information. having gone back through years and years of social media posts, you know, extensive research, what you re drew iing is absolutely right. we see a sophisticated influence campaign, where torshin and his protege are seeking to open nra as a condue you to do russia s bidding in u.s. politics. in america they become a conduit to meet people like david keene, who s a conservative everywhere man. he ran the organ asian for many years that run cpac. he s one of the most connected guys in washington, and likely the reason that john bolton appeared in this video, the only public discussion that david keene asked bolton to record this video. but the idea that bolton is
gear. the republicans put together, some of them, a report that they called an autopsy, why they called it an autopsy i have no idea but that is the word they used, 100-page report saying certain positions on social issues, gentleman, are turning off young voters from the party. many young voters see these meters as some of the civil rights issues of our time. that is certainly true but this report didn t provide a clear direction for the republican party nor a clear analysis of what specifically went wrong. there was not a clear agenda to revitalize the economy and economic growth and fix an economy that is wobbly. the only real difference that the, at cpac was pat caddell who spoke truth to power about what would be in the report and what the republicans are doing. let me say something about what pat said because he will not toot his own horn but he was
the only speaker whose speech has not been posted online by the guys that run cpac. i watched it online today. it has gone viral. that is the not the official version and the reason is what pat said a week ago friday. what was the message? the problem with the autopsy, which, by the way, is.this was what the jerusalem post said in a scandal newsreel, all are guilty but none are responsible. we have no message. meanwhile there was no explanation of the strategic failures, the real tactical failures. the point i made the special with my good friend doug schoen, is the corrupt arrangement between the consultants and the money making which was a disaster. $150 million, pat? up to $200 million, just to the chive of staff and the