjfanss]

for me the democratic party died a long time ago, this is truly not the JFK/Tip O'nell party of the 60's to the 80's, it has become a party of hate and ignorance.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@@jmjfanss I disagree. Democrats back then and today want universal healthcare. JFK wanted an American model of the NHS which he praised. Today, Independent Bernie Sanders who caucuses with the Democrats in both the House and Senate is trying to get M4A which is similar to the NHS.

[@mahirrahman7]

@@rickardkaufman3988 I was about to say the same but also add that the New Deal coalition is what made democrats great not good boy Kennedy

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@@mahirrahman7 Agreed.

[@elephantjournal]

Reading his book now. So charming, funny, kind, honest, just wonderful.

[@rrrrrr-kb9sb]

LOL ! Jimmy Carter a genius? Yikes

[@165Dash]

No wonder he was “speaker”. Phenomenal voice.

[@ralphfurley123]

Former Speaker O’Neil and President Reagan actually got along very well! His criticism of Reagan was part of the process, part of the inner workings of politics. Both were fantastic at doing their jobs! When I was a kid, Speaker O’Neil always reminded me of Fred Flinstone! ☮️🖖🏽

[@MrDsturman]

Reagan was the worst president in the last 50 years

[@KevinArchitect]

Cool interview. Miss her on tv too!

[@LeoWhalen1933]

So it seems as though Carter's mind and Reagan's communication style would've created a Presidential unicorn.

[@Finland1965]

Jimmy Carter was a good president..and he stil are

[@gregorbegger9291]

@@Finland1965 well he lost popularity before the 1980 election

[@schroederscurrentevents3844]

@@Finland1965 not if your standard of a good president is doing right by the people… Carter ultimately failed to attack every major issue of the day

[@gettupp]

Carter's mind created a whole gas problem for the nation and huge inflation. Reagan's mind was fine in his communication was off charts. Tip O'Neill's being a little bit crass here

[@bluevik]

Such a great interview. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@StevenSmith-br5tb]

Tip O’Neill always made me proud to be an Irish American. As an Irish kid that grew up in the Deep South, I often wonder how our Country would have been shaped for the better if we’d had leaders like him down in my neck of the woods.

[@jaredt113]

O'Neill gets right to the heart of the utter contempt Reagan and his cronies had for working people in this country. He was truly one of a kind, but lord knows we could use someone like him now.

[@var1942]

Wonderful

[@ronniewilliams3691]

This man has tremendous empathy for the common person. A touch of intelligence, a touch of class, a touch of integrity. He wouldn't belong in politics today. Hidden, back room deals. He would drop kick Piglosi and Schumer.

[@wadesaleeby2172]

I bet you sleep with your pet iguana 🦎

[@gregorbegger9291]

Best speaker of the house ever

[@jroth7915]

The Tipster nothing I mean nothing better than listening to a rhetorical brawl with the Tipster.....he literally ate the competition!

[@roadracer1584]

These were the days when you could agree to disagree without being disagreeable. Civil but rigorous debate ruled the day. We now live in the age of Trumpism where disinformation, alternative facts, and questioning the motives and character of those you disagree with are commonplace. Sad. America is a nation in decline.

[@historyprofessor1985]

The only Speaker in my lifetime who can even remotely compare to Tip was Nancy Pelosi!

[@johnfriel-uj2zs]

I am a Tip Oneil Democrat😊

[@privatedeletebuttongooglei5221]

I would like to watch it but it is being blocked for some reason. 7/7/19 Austin Texas.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

It works for me try it now.

[@ms.silencedogood7385]

Misspent his entire career alone on the USS Honeyfitz promoting poverty-stricken port-cities' illegitimacy problem. Died in Tokyo, JP of anabuse-induced stomach ailments. Wish I'd seen him coming!

[@johnfarr2738]

Tip O’Neil was a tough, smart. O non sense guy

[@johnfarr2738]

No*

[@christophercrowley9873]

Would have been interesting what he would have said about Trump

[@MondoBeno]

I agree that Reagan was nowhere near as smart as Nixon. But the previous presidents (especially Carter) were micromanagers. Reagan was more hands-off. Unlike the his predecessors, he didn't have a resume as a politicians.

[@jmjfanss]

Tip O'neill was a REAL democrat not hacks like witchlosi, thank god I left the democratic party almost 12 years ago.

[@LeoWhalen1933]

I left officially back in June. It's a shame what the Democratic party has became.

[@SevenFootPelican]

@@LeoWhalen1933 Republican party is still worse and WAY far off from what they used to be. No thanks to that.

[@marctawin9162]

@@SevenFootPelican Both parties have moments like that. It's just that those same two parties have finally 'come out' so to speak, and are showing their true colors. Heavy outdated Conservatism with worryingly worship-like Trump first policy, or excessive far-left liberalism with a horrifically diluted sense of progress. It's a lose/lose for both, because they both have their moments, and those moments have only become more prominent.

[@catecalvertarriola3986]

Glad you left the Dems. The party is better for you leaving 😊

[@fdthornburghjrify]

I'm sorry I watched the video it burst my bubble I used to think much more highly of him now not so much

[@richardmills4928]

One of the greatest drunks ever

[@MondoBeno]

Was it Reagan's fault that the Youngstown steel mills closed?

[@chrismirarchi7462]

No, it was not

[@LeoWhalen1933]

MondoBeno Probably not. However, his ignorance and distrust towards the people of that city showed exactly how despicable he was. Are you telling me they are happy to receive $100 a week in unemployment over a full-time decent paying job? Well, that's what St. Reagan was implying..

[@robertleonard4995]

where is American steel today? especially when Obama allowed China to dump a glut in our market and kill the industry.

[@aguy7039]

In Pueblo (steel city) my mentor told me that ALL STEELWORKERS voted Democrat, because they felt Reagan policies, diminished their output. Learned that in 2018 from a 50+ year steel machinist, who’s father was a machinist before him.

[@RELubber]

The greatest of what?

[@jeffearle8172]

Do disappointing that O’Neil 3:06 felt the need to trash president Reagan as he did in this interview.

[@rrrrrr-kb9sb]

There’s no fool like an old fool

[@stevebannon2884]

He has a full monument in the Swamp Creature Hall of Fame. He was a hack.

[@robertleonard4995]

he may have been, but unlike politicians today he had belief in his convictions and a respect for others. I think Trump may get the steel mills a chance again with this trade war with china.

[@altraveller]

Was he your next door neighbor? Please return to said swamp and never return to American politics again. It has no place for you.

[@robertleonard4995]

@@altraveller no he wasn't, but Massachusetts political hacks today, know little of history. Reagan was good, Coolidge was the best.

[@altraveller]

@@robertleonard4995 Actually, I was responding to Bannon, I'm not from Massachusetts, I'm not a political hack I just don't like Bannon.

[@robertleonard4995]

@@altraveller bannon is a swamp thing...lol I'm not a fan of him either.

[@williamkelly8026]

Tip O'Neil was morally arrogant. Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War.

[@tomstaniech9233]

Tip was it. Not a Hollywood actor

[@catecalvertarriola3986]

Reagan lost his mind. Reagan ended diddly squat.

[@BloodiedYetUnbowed]

It's a shame Democrats have gone totally off the wall with their racism and craziness. I'll be voting Trump on November 3.

[@johncumiskey672]

How did that go,!!

[@wadesaleeby2172]

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