Message-ID: <393330.1075853783037.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 07:21:00 -0700 (PDT) From: djmollenkopf@aep.com To: ealden1@ix.netcom.com, aumanl@tjm.com, bcopeasw@aol.com, david_m._dugan@firstenergycorp.com, chris.germany@enron.com, wmhayward@aol.com, cheinlen@ashland.com, wbra_njh@access-k12.org, terry_p_kelly@mail.bankone.com, cblhans@yahoo.com, smatchett1@aol.com, crabbinc@worldnet.att.net, marg@nothnbut.net, twhite@netjets.com, dsyuschak@opers.org, yuschak@netzero.net Subject: Tribute to the United States Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: djmollenkopf@aep.com X-To: ealden1@ix.netcom.com, aumanl@tjm.com, bcopeasw@aol.com, david_m._dugan@firstenergycorp.com, Chris Germany, wmhayward@aol.com, cheinlen@ashland.com, wbra_njh@access-k12.org, terry_p_kelly@mail.bankone.com, cblhans@yahoo.com, smatchett1@aol.com, crabbinc@worldnet.att.net, marg@nothnbut.net, twhite@netjets.com, dsyuschak@opers.org, yuschak@netzero.net X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Chris_Germany_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Personal X-Origin: Germany-C X-FileName: cgerman.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by David J Mollenkopf/OR4/AEPIN on 05/17/2000 10:17 AM --------------------------- "Timothy J Hamilton" on 05/15/2000 05:57:12 PM To: djmollenkopf@aep.com cc: Subject: Tribute to the United States ---------------------- Forwarded by Timothy J Hamilton/HOU/EES on 05/15/2000 04:57 PM --------------------------- Olenger Pannell 05/15/2000 02:24 PM To: cc: (bcc: Timothy J Hamilton/HOU/EES) Subject: Tribute to the United States > Subject: Tribute to the United States > > 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, 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.