Iran Contra "have we lost our way?"

[myopiaa]

the end of this speech is very brilliant. i really do think oliver north was not a bad person, i feel bad that he has been so demonized. but that doesn't justify the CIA forming its own government within a government

[Towncrier123]

This should have been the second Watergate, and Reagan should have been impeached and removed from office in disgrace.

[brutusbro]

Interesting piece here . And the comments by Senator Mitchell that DISAGREEING WITH THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT EVIDENCE OF LACK OF PATRIOTISM , are profound .

[skowheganme]

Constituional democracy is not a romantic notion; it is the one defense that we the people have against ourselves. The one foe who may defeat us !

[bluessoul]

"In America disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism. Indeed, it's the very fact that Americans can criticize their government openly and without fear of reprisal that is the essence of our freedom. And that will keep us free."

[surnbe]

Unless the disagreement is with Barack Obama, then you are an ignorant racist extremist.

[bluessoul]

Are you replying to me? If so, what?

[bricitybrac]

Ollie knows he's in the wrong. Looks like he's going to cry.

[misabomb]

Al GOre wasn't even there! And Ollie NEVER SAID the osama bin laden was after him...LOOK IT UP BEFORE YOU REPEAT IT!!! DO your country a favor, Hold your representatives accountable!!

[haansgruber]

Al Gore asked him about the security system.

Their all neocons.

Neo as in Neo Nazi

Con as in Con men!

You are being lied to. Not just americans, the entire world. Programmed, manipulated, and enslaved. Most of it is happening without any resistance whatsoever. There is no rule of law, their never has been. What they say ....... goes. If not, they will attack you, and you will die if necessary.

peace :)

[haansgruber]

There is no freedom to disagree with the government. I am a prime example of this. Government agents came and shut me down, solely for saying what I was saying. That was just after 911. I won't go into further detail but, it suffices, there is no freedom of speech, I was silenced on that particular medium because I was reaching a great many people. This medium is basically a waste of time, and is monitored and tracked. A spider uses a web to catch flies.

peace :)

[Kiraiko44]

this video rocks. period.

[lenn53]

You dumb asses who defend this scum Oliver North really think he and the rest of these right wing lunatics care anything about you? Little by little they are taking our personal rights away little by little they are chipping away the bill of rights.. so if they start using the Patriot Act, or whatever version of it they ram down our throats in the future, to start sticking Americans in some form of Guantanamo there's not be a constitution left for you to hide behind...

[tgambill]

Pretty much sums it up. North spent around $60,000 for a home security system. He made claims that it was because of Bin Ladin. :)) Lie, it was because of his fear of the Insider government taking him out if they decided too. You are correct in what you say and its coming here soon.

[Conservative84]

Reagan ended the cold war and all you people bitch about the methods used lol All you liberals do is whine and have no solutions of your own.

[etsneroj]

No serious historian believes covert ops in latin America were instrumental in ending the cold war. And they did anything but bring about democracy. For the most part communisim in eastern Europe and western Asia collapsed under its own weight.

[hotpink6981]

Reagan sold weapons to Iran and reupbelickers have the nerve to question democratic patriotism. Repubelickers are the biggest bunch of hypocrites. You illegally sell weapons to terrorist and give weapons to drug dealers, cover it up, then have the nerve to act indignant when a man lies about his sex life even though no one was killed by his actions and none of our enemies were emboldened.

[grantgilles]

"lol" really? really.

[bobbyclerici]

North made these commie-libs look weak and puny. Americans knew what kind of spirit built this nation.

North represented everything that made this country number one and everything you people hate about being an American.

[nightflyer28]

North should be in Leavenworth. Lying to congress? Deceiving the elected reps?

How is that in any way the "spirit that built this nation"?

[TruePatriot00]

Ollie North looks like such a smug little bitch.

This guy was profiting greatly from the flow of narcotics into the U.S. and he tries to justify it by claiming he was acting in America's interest by propping up rebel factions in South America.

He should be in jail, but instead, he has a show on Faux News.

[driemerpatriot]

I have it, watched it all, to catch up on the history of it, and I am convinced that he did not profit from this, you probably did not watch it reciently and you are going on past impressions. What he did was clearly wrong, but I do not believe he profited fom this. But isn't this speach moving? It is asamed we are gradually losing our freedoms and I am amazed how so many people still do noy see that the main stream media is blackballing Ron Paul because he speaks truth.

[TruePatriot00]

George Mitchell is certainly a patriot of the highest regard. This footage is priceless.

But on Ollie, I am quite certain that he, Shackley, Secord, Hakim, Bush, etc., were not acting on a Patriotic impetus.

The true story of Iran-Contra has never really come to light to the American people.

[bobbyclerici]

God Bless America! The sniveling commie-libs lost this round. Reagan was right: Col North is a hero, and that is what drives you crybabies nuts.

The American people affirmed Reagan by voting in his Vice Preseident by a landslide.

I'm still laughing about that one!

[mountainstandardtime]

@TruePatriot00 North is an American patriot and don't you ever forget it. By the way what is your communist ID card number? Most likely number 1.

[driemerpatriot]

I posted this because I feel we have lost our way. Anytime we critize our govn't we are called unpatriotic. Bill O has many times on his show told his guest because they didn't agree with Bush's policies that they were unpatriotic and should leave our country. The secret service now desiginates FREE SPEECH zones in which to contian, control, criminalize protesters.

[buzzclick500]

@driemerpatriot : "Bill O" is just the modern-day version of Joe Pyne in the '50's and '60's. His world centers around viewers, ratings and advertising revenue for the company he works for.

[dtimm53217]

I watched this particular statement live on TV over twenty years ago and have never forgotten it, and have always wanted to see it again. No idea how or where you found this, but thanks for posting it. It's as relevant today as it was then.