Posted on 02/10/2011 9:09:22 PM PST by ynotjjr
Fifteen years before there was a Community website called OurtownFLA.com, there was a Community Cable Channel that was run by Anthony Masella Jr. in Kent, Ohio that covered local events of interest for the community and “cablecasted” them on the cable system. After four years of covering events for the community using a video camera the end had come for this experiment in journalism. The cable company was to be sold at the end of 1984 and Masella decided to relocate to Land O’Lakes but before he did, he had one last assignment, the 1984 Presidential Campaign Ohio Whistle stop tour by President Ronald Wilson Reagan. In his move to Florida the tape of Reagan, only seen once, was lost and presumed taped over and lost forever.... A quarter of a century later, at the end of a very long volleyball tape, the historic footage was found. “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it was like going back in time” said Masella. It was the last event I covered for fifteen years, till I started OurtownFla.com in Pasco County, since then I had the opportunity to cover President Bush, Governors’ Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin and Senators’ Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio but Reagan was the most impressive” he said. “Things had been bad for a very long time when he took over, it was as if we fell into a hole on November 22, 1963 and never stopped falling. To a generation of young people he represented hope and optimism for the future.” Said Masella. The 25 minute tape will run on the award winning local community website www.OurtownFLA.com following the Super bowl to commemorate President’s Reagan’s 100th birthday and can be viewed there all month
(Excerpt) Read more at ourtownfla.com ...
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Clearly, this country won’t recapture the greatness we had during Reagan’s time, but it sure is nice to hear his speeches. It reminds me of how blessed I feel to have experienced his Presidency.
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Thanks for posting these!
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbgOsUzd5rk
Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZQMQgxDS0I
Part Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZm3uvvZwek
I don’t have a ping list, but I wanted to bring this to the attention of a few FRiends who might be especially interested.
Ynotjjr found a long lost tape of President Reagan on his Whistle Stop Tour in 1984. He broke it down into three parts and posted it for all to see.
raybbr took the time to create a transcript and post it for us (post 15).
This is a rare treat. Thank you ynotjjr and raybbr.
Oops, wasn’t done editing. Forgot to mention that ynotjjr recorded this himself. Well, read the original post. Enjoy!
Thank you Bayb!
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Transcript in 15 and videos in 24.
Thank you for the ping and thank you, ynotjjr!
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Now that I’ve seen the videos, I can thank you again. Reagan never fails to amaze with his timeliness - even though we know that quality is due to the timelessness of his principles.
If you haven’t thought of it, I seriously recommend that you contact the Reagan Library with this. It may have been the only time that this speech was videographed. It also has historical value as documentation of Reagan’s whistle stop campaign. Please do it!
Great transcription. The Reagan Library may want that. See my post above re the video.
"Things had been bad for a very long time when he took over, it was as if we fell into a hole on November 22, 1963 and never stopped falling. To a generation of young people he represented hope and optimism for the future."
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