April 2011, at one of washington, d. C. s most glamorous nights. I got to talk to donald as we were going to our seats, and he was in just such a great mood, and he was very jovial, and people were taking pictures. It was very exciting that donald was there. Donald, over here narrator trumps invitation to the exclusive gathering came after weeks of attacking president barack obama on television. You are not allowed to be a president if youre not born in this country. He may not have been born in this country. But theres something on that birth certificate, maybe religion, maybe it says hes a muslim, i dont know, maybe he doesnt want that, or he may not have one. But i will tell you this if he wasnt born in this country, its one of the great scams of all time. Absolutely. Narrator but that night, in front of washingtons journalists, politicians, and powerbrokers, obama would hit back. President obama takes the microphone. All right, everybody, please have a seat. Donald trump is here to
I got to talk to donald as we were going to our seats, and he was in just such a great mood, and he was very jovial, and people were taking pictures. It was very exciting that donald was there. Donald, over here narrator trumps invitation to the exclusive gathering came after weeks of attacking president barack obama on television. You are not allowed to be a president if youre not born in this country. He may not have been born in this country. But theres something on that birth certificate, maybe religion, maybe it says hes a muslim, i dont know, maybe he doesnt want that, or he may not have one. But i will tell you this if he wasnt born in this country, its one of the great scams of all time. Absolutely. Narrator but that night, in front of washingtons journalists, politicians, and powerbrokers, obama would hit back. President obama takes the microphone. All right, everybody, please have a seat. Donald trump is here tonight and proceeds to filet donald publicly. No one is happier, n
So ambassador Melanne Verveer is founder of the seneca woman, and executive director of georgetown womens peace and security. In 2009 president obama appointed her as the first ever United States ambassador at large for global womens issues. She is cofounder of vital voices come an International Nonprofit that invest in emerging Women Leaders. Kim azzarelli is also a founder of the seneca women and is cofounder and chair of the cornell law schools Avon Global Center for women and justice. She is a legal corporate and Philanthropic Advisor and has held senior positions in Companies Including newsweek, babies, Goldman Sachs and avon. Moderating this evening we are very pleased and very excited to introduce jill abramson, lecture at harvard and former executive editor of the New York Times, and quite icon in journalism. She spent the last 17 years in the most senior editorial positions at the New York Times where she was the first woman to serve as Washington Bureau chief managing editor
Hello im bonnie erbe welcome to to the contrary a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, women and the midterms. The republican wave that succeeded in turning the senate from blue to red will include six female g. O. P. Senators, the largest number to date when Shelly Moore Capito of West Virginia and joni ernst of iowa are sworn in. There will be the same number of female senators, 20, and possibly a 21 after a december runoff decides the fate of louisiana. One democrat kay hagan was unseated. In the u. S. House a record 81 women will be serving three women remain in races still too close to call n new york republican Elise Stefanik became the youngest woman elected to congress and North Carolinas representative alma adams became the 100th woman elected to congress. With onethird of voters going to the poll it is appears the gender gap helped republicans not democrats this year. Women made up 51 of the electorate down from 53 in 2012. Voters under 30
Seeing the effect of that kind of conduct that is so unamerican on our fellow citizens and how much damage it can do to young people, particularly the suicide rate for example of young people who are struggling with their Sexual Identity. It isnt just discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation. Its all kinds of discrimination that we were fighting and we have learned a lot. This is part of a larger narrative that is clear and part of a personal journey for you all as well. It sounds like this case, your partnership is not not only raised her profile to cause you to change and look back on your past and maybe reflect differently upon it. Has that been the general effect . Are we in a place where that narrative is going to continue unabated . Do you really feel that this is going to be a settled issue and what do you think the obstacles ahead may well be . Brush off your crystal ball is a lawyer in one of these cases. Well, i do think this is going to be a settled issue in this co