higher and higher. and then last night, we turned down. that s what you re feeling. that s what the decline of a civilization feels like. the question tonight is how long will we decline? when will the ferris wheel go back up? will senator elizabeth warren crush president donald trump in his reelection campaign four years from now? will california s new senator kamala harris do that? how long is this ride? four years? eight years? millions of people, men, women, and children who are feeling this decline of the civilization have been crying over these last 24 hours. that s how the big watch party at wellesley college ended last night, in tears. wellesley is the women s college that hillary clinton graduated from in 1969. students and alumni from around the world gathered at wellesley last night to watch a distinguished wellesley graduate give her first speech as
24 hours. that s how the big watch party at wellesley college ended last night, in tears. wellesley is the women s college that hillary clinton graduated from in 1969. students and alumni from around the world gathered at wellesley last night to watch a distinguished wellesley graduate give her first speech as president-elect, the first woman to deliver such a speech. imagine the enormity of that disappointment. and that wasn t the only college campus where tears were shed. it was happening on campuses all across the country. and little boys and little girls around the country watching their first election night with high hopes for hillary clinton were wiping away tears when they were put to bed last night. the kids whose parents don t have legal documentation to be in this country worried about what would happen to them and what would happen to their parents. millions of families in this country are living with that fear tonight. will they be arrested? will they be deported? will thei
papers as you look at a dark, drizzley start to the day. the no the new york timesthe n picture of obama after the commencement address and urged graduates of the women s college to fight for a seat at the head of the table. wall street journal, the president of france sworn in hours ago. he ll jump into the euro zone crisis. nicolas sarkozy slipped out of the presidential palace. that s a good way to avoid french tomatoes being thrown at your car. roger clemens former trainer testified he injected the cy young winner with steroids multiple times during the 1998 season.
president obama will speak at barnard college s commencement next week. and here with us, the president of the women s college, deborah spar. very good to have you this morning. thank you. it s so funny, joe was just like why is that comment touching off such a firestorm. i saw you cringe just watching it in the romney ad. those comments. for women it just sets you off. it s an issue that like oh, my blood pressure is going up. we ll move on to the president s speech. that s going to be at your university may 14. yeah, this monday. you found out in february. what are you expecting to hear from the president? what are you hoping to hear from the president? well, we re pretty sure he s going to be an amazing speaker for our students. they are all huge fans. he was the first president they voted for, even if they didn t vote for him. that was the first election they voted in. and we re guessing, although we don t know for sure, that he s going to be addressing women s is
for you. you re unemployed four years out of college, and i have a plan. barnard college has had some pretty high profile speakers the previous two years. last year, you had cheryl samberg, right? yes. and the year before that, hillary clinton. so if you want to look cool i got it. deborah, it s you, the cool girl in school. quickly, though, i m interested about i went to an all girls high school. and almost went to an all girls college. what how has it changed over the years? and what do you make to the contention that some might feel it s outdated? i didn t go to an all women s high school or college or graduate school. i spent my entire career in very male institutions. my last job was at harvard business school for 20 years. that would be that, yeah. so that s different. so when i went to women s college just four years ago, i to some extent asked the same question. and i ve just been bowled over