Message-ID: <12320209.1075852091803.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:21:39 -0700 (PDT) From: dgioffre@hotmail.com Subject: Fwd: FW: Tribute to Americans Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Mike Gioffre" @ENRON X-To: jarmy@bigwords.com, danielleacampora@aol.com, cbozzi@pemcor.com, beltringham@strandcommunications.com, lbeth1972@yahoo.com, sofiedolan@att.net, tds@ciminelli.net, cdolan@above.net, Rogers, Benjamin , jpenney@hollandlessard.com, michelle.sautter@ibx.com, jverre99@hotmail.com, elizabeth.sprich@marriott.com, clukawski@hitt-gc.com, pfarinas@TVSA.com, sgjr@aol.com, jrogers@tullib.com, mgioffre@cassidy.com, hub1dds@aol.com, sjs1516@earthlink.com, dgioffre@hotmail.com, tinagiof@hotmail.com, dtaub1@aol.com, kvarone@hotmail.com, pvdds@aol.com, nancylin73@yahoo.com, ggzeller@aol.com, peterullman@hotmail.com, ttran20@hotmail.com, struscin@hotmail.com, bwycall@hotmail.com, mas001@dental.umaryland.edu, asalama@umaryland.edu, noose911@earthlink.com, nwanken@hotmail.com, amcninch@friend.ly.net, lxtran@yahoo.com, jarvisan@hotmail.com, remivi@erols.com, dmill002@hotmail.com, csdaulat@hotmail.com, cayennespicegirl@hotmail.com, ptrintis@cs.com, aras71@hotmail.com, kbrafman@hotmail.com, aa_4@yahoo.com, jelliott@med.unr.edu, mageewilliam3@hotmail.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \BROGERS (Non-Privileged)\Rogers, Benjamin\personal X-Origin: ROGERS-B X-FileName: BROGERS (Non-Privileged).pst Mike Gioffre dgioffre@hotmail.com From: Brian Hickey To: "'Brk (E-mail)" , "Colby (E-mail)" , "Daniel Hickey (E-mail)" , "Dgioffre (E-mail)" , "Dmahoney (E-mail)" , "Domenick Argento (E-mail)" , "Healy41 (E-mail)" , "Jason. Fox (E-mail)" , "'Jenpat Giles' (E-mail)" , "'Lawrence A. Granozio/Graduate Student/Babson College' (E-mail)" , "Melissa Chambers (E-mail)" , "Mikedogum (E-mail)" , "Peter Kratsa (E-mail)" , "Scott Engle [OBI] (E-mail)" , "Shanequine (E-mail)" , "TFHickey (E-mail)" , "'Wdonato (E-mail)" Subject: FW: Tribute to Americans Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:52:32 -0400 > > Subject: Tribute to the United States > > > > > > > > > May this encourage Americans on a day like today. > > > > > > 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!! > > > > > > 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, TRIBUTE TO > > > THE UNITED STATES > > > > > Visit our website at http://www.p21.com/visit > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may contain legally > privileged information. It is intended solely for the person or entity to > which it is addressed. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is > unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, > copying, distribution, action taken, or action omitted to be taken in > reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. 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