Waco (Koresh) by Bill Hicks
Waco (Koresh) by Bill Hicks

Waco (Koresh)

Bill Hicks * Track #25 On Rant in E-Minor

Waco (Koresh) Annotated

I was down in Australia when the Waco debacle ended. And I was... very bummed because I thought that was the most fascinating story of the year, bar none. And everyone was so upset with that guy 'cause he called himself Jesus. Right? And I said, "Come on," you know? "The guy's real name... is Vernon. Let him be Jesus for a couple of months, you know what I mean? What's it to ya?" Who's gonna follow a messiah named Vernon anyway? You gotta be Jesus. That's part of the messiah deal. "And Vernon spake!" Yeah, yeah, what are we doing? "I'm following Vernon!" Where y'all going? "To the drive-in! Huh huh! Joe Bob Briggs said the movie was real good! Vernon's going! He's my messiah! He said he'd get us some beef jerky! Woo! I follow Vernon!"

Isn't that weird, though? People always snap and think they're Jesus. How come no one ever snaps and thinks they're Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. "I'm Buddha!" "You're Bubba!" "I'm Buddha now. All I gotta do is change two letters on my belt. Bubba! Buddha! Come over here and read my scripture. Vernon's a false prophet! Buddha Bubba's the real man."

But I was in Australia and the Australians had a big contingency at the Branch Davidian compound and I'm from Texas so they were very curious. They were asking me all about it, you know. "Oh, this guy's so weird, isn't he? This guy, Koresh, is so weird?" And I was thinking, "Well, wait a minute. Frustrated rock musician, with a messianic complex, armed to the teeth and trying to fuck everything that moves. I don't know how to tell you this... sounds like every one of my friends in Austin." I don't know if this is gonna be an isolated incident. I'm waiting for Will Sexton to build a compound somewhere. I don't even know what that means. I don't even know where that... It was an Austin name, I picked it out of a hat. Pick your own Austin guitarist... and have fun with the joke.

But I thought the whole thing was an absolute disaster and a debacle and if any of y'all have been watching public-access and seen the footage... which was not shown on any major news media source... of the tanks, Bradley tanks, shooting fire into the compound, which I think went against the party lines story... which was that they shot tear gas in order to 'help the mothers and the children to get out', to convince 'em while they're destroying the compound. They're getting the mom and childrens out, you see? The soft cell is definitely the FBI's way. And anyway, so the major news said that the Branch Davidians started the fire, if I'm not mistaken. Correct me when I go off the story here. And that the Branch Davidians started the fire and all they did was shoot in tear gas. And yet I've seen with my own eyes and my *squeegee sound* squeegeed third eye, footage of a Bradley tank shooting fire into the compound, which... isn't that odd that no major news sources picked up on that? How do you think that's newsworthy? 'cause that basically means that the government from the FBI, the ATF, up to Janet Reno and including Clinton are, um... liars and murderers. *laughs* Wait, there's more. And... I mean, the implications... are vast! Um... you know. And if the ATF and FBI had any honor, if there was any honor left or dignity on this planet, they would commit hari-kari... well, first admitting what they've done and they'd killed themselves, 'cause they are liars and murderers.

"Oh, we had to bust the compound down 'cause we heard child molestation was going on." Yeah, if that's true, how come we don't see Bradley tanks knocking down Catholic churches? I'm talking if child molestation is actually your concern. "Well, there was a methamphetamine lab on the-" No there wasn't. And not one child came out of there saying they were molested. Not one child.

They don't want the voice of reason spoken, folks, 'cause otherwise we'd be free. And otherwise, we wouldn't believe their fucking horseshit lies nor the propaganda machine, the mainstream media, and buy their horseshit products that we don't fucking need and become a third-world consumer fucking plantation, which is what we're becoming. Fuck them. They are liars and murderers. All governments are liars and murderers. And I am now Jesus. Now... This is my compound.

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