MSNBC Uses Reagan to Spank GOPers, Wanted to ‘End’ Cold War ‘Not to Win’ It

MATTHEWS Well let me ░░░░░░░░ you Evan come here ░░░░░░░░ just did a great ░░░░░░░░ on Nixon and talk ░░░░░░░░ this just briefly the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ about that for a ░░░░░░░░ event question Take it ░░░░░░░░ Nixon to Reagan to ░░░░░░░░ Where are we headed ░░░░░░░░ Well I m sure ░░░░░░░░ and Nixon are rolling ░░░░░░░░ in their graves because ░░░░░░░░ Reagan and Nixon understood ░░░░░░░░ you know They both ░░░░░░░░ that wave themselves They ░░░░░░░░ how to exploit fear ░░░░░░░░ well as hope But ░░░░░░░░ both Reagan and Nixon ░░░░░░░░ how to get things ░░░░░░░░ With your old boss ░░░░░░░░ with your old boss ░░░░░░░░ O Neill they made ░░░░░░░░ Nixon may have had ░░░░░░░░ hardline populist rhetoric but ░░░░░░░░ made deals with a ░░░░░░░░ Senate Nancy Reagan understood ░░░░░░░░ She pushed her husband ░░░░░░░░ get along with the ░░░░░░░░ Union Reagan was a ░░░░░░░░ communist but Nancy Reagan ░░░░░░░░ you have to reach ░░░░░░░░ to your enemies So ░░░░░░░░ Reagan and Nixon were ░░░░░░░░ to do that Nixon ░░░░░░░░ course famously going to ░░░░░░░░ as well as Moscow ░░░░░░░░ current crowd it s ░░░░░░░░ to say Maybe Trump ░░░░░░░░ turn out to be ░░░░░░░░ deal maker you know ░░░░░░░░ one really knows because ░░░░░░░░ s never had the ░░░░░░░░ before not in public ░░░░░░░░ I m sure that ░░░░░░░░ and Reagan would be ░░░░░░░░ today MATTHEWS I think ░░░░░░░░ Reagans Nancy and Ronald ░░░░░░░░ understood the purpose of ░░░░░░░░ Cold War was not ░░░░░░░░ win it but to ░░░░░░░░ it to end it ░░░░░░░░ was the goal Not ░░░░░░░░ Moscow like taking Berlin ░░░░░░░░ Tokyo It was to ░░░░░░░░ the war peaceably and ░░░░░░░░ did it And they ░░░░░░░░ a lot of credit ░░░░░░░░ they deserve it.”