[ applause ] fo folks, that s why the country elected you twice, and it s why you ll be considered one of the most consequential presidents in our history along with one of the most consequential first ladies. you know, michelle, he knows we all know, he couldn t have done it without you. [ applause ] i know i couldn t. in fact, during our we had lunch once a week every week come hell or high water, and everybody wondered all the important things we talked about, probably 40% of the time we talked about family. we most talked about our girls and my grandchildren and my children. you embody dignity beyond measure, michelle, and together you and barack made history. you both generated hope for millions of people who were left behind for so long, and it matters. you both did it with such grace and such class. you know, you dream big, for american people helping lift their burden with the blessing of hope. it was so underestimated just having hope. this is the gift of the obama
Were working in the news and doing what we do and read a lot of quotes of things he had to say and one of things that he had to say is that theres an this is a wonderful sentiment this is going in the right direction. We have an expert with us, professor Richard Tapia from miamidade college. Professor of Political Science and hes talking a lot with us this morning about really what this means, more importantly what it possibly could not mean for the people of cuba. So many questionstill surrounding exactly what is going to happen from this day forward and especially looking at were looking at a change in president s here in the United States too. You know, with new faculty takkg over, a Strong Foundation laid now could take us many, many years down the road in term of a positive direction with our relationship. Certainly, if you are watching this, if you are a cuban or cuban american, it has to be pulling emotions, whether its outrage or a sense of hope. We have jackie d jawann who hav