Dear President Trump, The fact checkers have been watching you for a long time and we all know they've not been impressed. They've been saying from the beginning that your statements are far more often false (as in lies) than those of any other president in history. I know you've publicly dismissed them as so … Continue reading You didn’t even go through the motions
Divisiveness
Who comes up with this shit?
Dear President Trump, I understand you have a busy day ahead, including meeting with "ObamaCare Victims" at 12:45 this afternoon. Who comes up with this shit? I mean really -- if the only way you all can think to sell your version of a healthcare bill is to over-dramatize problems with the existing one it … Continue reading Who comes up with this shit?
Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Dear President Trump, Some people I talked with today were genuinely surprised you decided to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. They thought you were going to come around and do the right thing. I think they were playing the same mind game I did on election night when by 10pm PST it was … Continue reading Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
Dear President Trump, Maybe people on the far right felt this way when Mr. Obama was president, that every time they blinked he and his administration were doing something odious and suspect. What's more, this perspective was layered over an even deeper suspicion he could not legitimately serve as president after you stoked the whole … Continue reading Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
President Trump, Maybe tomorrow I'll put the "Dear" back in the salutation but I'm too angry tonight to have any unnecessary niceties mixed into my message to you. At the end of our walk tonight we were crossing a semi-busy street. There was no traffic within 2 blocks of us when we started across but … Continue reading Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
The allure of stories we forget are stories
Dear President Trump, Story telling fascinates me. Who is telling which part of which story to whom? When, where, and how are they choosing to tell it, and most importantly why are they telling it? Is there truth in the story or is it made up out of whole cloth? There are lots of stories … Continue reading The allure of stories we forget are stories
Hobbled by human rights?
Dear President Trump, I feel like I'm lurching from one awful deed or threatened deed to the next. When I heard last night that Tillerson is now saying the US is not going to factor in human rights violations when we consider which countries to have diplomatic relations with, it felt like a sucker punch … Continue reading Hobbled by human rights?
Scared witless, early to middle-stage dementia, or both
Dear President Trump, For the most part I have avoided watching your press conferences or reading your speeches and interviews. They are so painful to witness because I disagree with you on the content so profoundly and I find them embarrassing. Yesterday though, I ended up watching your press conference with King Abdullah and reading … Continue reading Scared witless, early to middle-stage dementia, or both
The lure of impersonal violence
Dear President Trump, This morning I included in my loving-kindness blessings the young African student featured in the NYT yesterday who was attacked and beaten by a mob in India and then I included the people in the mob who attacked him. Thinking about the individuals who comprised the mob led me to consider how … Continue reading The lure of impersonal violence
Tolerance was starting to get traction
Dear President Trump, I wonder if you know the myth of Cronus, the Father of Time who upon learning in a prophecy that his children were destined to overthrow him someday, just went ahead and ate them. It might be too arcane for you, but it got me thinking how time really eats all children … Continue reading Tolerance was starting to get traction
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