Tag Archives: Donald Trump

What Caricatures Teach Us About Ourselves

Posted on September 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Caricatures have been around as long as people have. When we mock or tease someone, we do it by caricaturing them–exaggerating their features or mannerisms. My acting students once did a “celebrity roast” of me, imitating idiosyncrasies I barely knew I … Continue reading →

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Half-Empty or Half-Full? What’s Your Worldview?

Posted on March 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

Worldviews dominate our era. The motto of the present time could be, “Everyone’s worldview is valid, only mine is valider.” The old glass-is-half-empty/glass-is-half-full metaphor seems like an effective way of “glass-ifying” some prominent worldviews: Optimism – The glass is ½ … Continue reading →

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What Would Make America Truly Great Again?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is weightier than it sounds. Why? Because, while Mr. Trump professes to “Make America Great Again” largely by protecting us against others, Dr. King … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on February 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

Given the current rather bizarre state of politics in my country (“current” meaning any day of any year), it seems like a good time for this: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to President Trump

Posted on January 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

I posted this Open Letter to our newly elected president two years ago. I am re-posting it today, in part, to confess publicly that I have failed far too often to pray for him and for other world leaders, and … Continue reading →

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The Eagle Has Landed

Posted on January 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

In the winter of 1987 an eagle managed to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to the United States, where it arrived sick and exhausted. If this were to happen today, the Trump administration would immediately … Continue reading →

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Hot New Movie

Posted on January 6, 2017 by mitchteemley

The two hottest trends in movies are horror-thrillers and women’s pictures I’m proud to announce that production will begin immediately on my new film: $ $ $ Note: The above is merely a place-holder while I work on my next profoundly significant blog post. … Continue reading →

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Sir Donald!

Posted on August 13, 2016 by mitchteemley

Donald Trump, known for his eloquent use of the English language, has been letting the insults rip lately. But, O, thou couldst do so much better, Master T!  Thou needst but take a clue from the Great Insulter himself, William “Bad Will” Shakespeare. Why call … Continue reading →

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