I have been writing a blog for over 5 years now. Every year on August 26 I write about celebrating. This year seems so entirely different. Tonight Hillary is speaking at the National Democratic Convention but, more importantly, feminists will be speaking all over America.
You can count on a few old feminists brought out to speak in March, Women's History Month. Women all over the world speak on March 8th, International Women's Day (and my friend Gloria's birthday). But somehow Women's Equality Day just seem to be an oddity today as the media, most of my friends and 17 million Democrats are asking Hillary and me to just get with the program, support the nominee, stand and deliver THE SPEECH that will unify.
Senator Obama had the chance of a lifetime to unify. It doesn't take a second grade math class to know that to glue together two parts; you have to get 1)glue, 2) part one and 3) part two OR all you end up with is part one and some glue. Today all of the blathering heads are insisting that #2 of the split parts do all the gluing.
I will admit that a blue White House and a blue Legislation will be better for everyone; not just women but everyone. I will admit the Senator Clinton was my choice and I am very crestfallen over her not being the Presidential Candidate, declared on August 26, 2008, BUT asking her to be accountable for unity is just too fucking much. Let the "winner" do the gluing for the party.
GLUE:
- guarantee reproductive autonomy for all human beings
- stand strong marriage equality for all Americans
- Commit to universal health care
- State firm commitment to the ERA & CEDAW
- Commit to a gender quota in the Executive Branch
that's just the start.
Maybe then, and only then, will I vote blue without singing the blues.
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