Dear President Trump, When I wrote you yesterday I'd been assuming your intended audience for the "your dreams will come true if you elect me president" speech was the group of people you were actually talking to, but I realized as I was falling asleep last night this was likely incorrect. My sense now is … Continue reading Were you talking to Putin?
Month: September 2017
“Every dream you ever dreamed”
Dear President Trump, The WP had a story this morning about your campaign promise that electing you president would lead to "every dream you ever dreamed for your country (coming) true." I had to reread the sentence several times and then googled it because I couldn't believe even you would say that, but sure enough, … Continue reading “Every dream you ever dreamed”
I hope it’s more politically expedient for you to do the right thing
Dear President Trump, When you decided to waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, you actually did something that made it into the very-good-news column and I am so pleased. I know it is just a temporary reprieve for them and the FEMA response is still woefully inadequate, but at least it's a move in … Continue reading I hope it’s more politically expedient for you to do the right thing
Political correctness is a matter of life and death
Dear President Trump, I've been leaving out a crucial part of Julius Goat's justice frame, which is that in addition to each of us being unique, irreplaceable works of art of unsurpassable worth we also have intrinsic worth. I think I included it when I shared it in the original quote but after that I … Continue reading Political correctness is a matter of life and death
Not being bombarded with politics
Dear President Trump, I'm not sure how this is going to go since I'm in the airport here in D.C. waiting for my flight and trying to take advantage of the wifi before I get on the plane. I'll get back to Seattle around 10 tonight and am pretty sure I'll be too exhausted at … Continue reading Not being bombarded with politics
Take a knee
Dear President Trump, I was very happy to see Eric Reid's Op Ed in the NYT this morning explaining how thoughtful he and Colin Kaepernick were in their decision to take Mr. Kaepernick's protest during the playing of the national anthem in a more visible direction. He described how they felt kneeling during the song … Continue reading Take a knee
You are not going to get a pass on Russia
Dear President Trump, Other people think I'm giving you too much credit when I suggest you purposely stir up controversy to distract us, but I still think it's a reasonable hypothesis. We were just seeing a series of headlines about Mr. Mueller's intensifying investigation into whether your campaign colluded with Russia to sway (fix?) the … Continue reading You are not going to get a pass on Russia
Bridge building isn’t our thing
Dear President Trump, Disruptors are hard to deal with, aren't they? Especially those who have won hearts and minds through culturally sanctioned avenues and therefore have a platform from which to visibly and audibly challenge the system. Such disruptors are hard to dismiss since they get lots and lots of people talking and questioning, pushing … Continue reading Bridge building isn’t our thing
Left to our own devices it’s hard to be radically generous
Dear President Trump, I've been thinking about how hard it is to love your neighbor as yourself if you don't feel loved yourself and how if you don't feel loved yourself, it's likely your tendency is to see love as transactional such that you aren't willing to give love until you receive love. I'm guessing … Continue reading Left to our own devices it’s hard to be radically generous
Wake up and repent
Dear President Trump, I've not been a very good "good news" detector lately and instead have been snagged by the overwhelmingly sad news about the devastating hurricanes and the earthquake that decimated Mexico City. Then there is the scary, infuriating effort to undo the ACA with a bill that wouldn't require insurers to cover pregnancy, … Continue reading Wake up and repent
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