This was spoken by a Canadian radio personality (Gorden Sinclair) just as
the Vietnam War was ending (1973).  It was recorded and sold in Canada
and the US.  President Reagan reportedly had a copy.

Gorden Sinclair passed away on May 17, 1984 of a heart attack.

gary mccauley

-----Original Message-----
From: Miguel Vallejo [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:06 PM
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Subject: [TN] FW: Tribute to the UNITED STATES!


-----Original Message-----
From:   Bruce MacDonald
Sent:   Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:45 PM
To:       Everyone
Subject:        FW: 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.
>
>
> W

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