Many months ago I got an email saying that Bill & Hillary Clinton were coming to Seattle for a speaking engagement at WaMu Theater. After seeing Bill last year and being completely obsessed with how smart and engaging he was, I instantly bought us tickets and last Friday was finally the night we got to see this power couple in person. The talk was moderated by Bradley Whitford, who you could tell was incredibly politically savvy but held back while Bill and Hillary spoke about the events of the past few years and the world we live in today. He started off with a question he said was from his West Wing days - "What in God's name is going on right now?" and from there it was an hour plus discussion about politics from two people who have been in the business a loooong time. They talked so eloquently and openly about how differently Hillary was treated as a woman running for President{she accurately accounted how she doesn't remember a male candidate ever being told to go away and shut up like she has after losing an election }, how the people in power now believe they live by their own set of rules, and lots of insider knowledge and first person anecdotes about the inner workings of DC. One thing that Bill kept touching on that really resonated with me was to vote for the person who is going to make the world better for your children's children {he mentioned it so many times} and how resentment voting without really knowing someone's policies or the facts will really hurt our future world. They both seemed hopeful and optimistic for a better world, which in turn made me feel just a bit more hopeful that maybe things will be alright in a few years and I left feeling inspired that I had just spent the evening listening to two of the smartest people in the world. It feels good to have a little hope every now and then in this crazy world.
stephanie marie
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