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[log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Toni Grange To: Ervinmccarthy Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:11 PM Subject: FW: Canadian Newspaper Article -----Original Message----- From: Toni Grange [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:03 PM To: Ervinmccarthy Subject: Canadian Newspaper Article >>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, 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. >> >> 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. >> Toni Grange Accounting Alliance Partner 3000 Town Center, Ste 2025 Southfield, Michigan 48075 248.355.3130 248.355.3137 (Fax) Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.accountingalliance.com/ AMERICA'S #1 FASTEST GROWING PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY by INC. MAGAZINE! 1999 WINNER OF ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR by Ernst & Young ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn