Tribute to the United States

[Oldskulbus]

I got this email from a friend of mine.
If you like it then copy it and send it to people you know that don' read this forum.
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> > The following, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. Its
>subject
> > is America: The Good Neighbor.
> > Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator, gave widespread but
> > only partial news coverage recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast
> > from Toronto. 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!
> >

[Szczepankiewicz]

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 at me 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 Appamatox.
I was there at San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy, Guam, China/Burma/India, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam, I was there.

I led my troops, I was dirty, battle worn 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 been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled on the streets of my own country.
And when it's by those whom I've served in battle - it hurts.
But I shall overcome - for I am strong.

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 soldier, or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter, I am proud.

MY NAME IS OLD GLORY LONG MAY I WAVE. DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN
LONG MAY I WAVE

[YeLLa-TiGeR]

TTT, there you go you Canadian BIOTCHES.

[aseepish]

Yeah, but what have you done for us lately?

OK, so the US gave us Mel Brooks and the Marx Bros. For that you guys rule.

-T

[IronMaiden]

You Americans aren't so bad. You're biggest problem is that you like to stick your nose everywhere.Except that you're quite nice folks.
But the best planes on the world are Russian Tupoljev's and Antonov's.Ha-Ha.
No they're not.Airbuses are the best.

[Lacrymosa]

Well, CANADA....

If you think that little speech is going to make up for sending us Jim Carrey, Tommy Mandel, and Martin Short, you've got another thing coming!

By the way....we're KEEPING Wayne Gretzke until you take those other clowns back!

[Masala]

Just so you know, this was written in 1974, I believe. Good stuff though, and holds true today.

[Shimora]

That is the biggest load of tripe I have read in a long while.

I bet it was wriiten by an American and not a Canadian.

If it wasnt for Canada the world would never have known Brian Adams or Michael J Fox. I think we owe Canada a huge thankyou.

[JaredExtreme]

I think it was written by a Ninja, since we all know nin jitsu originated in the United States and that Ninja's use their mind tricks to persuade farm animals into intimate situations.

[aseepish]

Don't forget, we also gave the world such notable talents such as William Shatner and Alan Thicke.

-T