Dear President Trump, I respectfully request that you continue to insult and belittle women at every opportunity. Really, I think you should keep it up. You are doing an incredible job demonstrating that you and your administration don’t give a damn about girls and women. Although you may collect a few more votes from likeminded … Continue reading Please keep it up
Reality
A distasteful and disturbing, necessary leap
Dear President Trump, Last night as I was trying to fall asleep I was thinking about the advent of cell phones and how regular citizens’ having the ability to videotape police encounters with African American men (mostly) has made it possible for us to start breaking through the walls of bias that have most white … Continue reading A distasteful and disturbing, necessary leap
There’s an upside of MeToo# for powerful men
Dear President Trump, I think it must be the combination of being a little bit sick, bracing for the memorial service tomorrow, our daughter’s first day of college, and the Ford/Kavanaugh hearing that has me feeling really emotional and on the verge of tears. Whenever Laura’s brother tears up, I tear up. Whenever I read … Continue reading There’s an upside of MeToo# for powerful men
The phantom NYT OpEd writer needs to step up
Dear President Trump, I’m reading a YA novel by Angie Thomas called “The Hate U Give.” The meaning behind the title hasn’t been revealed yet, but it sure looks like a karma sort of thing along the lines of ‘the hate you give will come back on you at some point.’ You are certainly getting … Continue reading The phantom NYT OpEd writer needs to step up
Matter and energy
Dear President Trump, Today is my mom’s birthday, the last in a long string of August family birthdays that started on the 10th with my deceased grandfather, then my father’s on the 12th, my twin sisters’ on the 14th, and our brother-in-law’s (BIL) on the 18th. When we were kids my brother and I would … Continue reading Matter and energy
Both/and
Dear President Trump, About an hour after we got back to the house last night Laura’s brother called and told us that our brother-in-law (BIL) died just before midnight. He wasn’t pronounced dead until after midnight so the official record will list his death one day after his birthday. We’ll always know, though, that his … Continue reading Both/and
Raving maniacs in plaid sundresses
Dear President Trump, There are so many things going on. This morning it occurred to me that I could close my eyes and get Laura to open the WP and I could randomly point to something, anything and it would be a worthy letter-to-you topic. Then there are the things going on here with people … Continue reading Raving maniacs in plaid sundresses
Words matter (2)
Dear President Trump, One of the things you seem to know instinctively is that words matter. Although you’re certainly not one of the more verbally facile individuals on the planet, your ability to read situations and groups of people has enabled you to find and tune phrases that will worm their way into your supporters’ … Continue reading Words matter (2)
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