CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 29, 2022
PROVERBS 11:14 SAYS THERE IS “SAFETY” IN A MULTITUDE OF ADVISERS. BUT WHAT IF ONE DOESN’T TAKE GOOD ADVICE?
SUCH WAS THE CASE LAST WEEK WHEN DONALD TRUMP MET WITH KNOWN ANTI-SEMITE KANYE WEST, WHO NOW CALLS HIMSELF “YE,” AND THE EQUALLY ANTI-SEMETIC AND WHITE SUPREMICIST NICHOLAS FUENTES.
IF ONE IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY ONE KEEPS, THAT DINNER MEETING SAYS A LOT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP. HE NOW CLAIMS WEST SHOWED UP WITH FUENTES AND ONE OTHER PERSON AND HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT FUENTES’ BACKGROUND. IN ADDITION TO THE RUDENESS OF BRINGING ALONG UNINVITED GUESTS, ANYONE ON THE TRUMP TEAM COULD HAVE GOOGLED FUENTES’ NAME AND QUICKLY LEARNED HIS BACKGROUND. WEST’S ANTI-SEMETIC STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR SOME TIME.
APPARENTLY TRUMP SUCCUMBED TO THEIR FLATTERY, WHICH IS NOTHING NEW. FLATTERY HAS LONG BEEN A TICKET UNTO HIS PRESENCE.
THERE IS A TWIST ON THAT PROVERB I FIRST MENTIONED. IT GOES LIKE THIS: “IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH DOGS, YOU GET UP WITH FLEAS.” IN THIS BIZARRE “GUESS WHO CAME TO DINNER” MOMENT, IT’S DIFFICULT TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DOGS AND THE FLEAS. I’M CAL THOMAS
