Message-ID: <31462709.1075848334176.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 07:28:00 -0800 (PST) From: twomarshalls@hotmail.com To: kjones0125@hotmail.com, andrea.p.williams@us.pwcglobal.com, tbmueck@vnet.net, don.baughman@enron.com, englishhammer@aol.com, libb21_@hotmail.com, ffall2620@cs.com, ckneuppe@brazosport.cc.tx.us, rhodes@computron.net, onulhs@aol.com, nealyjnealy1@aol.com, judydriskill@hotmail.com, ktracey111@aol.com, kelcprice@aol.com, phaedra@txucom.net, lucewheelfarms@earthlink.net, baughmanpatricia@hotmail.com, sdelaro@brazosport.cc.tx.us, pad0330@aol.com, txlegalegl@aol.com, pjkrespan@msn.com, b35vtail@aol.com, reanne_polk@yahoo.com, reidstav@houston.rr.com, rsavana@brazosport.cc.tx.us, shannontyer@email.msn.com, stamper@juno.com, suegeff@hotmail.com, tep@mastnet.net, timothy_d_gryseels@groton.pfizer.com, travieso74@hotmail.com, twilliams@ev1.net Subject: Fwd: The Good Ole USA Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Reagan Marshall" X-To: kjones0125@hotmail.com, andrea.p.williams@us.pwcglobal.com, tbmueck@vnet.net, Don.Baughman@enron.com, ENGLISHHAMMER@aol.com, libb21_@hotmail.com, FFALL2620@cs.com, ckneuppe@brazosport.cc.tx.us, rhodes@computron.net, onulhs@aol.com, nealyjnealy1@aol.com, judydriskill@hotmail.com, KTracey111@aol.com, Kelcprice@aol.com, phaedra@txucom.net, lucewheelfarms@earthlink.net, baughmanpatricia@hotmail.com, sdelaro@brazosport.cc.tx.us, Pad0330@aol.com, TXLegalEgl@aol.com, PJKrespan@msn.com, b35vtail@aol.com, reanne_polk@yahoo.com, reidstav@houston.rr.com, rsavana@brazosport.cc.tx.us, shannontyer@email.msn.com, stamper@juno.com, suegeff@hotmail.com, tep@mastnet.net, timothy_d_gryseels@groton.pfizer.com, travieso74@hotmail.com, twilliams@ev1.net X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Edward_Baughman_Nov2001\Notes Folders\Personal\Jokes X-Origin: BAUGHMAN-E X-FileName: dbaughm.nsf >> > >TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, it's 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 DC-10?? 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 - 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, I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ >IT SOON. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com