I know some will think this is off topic but I dont care I praise the one
who wrote this.I am glad to be an AMERICAN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie" <nonna1028@home.com>
To: "Carl Konifsky" <milstuf@home.com>; "Mom & Jess" <jesse2231@home.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: Be Proud America
> > This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.
> > > America: The Good Neighbor.
> > >
> > >Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a
> > >remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a
> > Canadian
> > >television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant
> > >remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:
> > >
> > >"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the
> > most
> > >generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth.
> > >Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted
> > out
> > >of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars
> > and
> > >forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today
> > paying
> > >even the interest on its
> > >remaining debts to the United States.
> > >
> > >When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans
> > who
> > >propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the
> > >streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
> > >
> > >When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that
> > hurries
> > >in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by
> > >tornadoes. Nobody helped.
> > >
> > >The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into
> >
> > >discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing
> > about
> > >the decadent, warmongering Americans.
> > >
> > >I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the
> > >erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any
> > other
> > >country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the
> > >Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them?
> > Why
> > >do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
> > >
> > >Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on
> > the
> > >moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk
> >
> > >about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about
> > American
> > >technocracy, and you find men on the moon - not once, but several times
> > and
> > >safely home again.
> > >
> > >You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the
> > store
> > >window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not
> > pursued
> > >and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
> > they
> > >are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa
> > at
> > >home to spend here.
> > >
> > >When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down
> > through
> > >age, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania
> > Railroad
> > >and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose.
> >
> > >Both are still broke.
> > >
> > >I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other
> >
> > >people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else
> > raced to
> > >the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even
> > during
> > >the San Francisco earthquake.
> > >
> > >Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned
> > tired
> > >of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing
> > with
> > >their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their
> > nose at
> > >the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada
> > is
> > >not one of those."
> > >
> > >Stand proud, America!
> > >
> > >This is one of the best editorials that I have ever read regarding the
> > >United States. It is nice that one man realizes it. I only wish that
> > the
> > >rest of the world would realize it. We are always blamed for
> > everything,
> > >and never even get a thank you for the things we do.
> > >
> > >I would hope that each of you would send this to as many people as you
> > can
> > >and emphasize that they should send it to as many of their friends
> > until
> > >this letter is sent to every person on the web. I am just a single
> > American
> > >that has read this, I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON. ("I
> > wonder
> > >if someone shouldn't maybe pat some American Veterans on the back ..
> > >because without our veterans none of this would have ever been
> > >possible....") thank you good neighbor, this Veteran appreciates that
> > >someone care's about America
> >
> >
>
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