as we were banging on the door and he said, i'm talking to james clarence can you go?ey had been talking to james clarence may know him a famous poet for three hours and by the end of the maybe five hours he had a song called london year lady which have been dictated to him by this poet. and another time i came home and he was in the attic and i climbed up the ladder and i said, shane, what are you doing in the attic and he said i'm talking to freddy krueger. freddy krueger is in the attic. freddy krueger is one of the attic. freddy krueger is one of thejohnny character. so he had the ability to completely trip out. everyone here probably knows the story about when the pogues were supposed to support bob dylan in america and frank murray ring me and said, i'm not allowed to say the word f, but where the f is shane? he is supposed to be at the airport so we banged on the door, we finally got the door open, she shane was coming down the stairs with blood dripping out of his mouth holding a beach boys record which he had been eating and he said to us, i have just been hav

he began his legal career by working for justice james bought -- buckley and justice clarence thomas on the supreme court. he previously served as general counsel at the u.s. department of transportation during the trump administration and acting deputy secretary of transportation and, briefly, as the acting secretary of transportation. during the george w. bush administration he served as principal deputy and then acting assistant attorney general for the office legal counsel at the department of justice where he advised the president and executive branch officials on a wide range of statutory and constitutional questions. finally we will hear from jean hamilton, the vice president and general counsel of america first legal, a law -- a nonprofit center that works to promote the rule of law. prior to joining afl she served as counselor to attorney general and also as a senior counselor to the secretary of the department of homeland security, and as general counsel for the senate judiciary committee. please join me in welcoming the panelists and then the floor is yours. [applause] >>

cla clarence, the guardian angel showed him what his life was like if he never existed. >> what made this movie so powerful is jamesormance. >> it's interesting how it's a wonderful life became part of christmas culture. >> in the 70s, the copyright was not renewed. >> so by the early 80s, it was every tv station in america that had two pennies to rub together could put it's a wonderful life on and it became a staple. >> it brings a tear to your eye. make you feel like what is important in life. >> you can have a lousy day in the christmas rush and put your feet up and watch it's a wonderful life and all is right with the world. >> and an angel just got its wings. >> too many people have lost sight of the true meaning of christmas. >> shut up, ralphy. >> a christmas story is the greatest christmas story ever made. >> it's a must watch. every year. >> gene shepherd reached in to every single american's head, took out their best christmas memory and threw it in a script. >> it december drive home what it's like to be a kid and have that one thing. >> ralphy wants the red rider b.b. gun. >> you're going to shoot your

clarence the guardian angel comes down to help him see what his life would be like if he had never existed. what made this movie so powerful is james performance. mary doggone it. i last saw the moon for you. that's right, mary. it's interesting how it's a wonderful life sort of became part of christmas culture. in the seventies. the copyright was not renewed. so by the early eighties, it was every every tv station in america that had two pennies to rub together, could put it's a wonderful life on. and it became a staple. it always brings a tear to your eye. it always makes you realize what's important in life. you could have a lousy day in the christmas rush. then you come home, you put your feet up and you watch. it's a wonderful life and kind of all is right with the world. and an angel just got its wings. too many people have lost sight of the true meaning of christmas. oh, hush. shot off, ralphie. a christmas story is the greatest christmas movie ever made. yes, it is a must watch every year. jean shepherd basically reached into every single american's head, took out their best christmas memory and threw it on to a script. rea