In his speech, Cheney never mentioned Baker or other Republicans who have voiced concern about the administration's planning on Iraq. But he made it clear that the administration did not favor a go-slow approach. (How about a go-blast approach! Bow to A~ll~A, recieve the SUN. Radiate) "We realize wars are never won on the defensive," said Cheney, who was defense secretary under President George W. Bush. "We must take the battle to the enemy. We must take every step necessary to make sure our country is secure, and we will prevail." (Yes, yes! Take the battle to them! I'm sure you wont miss a game of golf, or a lunch meeting, or a son. Shit! You might be dead by then anyway. Having only put the wheels in motion, but missing the ride. Right Dick ?) "What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources to invest in ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs and to gain possession of nuclear weapons," the vice president said of Saddam. If this occurs, "the implications would be enormous for the United States and the world." (another ENORMOUS opportunity for you and yours to get rich. Huh Dick) Cheney said the Iraqi leader could be expected to "seek domination of the entire Middle East" and manipulate the world's energy supplies (sound like an episode of the power rangers) because Iraq holds 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. In reviewing Hussein's background, Cheney said the leader has broken every weapons-related agreement he made with the United Nations after Iraq was defeated in the Persian Gulf War. (Geez...better send him up to the chalkboard. I will not blah, blah, lie, blah) He has failed to destroy chemical and biological weapons, and he has continued to aggressively seek nuclear capabilities, Cheney said. After Iraq refused to cooperate with U.N. weapons in spectors seeking to certify that the nation had no weapons of mass destruction, the inspectors left in late 1998. Cheney said their return at this point would be in vain. (You failed to destroy him then when you guys had the shot. Dick. Nice one.) "The return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever of his [Hussein's] compliance with U.N. resolutions," he said. "On the contrary, there is a great danger that it would provide false comfort that Saddam was somehow back in his box." (Yes...Yes! Lets box it all up and wrap it for X-mas. Dick! Wont the kids be thrilled) Nothing has stopped Saddam's programs, including four days of bombing by the United States and Britain in 1998. "We will not simply look away, hope for the best and leave the matter for some future administration to resolve," Cheney said. "As the president has said, 'Time is not on our side." (Time is not on your side, cuz you have a weak heart lagging. Good luck) Al Qaeda, the terrorist network with cells in about 60 countries, also remain a threat to the United States, despite the U.S. victory in Afghanistan, Cheney said. Materials left behind in al Qaeda hideouts and videotapes, such as the ones obtained by CNN, show the terrorists have the means to produce and use weapons of mass destruction, he said. (If you build it, they will come, and besides sand turns to glass at 800 degrees farenheit, sheet upon sheet of green glass for miles and miles) Cheney praised the veterans for their contributions in war and peacetime, and said President Bush had asked Congress for an 8 percent increase in veterans' health care funding and a 7 percent increase in programs. He also noted the government's commitment to finding military men and women missing in action. (And soon he'll praise their grandchildren proper and lubed, but ironically soothingly) (Mushroom shaped lullabies. Think about the shape of a Dick. Think hard. Nuke) "This government will pursue its duty unless every last one is accounted for," Cheney said. After his speech, Cheney hosted a private lunch for U.S. Senate Republican nominee Lamar Alexander and GOP gubernatorial nominee Van Hilleary, now a Republican U.S. House member from Tennessee. (Yes he boasts well, for a good Christian god fearing family man feeling up his notches..Dick, you are my true motivation in life and limb keeping me trimmed) E-steamed Editor's note; who needs a brain when you have heroes like 'Dick'? Fuck on, and off Dick, and thank you for your time and most gracious understanding of my country and my mind. Where would we be without you!? <From the 'Bachus Rhetorical Triubunal', all rights spreading like rhino viruses ahhhh.....ahhhH HHH...ah..CHewwwwww. 2002. Bless you." /> In his speech, Cheney never mentioned Baker or other Republicans who have voiced concern about the administration's planning on Iraq. But he made it clear that the administration did not favor a go-slow approach. (How about a go-blast approach! Bow to A~ll~A, recieve the SUN. Radiate) "We realize wars are never won on the defensive," said Cheney, who was defense secretary under President George W. Bush. "We must take the battle to the enemy. We must take every step necessary to make sure our country is secure, and we will prevail." (Yes, yes! Take the battle to them! I'm sure you wont miss a game of golf, or a lunch meeting, or a son. Shit! You might be dead by then anyway. Having only put the wheels in motion, but missing the ride. Right Dick ?) "What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources to invest in ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs and to gain possession of nuclear weapons," the vice president said of Saddam. If this occurs, "the implications would be enormous for the United States and the world." (another ENORMOUS opportunity for you and yours to get rich. Huh Dick) Cheney said the Iraqi leader could be expected to "seek domination of the entire Middle East" and manipulate the world's energy supplies (sound like an episode of the power rangers) because Iraq holds 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. In reviewing Hussein's background, Cheney said the leader has broken every weapons-related agreement he made with the United Nations after Iraq was defeated in the Persian Gulf War. (Geez...better send him up to the chalkboard. I will not blah, blah, lie, blah) He has failed to destroy chemical and biological weapons, and he has continued to aggressively seek nuclear capabilities, Cheney said. After Iraq refused to cooperate with U.N. weapons in spectors seeking to certify that the nation had no weapons of mass destruction, the inspectors left in late 1998. Cheney said their return at this point would be in vain. (You failed to destroy him then when you guys had the shot. Dick. Nice one.) "The return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever of his [Hussein's] compliance with U.N. resolutions," he said. "On the contrary, there is a great danger that it would provide false comfort that Saddam was somehow back in his box." (Yes...Yes! Lets box it all up and wrap it for X-mas. Dick! Wont the kids be thrilled) Nothing has stopped Saddam's programs, including four days of bombing by the United States and Britain in 1998. "We will not simply look away, hope for the best and leave the matter for some future administration to resolve," Cheney said. "As the president has said, 'Time is not on our side." (Time is not on your side, cuz you have a weak heart lagging. Good luck) Al Qaeda, the terrorist network with cells in about 60 countries, also remain a threat to the United States, despite the U.S. victory in Afghanistan, Cheney said. Materials left behind in al Qaeda hideouts and videotapes, such as the ones obtained by CNN, show the terrorists have the means to produce and use weapons of mass destruction, he said. (If you build it, they will come, and besides sand turns to glass at 800 degrees farenheit, sheet upon sheet of green glass for miles and miles) Cheney praised the veterans for their contributions in war and peacetime, and said President Bush had asked Congress for an 8 percent increase in veterans' health care funding and a 7 percent increase in programs. He also noted the government's commitment to finding military men and women missing in action. (And soon he'll praise their grandchildren proper and lubed, but ironically soothingly) (Mushroom shaped lullabies. Think about the shape of a Dick. Think hard. Nuke) "This government will pursue its duty unless every last one is accounted for," Cheney said. After his speech, Cheney hosted a private lunch for U.S. Senate Republican nominee Lamar Alexander and GOP gubernatorial nominee Van Hilleary, now a Republican U.S. House member from Tennessee. (Yes he boasts well, for a good Christian god fearing family man feeling up his notches..Dick, you are my true motivation in life and limb keeping me trimmed) E-steamed Editor's note; who needs a brain when you have heroes like 'Dick'? Fuck on, and off Dick, and thank you for your time and most gracious understanding of my country and my mind. Where would we be without you!? <From the 'Bachus Rhetorical Triubunal', all rights spreading like rhino viruses ahhhh.....ahhhH HHH...ah..CHewwwwww. 2002. Bless you." />
poemranker ::The boy who shot birds by Bachus

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The boy who shot birds

by Bachus

Member since 2002 · Posted 27 Aug 2002 · Edited 27 Aug 2002 · 10 comments

I wake up early just to skip breakfast Under my bottom bunk hides my arsenal Every ten year old B.B. gun collectors envy At least here in Rancho Cucomunga, California My backyard is my young-hunter's-jungle-safari I need not wait for the sun My eyes adjust readily To the lack of light I am completed with the wearing of camouflage Now my yard is my lair, so beware All of you little critters With apprehension for the kill, my body jitters Trigger finger solely sweats I need no binoculars, nor a tossed net Because these birds I-do-not-catch Today I am the B.B. gun marauder A holy water drinker with the title crusader A perverted feather collector After all I took that raven's beak in Minnesota Glued it to the front of my hand-carved-apple-wood-peace-pipe It sits above the hanging strings of cinnamon dental floss that are holding the raven's blackened feathers as wind chimes My secret names read gently carved into the pipes sides Deep within this madness my brain is hitching unhealthy rides Back to California to hear my mother's tides Sparrows on branches howling like wolves In the stare of their presence My animal essence Their down feathered incense Cucomunga, was the domain I think the power of the Daisy-red-rider-B.B.-gun slightly twisted around my morals The trophy obtained was dead coral It sat upon the book case in the den The vase held some laurel Tacky but proud Proud as the doctors slap 'pon a baby's new ass <Vice President Dick Cheney says the United States can't afford to wait in taking action against Saddam Hussein.> ------------------------------------------------------------- GO AND WATCH FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS-VEGAS, OR NOT, DICK! ----------- BUY ALOT OF BATTERIES AND CANNED FOOD SELECTIONS. DICK! ----------- KIDNAP AND RAPE A VIRGIN, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, OR NOT, DICK! ------------------------------------------------------------- NASHVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The United States can't wait until Iraq obtains nuclear weapons before taking action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday. (Cuz Mr. Cheney's got the inside lane on way more than just stocks and investment plans people, he's got an agenda too IF PAKISTAN HAS NUKES...DO YOU REALY think Iraq doesn't !? Dick doesn't. Doesn't think. Think Dick does. Think again) "The risks of inaction are far greater than the risk of action," he told a meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (irony stings, stings bad) In his speech, Cheney underscored the administration's position that the Iraqi leader remains a threat and must be dealt with sooner, rather than later. (I would pay fucking money to hear that speech. Too late now) (Why ? Again didn't we kill that fuck (Sadam) when we controled the future of Iraq, after the persian gulf war ? Dick Cheney, yep) "I am familiar with the arguments against taking action in the case of Saddam Hussein," Cheney said. "Some concede that Saddam is evil, power hungry and a menace (mirrored images see not one another), but that until he crosses the threshold of actually possessing nuclear weapons, we should rule out any preemptive action. That logic seems to me to be deeply flawed." (I say we assassinate both of these scum bags back to back! For the ASC2) Cheney's speech came in the wake of new words of caution about taking action against Iraq from some leading Republicans. Former Secretary of State James Baker (Cheney's golf buddy) Sunday warned President Bush not to "go it alone" against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but to build an international coalition. (Het batta batta batter batta batta batta swing, which republicans ? Exactly. Wouldn't you like to know ? Exactly. Of who? Arabs and jews, who go golfing and whoring while the blood of american children waits to be drained by the new and improved Vietnam #2) <Cheney comes back from the bed. Nicely swelled. Headache gone. Mothers Fucked. Everywhere. Again and again we begin> In his speech, Cheney never mentioned Baker or other Republicans who have voiced concern about the administration's planning on Iraq. But he made it clear that the administration did not favor a go-slow approach. (How about a go-blast approach! Bow to A~ll~A, recieve the SUN. Radiate) "We realize wars are never won on the defensive," said Cheney, who was defense secretary under President George W. Bush. "We must take the battle to the enemy. We must take every step necessary to make sure our country is secure, and we will prevail." (Yes, yes! Take the battle to them! I'm sure you wont miss a game of golf, or a lunch meeting, or a son. Shit! You might be dead by then anyway. Having only put the wheels in motion, but missing the ride. Right Dick ?) "What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources to invest in ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs and to gain possession of nuclear weapons," the vice president said of Saddam. If this occurs, "the implications would be enormous for the United States and the world." (another ENORMOUS opportunity for you and yours to get rich. Huh Dick) Cheney said the Iraqi leader could be expected to "seek domination of the entire Middle East" and manipulate the world's energy supplies (sound like an episode of the power rangers) because Iraq holds 10 percent of the world's oil reserves. In reviewing Hussein's background, Cheney said the leader has broken every weapons-related agreement he made with the United Nations after Iraq was defeated in the Persian Gulf War. (Geez...better send him up to the chalkboard. I will not blah, blah, lie, blah) He has failed to destroy chemical and biological weapons, and he has continued to aggressively seek nuclear capabilities, Cheney said. After Iraq refused to cooperate with U.N. weapons in spectors seeking to certify that the nation had no weapons of mass destruction, the inspectors left in late 1998. Cheney said their return at this point would be in vain. (You failed to destroy him then when you guys had the shot. Dick. Nice one.) "The return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever of his [Hussein's] compliance with U.N. resolutions," he said. "On the contrary, there is a great danger that it would provide false comfort that Saddam was somehow back in his box." (Yes...Yes! Lets box it all up and wrap it for X-mas. Dick! Wont the kids be thrilled) Nothing has stopped Saddam's programs, including four days of bombing by the United States and Britain in 1998. "We will not simply look away, hope for the best and leave the matter for some future administration to resolve," Cheney said. "As the president has said, 'Time is not on our side." (Time is not on your side, cuz you have a weak heart lagging. Good luck) Al Qaeda, the terrorist network with cells in about 60 countries, also remain a threat to the United States, despite the U.S. victory in Afghanistan, Cheney said. Materials left behind in al Qaeda hideouts and videotapes, such as the ones obtained by CNN, show the terrorists have the means to produce and use weapons of mass destruction, he said. (If you build it, they will come, and besides sand turns to glass at 800 degrees farenheit, sheet upon sheet of green glass for miles and miles) Cheney praised the veterans for their contributions in war and peacetime, and said President Bush had asked Congress for an 8 percent increase in veterans' health care funding and a 7 percent increase in programs. He also noted the government's commitment to finding military men and women missing in action. (And soon he'll praise their grandchildren proper and lubed, but ironically soothingly) (Mushroom shaped lullabies. Think about the shape of a Dick. Think hard. Nuke) "This government will pursue its duty unless every last one is accounted for," Cheney said. After his speech, Cheney hosted a private lunch for U.S. Senate Republican nominee Lamar Alexander and GOP gubernatorial nominee Van Hilleary, now a Republican U.S. House member from Tennessee. (Yes he boasts well, for a good Christian god fearing family man feeling up his notches..Dick, you are my true motivation in life and limb keeping me trimmed) E-steamed Editor's note; who needs a brain when you have heroes like 'Dick'? Fuck on, and off Dick, and thank you for your time and most gracious understanding of my country and my mind. Where would we be without you!? <From the 'Bachus Rhetorical Triubunal', all rights spreading like rhino viruses ahhhh.....ahhhH HHH...ah..CHewwwwww. 2002. Bless you.

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[5] god'swife 27-Aug-02/4:34 PM Reply
Thanks for the news update. Have you thought about starting a political/poetry zine?
[n/a] Bachus 27-Aug-02/6:10 PM Reply
Why? so the illiterate can stare at it and pick their asses and go...gee, "but it's so long and complicated". no thanks. i would much rather read the spittle of under sexed well read house wifes with divinity complexes...going like...wow! here child is your poetry lesson for the day...just for you...from a cultured bossom, lol!. the bottom line is..some are born to write, and others born to pretend..like dark angel for example, now he's one of these talented types with a hundred ways of expressing the creative medium, if not thousands, but you. what? always...feminine power pumping estrogen reeking girl to woman romps that stink of infatuating with what you can never be, 'as powerfull as daddy' bicep flex in the summer sun. now dark angel, he's talented and diverse, and goes to hip trendy hipper stiller trendier clubs like coven 13, and stigmata w/the likes of kino...and hallucinets...bravo god's wife, and you too da, you both fail, and i'll see you on judgement day when the great hoof in the sky decides it's time your beaks were squared....loose minded critics are a dime a dozen whether talking about father's balls and the need for balls of their own, or gay poo body rubbing, or mother, or gods, or whatever, but me and mine are onto the collaging of the past and the future of writing through more symbolically reranged sources, sorry you didn't get tapped for the 'think tank of tesla grovelers" like me.maybe next time. in a world that respects the real power of big cock propaganda, and doesn't dwell on trite things like, poo and daddy and mommies. you might get your big break!...you all make me eat boogers and fart on the dog. i hate you. all of you.....bastards...interlopers.
[9] Venus 30-Aug-02/3:39 PM Reply
This is great stuff - grrrrrreat! Thought-provoking commentary with a perfect opening companion piece of poetry. I hear you loud and clear. And I hate that fucker, too. 9/10
[n/a] Lenore 30-Aug-02/8:00 PM Reply
>Deep within this madness my brain is hitching unhealthy rides< This is it. Fucking Spot On! 10 for that sentence alone.
[0] sk8rs_rule_all 10-May-03/7:37 AM Reply
''a homerun of shit'' is some of what you said to me and i am tired of your bullshit bachus I may not be as good of a writer or maybe not even half of a good writer that you may be but i am damn well certain of one thing, i dont like to be told that my poems are shit i would rather have it in a ranking rather than in words. I came to poemranker because i thought 'hey since im ONLY 12 and have nothing better to do why not enter my poems for rankings?' But as it turns out i would be hated by many so called poem wrietrs such as yourself. I try to deal with it, but since my in-matureness seems to control everything i am going to handle it the way i see fit. I would normally just cuss you out like any other normail 12 year old kid but i am not going to stoop to your level of using mean comments.(maybe i will) As your title says, the boy who shot birds, I wish it had been the birds who shot boys. You deserve every bit of what i am very pathetically trying to tell you. I think you are shit for telling me that and if i may say it just once more: My poems i like to call them my art. I call them that because thats what i want to call them dammit! My opinion has no sense of appeal to you anyway so i am going to wrap this up with a simple goodbye and if you ever think of writing comments like that on my poems i would think twice because if you think 3 of my poems are worth shit then there is no ned for you toread nay other of my poems! goodbye for now my poor soul
[n/a] Bachus › sk8rs_rule_all 10-May-03/11:33 AM Reply
I don't think three of your poems are shit. I believe all of them to be shit. Whether you are twelve or 32 or ten, 6, 600. It's irrelevant, because, you can't spell, your poetry is pointlessly self absorbed and ridiculous, your grammar is shite! And beyond all of that you have no grasp of poetry, art, or what it is you're trying to spit out of that void between your ears called the human mind. Congradulations, I hope you can skate for a day job?
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. › Bachus 10-May-03/11:40 AM Reply
You can't spell, punctuate or use grammar correctly either, you fucking retard. In fact I believe the only good thing you've ever done is use the phrase "a homerun of shit".
[n/a] Bachus › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 10-May-03/1:57 PM Reply
Excuse me? Did you say something? Or did a bear just shit in the woods? Please don't mistake my rushed typing, and thinking patterns, for your stupidity and sociopathetic enabelings, thank you, I do believe the buzzer just boinged on your dryer. You know what that means? Your diapers are dry, scuttle along now.
[n/a] Shardik › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 2-Jun-03/9:20 PM Reply
I happen to know the difference between congratulations and congradulations though, and that is special to me in my own little world, James.
[n/a] Shardik › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 2-Jun-03/9:27 PM Reply
Yes, the homerun of shit was splendid, really, in the end, I think you've taught me more than anyone, and I mean that as only you could truly understand on a purely homosexually aloof level. Of course, you know I love it when you correct me. It stirs within me a hardness, a tension, a flare if you will. A ping in the cosmic pong of that which is behind your bent logicistic need to be, "THE DARK ONE". It's only fare, you understand, our relationship is purely parasitic. I fear, in the end, I will have sucked you dry oh lonely master.