A Letter to the Clintonistas

To Hillary’s Supporters,

As I’m sure you all know, tonight was a historic night.

For the first time in American history, an African-American won the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. Unfortunately, for some of you, this nomination seems rigged. As the last two weeks have unfolded you’ve fallen back on accusations of sexism as the reason for Clinton’s loss. Some even suggested there was some conspiracy behind Clinton’s lack of pledged delegates. This argument has been spurred on by your leader, HRC, and used to drive a wedge between fellow democrats.

Tonight I hoped for something different from Hillary. I hoped she’d offer me some reason to get behind a joint ticket. Unfortunately, the Hillary Clinton I saw tonight was the same Hillary I’ve seen since she started to campaign last year. And I know I’m not alone. The other 18 million American’s who voted for Obama saw the same person.

This is the reason your candidate lost the election. (And remember, this was her election to lose…)

Tonight, on display, was a candidate who, despite her professed advocacy for civil-rights, could not bring herself to concede in the face of history. Instead she chose to stain the moment with her arrogance.

Her South Dakota victory speech became a speech about the creative math that gives her the “popular” vote count. She pushed you, her supporters to her website to show their support and donate to her candidacy. I went to her website and I encountered the second reason she lost.

She fails to understand social media and how politics are changing forever.

My comments on her blog are never filled with profanity. I do not degrade anyone, but I am honest about being an Obama supporter. And my comments do not post. How can your candidate advocate an open dialogue with her constituents and her blog (one of the most open, social forms of connecting with people) is screened like Putin’s Russia.

And so I end with this final request. I’d just finished watching McCain’s speech and thought I’d witnessed the lowest of class. I was wrong. I watched Clinton’s speech. This was the lowest of class.

My request is that you reconsider your pledge to take this to Denver or vote for McCain.

However, if you, as Clinton supporters, really want to vote for McCain come November…I for one do not care. If you, as women, really feel that a white male who’s against women’s right to choose what to do with their health, I do not care. If you appreciate men, who under the stress of a long day, call their wife a “cunt” who wears too much make-up. Again I do not care. (Because it’s my blog I can say the “c” word without being screened)

I say “I don’t care” with complete confidence that there are millions out there who are not like you, millions that are bothered by a McCain presidency, that do not want to look their own sons and daughters in the eye, and say, “I voted for McCain.”