MRC Video Treat: Ronald Reagan Celebrates Fall of Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989

Newsbusters ^ | November 5, 2009 - 14:26 | Rich Noyes

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On June 12, 1987, as the liberal media elite were toasting the leader of the Soviet Union as a great champion of progress, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Berlin Wall and challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to put his money where his mouth was: “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

Gorbachev did not open the gate or tear down the Berlin Wall, but two years later the people of East Germany did. News broke in the U.S. late in the afternoon (Eastern Time) on November 9, 1989 that the communist government would no longer restrict travel to West Berlin. Just a few hours later, ABC’s PrimeTime Live hosted former President Ronald Reagan to celebrate what would turn out to be the death blow against communism in Eastern Europe. We found the tape in our archives, and posted a video excerpt at right.

[SMCC1]

Neat. I haven’t seen much about the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in the MSM. The History Channel has a special...but who knows how that will be.

[pissant]

BUMO. Thanks for posting

[cvq3842]

Thanks for posting!

[Former MSM Viewer]

I just came back from a trip to L.A. and we got the chance to go out to the Reagan Library. What a beautiful place!! What a joy to hear and see his speeches again!! Here is a picture of a section of the Berlin Wall with the word, "freedom" spraypainted on it. It is prominently displayed as you walk out of the back of the building. We saw his burial site overlooking his beloved California. What a beautiful place - a wonderful tribute to the greatest President in my lifetime. I HIGHLY recommend a trip there when you are in the area. Allow at least 3 hours - maybe more.

[hoosier hick]

What I remember about this speech and its aftermath was the reaction of the MSM. They were howling at how stupid and naive Reagan was to believe that the wall could EVER come down. “It’s there. Deal with it” was the general response from our media.....

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