Last night, Kate McKinnon sang Halleluja in the cold open on SNL dressed as Hillary Clinton and as a tribute to Leonard Cohen, the writer of the song who passed away this week. It was powerful and moving. I cried when I saw it the first time.
It spoke to me on many levels. I loved that it didn't lose any meaning in its simplicity. It was in part a eulogy to a legend songwriter. It was a mark of respect for the campaign Hillary fought but lost. It was a mark of compassion for all the people hurting over the election results. Regardless of whether this is the end of seeing Hillary politically or not, it was encouraging to hear McKinnon as Hillary say, I'm not giving up and neither should you.
It reminded me of Hillary Clinton's actual concession speech, also emotional and moving in its own right, in which she said, "This loss hurts, but please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it."
I believe in the fight. I believe it's worth it. It will take a little longer, but I believe we'll get there.
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