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And this is what a leader sounds like.
I never doubted that Hillary Clinton would give an astounding speech. And she did not disappoint.
I feel incredibly saddened, though, that she was not given an inch by many media pundits (Alex Castellanos was despicable, again, in his remarks).
I still believe in my heart that there is a deep fear among men, generally, of strong women like Hillary Clinton and other second wave feminists. Marie Wilson stated it beautifully in her interview with Rebecca Traister and in another Op-Ed I saw.
While this is but one of many factors that keeps us as women from achieving real, lasting equality, I believe it is a significant one.
Hillary Clinton not only met the standards, she exceeded them. She not only lived up to expectations, she raised the bar for women and for Democrats.
Any criticism of her speech, of her motives, of her earnestness falls to the level of gutter politics -- something best practiced by Castellanos, Leslie Sanchez, Tucker Bounds, Bill Bennett, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Carl Bernstein and all others who fear the power of a strong, successful, respected woman like Hillary Clinton.
I pity those whose goal in life has become the vilification of Hillary Clinton. And if there's a god, or karma, these sad souls surely got theirs last night.
