Tribute to the United States of America

> >I hope this message finds each of you, and your family, safe and sound.

Jené A. Popper, CPA
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Subject: Tribute to the United States
> >
> >
> >
> > 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, war-mongering 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. 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,
> > > I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON.
> >


<b><font color=green>Lizards</b></font color=green> eat Trolls as a delicacy.

You are one of the coolest ever!!

Nice <b><font color=green>Lizards</b></font color=green> <b>crunch</b> Trolls cookies....... Yummy!!

I hadn't seen this before, and I think it is incredible. It is about time someone realizes all we do for the world as a country. I hope there are more editorials like this floating around in other countries as well.

Hey, you're a nice guy, I don't mind.


<font color=green>In memory of those who died, simply because they lived in America.
Rest in peace.</font color=green>

By the way, that Canadian article was written quite some time ago. I first saw it last December. It was true then, and more so now.

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