I received this from my sister and I thought it was worth sharing...
JW
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 SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT, SO
SEND
IT ON
Lora Arndt
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EHS&R - Specialty Material Markets Group
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Mole"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: A plan to rebuild.... [7:19611]
> Take a freakin hike Dipshit. What? they wouldn't have found another way
in?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leigh Anne Chisholm"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:14 PM
> Subject: RE: A plan to rebuild.... [7:19611]
>
>
> > I guess you're not aware of Canada's reputation as being a haven for
> > murderers and terrorists. Once these people are here, we can't deport
> them
> > because of goofy Canadian politics. When these people come into Canada,
> > Canada has a responsibility to ensure these people don't have
undesirable
> > backgrounds. Then when they're here, it's easy for them to get forged
> > documents indicating that they are Canadian citizens. That makes the US
> > immigration department's job more difficult because of the free flowing
> > policy of letting Canadians pass through the US border with a minimum of
> > background checking. It's the freedom that Canada enjoys with the US
> that's
> > at risk unless our Government steps up to the plate and tightens things
> up.
> > How often have you heard after the fact that Canada Immigration didn't
> > investigate into people's backgrounds properly? Far too often I'm
afraid.
> >
> > It wasn't the Canadian immigration department that stopped the guy
heading
> > into the US to blow up LAX on the millenium... it was the US immigration
> > department.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > > Torren Craigie-Manson
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:22 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: A plan to rebuild.... [7:19611]
> > >
> > >
> > > > > --- Leigh Anne Chisholm wrote:
> > > {snip}
> > > > > > I would really hope that of all the things that come out of
this,
> if
> > > it's
> > > > > > found that the terrorists came through Canada, the US
> > > whacks Canadian
> > > > > > politicians upside the head for their lax immigration policies
and
> > > > > > incompetent information service (Canada's version of the FBI).
> They
> > > should
> > > > > > have been tracking those terrorists the second they entered
> Canada.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > **I** am not impressed...
> > > > > >
> > >
> > > Leigh Anne,
> > >
> > > Perhaps you can explain to me why you feel that Canadian
> > > authorities should
> > > have spotted these terrorists, but you make no mention of the
> > > failure of US
> > > authorities to spot them. Your statement is illogical and insulting to
> the
> > > integrity of Canada.
> > >
> > > This is an emotionally charged situation for people around the
> > > world. Please
> > > take a minute to stop and think before you appoint yourself judge
> > > and jury,
> > > and begin pointing fingers at _anyone_.
> > >
> > > Torren
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