The Ballad of Pat Tillman
As a singer-songwriter of topical songs, I have been posting the lyrics and comments to songs that are meant to give insight on, and promote discussion of, some important issues of our times. You will find that previous posts have given the lyrics and the links where you can hear the songs posted:
The Ballad of William Rodriguez - A 20 year employee of the World Trade Center as a janitor who became a Ground Zero rescue hero on 9/11/01. Rodriguez was GW Bush's guest of honor at the White House and testified to the 9/11 Commission that there were demolition explosions before any plane hit the towers. His testimony was excluded from the final report. He posted my song at his web site:
http://911keymaster.com
Bourbon Street - at my CD Baby site with all 19 songs from Broadsides & Retrospectives:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/vicsadot2
Broadside Balladeer - my tribute to the late topical songwriter, Phil Ochs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9bkyjTN0Lw
Also a previous post of an article on his FBI File
The Kidnapping Coup - about the Bush administration overthrow of democracy in Haiti in 2004 at:
www.vivehaiti.com
Mad Cowboy Disease - my anti-war song about the Neo Con use of the image of "cowboys" to cover the bloody reality of their pre-911 planned resource wars:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=433822
Today I'm going to post the words to The Ballad of Pat Tillman, my song that tells the story of how the famous football star at first believed what Bush and Cheney said about 9/11 and Iraq and "weapons of mass destruction", then how he began to investigate and change his view, and then how he died by so-called "friendly fire", and how the Pentagon lied to the Tillman family, the media, and the public and tried to cover it up. My friend, Dean Banks, created a video for YouTube that has gotten a wide variety of comments both for and against my treatment of the subject in the song. You may find that fascinating. Below the lyrics I will post the link to the video, which is one of 8 at this writing. And then I will post the links to some current videos on YouTube that cover the Tillman controversy, such as what his mother Mary had to say on MSNBC News & ESPN radio. Take a look into this subject and you will see how "democracy" is undermined and distorted by so much of the corporate media with only a few exceptions like these. Yet we constantly hear the nonsense of a biased "liberal media" from the likes of O'Reilly and his ilk at FOX "news". Here are the lyrics to my song and some key links about the struggle for truth and justice involved in the story of the life and death of Pat Tillman.
The Ballad of Pat Tillman
Pat Tillman was a kind and a caring little boy
He brought his mom and pop a lot of laughter, pride, and joy
They tried to teach their son how to tell the right from wrong
How to not be a bully just because you're big and strong
Young Tillman was a legendary famous football star
He was handsome. He was humble, and admired from afar
He made a lot of big plays for his Arizona team
And he made a lot of money in the American dream!
But after "Nine-Eleven", he had to throw it all away
To fight those "evil doers" who could kill in such a way
When the Towers and the Pentagon were scenes of blood and death
Pat Tillman swore to avenge them or to breathe his dying breath
Chorus:
So remember Patrick Tillman when those flags are all displayed
How the Empire stole "Old Glory" for a fear and hate parade!
Yes, remember Patrick Tillman! The many like him wars have made!
And Hell has no fury like a patriot betrayed!
He believed the "official story" Bush told of the attack
To take the "war on terror" to Afghanistan and Iraq
He started asking questions in those far-off battlefields
He was reading Noam Chomsky to his mother he revealed
On that fateful day when those bullets cut him down
Well, he was hailed a hero in every little town
The Pentagon exploited him as a recruitment poster boy
Made up a phony story for the media to deploy
His parents, at the funeral, were torn with grief and strife
The were used just like young Patrick who had just lost his life
The tragic truth was not revealed! It was "friendly fire", not the foe!
They were lied to like the hero of the propaganda show
They were roundly castigated when they dared to tell aloud
How their son investigated… How that also made them proud!
How he planned to work for peace if he'd ever make it back
Pious pundits called them "traitors" in a wolf-pack attack
Pat Tillman was a legendary famous football star
He was handsome. He was humble, and admired from afar
He made a lot of forays for his Army Ranger team
But Patrick died for Bush's lies… For a nightmare, not a dream!
Alive he might be helping take the treason team apart
He was bravely asking questions, yes, and he was very smart!
If "9/11 Truth" reveals a home-made psy-war raid
Then this phony "war on terror" is just a cover-up charade!
Last chorus 3rd line changes to: The many like him lies have made!
So remember Patrick Tillman when those flags are all displayedHow the Empire stole "Old Glory" for a fear and hate parade!
Yes, remember Patrick Tillman! The many like him lies have made!
And Hell has no fury like a patriot betrayed!
Copyright 2006 Victor Rene Sadot / BMI / Orbian Love Music
Crazy Planet Records / All Rights Reserved
Video by Dean Arthur Banks of this Tillman song:
Mary Tillman Wants Answers – MSNBC & ESPN Radio 7:30
His mother charges cover up aimed at public to sell the illegal war & she wants
Congressional hearings. She does not exclude that he may have been shot deliberately. "You have to remember that this was right after Abu Graib."
OLBERMANN: *A HERO'S DEATH* (PAT TILLMAN COVER-UP) 6:38
Interview with Veteran John Soltz of VoteVets.org "This administration has a systemic problem with honesty and integrity…They abused his death for political purposes."
MSNBC on Tillman Death Cover-up 6:33
Titled "Pat Tillman", this video focuses on how Tillman was affected by 9/11 and the story told about it. His patriotism swelled with his anger about attacks said by Bush to be launched by Bin Laden from a cave in Afghanistan before any investigation happened. 5:27
The Pat Tillman Story: A National Disgrace, Friend and Fellow Football Star with the Arizona Cardinals, Jake Plummer, Speaks Out 8:25
YouTube is a place to post videos and is an example of participatory democracy at work. If you are beginning to question what really happened
on 9/11, that's a good place to start since there are so many on the subject there. Here's a good one to check out:
911stealth Norman Mineta - Testimony - Jim Fetzer
Our Secretary of Transportation's testimony was completely omitted from the final report by the "independent" Commission. Here it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUqbOgFiPDI&mode=related&search=
James Fetzer served in the US Marines and later became a professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He is one of the founders of Scholars for Truth:
http://911scholars.org