Message-ID: <21875520.1075858925827.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 05:41:18 -0700 (PDT) From: m..scott@enron.com To: keith.holst@enron.com, k..allen@enron.com, matt.smith@enron.com, matthew.lenhart@enron.com, mike.grigsby@enron.com, monique.sanchez@enron.com, tori.kuykendall@enron.com, m..tholt@enron.com, l..gay@enron.com, p..south@enron.com, frank.ermis@enron.com, jay.reitmeyer@enron.com Subject: oops...sorry wrong email before....here's the right one Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Scott, Susan M. X-To: Holst, Keith , Allen, Phillip K. , Smith, Matt , Lenhart, Matthew , Grigsby, Mike , Sanchez, Monique , Kuykendall, Tori , Tholt, Jane M. , Gay, Randall L. , South, Steven P. , Ermis, Frank , Reitmeyer, Jay X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Sent Items X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst > > > > This, from a Canadian newspaper, no less, 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 >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. > > > > > > Maybe each of you can send this to at least one person > > > and they might send it to one of their friends until this >letter is sent > > > to every person on the web. I am just a single American that >has read > > > this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com