Earlier this week I took in a documentary at the SF International Film Festival on the quixotic presidential bid of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman to seriously run for the White House. Fascinating historical piece with much resonance for today. Honestly, as much as I admire her and agree with much of her stances, from what I could glean from the movie which was actually more about the journey rather than the issues in-depth, I probably wouldn't have supported her back in '72 either for the simple reason that I am a much more practical liberal Democrat than reality allows. Doesn't mean I don't love what she was saying and representing, and it does make me wonder at what point in time will it be 'practical' for an African American woman to have a real shot to be president. Can we imagine an America where that's real?