Member for the president s Reelection Campaign, talk about the africanamerican vote. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. This is the federal holiday marking the life of dr. Martin luther king jr. Today is the National Holiday and this is a live picture of the mlk memorial in washington, d. C. After about 20 years of planning and fundraising, this memorial twoopen to the public in thousand 11. The mlk holiday became law in 1983, signed by ronald lakin reagan into law. How are Race Relations doing as we enter 2020 . Are they Getting Better . 2027488000 is your number. If you think Race Relations are getting worse, 2027488001. If you are not sure, 2027488002 is your number. You can send us a text at washington journal. The number is 2027488003. Please leave your name and the town you are calling from. You can post a comment at facebook. Com cspan or a comment at cspanwj. Usa is the fro
Darkness. To his everlasting congress when he testified on unamerican activities he didnt say aoe convicting communists in the United States. He said the United States is Strong Enough to tolerate all points of view as long as they were peaceful. That stood him out from Robert Taylor and other actors who were cooperating with huac. But there is an irrefutable fact. In 1980, we were losing the cold war. By 1989, we were winning the cold war. As Jeane Kirkpatrick said about the San Francisco democrats from the fall of sigh gone in 1975 to january 1981, soviet influence expanded dramatically in laos, libyan, syria, madagascar, seychelles, nicaragua, grenada. Not all were pro soviet and antiamerican to be sure. There are many good antiamerican democrats. But for whatever reason a number of democrats in the 1980s, call them fellow travelers or fifth columnist or deconstructionist or pro srobg tours. Or lennons phrase useful idiots. These were the San Francisco democrats to which kirkpatrick
At the time, in 1977, Ronald Reagan was part of it, was for a time we disturbed the movement and the advance and idea of shadow government. Reagan was very much a part of it. The idea was to counter at least counterpropose or offer alternatives to the initiatives and policies coming forth from the Carter Administration from the secretary of state and secretary of defense and other people. So my advice would not be to the Democratic Party because it would take my advice, anyway, but it would be to the Republican Party is to start developing consistent, coherent Foreign Policy and dont be ashamed about inviting foreign leaders to come address the house of representatives. We are there are three branches to government. President obama is not the president of the house of representatives. John boehner is the speaker of the house. He can invite whoever they want. I think they should invite other dignitaries and foreign leaders and start developing their own consistent coherent Foreign Polic
Present, before the czech republic, i was attending a in prague. Two things i recall is that within weeks of czechoslovakia, part of the warsaw pact, economic opportunity, there were people selling used shoes on the streets, the free market was bursting out all over. But there were two things i recall from being there. I was talking to a woman with forum which was a movement and i asked her about, you know, being a political party. And she pulled me up short and said no, we dont have parties in this country. We tried that. It didnt work. Were a movement of ideas and i remember that instant she got it. She understood what freedom was about. Its not a party membership. It is an intellectual movement. I joked to somebody architecture from the 12th century still thrives there. I joked that one of our sponsors was the town needed a good sandblasting. He said, no, we need 20 years of Economic Growth and then well sandblast. Speaking of blighted landscapes in the communist world, in many of t
There. Yeah, that misinformation exists, but it can get put back in its place even better and more quickly. Thanks for that. Congress is in recess for the summer district work period. All this week we are bringing you American History tv in primetime on cspan3. Tonight, a look at the major speeches of our nations 40th president , Ronald Reagan. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discussion from Regent University Ronald Reagan symposium. Democratic revolution, challenges to fostering global freedom. It focuses on the speeches that defined president reagans administration, including what became known as the evil empire speech and his 1987 west berlin Mchale Gorbachev to tear down this wall. This is an hour 10 minutes. Good morning. Welcome. Im delighted you chose to join us for the 10th annual Ronald Reagan similar pose pose yum on this cold winter morning. I serve as dean as here. I would like to introduce one of our Senior Leaders to greet you at this time and kick off this confer