----- Original Message ----- From: "kimberly Rusty Dog" <rustydog73@hotmail.com> To: <paulame@pacbell.net> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 10:48 AM Subject: Fwd: Fw: flag waving > > > > >From: "mbrun93" <mbrun93@msn.com> > >To: "kim coffelt" <rustydog73@hotmail.com> > >Subject: Fw: flag waving > >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:11:16 -0700 > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Lizhikes@aol.com> > >To: <mbrun93@msn.com> > >Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:54 PM > >Subject: flag waving > > > > > > > This will make you cry. > > > > > > > > Subject: FW: A Little Flag Waving -- Please read and forward > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: A Little Flag Waving > > > > > > > > This should be read by every American. After yesterday's tragedy, we > >all > > > > need a boost in spirit. 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! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >