This website has the original transcript of that editorial - from 1973!

http://www.phillytalkradioonline.com/comment/usa.html



-----Original Message-----
From: Dolores_Fischer@baxter.com [mailto:Dolores_Fischer@baxter.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:53 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: [BCLC] AMERICA (This is awesome)


I realize this is not routine histonet material, but we have not had a
"routine" week.  I wanted to share this with everyone.   Thank you to all
of our friends in other countries for their heartfelt thoughts.   None of
us will ever be the same.

God Bless America


----- Forwarded by Dolores P Fischer/CRTS/NA/Baxter on 09/13/01 08:49 AM
-----
 

                    Bart

                    Berndtson            To:     bclc@topica.com

                                   Subject:     [BCLC] AMERICA (This
is awesome) 
 

                    09/13/01

                    08:34 AM

                    Please

                    respond to

                    bartb64

 

 





Received from my brother in Colorado.  I also heard it
read on WLS by Don Wade this morning. I'm glad to have
a copy of the text.

- Bart Berndtson


>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:04:18 -0600
>From: Beth Cushman
>To: educ-everyone@lists.colorado.edu
>Subject: Fwd: FW: America (This is awesome)
>
>
> >
> >TRIBUTE TO AMERICA
> > >
> > > The following, from a Canadian newspaper, is
worth sharing.
> > >
> > > Its subject is "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!
> > >
> > > This is one of the best editorials that I have
ever read or heard
> > > 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 a single American
> >who
> > > has read this, but I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE
READ IT SOON.

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