Thought I'd post this message, it was sent to me earlier. Hope you don't mind.
>
>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! Wear it proudly!!
>
> > > 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.
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Crazycat
I don't mind that you posted this. However...check this out. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>This is a wonderful sentiment, but it is about 30 years old. It was written
during the Viet Nam war, hence the draft dodger references. Still it's nice
to see again.
ba
Bill Andres
Senior Partner
BJ Communications, Inc.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I guess some of us just show their age more than others...
- Bill
I don't mind that you posted this. However...check this out. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>This is a wonderful sentiment, but it is about 30 years old. It was written
during the Viet Nam war, hence the draft dodger references. Still it's nice
to see again.
ba
Bill Andres
Senior Partner
BJ Communications, Inc.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I guess some of us just show their age more than others...
- Bill
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Bill Glasheen
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I just received this, after ribbing my new friend. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Am I showing my age, or is Mitch demonstrating his lack of it? Actually,
I'm just a student of history... yeah, that's the ticket...
Gordon Sinclair recorded that speech (on a 45!) I think it had God Bless
America in the background. It got a lot of radio airplay at the time. Maybe
some radio station will find it and start playing it again. Of course, that
could start a war with Canada...
ba<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
- Bill
I'm just a student of history... yeah, that's the ticket...
Gordon Sinclair recorded that speech (on a 45!) I think it had God Bless
America in the background. It got a lot of radio airplay at the time. Maybe
some radio station will find it and start playing it again. Of course, that
could start a war with Canada...
ba<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
- Bill
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lori macleod-doyle
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I RECEIVED THIS FROM A FRIEND THIS AFTERNOON AND IT REALLY SAYS IT ALL.
I
> I apologize for the length but I thought it was worth sharing!
>Published Wednesday, September 12, 2001
>
>We'll go forward from this moment by Leonard Pitts, Jr. Miami Herald
>
>
>It's my job to have something to say.
>
>They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which
troubles the
>American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting
>disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words
that seem
>to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
>
>You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
>
>What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our
World
>Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn?
>Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
>
>Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
>
>Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
>
>Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
>
>Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family,
a
>family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a
family
>nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous
emotional
>energy on pop cultural minutiae -- a singer's revealing dress, a ball
team's
>misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready
>availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that,
we
>walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are
>fundamentally decent, though -- peace-loving and compassionate. We
struggle
>to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming
majority
>of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
>
>Some people -- you, perhaps -- think that any or all of this makes us
weak.
>You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that
cannot
>be measured by arsenals.
>
>IN PAIN
>
>Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're
still
>grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working
to
>make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some
>Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy
novel.
>Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable
final
>death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of
terrorism
>in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the
world.
>You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
>
>But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us
fall.
>This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time
anyone
>hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and
monumental
>pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our
force.
>When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering,
pay any
>cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
>
>I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as
you, I
>think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble
with
>dread of the future.
>
>In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation,
fingers
>pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can
be
>done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened
security,
>misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this
moment
>sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
>
>THE STEEL IN US
>
>You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of
our
>character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On
this day,
>the family's bickering is put on hold.
>
>As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as
Americans, we
>will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
>
>So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that
maybe
>you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the
case,
>consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You
don't
>know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know
what you
>just started.
>
>But you're about to learn.
>
> Again, my thoughts and prayers are with all my friends and their families as well as their friends and families throughout the United States.
Lori M-D
I
> I apologize for the length but I thought it was worth sharing!
>Published Wednesday, September 12, 2001
>
>We'll go forward from this moment by Leonard Pitts, Jr. Miami Herald
>
>
>It's my job to have something to say.
>
>They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which
troubles the
>American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting
>disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words
that seem
>to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
>
>You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
>
>What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our
World
>Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn?
>Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
>
>Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
>
>Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
>
>Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
>
>Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family,
a
>family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a
family
>nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous
emotional
>energy on pop cultural minutiae -- a singer's revealing dress, a ball
team's
>misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready
>availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that,
we
>walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are
>fundamentally decent, though -- peace-loving and compassionate. We
struggle
>to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming
majority
>of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
>
>Some people -- you, perhaps -- think that any or all of this makes us
weak.
>You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that
cannot
>be measured by arsenals.
>
>IN PAIN
>
>Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're
still
>grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working
to
>make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some
>Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy
novel.
>Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable
final
>death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of
terrorism
>in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the
world.
>You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
>
>But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us
fall.
>This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time
anyone
>hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and
monumental
>pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our
force.
>When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering,
pay any
>cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
>
>I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as
you, I
>think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble
with
>dread of the future.
>
>In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation,
fingers
>pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can
be
>done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened
security,
>misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this
moment
>sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
>
>THE STEEL IN US
>
>You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of
our
>character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On
this day,
>the family's bickering is put on hold.
>
>As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as
Americans, we
>will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
>
>So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that
maybe
>you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the
case,
>consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You
don't
>know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know
what you
>just started.
>
>But you're about to learn.
>
> Again, my thoughts and prayers are with all my friends and their families as well as their friends and families throughout the United States.
Lori M-D
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I AM THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I am the flag of the United States of America...
My name is Old Glory...
I fly atop the world's tallest buildings...
I stand watch in America's halls of justice...
I fly majestically over institutions of learning...
I stand guard with power in the world...
Look up and see me...
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice...
I stand for freedom...
I am confident...
I am arrogant...
I am proud...
When I am flown with my fellow banners,
my head is a little higher,
my colors a little truer...
I bow to no one!
I am recognized all over the world...
I am worshipped - I am saluted...
I am loved - I am revered...
I am respected -- and I am feared...
I have fought in every battle of every war
for more then 200 years...
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg,
Shiloh and Appomattox...
I was there at San Juan Hill,
the trenches of France,
in the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome
and the beaches of Normandy, Guam, Okinawa...
The people of Korea, Vietnam and Kuwait
know me as a banner of freedom...
I was there...
I led my troops,
I was dirty, battleworn and tired,
but my soldiers cheered me
And I was proud...
I have been burned, torn and trampled
on the streets of countries I have helped set free...
It does not hurt, for I am invincible...
I have slipped the bonds of Earth
and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space
from my vantage point on the moon...
I have borne silent witness
to all of America's finest hours...
But my finest hours are yet to come...
When I am torn into strips and used as bandages
for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my countryman,
when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent
at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,
or in the arms of a child or spouse who will have to go on
without one who gave their life in a national disaster
to save the life of another, as so many did at the Pentagon
or the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11/01...
MY NAME IS OLD GLORY,
LONG MAY I WAVE...
I am the flag of the United States of America...
My name is Old Glory...
I fly atop the world's tallest buildings...
I stand watch in America's halls of justice...
I fly majestically over institutions of learning...
I stand guard with power in the world...
Look up and see me...
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice...
I stand for freedom...
I am confident...
I am arrogant...
I am proud...
When I am flown with my fellow banners,
my head is a little higher,
my colors a little truer...
I bow to no one!
I am recognized all over the world...
I am worshipped - I am saluted...
I am loved - I am revered...
I am respected -- and I am feared...
I have fought in every battle of every war
for more then 200 years...
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg,
Shiloh and Appomattox...
I was there at San Juan Hill,
the trenches of France,
in the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome
and the beaches of Normandy, Guam, Okinawa...
The people of Korea, Vietnam and Kuwait
know me as a banner of freedom...
I was there...
I led my troops,
I was dirty, battleworn and tired,
but my soldiers cheered me
And I was proud...
I have been burned, torn and trampled
on the streets of countries I have helped set free...
It does not hurt, for I am invincible...
I have slipped the bonds of Earth
and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space
from my vantage point on the moon...
I have borne silent witness
to all of America's finest hours...
But my finest hours are yet to come...
When I am torn into strips and used as bandages
for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my countryman,
when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent
at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,
or in the arms of a child or spouse who will have to go on
without one who gave their life in a national disaster
to save the life of another, as so many did at the Pentagon
or the World Trade Center Towers on 9/11/01...
MY NAME IS OLD GLORY,
LONG MAY I WAVE...
