Very well said! Thanks from NYC
Bob
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From: "Derek W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> As a Canadian, who lives physically, right on the u.s. border. I have to
> agree with Mr. Sinclair. The US gets a bad rap for being the big boys on
the
> street, as does everyone else who stands above the rest as the leaders in
> their fields (Mr. Bill Gates, for example). Sometimes they deserve the
flack
> they get for their sometimes "cowboy" attitudes, and believe me, they have
> not been angels on every occasion. But I will stand here and say that I
have
> never been so appalled by such an insane lack of care for innocent human
> lives. And whatever measures the Americans take to make these terrorists,
> you can be assured that we Canadians will be by their side, either
> physically or emotionally. Hell, my girlfriend is American
> God bless America, Canada and those that let this world be free, and God
> have mercy on those that will be punished.
>
> Derek
> http://www.geocities.com/reefsalot/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sisemore, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:14 PM
> Subject: RE: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
>
>
> > Mr. Sinclair is absolutely right & it's time some of these countries
paid
> us
> > back. Specifically Kuwait & Saudi, who we bailed out in the Gulf War &
> were
> > thanked by higher gas prices. The leaders of these countries have all
the
> > info. on these terrorists close at hand & should be willing to hand over
> > people like Ben Laden on a silver platter.
> >
> > I apologize for using "the list" for my off topic opinions but It seems
> > apparent by the lack of posts today that all our minds are focused on
our
> > GREAT NATION.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gene Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 6:58 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> >
> >
> >
> > good Job Shane!
> > geno
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shane Clays
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 1:12 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: FW: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> >
> >
> > All, this is an email that was fowarded to me today, and truly does make
> me
> > proud to be an American.
> > Shane C.
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
> > > 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, war mongering 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.
> > >
> > >
> > ________________________________________
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