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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES | ||||
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| InMourning | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:13 PM |    | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Sep. 01  | A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES This, from a Canadian newspaper, it's worth sharing. 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: America: The Good Neighbor. "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! Wear it proudly!! | ||||
| TheGooch Mullet Master Yo Gooch, Moron here... how's that for some fucked up shit... Fez is giving you status... Karma sucks, huh? | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:15 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Nice piece, thanks for sharing it. | ||||
| JackDan1974 | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:17 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jul. 01 | At least someone realize all we do for the rest of world... | ||||
| Austin The Dark Enforcer/Angry Stoned Pimp G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. New World Order Secret Police Chief Proud Inventor of the "Cream Cheese, Peanut Butter and Jelly" sandwich | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:18 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | That was an interesting piece, welcome to the board InMorning. Austin University is closed until further notice. | ||||
| TFEC Coming Soon!!! The Grand Opening of The Junkyard Bar & Grill! | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:22 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | An amazing piece of work. Great JOb and God Bless America and all affected by this act of war. Rangers Suck but the Cowboys are worse!! | ||||
| MashedPotatohead NIGGA PLEASE! All the bitches in here are crazy! | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:25 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Welcome InMourning THANKS FOR SHARING Some people only see the 'negatives' more than ALL the positives that our GREAT country has done for the world. Let's see what would happen if we just said FU - deal with that S yourselves for once. This message was edited by MashedPotatohead on 9-12-01 @ 3:49 PM | ||||
| Arpikarhu Harmless Teddy I wish Maynard was still posting here so I could implant my head up his ass. Needle dick, bear salesman. I think I'm a revolutionary. Actually, I'm a one trick pony. I enjoy C&BT | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:33 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 01 | nice to see that. it needed saying | ||||
| spitfire421 | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:36 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | It definitely uplifts your spirits to see and hear the full support and well-wishes from the other countries of the world. | ||||
I have Cool-Mod-Powers and can read the Cool-Mod-Forum, then I drive home in my Cool-Mod-Car UFC | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | After reading that piece.. I sit here at my little desk... tears streaming from my eyes.... Thank you, both to InMourning, and to Gordon Sinclair and anyone else who shares his sentiments.  No! I am NOT a Goth Dude!! "Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun!" | ||||
| CantHandleMyBooty | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:52 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 01 | Wow...that was a very well written.quote: I totally agree. | ||||
| av8er OA.com's taint with wings. | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:56 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: I'm with you Magus. I've been choking up just about every hour listening to that news clip that WNEW is playing of the man saying "God showed me the way out of the building" and "I shouldn't be here". The reporter breaking down to console the man is just too much.  | ||||
| Kingpin KEEPER OF THE FLAME. I have a little Wick. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | THANK YOU!!!!!!!! E-Mail Me | ||||
| Canweseeyourstuff | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 2:59 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | thanks for sharing and GOD BLESS AMERICA | ||||
| Unicron | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 3:05 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Mar. 01 | Thank you for posting that. It needed to be. | ||||
The sky is blue | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 3:11 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Oct. 00 | Amen. | ||||
| Brokenjaw Always will bow down to the power of the Faceman!!!! | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 3:46 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Nov. 00 | Beautiful. Newbies No mas once again. If you are interested in being adopted AIM. OAbrokenjaw or e-mail Ovaherenow@aol.com HLJC 4 LIFE | ||||
| Shelle Bink True star of the celebrity softball game: the redhead in section 101. | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 3:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jul. 01 | It all feels so real now... ...I'm in shock still... ...almost numb with pain. Thank God for neighbors like we have. God Bless Canada for their help... imagine if we didn't... I can't even bear to think of who would be gone then... *my prayers and love for everyone*  | ||||
| FeelMyFunBags | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 4:10 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | What a very well written piece. I just hope that people not only think like this, but act on their thoughts. It would be nice to see some rescue teams from other countries coming in here to help us.  | ||||
| rugirl | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 4:49 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 00 | that was beautiful thanks for sharing rugirl@opieanthony.com | ||||
| Sephiroth | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 4:55 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | That is one of the most beautiful and most sincere things I've ever seen posted. Thank you for sharing. | ||||
| BIG JOHN | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 8:22 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Nov. 00 | very nice InMourning, very very nice, GOD BLESS AMERICA and GOD BLESS CANADA, thanks | ||||
| MomYou'dLikeToF' | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 8:38 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 01 | I don't know where to post this, but whatever...I just want to say God Bless all of our armed services personnel as well. I'm sure there are many of them stationed in the middle east, and I'm sure they are just as shocked as we are but much farther away. I'm also sure that they must be wondering when they will be called upon to defend our country. We have not forgotten you, and our prayers are with you as well. | ||||
| Sluggo667 SLASH's New Buddy, but shhh... I am not allowed to tell anyone. | posted on 09-12-2001 @ 8:45 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Apr. 01 | I read this earlier... It makes me proud to be American...  Sluggo667 | ||||
| katya_ann That's Miss Jesus Cooze to you! | posted on 09-13-2001 @ 6:36 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Apr. 01 | Top, because it deserves it."I'll fly my country's flag outside my home everyday for the rest of my life, even if it's three inches tall and hoisted on a toothpick! GOD BLESS AMERICA!" --My dad | ||||
| InMourning | posted on 09-13-2001 @ 2:38 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Sep. 01 | Ditto | ||||
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