Attn Canadians and Americans

I received this from a friend, and thought I would pass it on.

LET ALL CANADIANS SUPPORT OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS.

Can you join us?
Friday Night at 7:00 p.m. step out your door, stop your car, or step out of your establishment and light a candle. We will show the world that Americans and Canadians are strong and united together against terrorism. Please pass this to everyone on your e-mail list. We need to reach everyone across the United States and Canada quickly.
The message: WE STAND UNITED - WE WILL NOT TOLERATE TERRORISM!
Thank you.
We need press to cover this - we need the world to see.

Thanks for passing the word! I have received several of these notices. The last one I read specified 7:00p Pacific Standard Time and 10:00p Eastern Standard Time. But, if not at the exact same moment, will we not create a "wave" of light across the U.S. and Canada. And to my friends and family in la Republica, join in the moment? We know that you folks have friends and family here, too! God bless us, one and all!

This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.* Thoughts and prayers are with you all.

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*in space -* 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!

Pass this along as you see appropriate....
A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITES 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 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 tornadows. Nobody helped.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about 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 ewual the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why all the international lines except Russia fly American planes?
Why does no other land on earth ever 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 American put theirs right in the store window for everybody to llok 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 an 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 and old caboose.
I can name you 5000 times when the Americans reced 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 dammed 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 !

Well said Trina.
I just attended the ceremony on parliment hill for Canada's National Day of Mourning. The Prime Minister, Governor General and Ambassador of the United States - Paul Celucci addressed all the people of Canada and America. It was amazing to see how many people came to pay their respects and grieve and I felt proud to be there. The fact that this tragedy has happened in North America involves us automatically in many different ways -I am thankful that I am alive. We all have our views/judgements of the Americans but at this time we need to put that aside and look at the bigger picture and support them(to an extent)in everyway possible. We musn't engage in violent retaliation - well i would hope that we would not. From the moment this has happened Canadians have shown their support by donating blood, offering medical help etc and will continue to do so.
I look forward in 3 weeks time to visit my friends in DR and make most of the time we have here and today because we dont know what the days ahead will bring. Life is short.

Roxanne

Yes Roxanne, the ceremony outside the Parliament Buildings was very moving and assured Americans that Canada will continue to support its neighbour in ridding the world of terrorism. It came as no surprise that there were 75,000 people at the ceremony. God bless. Canadian Bob.

I am also looking forward to visiting my husband's family together with my husband in DR. His family is scattered around the world and we are all meeting in DR between Sept. 27 to the end of October. We are definitely going to take advantage of this moment as we don't know where this world is ended for.

Katia

I believe that the Gordon Sinclair posts that have been emailed to me numerous times, and posted here, are soothing and fitting for this moment when we Canadians support our Southern neighbors.

I feel it is also equally as important that we remember our Vietnam veterans by knowing that "this editorial was broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair on 5 June 1973 as the United States was withdrawing from Vietnam. It later was printed in the U.S. Congressional Record."
-http://sinclair.quarterman.org/sinclair/who/gordon.html

The entire world supports you in your time of need. Perhaps one of the very many supportive posts on this board will make it into congressional record. I hope they're reading the board!

marc

Thanks for the insight on Gordon Sinclair. Great website!

Thank you Trina......we all needed that.