It's on people!

The National Organization for Women PAC officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for President today. Here are some snippets from Kim Gandy's statement:

Today, the first woman speaker presides over the U.S. House of Representatives, and Harvard University has its first woman president. Firsts are important, because they open doors for those who follow — but our real goal is to have every first followed by seconds and thirds and fourths, until having women in leadership is so common that it isn't even remarkable any longer.

For 30 years, NOW PAC has worked tirelessly to help elect feminist candidates to federal office and increase the representation of women in our government. Through "Make History With Hillary," NOW PAC will provide training, tools and resources to our hundreds of thousands of supporters, so that they will be informed and equipped to work as volunteers at the grassroots level to elect feminist candidates and make our dream of a woman president a reality;

At the national level, NOW PAC will work to increase public awareness of the extraordinary career, accomplishments and leadership of Senator Clinton. Our members will conduct voter registration drives, make phone calls and go door to door to encourage women to vote as if their future depended on it, because it does. Finally, we will help elect feminist candidates to the House and Senate who will work with President Clinton to undo the damage done by the Bush administration.

Also stepping up to endorse Hillary was Billie Jean King and former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro:

"It's been 23 years since I was the first woman on a major party presidential slate, and I remember what it was like breaking that barrier — including the barrage of attacks at the hands of the Republicans," Ferraro wrote. "Now Hillary is poised to break the biggest glass ceiling of them all. This time, when we elect the best, most qualified candidate for president, for the first time we'll be putting a woman in the White House."

I've been advocating that NOW should have waited until our conference in July to do this. Get all the candidates who want our backing to ask us for it and earn it with a Q & A session. Hillary doesn't need the endorsement so early, it could have came on Women's Equality Day in August as well.

That said, I need to sit back and figure out where I'm headed in this race.

I loved Hillary the moment she stepped into our view in 1992. I loved the shirts that said "2 for 1". Yes, she broke my heart the first time she wore a Yankees cap. Hell, I stood in line for hours to shake her hand after "It Takes a Village" came out. She's been one hell of a feminist while in the Senate, but she takes some funny stances on civil rights. Maybe I'm also reacting that same way the hubby is. That is that this dynasty shit has to stop. We live in the USA for geezus sake! Bush - Clinton - Bush - Clinton? Have we no one else we want to vote for?

I've been reading the emails of my friends & other older feminists that today is a day they have worked towards for many years. I get that. What I hate is that the media is poo-pooing this endorsement BECAUSE Hillary's a woman and who the hell else would we endorse?

So what's this feminist to do? Go do her nails. Seriously...have you seen my nails lately?

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