(with apologies to The Grinch)
You're a mean one, Mr. Trump.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel.
Mr. Trump,
You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel!
The man who was elected President by the Electoral College (not the people) thought it would be a good idea to ignore the 5th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre. Nicole Hockley, mother of one of those precious children who were gunned down, described how it felt: "Not only did he ignore the 5-year remembrance completely — not even a single tweet — he slapped us all in the face by having none other than NRA President Wayne LaPierre at his White House Christmas party that night. The appalling lack of humanity and decency has not gone unnoticed."
You're a foul one, Mr. Trump.
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile.
Mr. Trump,
Given a choice between the two of you, I'd take the seasick crocodile!
Today, when an Amtrak train flew off an overpass and landed on Interstate 5, just down the road from my house, the man who was elected President by the Electoral College (not the people) thought it would be a good idea to ignore the victims of the horrific crash and tweet instead about his non-existent infrastructure plan:
The train accident that just occurred in DuPont, WA shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted intrastructure plan must be approved quickly. Seven trillion dollars spent in the Middle East while our roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and more) crumble! Not for long!
Apparently his minions scrambled quickly to get him to offer sympathy for the victims, and a kinder, gentler tweet appeared about ten minutes later.
The minions are always scrambling.
You're a foul one, Mr. Trump.
You're a nasty, wasty skunk.
Your heart is full of unwashed socks,
Your soul is full of gunk.
Mr. Trump,
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote:
"Stink, stank, stunk!"
This man who was elected President by the Electoral College (not the people) is cruel, hateful, boorish, ignorant, and extremely dangerous. This is not news. It's just that today ~ maybe because the train tragedy hit so close to home ~ I was gobsmacked by how ashamed I am that he is our President.
Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, once said: "We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community."
Love and community are kryptonite for bullies. There is nothing more threatening to this man who was elected President by the Electoral College (not the people). Breaking down barriers and shining light on schemes and walls and every other attempt to divide and dehumanize us ~ that's what love and community can do; and in our current reality, that is what we must do.
You're a monster, Mr. Trump,
Your heart's an empty hole . . .
We have no intention of falling into it.
¡Feliz Navidad!