What can you say about an artist who earned awards that span the imagination like the Oscar and a host of other honors for excellence? Well, after receiving her latest album, “Running for The Drum” all I can say is WOW. Pure energy is an understatement as Buffy and her crew pounded off another fantastic album that is absolutely fantastic.

Running for the Drum is a classic example of why Buffy Saint Marie is still an iconic legion who commands the respect of all who follow in her foot steps. The lady totally rocks and still manages to get my crusty dander up when I hear her dynamic tunes on my Marconi. Gads, from the first tune, “No No Keshagash to the last “Still This Love Goes On” Buffy has you on the edge of your seat in anticipation for the next tune. And in true Buffy style she delivers and delivers big time in this album.

Not relegated to living on royalties Buffy is a true trooper as her and her merry band of minstrel’s pound out tune after tune to live audiences from around the world. Does she know when to stop? I hope not since she is still tops in my book and her latest album “Running for the Drum is well worth a look see and it is a sure bet you will enjoy her music as much as I have since I received this fantastic album.

So it is my recommendation that you listen to Buffy Saint Marie’s latest Album and see for yourself what all the fuss is about. It will be a musical experience you will not soon forget. This Saskatchewan Canadian Native is more than the pride of the Indigenous communities of the America’s; she is an icon within the music industry.

Find out for yourself eh….

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Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

Just so you boneheads know. If for some reason you are a country who is betting on the US giving up sovereignty or anything else just because some guy who claims to represent us said so, you are sorely mistaken.

In America we have a thing called the Constitution and within this document are the rules of engagement for all our elected officials. Now here is the tricky part eh…

If by chance one of these elected officials violates the terms of his/her official duties as a president, governor etc, they have violated the terms of their candidacy. That means anything official these morons may say during their tenure is not valid if their actions do not follow our written constitution. In short, you loose if you think for one second the American people will allow you to march over here and claim your bounty since the person who gave you authority was not qualified, including Barack Obama.

So talk all your cheap One World Order smack to us whence you truly think we are easy and you will find out that this is still America regardless of what some corrupt politician may say. After all they are violating the law of the land and money has no place in the grand scheme of things here in the US of A. So buy into all our hopelessly corrupt politicians and see what happens when you think it’s OK to march in here and spout off all your Euro WTO crap. You may end up with a few more holes than you expected because American’s don’t buy into that crap homeboy.

America will always be an enigma in the eyes of the world and that is how it goes. We will argue amongst ourselves but if any of you boneheads think you can side with any of us, you are in worse shape than us and will most likely end up dead. So buy into this One World Order crappola and see where it will get you because it will not give you the USA and that is a given, no matter what president says so.

Like it or not America is full if pissed off campers and you outsiders will be toast in the making whence you think you have us in the palm of your hand, like it or not.

One day world leaders as well as American politicians will be known as the treasonous swine they really are since they sold their countries for material gain and corporate interests to the World Trade Organization for fun and profit.

And I speak for the silenced majority.

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair

Recent dialogue has spurred hope from some and disgust from others as the possibility Aung San Suu Kyi and the political prisoners release continue to echo in many circles. The only dialogue that really matters is that between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Gen. Than Shwe of Burma. Senators filled with feel good speeches as well as the corrupt United Nations can ramble all they want but it’s the dialogue between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that really matters to the people of Burma.

Rumor has it that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will soon have dialogue with Gen. Than Shwe. Other rumors tell of meetings between Aung San Suu Kyi and key members of her party as well. Be it as it may it is action that will speak louder than words when it is all said and done. Having lived through false hopes on many occasions already, I am jaded and it will take more than feel good headlines and speeches before I am convinced that true reconciliation has begun within the borders of Burma.

If by chance there is substance to these potentially wonderful rumors and Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the political prisoners is released from bondage, then the regime of Burma will have my attention. When friends and former business associates are free to contact me whence they are released from prison I will also sing the merry tune of true reconciliation. Reading reports from my correspondence in all quarters of Burma and the regime I see another story, sadly.

Ethnic people are still in the sights of the regime and villagers are still being hijacked then forced into slavery while children are still drafted into military service. Than Shwe’s minions are doing everything possible to make their Supremo Than Shwe out to be a liar at the very least. The fact 15,000 Chinese soldiers have come to the aid of the Wa Army in response to Than Shwe’s Border Guard initiative is proof positive that all is not well in the land of Shwe. Fact is, Than Shwe has driven a wedge between Burma and China with his antics with the Wa, Kachin, Mongol and Kokang people, just to mention a few. This is a terminal move since now battle lines have been scribed in Burma’s future. Oil and gas will not save his regime now since China is well aware that Suu Kyi will continue to do business with the giant dragon. In reality Aung San Suu Kyi defended China in a recent conversation with a US Senator who tried to berate China, (Jim Webb). This weighed heavily with Chinese authorities who once thought Aung San Suu Kyi would not do business with them if she retained power.

China is all about business and they will do anything in their power to maintain commerce. This is how it’s been for several thousand years and I don’t see them changing anytime soon. China holds many keys to Burma’s development but by no means do they hold the trump card. Sadly to Than Shwe’s chagrin it’s the nations of the free world who hold other lucrative cards that far out shadow China’s mere pittance of a return. Burma still retains a wealth of natural resources that can see this nation into prosperity well into the next century. The possibility of a flourishing economy rests not in the hands of Than Shwe but in the general who takes his place and this man will be the hero who will liberate Burma. Than Shwe will have given away his place in history by his short sightedness, that is a given.

Ah but there are more cards on the table than once realized. The most prized of all is the safety of Than Shwe’s family whence he departs life on this plain. The reality is there is no general who will actually have the power to secure Than Shwe’s family’s protection. They will try but their efforts will be in vain and their words will fall on deaf ears, even within their own ranks. The only person on Earth who actually has the power to secure the lives and safety of Gen. Than Shwe’s family is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Only her word will secure Than Shwe’s families safety whence he dies. Only Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has the power to stop the wave of revenge that will bestow the Shwe family whence Gen. Than is dead and that is the bottom line.

So for the sake of Than Shwe’s family there is ongoing dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and there is actual reconciliation within Burma’s infrastructure. Only then will Than Shwe be able to die in peace since his family will be secured. The only other option is a grave one indeed since it’s a guaranteed death sentence for Than Shwe’s bride and his kids. There are only two paths he can walk at this juncture and if he follows the path of ego his family will feel cold steel on their necks soon after his death. On the other hand, he can become a hero with a rich legacy of rebirth and he can be known as a new father of Burma’s independence. Then again words of dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi were only poppycock in the first place and the heads of Than Shwe’s loved ones will fill the baskets of retribution.

Your Devil’s Advocate

Buffalohair