reagan's friend chip after the tragedy in beirut in 19282/83. >> i was there that day. i was in the embassy that day. >> wow. >> well, when the news that day hit washington, d.c., richard reid writes about it in his reagan book. tip o'neill tunnel called all the democrats to hc-5 and they all sat there and they were sure that this tough liberal speaker was going to be giving them talking points on how to attack the republican policy that obviously turned into this abject failure and cost the lives of 240-plus americans. instead, tip o'neill tunnel went up to the podium and he said "ladies and gentlemen, today we're not democrats. today we're americans." and if any democrat criticizes the commander in chief before i tell you you can criticize the commander-in-chief you won't