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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Trump And "The Snake"

Apparently Trump liked to read some passages from "The Snake," a song written by the late Oscar Brown Jr. (whose family are objecting to Trump's use of Brown's lyrics), sung by Al Wilson, at his rallies. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune by Lara Weber:
Trump read the song lyrics at his rally Sunday in Bloomington, Ill., just after the part of his campaign speech where he alluded to the threat of Islam and his thoughts on terrorism. The song, he said, prepping his audience, "represents terrorism."

In Trump's reading, it wraps up with this line:

"'Oh shut up, silly woman,' said the reptile with a grin. 'You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.'"

A grin slipped over Trump's face as he looked back up to the audience. "Right? Does everybody sort of get it?"
It seems as though Trump is using "The Snake" defense for his conflict-of-interest problems, tweeting:
Prior to the election it was well known that I have interests in properties all over the world.Only the crooked media makes this a big deal!
Or in other words: "You knew damn well I was a snake before you voted me in."

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