Courtesy of your tax dollars at both Northeastern and WBUR:
Jon Phoenix, a senior who studies political science, jumped up on a small concrete wall to address the crowd...
“College was supposed to be the be all, end all,” Phoenix said. “It’s supposed to be the place where no matter how crazy your background, you go into college, you come out and you’re supposed to be guaranteed entry into the middle class.”
Attention: Could the person who “guaranteed” Mr. Phoenix “entry into the middle class” please contact me so we can straighten this out? I’m sure you meant it as a joke, but...
Hey, college pukes! There are NO guarantees. There is NOT an unlimited amount of money you can take from the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates of the world to pay off the debts YOU chose to incur.
And eventually, one day, your Mom is going to stop doing your laundry.
"The truth is something [Warren] probably prefers not to confront. Harvard doesn’t come calling just because you’re a smart lawyer and a terrific teacher — not with Warren’s modest, Oklahoma upbringing and non-Ivy League education. She is not your typical Harvard professor. At a certain point, when the law school was under pressure to promote diversity, she represented a three-fer: a great lawyer with a national profile, a woman, and a minority, at least by virtue of family lore. "
-- Joan Vennochi
