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
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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
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
It’s fun to see someone so happy
Dear President Trump, In keeping with my decision yesterday to focus on positive things for the time being in my letters to you, I want to make sure you know about Beyonce's decision to have transgender activist and actress, Laverne Cox, be the lead model for her new clothing line, Ivy Park. The best part … Continue reading It’s fun to see someone so happy
Contrived divides
Dear President Trump, On this Labor Day holiday as we wait to find out tomorrow whether you will crush 800,000 Dreamers' lives immediately or in six months, I feel compelled to once again call out the disgusting and cowardly tactics you and the elites have been perfecting. The longstanding strategy of finding those fissures of … Continue reading Contrived divides
Varieties of dangerous freedom
Dear President Trump, This afternoon on our way home from the walking the dogs in the nearest shady park we pulled up behind a pick-up with a Marine Corp emblem and a sticker that read "I Prefer Dangerous Freedom to Peaceful Slavery." I agree. True freedom is dangerous and many of us are all too … Continue reading Varieties of dangerous freedom
Leading from the edge
Dear President Trump, A couple of days ago we had another hot day and although it cooled off nicely in the evening and our bedroom ceiling fan made the air in there pleasant enough, in the closet it was incredibly hot and stuffy. I was in there changing my clothes with the door pulled part … Continue reading Leading from the edge
We can’t throw anyone under the bus
Dear President Trump, It's been a tough week all around but there was a lovely glimmer of sanity yesterday morning at work. On my way down the hall to the restroom I walked by a Red Badge writing class for Veterans that meets every Thursday. They always meet with the door open so it's possible … Continue reading We can’t throw anyone under the bus
You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
Dear President Trump, I don't know about you, but "The Star Spangled Banner" lyrics "o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave" always make me tear up (does anything make you tear up?). The notes climb so high and the singer has to be absolutely flawless to pull off "free" up … Continue reading You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
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