Dear President Trump, Yesterday I read the NYT "Table for Three" piece featuring Fran Lebowitz and Bill Maher and I keep circling back to Lebowitz's statement that people who voted for you want the Confederate flag back. She also pointed out how you didn't win because you did anything right; you won by appealing to … Continue reading You won by appealing to the worst in humanity (Fran Lebowitz)
Your Base
What if the Emperor’s naked ass had been called out today?
Dear President Trump, I think most of us are feeling pretty cozy and righteous these days living in our own little echo chambers. Sounds like you all took this to new heights today with your round robin of who can out-kudo the rest of the pack in lavishing praise and props on you after you … Continue reading What if the Emperor’s naked ass had been called out today?
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?
I’m nervous about your speech tomorrow
Dear President Trump, How's it going? Are you nervous about your speech tomorrow? I'm nervous about your speech tomorrow. What you say, the tone you use, how well prepared you seem are all going to be parsed by so many people with so many different agendas it is mind boggling and pretty scary. In my … Continue reading I’m nervous about your speech tomorrow
Presidential or Preening?
Dear President Trump, I wish I could feel something other than dread and anticipatory embarrassment (a feeling I didn't even know was possible until today) about your first trip abroad as president. There are so incredibly many ways you could mess this up. When I heard you are planning to address an assembly in Saudi … Continue reading Presidential or Preening?
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
Stupid or traitorous? Both.
Dear President Trump, I didn't mention this when talking about the salutations of these letters to you, but I am also careful never to address you as "Mr. President." That would connote a level of legitimacy I don't believe you have. You do not fully embody the presidency in such a way as to merit … Continue reading Stupid or traitorous? Both.
Praying you somehow find it in you to be noble and brave
Dear President Trump, I've been thinking a lot about the people who voted for you and are still holding strong in their belief in and approval of you. What are you going to tell them, and when? Are you going to claim innocence to the bitter end? I'm worried about them, to some extent for … Continue reading Praying you somehow find it in you to be noble and brave
Pure as the driven (Siberian) snow
Dear President Trump, It's been tempting from day one of your presidency to not address you as "President Trump" and every day I write you, I consider the salutation carefully. I've stuck with "President Trump" out of respect for the office and because I don't want to skirt the reality that you are president; I … Continue reading Pure as the driven (Siberian) snow
“Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
Dear President Trump, I just checked and you all haven't fixed the spell check for "positivity." That's probably a good thing, really, since it would be a cosmetic fix at best. What I've been thinking a lot about lately is how hard it seems to be for most of us to admit we were wrong … Continue reading “Put the data you have gathered to beneficial use”
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