May this encourage Americans on a day like today. > > > > > > > > > > TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES > > > > > 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! Wear it proudly!! > > > > > > > > > > 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, TRIBUTE TO > > > > > THE UNITED STATES > > > > > > > > > > >

-- Jack Murdock (jrm@salemnet.com), September 14, 2001

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Please note, the above was written over 30 years ago (check out yahoo and other news sites), but it is good to read it again.

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), September 14, 2001.