Banking Institutions

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."Written two hundred years ago, by no less than a founding father of the American republic, Thomas Jefferson.

Living For Themselves

Muslims have mastered the art of killing themselves for Mohammed, but can't seem to grasp the concept of living for themselves.
---William Fortner 2008---

Longevity

The most beautiful things that take our breath away are with us but for an instant, less than a cosmic heartbeat. Only the mountains and the sea have any measure of longevity and they are but a blink in eternity.
--- William Fortner 2005 ---

Vampire Democrats

Truth appears to be a real danger to Democrats. I was told one just overheard a word of truth in passing last week and burst into flame, instantly turning into ashes just like a vampire caught in sunlight...
--- William Fortner 2006 ---

Utopia

The northeast and west coasts of America appears, in large part, to be populated by socialists and communists who are just too lazy to make the swim to their idea of utopia.
--- William Fortner 2001 ---

Usama Burqua

I hear reports that Usama Bin Laden has cut his hair and shaved off his beard to make it more difficult to identify him. Does this mean he finally took off that burqua and veil?
--- William Fortner 2001 ---

A New Christmas

I have problems with the liberal, secular humanist theft of Christmas by converting it to a bright light "winter holiday" buying binge and extended "happy hour" instead of the time of worship and reflection it should be. I cannot fathom how gifts by ancient wise men could be turned into the spending frenzy we see today. Perhaps, as a nation, we have taken an unwise detour towards multiculturalism somewhere along the way and forgotten the importance of the occasion and to whom the gifts were given. What I observe each year is not a Christian Christmas. It is a second-rate secular knock-off of something quite extraordinary. Many seem to have forgotten what Christmas really means. Eighty-some-odd percent of Americans profess a belief in God and the vast majority of those are Christians; odds are that most of the forgetful ones are Christians. However, the tradition of giving gifts on Christmas goes back over 2,000 years and to criticize Christians for continuing that tradition is unkind at best. Actually, I much prefer Christians to just keep quiet and shop only at the few stores that recognize without prodding the meaning of this season to most Americans. I think that will speak much louder than any talking head. I would let the department store chains figure it out on their own as they count their dwindling sales. They might learn a lasting lesson and many easily led people will not be dreading the bills come the first of January.

I can remember when nativity scenes were prevalent on public grounds and in public buildings and no one got their panties in a wad. No one got incensed over a menorah at the courthouse. I do not recall anyone forced off their horse to bow down to either. People were tolerant and respectful of religious beliefs and custom back in the 50s. That is not true today is it? To say that Christmas has no place on public grounds is to say that the rest of the Judeo-Christian ethic doesn’t either. If anyone really believes that, I think they have wandered a tad to far too the left and are in danger of falling off the edge of the earth. Public buildings built before most Americans were out of three-cornered pants proudly display the Judeo-Christian heritage of this country as well as does our currency. As I read the Constitution, and I do often, as well as the Federalist Papers and a host of other documents and books concerning the American Constitution, the act of placing a nativity scene on public property hardly constitutes "congress making any law regarding establishing a religion", liberal court decisions notwithstanding. When the government requires public servants (other than the IRS) to pass the offering plate, actively proselytize the public, or demand a baptismal certificate before providing services then I will think liberals have a case. That clause was written for a specific purpose and that was to avoid situations as occurred between Henry VIII and Pope Clement VII and the ensuing spiteful and almost total eradication of Catholicism from England.

Regarding the founding father's understanding of God, I know of not one of our founding fathers who was a Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Confucian, Rastafarian, Zoroastrian, or worshiped Molech, Aphrodite, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, Aries, Bacchus, Boreas, Baldr, Freyr, Tyr, Bragi, Hiemdall, Loki Laufreyiarson, Uranus, Morpheus, Nemesis, Eros, Gaea, Dionysus, Athena, Ares, Hermes, Siofn, Vor, Lord and Rind, Wakea, Pele, Marduk, Ptah, Ahura Mazdah, Ahriman, Khnum, Prometheus, Enki, Ymir, Isis, Coatlicue, Osiris, Rig Veda, or any of the pantheon of gods popular with those in Africa, the Mediterranean, Asia, South America, or Europe throughout history. To my knowledge all worshiped the Christian God and recognized Jesus Christ as his Son, even Jefferson who some falsely claim was a Deist. To think their reference to God in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution meant just any god is ludicrous. America was born a Christian country. If the left has its way, it will die a secular cesspool, but not on my watch. There are at least 89 days during the winter season. Let the godless have it all. Perhaps Christians should celebrate Christmas the first two weeks in September when Christ was likely born and not corrupt the celebration as is now done.
William Fortner

Buy The National Debt

Perhaps the only way out of this mess of non constitutional government of greedy, dishonest politicians is for Americans to ante up, purchase the national debt, immediately foreclose and hold elections to restore a constitutional government that includes term limits to prevent a permanent political caste. Communism, socialism and violent religious cults are not welcome and adherents of all three will be banished.
---William Fortner 2008---

Deafening Silence

The single, absolutely certain, way to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that a Democrat is guilty of fraud, malfeasance, misfeasance, treason, theft, perversion, Logan Act violations or breaches of national security is the total absence of any investigation, probe or hearing into personal conduct or the federal program obviously misused or mismanaged and the deafening silence of the media.
---William Fortner 2008---

US Military

The United States Military is doing far, far better in Iraq than the MSM is doing in America.
--- William Fortner 2006 ---

Unworthy

God calls me son, but I am unworthy. Jesus calls me brother, but I am unworthy. Father God, let not your mercy and forgiveness depart from me lest I fall by the wayside.
---William Fortner 2005 ---

Unrealistic Dreamers

In this country there are a few unrealistic, but vocal, dreamers whose world view drifts like a leaf in an autumn breeze jostled by the feeling d' jour who accomplish nothing. There are many more in America who are doers. I'll cast my lot with the doers.
--- William Fortner 2005 ---