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USA and Canada
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!! |
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OldHillbilly wrote:
TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. Not on this newsgroup, spammer. 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!! Just curious, what does this have to do with Windows Me in particular and computers in general? Oh, and Mexicans, Canadians, Guatemalans, etc. all live in "America". You're a slimy jingoist. Alias |
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From: "OldHillbilly"
| 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!! Nice column -- but inaccurate and biased. Examples: France helpd fight the British in the Revolutionary war Europe is making airplanes in a Joint European effort Argentina is helping defray the cost of heating oil in the Bronx NY for the poor Those are just off of the top of my head. I am sure there are many more. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |
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Hey Hillbilly.....
Gordon Sinclair said that in 1973.....about the media negativity during and after the Vietnam War. He died in 1984. This was about a whole different era and good old *Sinc* was an outspoken curmudgeon who was much loved. I met him in the late 50's and he scared the hell out of me, lol. Unfortunately, times have changed and this no longer applies...except for the fact that you are now in the same situation with yet another *Vietnam*. And your countrymen are once again coming up here to avoid the war. I hate to break it to you, but Gordon Sinclair loved (and lived) to stir up controversy and to my knowledge no one has ever echoed his 1973 comments. It even is on the Snopes website, where they say it was *resurrected and dusted off* after 9/11. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/sinclair.asp Cheers....Heather "OldHillbilly" wrote in message oups.com... 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: |
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And you repeated it?? Shame on you, amigo!! (VBG)
You will see my rebuttal. Gordon Sinclair loved to be outrageous and this was from 1973 re Vietnam. WE live in Canada, NOT America. OK? No wonder those across the pond get confused. America is synonymous with the USA only. Feliz Navidad Figgs "Alias" wrote in message ... OldHillbilly wrote: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. Not on this newsgroup, spammer. Oh, and Mexicans, Canadians, Guatemalans, etc. all live in "America". |
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"OldHillbilly" wrote:
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: That is very very old. It was written in 1973, He died in 1984. And there are many events in recent years that contradict his statement: "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?". There were, for example, Canadian crews working on recovery at ground zero after 9/11. There were many different Canadian groups working in Louisiana and Mississipi after hurricane Katrina, including search and rescue teams, Air Canada flying out refugees, Canadian naval ships and divers helping clear ports and navigation channels, as well as substantial Canadian contingents working as part of organizations such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca |
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Heather wrote:
And you repeated it?? Shame on you, amigo!! (VBG) Sorry about that. You will see my rebuttal. Gordon Sinclair loved to be outrageous and this was from 1973 re Vietnam. OK. WE live in Canada, NOT America. OK? No wonder those across the pond get confused. America is synonymous with the USA only. Erm, in which continent is Canada located? No one in Europe says their country is "Europe" but we are "Europeans" and you are an American, North American and a Canadian. The fact that the USA calls itself "America" fits right in with their jingoist and egoistic personality and is a misnomer. Feliz Navidad Figgs Igualmente, Alias "Alias" wrote in message ... OldHillbilly wrote: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. Not on this newsgroup, spammer. Oh, and Mexicans, Canadians, Guatemalans, etc. all live in "America". |
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Alias wrote:
Erm, in which continent is Canada located? No one in Europe says their country is "Europe" but we are "Europeans" and you are an American, North American and a Canadian. The fact that the USA calls itself "America" fits right in with their jingoist and egoistic personality and is a misnomer. I forgot to add that the USA should correct their name and call themselves "Dixieland". Heh. Alias |
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Lol... What a flashback. The first thing I thought of when I saw his
name was Front Page Challenge! John Heather wrote: Hey Hillbilly..... Gordon Sinclair said that in 1973.....about the media negativity during and after the Vietnam War. He died in 1984. This was about a whole different era and good old *Sinc* was an outspoken curmudgeon who was much loved. I met him in the late 50's and he scared the hell out of me, lol. Unfortunately, times have changed and this no longer applies...except for the fact that you are now in the same situation with yet another *Vietnam*. And your countrymen are once again coming up here to avoid the war. I hate to break it to you, but Gordon Sinclair loved (and lived) to stir up controversy and to my knowledge no one has ever echoed his 1973 comments. It even is on the Snopes website, where they say it was *resurrected and dusted off* after 9/11. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/sinclair.asp Cheers....Heather |
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Heh heh!! Me too. Guess we are of the same age group. Do you remember
how he hated life insurance?? Well, one of the ditzbrain life insurance agents where I worked called him. I still remember hearing him yelling at ME.....damn, I didn't call him. (G) He sure tore a strip off the salesman tho. He was one of a kind, that man. And oddly enough, a very kind man. Cheers, old guy.....Heather "John John" wrote in message ... Lol... What a flashback. The first thing I thought of when I saw his name was Front Page Challenge! John Heather wrote: Hey Hillbilly..... Gordon Sinclair said that in 1973.....about the media negativity during and after the Vietnam War. He died in 1984. This was about a whole different era and good old *Sinc* was an outspoken curmudgeon who was much loved. I met him in the late 50's and he scared the hell out of me, lol. Unfortunately, times have changed and this no longer applies...except for the fact that you are now in the same situation with yet another *Vietnam*. And your countrymen are once again coming up here to avoid the war. I hate to break it to you, but Gordon Sinclair loved (and lived) to stir up controversy and to my knowledge no one has ever echoed his 1973 comments. It even is on the Snopes website, where they say it was *resurrected and dusted off* after 9/11. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/sinclair.asp Cheers....Heather |
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