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mr. gorbachev tear down this wall, and they did after 4 or 5 years, i say, unless you set a dramatic marker i agree. the way to get off that, you have to use natural gas for transportation, which you do shift that, the electric car never took off but if nat-gas fills that void. void,. neil: isn't that what he says today, if we explode everything we have -- exploit everything we have from here natural gas to drilling, we could in rapid order get it from here. >> absolutely. neil: can you do it in that short of time, you think he is 10 years too je generous. >> natural gas has to be the manhattan project of next 8 years, that is possible. as far as getting off complete lee off foreign oil that is tough, i don't think there is a reason to replace oil we get from canada and mexico, being our neighbors and friends, we want to create jobs here for us as well, they are refined in our oil refineries, but it is possible with natural gas plan it is possible to create millions of jobs, there is no job creation even on the horizon except for an energy plan, we are only country in world that does not ha

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> ted cruz, the rising star of the republican party. >> there you saw the two bookends of the republican party in modern america, martin luther king and ronald reagan. interestingly, as you know, republicans have invoked cain of a lot in the last few decades, in large part, to try to get rid of affirmative action programs by saying essentially martin luther king wanted people to be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin, which is true. that is what he said. a very effective line by republicans. cruz, remember, is not a mexican-american in texas. they have had difficulty winning races in texas. hecuban-american. that was known by texas. that was recognized as a more hispanic latino leader. >> let's go to a clip of him talking about his father. >> is the story of my father, imprisoned and tortured in cuba, beaten nearly to death. he fled to texas in 1957, not speaking english, with $100 sewn into his underwear. he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour to pay his way through college and to start a small business in the oil

mr. gorbachev, reagan, tear down that wall. listen to this portion of the speech. adam: think we've got, i think we're having trouble with that. let me tell you it was the portion where he describes the president, look you promised to lower sea levels, you promised to stop global warm. i problem to help your family. ford,s that has to be a winner, right. >> absolutely. these are serious times and we need serious solutions. i will deliver on the jobs and energy security. adam: chris? >> it was a good sinker. i think the problem romney has he doesn't really connect. the reality when you're talked about undecided voters i'm not sure they saw anything that will move him. the speech hurt him but i don't think it will move anyone on the fence. >> it was not targeted left or right. it was targeted to independent voters. >> if that is the case it won't work. adam: chris, why do you say it doesn't work? seemed to be a neutral speech reaching out to women when he talked about his mother who ran for senate in michigan? seemed like a warm inviting speech. >> the beginning of t

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [ cheers ] >> dedicated to the dream of freedom he placed in the human. >> waving their passports they rushed forward. >> we have to leave it there. i worked in the reagan white house in the first term. i was associate director of omb. i met my wife of 25 years in the reagan white house. he's one of the greatest presidents in the history of the united states. ari, thank you for helping us. phil musser, thank you. coming up, a little bit about culture wars in the election. welfare, women, white middle class males? will the gop resort to pandering to special interest groups? conservative columnist extraordinaire with us ann coulter. we'll be right back. >> whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence, rather than your doubts. in this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal. america's is. thank you, god bless you. god bless america. [ cheers and applause ] the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not the same game! [

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall![ cheers and applause ] >> dedicated to this freedom. >> raising their new passports, they rushed forward, screaming across the border. >> called upon now to pass that dream of freedom on to a waiting and a hopeful world. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> mr. reagan will speak in his first public appearance since the shooting. [ applause ] >> i have a letter with me. letter came from peter sweeney. he's in the second grade in the riverside school in rockville center. and he said, i hope you get well quick or you might have to make a speech in your pajamas. [ laughter ] whatever else history my say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. in this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal. america's is. thank you, god bless you and god bless america. [ cheers and applause ] >> please welcome former speaker newt gingrich of georgia and his wife, calista gingri

about replacing the soviet union with something like the european union when you spoke about gorbachev you mr medlock once said i quote it's very unusual to find a leader who will risk his own leadership in order to change the system doesn't work well your boss of that time mr reagan cold called russia the soviet union the evil empire do you personally believe that russia was the evil empire and to gorbachev's wit and he's power to change it or were this it you know wasn't as evil as reagan portrayed it well reagan never well he used that term in one speech and it was a speech to the domestic audience. one thing reagan understood the moment that he did not conflate the soviet union with russia one thing he was very appreciative of russian history he was very respectful of the victory in world war two but we were very much aware of stalin's purges the fact that stalin killed probably as many soviet citizens as hitler did now you're going to call him or maybe more now you're going to call that about nine empire well it isn't him higher in the sense that you have various nations many of which ta

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. it is the story of my mom. irish and italian working- class, the first in her family ever to go to college. she became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950's. it is the story of my father, imprisoned and tortured in cuba, beaten nearly to death. he fled to texas in 1957, not speaking english, with $100 sewn into his underwear. he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour to pay its way through college and to start a small business in the oil and gas industry. my father is here today. when he came to america, [speaking spanish] he had nothing, but he had heard. a hard for freedom. thank you, dad. -- a heart for freedom. it is the story of each and everyone of you. where are the sons and daughters that risk everything for freedom and each of us has the duty to pass that seem liberty on to the next generation. and yet today, many in washington seem content to settle for crushing debt and a limited future. we're going broke. i'm here today with a word of encouragement. millions of americans are standing up sayi

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall.s the story of my mom, irish and italian working class, the first in her family ever to go to college, she became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s. it's the story of my father, imprisoned and tortured in cuba, beaten nearly to death. he fled to texas in 1957, not speaking english with $100 sewn into his underwear. he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour to pay his way through college and to start a small business in the oil and gas industry. my father is here today. when he came to america, nada. [speaking spanish] he had nothing, but he had heart, a heart for freedom. thank you, dad. [applause] it's the story of each and every one of you. we are all the sons and daughters of those who risked everything for freedom, and each of us has a duty to pass that same liberty on to the next generation. and yet today many in washington seem content to saddle our children with a crushing debt and a limited future. we're going broke. , but i'm here today with a word of encouragement.

mr. gorbachev tear down this wall. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's the story of my mom irish and italianworking class, the first in her family ever to go to college she became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950's. it's the story of my father, imprisoned and tortured in cuba, beaten nearly to death. he fled to texas in 1957, not speaking english with $100 sewn into his underwear. he washed dishes to pay his way through college and to start a small business in the oil and gas industry. my father is here today. when he came to america,. [ speaking spanish ] >> we've listened to ted cruz, the tea party voice. he is good, you are going to hear him. he is an amazing speaker. people who listen to him fall in love with him. when we come back, you will listen to ted cruz. we'll be right back. cover the convention. but only current coverage will put you at the collision of tv and social media. we'll provide unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on

mr. gorbachev tear down this wall. >> dedicated the dream of freedoms placed in the human heart. >> they rush forward -- >> called upon now to pass that dream of freedom on to a waiting and a hopeful world. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> mr. reagan will speak in his first public appearance. >> thank you very much. >> i have a letter with me, letter came from peter sweeny in the second grade in riverside school in rockville center. he said, i hope you get well quick or you might have to make a speech in your pajamas. whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appeal to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. in this springtime of hope, some lights seem eternal, america's is. thank you god bless you, god bless america. [ applause ] >> woodruff: if there is magical name of the republican party it is that of ronald reagan. now coming to the podium, former house speaker, newt gingrich and his wife, callista. >> thank you. thank you for that warm welcome. what a wonderful tribute to presi

mr. gorbachev to tear down the wall. and i heard a lot of, what shall we say to put it politely?negative stuff from some of my academic colleagues about america. some people even depicted america as the bad guy and the aggressor in the cold war. but i noticed something. even though he was a young guy, i didn't know much, i noticed something all the traffic was going one way. people were not fighting to get into east germany when the soviet union. people wanted to come to the united states of america area if this is such a bad country, one people want to be here but millions and millions of people did want to be there. the transition of american ideals and principles to immigrants and indeed anyone of all peoples, including nativeborn americans, depends on where the ideals flourished. there is culture for the maintenance of ideals. it is very important to understand us. it is not just an accident. even our great constitution is not a machine that goes of itself. it likely depends on a culture that is supportive of it. and that culture is going to be constituted in very significant

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. has placed in the human heart. they rushed forward, streaming, across the border. we call upon you to pass that dream of freedom and a hopeful world. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> thank you very much. i have a letter with me. it came from peter sweeney, he is in the second grade in the riverside school in at dr. -- rocco center. he said, i hope you did baca, or you might have to take a -- make a speech in your pajamas. [laughter] what ever else history may say about me when i am gone, i hope it will report that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears. to your confidence rather than your doubts. in this springtime of hope, some sunlight -- america's is eternal. thank you, and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> please welcome former speaker newt gingrich of georgia, and his wife, c allista gingrich. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you for that warm welcome. what a wonderful tribute to president reagan and the spirit of the american

mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> dedicated to the dream of freedom he has placed in the human hearts, they rushed forward, streaming across the border. >> called upon now to pass that dream of freedom on to a waiting and a hopeful world. >> mr. speak, the president of the united states. >> mr. reagan will speak in his first public appearance since the shooting. >> thank you very much. >> i have a letter with me. the letter came from peter sweeney. he's in the second grade in the riverside school in rockville center. and he said, i hope you get well quick. or you might have to make a speech in your pajamas. whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears. to your confidence rather than your doubts. in this springtime of hope, sunlight seems eternal. america is. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. >> please welcome former speaker newt gingrich of georgia and his wife, callista gingrich. >> -- remains probably the most popular figure in the republican party -- >> he does, anderson. reagan

mr. gorbachev to tear down this wall. and you know, i heard a lot of what shall we say to put it politely, - stuff from some of my colleagues about america. some people even depicted america as the bad guy as the aggressor in the cold war. but i noticed something even as a young guy i didn't know much noticed something. all the traffic across the berlin wall was going one way. people were not fighting to get into east germany for the soviet union, but people wanted to come to the united states of america. if this is such a bad countrywide people want to be here? that millions and millions of people did want to be here. now the transmission of american ideals and principles to immigrants and indeed anyone in putting new generations of native-born americans depends on the maintenance of a culture in which these ideals flourish. there are cultural conditions for the maintenance of ideals and institutions. it's very important to understand this. it doesn't just happen. it's not just an accident even our great constitution isn