Now I'm Mad,

First let me say that this will be my last blog for a while. Due to pending litigation I will shortly be under a gag order and will not be allowed to use this limited journalistic venue lest I sway the general public unfairly before trial begins and the suit is settled. I can make no comment but I can say that it has nothing to do with this publication or anyone associated with it. (Relax Kristene, I didn't do anything, I'm the key witness and victim) I thank those who allowed me to speak my piece and publish it. It has been fun for me.

Now, yer asking yerself what could Bandana possibly be mad about. Well, it's rare for me but sometimes when hypocrites get public attention I get just a little riled. So, once again my temper forces me, nay, compels me to lash out in a manner described in military terms as, "with extreme prejudice" (That just piqued the interest of those who truly walked the walk) For the rest of you, well if ya don't understand what I just said then you've not earned the right to question me. On this issue I wouldn't respect anything you had to say because frankly, you didn't bleed and I did.

I've seen a whole lot of discussion on this war in Iraq and the Stans. Some are for the war, some are against. Well, to all of them I say this. "I don't care if yer for it or against it,, if ya haven't served in country then you've no right to say anything so shut the hell up, all of ya!!!" None of ya are helping the ones who need the help. Yer quick with yer mouth when ya want to run it, and yer quick to wave the flag and burn the flag whenever it suits yer mood. Funny how closed yer wallet is when it comes to the needs of those left behind. All that money yer willing to spend for yer public demonstrations but not one dime to help pay an electric bill or heat bill, or car repair for those suffering right here from the war. How about those wounded? Do you have a clue what its like for them? What about the job that was supposed to be saved for that g.i.? Can't be bothered about that can ya! You can pay an athelete 10 million a year but you can't find a dime for a used wheel chair for a wounded soldier. Hypocrites, yer nothing but a bunch of sunshine patriot hypocrites.

One man dies in a war and the half the country is in an uproar. Hypocrites, all of ya are. You same people will run someone off the road on a whim or terrorize them by tailgating them so closely that you can see the fear in their eyes. 11 people were slaughtered on the highways in this state today. Why is there no public uproar to stop the unsafe driving habits? I guess getting killed on the highway is acceptable and getting killed in combat isn't. You people are very strange to me. Your concept of death is ambiguous at best. Dead is dead and it don't really matter how it happened or why. It's FOREVER.

The whole world knows the only people in this country who have any guts are those in uniform. The rest of the population can't handle it. Yer weak and the whole world knows it. You don't know how blessed you are. You don't respect it and don't value it. And sooner than you think it will all be gone. Right now everyone is focused on the Islamic fundalmentalist movement. Well, you people are responsible for that. You people caused the terrorist movement to start to begin with. That's right, I SAID YOU PEOPLE!!!

It's your consumption of oil that has caused all the problems we have now. You demand cheap oil, you drive yer gas guzlers knowing full well that the countries who supply it to us have corrupt governments and thru yer purchase you keep them in power. Don't blame the government, they're only giving you what you want. If you really wanted to stop these conflicts you would demand that the government fund the research and re-tooling that would be necessary to build vehicles which didn't consume oil. Force the big gas companies to open their distibution markets for alternate fuels. Don't tell me it can't be done. This country had the minds to build the steath fighter, the M1 tank, the raptor, and the shuttle and we've been to the moon. We did it all here. So why are we allowing these two bit countries whose rulers are self serving and enriching only themselves at the expense of their people to dominate us and force us to fight the very people who oppose these rulers. The people in these countries have damn good reasons to revolt, yet are prevented by the power and influence of the U. S., which is you. You prop up and arm and support these unjust governments so you can have yer oil and deny the people of those countries the right to revolt and replace the powers that be. And you wonder why they hate us. You demand justice, yet deny it to them, all for the sake of that Sunday drive.

But then it isn't gonna matter much in the near future. There's a bigger conflict looming on the horizon. There's a hungry monster out there licking his chops and grinning. Ya see he's the biggest boy on the block and he's watching us and our current enemies weaken ourselves and when the time is right, he will sate his hunger pangs and feed on both of us. Our only hope for survival as a country depends on our getting off the oil addiction. We can't compete with China for what oil is available. We're already losing that battle, just check the price at the pump today. It's gonna get worse. Prediction from me is 5 bucks a gallon within two years. It ain't rocket science people, just keep an eye on how much oil China is buying and how much they are willing to pay. Soon enough China will replace us as the dominate power in the world, Their influence is evident already. You did know the Chinese military controls the panama canal right? 10 per cent of our oil comes from Venezuela, or it used to, guess where it's headed now.

This country is becoming a two class society, haves and have nots and the have nots are growing at an ever increasing rate. So many have nots could care less who runs this country because, nothing much will change for them. Only the haves will care because they stand to lose the most. That's right, keep laughing at the homeless and the poor and the uneducated and the economically trapped and destitute people. Count yer profits and be as rude to the people who have less than you as you can be. When China comes and you need these people they won't be there and all yer money and bling won't matter then. They'll be laughin at you!!


It was a summer night long ago at a bar in East Orleans that a friend of mine asked me what war was like. I told her a half-truth...If yer still out there, sadly, it will be on yer doorstep soon. I will stand my ground and fight, but there's no stopping it. There won't be enough of us who will stand and we'll fall quickly. And it won't matter if you were for or against the war as we will have lost. We already have lost, we just haven't fought the battle yet....I'm not afraid, to me, death ain't nothing but a doorway. But then I conquered that fear long ago and you've never faced it, but you will, you all will.

I'll Stand My Ground, Who Will Stand With Me? Scouts out!!!!