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Thought this was good.
>I have been told that this is not a new editorial but still worth a read
>
>This is worth the few minutes it takes to read.
>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!
> > >
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>I have been told that this is not a new editorial but still worth a read
>
>This is worth the few minutes it takes to read.
>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!
> > >
> > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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That is pretty good.
Sorry if I am erratic, my digital Camera just arrived (UPS was finally able to get through the city) and I am currently trying to figure everything out without help of the instructions.
I just noticed the download paused, what's up on your end. Or is that me?
Sorry if I am erratic, my digital Camera just arrived (UPS was finally able to get through the city) and I am currently trying to figure everything out without help of the instructions.
I just noticed the download paused, what's up on your end. Or is that me?
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