Dear President Trump, I listened to about the last half hour of your speech yesterday evening. It was painful. I actually yelled some things at you I promised not to include in these letters. Several times. The thick, thick horseshit you laid on about putting the people of America first was incredible. It was like … Continue reading It was painful
Month: January 2018
Shortcuts
Dear President Trump, In less than a week I’ve gotten two “Response to Your Message” emails from you. I get the autoreplies every day but have only received three of the “Response” messages over the last year so it’s odd to get two in one week. Someone must be getting bored with scanning incoming messages. … Continue reading Shortcuts
How is your spirit?
Dear President Trump, How is your spirit? This is what our pastor asks us most every Sunday and I’ve been wondering how you are doing the day before your big State of the Union address. Yesterday the first person to respond to the invitation to share told us about a homeless man she knows well … Continue reading How is your spirit?
“Stamping out prejudice” for real
Dear President Trump, I just found some quotes from your speech yesterday commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I think you did a nice job and I especially want to lift up that you talked about stamping out prejudice, condemning hatred, and bearing witness. You made some powerful, important points. I did notice though, that all … Continue reading “Stamping out prejudice” for real
We need you to stand up to bigotry
Dear President Trump, Have you ever seen the movie “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”? If not, I highly recommend you take a break from Fox & Friends and watch it. You will probably resonate with the villain, Francis, who uncannily resembles you, and you will probably hate Pee Wee for his perky twee-ness. One of the … Continue reading We need you to stand up to bigotry
Darling of Davos
Dear President Trump, I’ve got at least one more letter coming about your plan to allow healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBT people and those needing abortion care, but today I want to focus on the Davos conference. This lofty gathering includes our most influential business leaders, politicians, and thinkers who annually address the world’s … Continue reading Darling of Davos
Baggage
Dear President Trump, Since I was a little girl my mom has frequently gotten frustrated with me because I tend to jump into a conversation in the middle of whatever topic is at hand, forgetting that the person I’m talking with isn’t in my head and privy to all my background thoughts about whatever it … Continue reading Baggage
In the eye of the beholder
Dear President Trump, Lately I’ve been a bit all over the place, one day accusing you all of prideful incompetence and the next lamenting at how effectively you’ve installed stunningly conservative federal judges and dismantled key environmental and consumer safeguards. I do think both extremes fairly represent your administration, though the former likely serves as … Continue reading In the eye of the beholder
The Lure of Complicity Lane
Dear President Trump, I thought I’d share a conversation with you that I had the other day with a straight, white, male, cisgender colleague that I don’t think would have happened had you not been elected president. We were talking about some issues pertaining to inviting an outside consultant to work with him on a … Continue reading The Lure of Complicity Lane
“Kick the Can”
Dear President Trump, Writing to you every day has inspired me to look into so very many random, obscure things and today is no exception as I just learned about the likely origins of “kick the can down the road.” I went after the basic phrase “kick the can” in Google to see what I … Continue reading “Kick the Can”
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