From: "Mary Jocius" Subject: America: The Good Neighbor Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 01:03:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EA_01BFC777.6621F3C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01BFC777.6621F3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 the 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,=20 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.=20 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=20 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=20 lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is = not one of those." Stand proud, America! "It is a very great poverty to decide that a child must die that you might live as you = wish" - Mother Teresa of Calcutta =20 Mary Jocius jocius@neopolis.net www.MaryJocius.com ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01BFC777.6621F3C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED = STATES

This, from a Canadian newspaper, is = worth=20 sharing.  America: The Good Neighbor.

Widespread but only = partial=20 news coverage was given recently to a remarkable
editorial broadcast = from=20 Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television
commentator. What = follows=20 is the full text of his trenchant remarks as
printed in the = Congressional=20 Record:

"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the = Americans as=20 the most
generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all = the=20 earth.

Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy = were=20 lifted out of
the debris of war by the Americans who poured in = billions of=20 dollars and
forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries = is today=20 paying
even the interest on its remaining debts to the United=20 States.

When the France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it = was the=20 Americans
who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and = swindled=20 on the
streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.

When = earthquakes hit=20 distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in
to help. This = spring,=20 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes.
Nobody=20 helped.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions = of=20 dollars into
discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries = are=20 writing about
the decadent, warmongering Americans.

I'd like = to see=20 just one of those countries that is gloating over the
erosion of the = United=20 States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other
country in the = world=20 have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the
Lockheed Tri-Star, or = the=20 Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why
do all the = International=20 lines except Russia fly American Planes?

Why does no other land = on earth=20 even consider putting a man or woman on the
moon? You talk about = Japanese=20 technocracy, and you get radios. You talk
about German technocracy, = and you=20 get automobiles.

You talk about American technocracy, and you = find men on=20 the moon - not once,
but several times - and safely home = again.

You=20 talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the = store
window=20 for everybody to look at . Even their draft-dodgers are not = pursued
and=20 hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they=20 are
breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and = pa at=20 home
to spend here.

When the railways of France, Germany and = India=20 were breaking down through
age, it was the Americans who rebuilt = them. When=20 the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the New York Central went broke, nobody = loaned=20 them an old caboose.
Both are still broke.

I can name you = 5000 times=20 when the Americans raced to the help of other
people in trouble. Can = you name=20 me even one time when someone else raced to
the Americans in = trouble?  I=20 don't think there was outside help even during
the San Francisco=20 earthquake.

Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one = Canadian who=20 is damned tired
of hearing them get kicked around. They = will come=20 out of this thing with
their flag high. And when they do, they are = entitled=20 to thumb their nose at the
lands that are gloating over their = present=20 troubles. I hope Canada is not one of
those."

Stand proud,=20 America!



          =             &= nbsp;        =20 "It is a very great poverty to=20 decide
          &nb= sp;        =20 that a child must die that you might live as you=20 wish"
          &nbs= p;            = ;            = =20 - Mother Teresa of=20 Calcutta
 
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          &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;      =20 jocius@neopolis.net
 &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp; =20 www.MaryJocius.com
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