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Joining me, rnc national committeeman, former chairman of the republican hours association, randy evans. Joining us tonight as well, he served in three president ial administrations as chief political advisor to the House Republican leadership as well, the dean ed rollins. Its good to have you both here. Lets start with you, randy. Where are the republicans going here . You would think the democrats controlled the senate, the house. My god, what is passing for leadership in your party . Randrandy we have seen the Administration Come back from a foreign trip and go on the offense. You had an attorney general today opt for a Public Senate Intel Committee hearing so everybody in the United States could hear exactly what was going on. And you had a man who expressed righteous indignation at former colleagues who thought they could kick hip around when he knew the truth. You are seeing offense because the Senate Republicans and House Republicans have not been able to get the job done. I thi
Joining me, rnc national committeeman, former chairman of the republican hours association, randy evans. Joining us tonight as well, he served in three president ial administrations as chief political advisor to the House Republican leadership as well, the dean ed rollins. Its good to have you both here. Lets start with you, randy. Where are the republicans going here . You would think the democrats controlled the senate, the house. My god, what is passing for leadership in your party . Randrandy we have seen the Administration Come back from a foreign trip and go on the offense. You had an attorney general today opt for a Public Senate Intel Committee hearing so everybody in the United States could hear exactly what was going on. And you had a man who expressed righteous indignation at former colleagues who thought they could kick hip around when he knew the truth. You are seeing offense because the Senate Republicans and House Republicans have not been able to get the job done. I thi
You want to ask rick a number of questions about the book and talk with him about it, and then want very muchn to get your questions so please be sure to send that in to the youtube chat. Rick, i find the title of the book quite provocative and you call it cheap speech. What do you mean by cheap speech . First let meti think the Commonwealth Club for putting this forum together. I wouldve hoped we would at this time be doing it in person but hopefully next time were together having a conversation we will be able to do facetoface. And thank youor as always for agreeing to be the interlocutor here. So the term cheap speech is not mine. Its a term that originates with a professor at law school. He wrote an article back in 1995 where he was talking about the coming information revolution. In many ways quite a prescient conversation, a discussion in that piece. He talked about things like what we would now see as the rise of netflix and spotify. He knew that what was going to happen is we a
Chemerinsky, im dean of the Law School University of California Berkeley School of law. Its my great pleasure to be here today with rick has to use Political Science universe of Irvine School of law professor of your weary because rick has written a terrific new book, cheap speech how disinformation poisons our politics. I want to ask rick a number questions about the book and talk with him about it and then want very much to get your questions so please be sure to send them in to the youtube chat. Rick, i find the title of the book quite provocative when you call it cheap speech. What do you mean by cheap speech . Together. I would have hope we could by this time be doing it in person, but hopefully next time that were together having conversation. Well be able to do it face to face and thank you erwin as always for agreeing to be the interlocutor here. So the term cheap speech is not mine. Its a term that originates with a professor at Ucla Law School in eugene. Volik. He wrote an ar