worth it.

Double post Monday, because this is important.

I had the super awesome pleasure (PLEASURE) of working on Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for President. It was 2007 in Iowa City and our team fought through the very last minute to make an impact at the Iowa Caucuses (see.. I told you I love my state). History will tell you how that ended, but I can tell you that I regret nothing. NOTHING. What a lady.

Her selection as Secretary of State for the Obama Administration felt like a bitter consolation prize that I could barely stand to tolerate, but history will tell you that the role at that time was meant for her. I have been nothing but proud that the work of so many dedicated individuals (to include myself) had vaulted her to such a worldly status, and humbled at how well she served her country.

For the people.

Color-me-disappointed when she decided to step down as Secretary of State (making way for John Kerry, for whom I volunteered in 2004) prompting speculation that she had retired from politics. Whatever her decision is regarding her fate in the public forum, I have to say... I hope she never goes away.

Ever, ever, ever.

I hope history will treat her with the respect she deserves, so that a hundred years from now people will speak of Hillary Clinton the way they do of Susan B. Anthony and the countless other women of that caliber who gave themselves for the sake of our future.

Hilrod 2016.

"Human rights apply to everyone. Gay and Straight."

Politics aside... it's been decades since the Civil Rights Movement, decades since the Women's Rights Movement, and the law has adjusted to protect the rights of women and minorities. But the truth is, the law can't regulate thoughts, and there are still people in this country (and around the world) who believe that it's not okay to be black or brown or whatever, it's not okay to be a woman, it's not okay to be gay.

And to those people... I smile and say a prayer for their souls, because there is a special place in hell for that kind of intolerance.

The reality of life is that you were born to be exactly the way you are. If your skin is dark, you were supposed to be that way. If you have six toes, you were supposed to be that way. I'm not always thrilled with my weight, but I'm a wonderful person and I am supposed to be that way. I could spend a lifetime trying to change other people's minds, but I'd rather spend it on the people who love me for who and what I am.

Brown. Female. Straight.

If you don't like it, go fuck yourself. Or better yet... just worry about your own business.