Message-ID: <10852293.1075862102256.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 13:30:43 -0700 (PDT) From: kcarter@simmonsco-intl.com To: e.taylor@enron.com Subject: Fwd: FW: Tribute to the US Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: KCarter@simmonsco-intl.com X-To: Taylor, Michael E , kenfranc@hotmail.com, kcarttx@hotmail.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \MTAYLOR5 (Non-Privileged)\Taylor, Michael E\Inbox\Social X-Origin: Taylor-M X-FileName: MTAYLOR5 (Non-Privileged).pst ----- Forwarded by Kerry Carter/SCI on 09/12/01 03:33 PM ----- NBrady@Navigantcons ulting.com To: sbrady@securepath.com, MBURDICK@zalecorp.com, KCarter@simmonsco-intl.com, 09/12/01 03:10 PM dianna_drake@rmiinc.com, cathy_fry@rmiinc.com, djgiesel@hewitt.com, KJarvis@enron.com, stevereed@bear.com cc: Subject: Fwd: FW: Tribute to the US ----- Forwarded by Nicole Brady/Management Consulting/Navigant on 09/12/01 03:24 PM ----- "Jennifer Fitzgerald" beckyjo@ku.edu, billboyd99@hotmail.com, chesney00@hotmail.com, cynthiazuniga@hotmail.com, eeliao@hotmail.com, emoore@mail.wtamu.edu, 09/12/01 03:04 PM heather_henley@hotmail.com, Hillary_crowder@hotmail.com, eng_jcm@shsu.edu, jenniferprochaska@yahoo.com, motoaggie@hotmail.com, jjsix@hotmail.com, KrKeele@aol.com, kellympowers@hotmail.com, laurakingle@hotmail.com, lcaggie@hotmail.com, StarTraveler2080@aol.com, MEB4N@forbes2.comm.virginia.edu, iluvmegs@yahoo.com, mindy00morin@hotmail.com, nbrady@navigantconsulting.com, richandra@hotmail.com, ss_sullivan@hotmail.com, stevereed@bear.com, terri_arendale@hotmail.com, tiffany061601@hotmail.com cc: Subject: Fwd: FW: Tribute to the US > > > > 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 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > 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, > > > > > > I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >material. 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