Fw: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES. something to mull over.

Wed Sep 12 21:59:49 EDT 2001

TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATESTo all who would care to read this, I forwarded this as a goodwill gesture to all of us hurting, I have not yet seen one American who isn't. This burns our souls worse
than any sweat in our eyes, any loss of a child, friend.It bespeaks the lack of trust in this country by many other countries and the evil in many hearts.There are many in this country and others who would continue the devastation. Evil comes in many forms,likely at a time we least expect it. We will never overcome this tendency for self -destruction Until the Creator Himself returns. We can only hope to do good where good is possible,if it is in our hearts and the free will given us by the Maker.The devastation will continue as long as we believe in an eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth... . My first and personal response is to find the persons responsible for 
this atrocity and give them free flying lessons off the tallest building left standing in New York City. But I am not a judge of law . History teaches a lesson that humans
never learn.... 

My very heartfelt sorrow for all ..
Daryle
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From: Kris Brooks 
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Subject: FW: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Davenport 
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:22 PM
To: Keith McIntyre
Cc: Everyone - Atlanta; Everyone - Denver
Subject: RE: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

Thx, Keith - very good message and appropriate.  I hope we, as Americans, never stop doing the things that are noted here, just because they are not always appreciated by others.  I think much of what our nation does for others (including what we do individually) is not to get the "credit", but we do them because they are "The right things to do!!"   That is what we all need to measure our words and actions (and how we respond to this challenging event), is against the backdrop of what is "right to do".............
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Keith McIntyre 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:13 PM
  To: Everyone - Denver; Everyone - Atlanta
  Subject: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

  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 erybody 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.

  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 one of many American's that has read this,

  TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

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