Phyllis Schlafly: Donald Trump And The Lesson Of The Snake http://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/phyllis-schlafly-donald-trump-and-the-lesson-of-the-snake/PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
8/16/2016
Last week in Erie, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump entertained his vast crowd of supporters by reciting the lyrics to a song called "The Snake." The song was written about 50 years ago, but it tells a timeless truth derived from Aesop's Fables, which are more than 2,500 years old.
The song tells the story of a "tender-hearted woman" who rescues a "poor, half-frozen snake" from near death in the winter cold. "Take me in, oh tender woman," the snake cries out. "Take me in, for heaven's sake."
Phyllis SchlaflySo the tender-hearted woman takes the snake into her own home, warms it by the fire and feeds it milk and honey: "If I hadn't brought you in, by now you might have died." But instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite.
"I saved you," cried the woman. "And you've bitten me, but why? You know your bite is poisonous, and now I'm going to die." "Oh shut up, silly woman," said the reptile with a grin. "You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in."
The moral of the song was clear to many in the crowd, but Donald Trump made sure that everyone got the message. "This is what is going on in our country, with our border," he told the 9,000 people who filled the Erie Insurance Arena.
"When you're listening to this, think of our border. Think of the people we are letting in by the thousands. And Hillary Clinton wants to allow 550% more coming in to our country. How stupid are we!"
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