Hillary Clinton: Radiant, Magnetic, and Dense With Purpose in Austin, TX

Standing up for Hillary - Austin, TX polling place

03.21.08 - I flew to Austin, TX from San Francisco on March 1 because I could not sit still and witness the casually permissive psychic violence and voracious disregard for customary civility being perpetrated on the person and campaign of the most qualified candidate running for President of the United States: Hillary Rodham Clinton. I went to stand up for Hillary and for myself and every woman and girl who is being deeply effected by the current political climate permeated with countless examples of woman-hatred.

I was in Austin with a friend who came from New Jersey. We were there to do what we could "on the ground." We both felt that it made a significant difference that women came from all over to be there with Hillary - for Hillary. In my view, those few days before the March 4 Texas Primary were a defining moment in the campaign.

I resonate strongly with feminist philanthropist/activist Susie Tompkins Buell's choice of language to describe Hillary's presence in Texas:

"...Hillary's spirit is just as amazing as ever. We had a couple of visits in Texas and she has a Zen-like attitude about this campaign. She has a calling and is on this path. I can't even imagine her grueling schedule. Some nights she only sleeps 3 hours. Between briefings and events, she is deeply engaged all the time. I am continually deeply touched by her and feel utterly privileged to be able to be on this road with her.

She is exhibiting incredible stamina and her resilience is very inspiring to us all. This is a marathon and she is still going strong."

I had a similar experience of Hillary when she spoke at the Town Hall Meeting March 3. This is what I witnessed: when she stepped onto the stage and turned around to face the audience of her supporters, she stepped ever so slightly sideways and with that simple gesture, she seemed to step out of and away from the pernicious and toxic narrative that had held her captive for so many weeks of the campaign. I saw her step clear and shine forth in all her glory - with love and compassion - with her tough and tender commander-in-chief energy blazing for all to see. It was an extraordinary moment which I will never forget. She was radiant, magnetic and dense with purpose.

In that moment, the terrible anxiety I have felt throughout the last several weeks- that her voice would not, could not be heard - simply dissolved. Today I can hear her voice ringing clear and true, gaining strength alongside the relentless misogynistic narrative that held most of America's attention before that March 3rd evening in Austin, Texas.

For me, it was a breath-taking manifestation of a particular kind focused energy generated by the on-going and enduring multi-generational movement for the liberation of all women and girls everywhere.

For those few critical days in Texas, that energy was aimed directly at Hillary Clinton's campaign by women who recognize who she is, who she's not, and what she has to offer the world...women who are going to do whatever we can, wherever we are with what we have to elect her the next president of the United States. Next stop: Pennsylvania.

We can only lose if we lose heart.

In joyous solidarity with all those standing with Hillary Clinton!

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