Posted on 11/23/2016 5:35:06 PM PST by markomalley
“The Snake” is a song and single released by American singer Al Wilson in 1968, and written by Oscar Brown in 1963. The lyrics tell a story inspired by Aesop’s fable of The Farmer and the Viper.
Republican candidate Donald Trump read the lyrics at several campaign rallies to illustrate his position on the Syrian refugee crisis.
Trump read “The Snake” at his Bloomington, Illinois earlier this year.
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Donald Trump’s Snake Poem https://t.co/Cp4NxlBsaI via @YouTube
— Steve (@HQDev) March 13, 2016
On her way to work one morning
Down the path along side the lake
A tender hearted woman saw a poor half frozen snake
His pretty colored skin had been all frosted with the dew
“Oh well,” she cried, “I’ll take you in and I’ll take care of you”
“Take me in oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven’s sake
Take me in oh tender woman, ” sighed the snakeShe wrapped him up all cozy in a curvature of silk
And then laid him by the fireside with some honey and some milk
Now she hurried home from work that night as soon as she arrived
She found that pretty snake she’d taking in had been revived
“Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven’s sake
Take me in oh tender woman, ” sighed the snakeNow she clutched him to her bosom, “You’re so beautiful,” she cried
“But if I hadn’t brought you in by now you might have died”
Now she stroked his pretty skin and then she kissed and held him tight
But instead of saying thanks, that snake gave her a vicious bite
“Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven’s sake
Take me in oh tender woman, ” sighed the snake“I saved you,” cried that woman
“And you’ve bit me even, 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.
There are reports this week that Mitt Romney is a leading candidate for Secretary of State in the Trump administration.
Mitt Romney was a top critic of Donald Trump during the campaign. His quotes made it into several Hillary ads against Donald Trump.
Trump supporters unanimously hate the idea.
I didn’t like Romney the first timd around. That leopard can’t change it’s spots.
It does if you get to ball gag him willingly. You dont get Trump. Eliminate an enemy make him my bitch and put a ball gag on him. Trump is going to send Romney to outer WhoGivesAFuckStan. You have never played at this level have you?
Romney would be a good choice to fix the VA. It’s a very specific and limited mandate. He can’t compromise or pollute the rest of the administration. It shows he’s above grudges. And I actually think Romney could do a great job.
Secretary of State, not so much.
And, Hillary Clinton was Obama’s arch-rival in 2008, and she ..... umm ..... never mind.
I’m more concerned about Romneycare’s establishment tendencies.
Romney does not deserve secretary of state. More like secretary of Gucci!
Romney did all those things. I agree, he should not be in the cabinet, and I believe he will not be. Just talking to him and flattering him with the possibility will keep him in line for now, and help bring the nevertrumpers back into the fold.
Trump also spoke with Rahm Ehmanuel's brother and with Tusli Gabbard, and I think he was doing the same thing with them he was doing with Mitt--schmoozing his enemies and asking for their advice while not really trusting them.
Seward campaigned for Lincoln.
Romney, during Campaign 2016, called Trump a fraud and said he was playing people for suckers.
Keep your friends close and your enemies CLOSER!
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Good advice . . . BUT NOT ALWAYS, and in this case I think Trump is giving this very poisonous snake the opportunity to to strike him and to harm America. Why would he take such an unnecessary risk when there are others highly qualified for the SoS position? Makes no sense.
I do too. And since Romney would serve at the pleasure of the President, Trump could cut him loose if he strays out of line.
Dude... Romney is going to preside over the opening of the brand new embassy in Harrare, Zimbabwe. You dont see it at all. Neither does Mitt. It is a freeze out. It is political genius. He put a ball gag on the new SOS. It is a master stroke. Kushner is going to run the middle east. Doubt me not. Mitt and Halley nuetered. I am honestly not getting tired of winning.
Let’s go all the way with this, then, and make Hillary SoS.
Makes just as much sense.
It’s Patton putting Goebbel in charge of his battle planning division.
Ike, I’m feeling magnanimous, Please appoint Hermann as my G-3. I want to keep my enemies close.
No problem, George, Franklin’s sending Adolf our A-bomb plans tomorrow. We’ll reall sucker punch ‘em with this strategy of detante.
Since when did he ever care about our vets?
See # 33
I have a big head. ;-)
I’m pretty sure a Trump win means the end of the KLINTOONS, BUSHES, SLICK WILLARD, and a host of GOP douchebags like McCain and Linseed Graham.
MYTH SLICK WILLARD ROMNEY, BISHOP FROM KOLOB , IS DONE.
Amen!
Detente
It worked out pretty well for that Abe Lincoln fella, he put three of his rivals from the primary in his cabinet, and one, William H. Seward who Lincoln named Secretary of State rose above the rest:
“Seward would become his most faithful ally in the cabinet ... Seward’s mortification at not having received his party’s nomination never fully abated, but he no longer felt compelled to belittle Lincoln to ease his pain.”
Seward went on to expand the US through the acquisition of Alaska, without which you could not see Russia from there, it would BE Russia.
Trust Trump!
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