Everyone has a dream and it's taken me a few short days to realize my dream of seeing the First Women President in my lifetime may have just been defeated on the 88th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage. How ironic that Senator Hillary Clinton should lose her dream too!
Was that a slap in the face to women around the world or what? Was I awake or sleeping? How could any woman stand up in front of the world on August 26th of all dates and admit defeat? Who the hell picked that date anyway? Only one person with such strength, such dignity, such vision for the world could do it -- Senator Clinton.
I'm not a faucet that can be turned on or off at the touch of a hand. This year, the DNC has been the greatest disappointment in my lifetime. If Hillary Clinton did anything on Tuesday night, it was to convince me that she was more Presidential than ever before and that she should have been the nominee for the Democratic party. People say "get over it" - move on, move forward and get on board. It's not that easy because Senator Obama has not yet convinced me that he is the man to lead our country.
Tonight in Denver, in my home state, history will be made at the Mile High Stadium that has been turned into the Roman Forum. "Caesar Obama" will be crowned "King" and yes, on the 45th? Anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech, "Caesar Obama" will have the opportunity to fulfill that dream. Who picked that date?
Am I sleeping or is it a dream -- did women just get the proverbial shaft once again? 200 plus years and we still can't break that glass ceiling even with 18 million cracks in it. The "dream team" won't exist because "Caesar Obama" was too afraid to have a "Clinton" in the White House. Did you see what I saw on television the other night?
Did you see "Michelle Obama" grit her teeth when Hillary Clinton was speaking? Was I the only one to see her eyes? Someone please review every bit of the clips on Michelle Obama. The nonverbal communication was so obvious that I know now who was behind not choosing Senator Clinton as the VP for "Caesar Obama."
You see, it's the same reasons women in the military were kept out of the Missile silos for so many years. The wives were afraid to have their husbands serve underground with women. Senator Clinton lost this race because women failed to stand up for her -- even Oprah chose race over gender.
My dream was not realized on the eve of Women's Suffrage. How much more must we suffer before we too, can realize our dreams?
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The irony of the dates in history astounds. August 26 - "Hillary's Night"? Give me a break!
Here's a line from MLK"s "I have a dream speech:
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."
This may explain a lot, but not everything. The reference is to sons and brotherhood. Sisterhood not part of MLK's vision. The dissonance is the part about slaves and slave owners since, if Obama descends from either group, folks, it would be the slave owners. MLK must be spinning in his grave. I hope Bill got his wife and daughter out of Dodge. The roll call was a sham. My vote was given away. My candidate was abused and her followers (yes, for many of us this is a movement)kicked to the curb. We have to figure out what to do. I'm waiting for Heidi Li and Lynette to come up with evidence,laws and testimony. The real vote cannot remain a secret forever.
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