Lesson of The Snake

By Phyllis Schlafly 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 Aesops Fables which are more than 2500 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 heavens sake." So the tender-hearted woman takes the snake into her own home warms it by the fire and feeds it milk and honey: If I hadnt 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 youve bitten me but why? You know your bite is poisonous and now Im 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 9000 people who filled the Erie Insurance Arena. When youre 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!" Thats right: Hillary wants to bring in 65000 Syrian refugees which is indeed a 550 increase over the 10000 who entered this year which in turn is a 500 percent increase over last years intake of about 1600. Obama is now rushing to complete his pledge to bring in 10000 Syrian refugees by September 30 despite FBI Director Comeys testimony last October that those people cant be vetted because there are no reliable records on them. As Trump said at the rally in Erie We want to help people but we cant take a chance. We know bad things are going to happen. We know as we allow more and more people to come in from terror areas bad things are going to happen." To illustrate the bad things" that are bound to happen when we allow more and more people to come in from terror areas" Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) last week released the names of 20 people convicted of terrorism in the last three years after being admitted to our country as refugees from such countries as Iraq Somalia Uzbekistan and Bosnia. One of the 20 had received a special visa for Iraqi translators and subsequently became a U.S. citizen yet he pledged an oath to the leader of ISIS. Trumps compassionate solution for the refugee crisis is to build a beautiful safe zone in Syria" and get the so-called Gulf States to pay for it. The Gulf States are the oil-rich kingdoms of the Persian Gulf whose existence is protected by the U.S. Navy but have contributed nothing for the welfare of their fellow Arab Muslims in need. The story of The Snake is whats happening to our country" Trump continued. Were letting people in. Many of these people hate us. Many of these people dont have good thoughts. And you see what one sick wacko can do in Orlando. And then you see his father sitting behind Hillary Clinton with a big smile on his face." Thats right the father of Omar Mateen who murdered 49 people at the Pulse nightclub on June 12 was allowed to sit directly behind Hillary where he was visible on camera during her entire 25-minute speech. Seddique Matteen who apparently came to the United States as a refugee in the 1980s told reporters that Hillary Clinton would be good for the United States versus Donald Trump." Before we allow any more refugees from Syria lets take a closer look at what happened to a previous wave of refugees brought here from the East African failed state of Somalia. Starting in the 1990s an estimated 100000 Muslims from Somalia have been resettled in Minnesota and Maine at U.S. taxpayers expense. Instead of expressing their gratitude for the opportunity to live in a peaceful prosperous nation many Somalis have been trained by leftist community organizers to adopt an entitlement mentality quick to complain about alleged discrimination. If thats not bad enough a disproportionate number of their young men have supported terrorism or have even traveled overseas to join ISIS.