Our pledge to Hillary

What we can do as Hillary Supporters

I’m sure that many of you are not ready to discuss the presidential race or are still torn between being a long time democrat sold out by a short-sighted DNC.  Let’s look at some of the things we can do.

First, we can hold some hope out that something will happen between now and the convention in Denver.  Remember, there are not enough pledged delegates for an outright winner.  This means that the super delegates are ultimately making the decision.  They can change their minds at anytime.  We’ve all read the Rezko news as well as the interesting announcement that Jeremiah Wright has come off the back of the milk cartoon to return to the pulpit.  Obama has some really bad karma out there.  We never know how fast that is going to ripen.  While the Bishop of Chicago has silenced the other lamb, there appear to be more of these things out there percolating to the top of the cess pool.  Let’s just hope the nasty stinky stuff ripens before Denver.

Second, there are still folks down ticket that we can support.  LOOK for them and sign up for their campaign.  Also make sure that any Hillary supporter in your state is not punished or on the hate hit list of the Obamatrons.  Many of Hillary’s black supporters are getting   nasty emails and phone calls.  We can flood them with love and support.  We can flood them with dollars and volunteer time.  Make sure that you stand behind the folks that stood behind Hillary; even if they forced into singing party unity now.

Third, support the issues Hillary supports.  Donate to her charities and interests in her name.  Send her a post card and thank her!   Show her that you really appreciate all the hits she took for us.

Fourth, NEVER, EVER let your daughters, nieces, granddaughters, and any young men that you may be able to influence forget the role of sexism in this campaign.  We need to turn this into a learning moment.  I fought extremely hard for the Equal Rights Amendment.  It failed.  I tried to stop laws that stripped Roe v. Wade of its power.  Many of these things failed.   We now have the moment to rise.  I’m inspired by the words of Maya Angelou who tells us to rise.  We must let the folks we can inspire know that women should not be taken for granted and must be treated with respect.  We must tell our tales so that those that come after us can carry forward the fight. 

We must not let any forget Hillary’s example for us.  We must fight for her legacy and for the future of all young women who aspire to be more.  We must enable them to be more; just as our grandmother’s enabled us to vote and to have access to birth control.  We must never let Hillary’s dream die.