Thanks Nancy. Very astute observation. I liked the article, but was hoping it could be somehow updated, corrected, and made more current and less, as you say, "cowboyish." Ron (Chicago) -----Original Message----- From: nkporter [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:24 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES >-----Original Message----- >>Subject: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES I forwarded this to a relative in Canada, who replied: >It's been flying around the Net. Note that a huge amount of it is >inaccurate (Airbus and Embraer [Brazil] build many planes), and seemingly >focused on the past (all those men-on-the-moon, Marshall plan comments, >'draft-dodgers', etc.). It's a well-known editorial first broadcast in >1973. It may well have been reprinted recently, but I >think as an expression of support in this week's context it's pretty >embarrassing to cite because of its moldy character--I don't think even any >US airlines still fly Lockheed Tri-Stars anymore. Reading it as a purported >recent piece is disturbing, given its apparently naive view of the >world (maybe appropriate in 73). >There have been far better, less cowboyish, more graceful, expressions of >similar support from Canadian media recently--look on globeandmail.com. I did look. The sentiment is still there. Yes indeed Murray, "His words still ring true today" Newcomer Nancy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn