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-----Original Message----- From: =09Brandon Schwertner <brandons@calpine.com<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES= -Brandon+20Schwertner+20+3Cbrandons+40calpine+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com]= =20 Sent:=09Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:44 PM To:=09Aaron Parvis (E-mail); Aaron Parvis (E-mail 2); Allison Schulz (E-mai= l); Amanda Moore (E-mail); B. J. Tietze (E-mail); Beth Leibo (E-mail); Blai= ne Wiley (E-mail); Brendan Weatherman (E-mail); Brent Adams '89 (E-mail); B= RIAN BICKEL (E-mail); Brian Griffin (E-mail); Bruce Raney (E-mail); Capital= Land and Livestock (Business Fax); Caroline Starry (E-mail); Watts, Christ= opher; Christian Remmert (E-mail); Cody Schwertner (E-mail); Dan Karr (E-ma= il); Danny Haskin; Derrick (E-mail); Douglas Moore (E-mail); Erik Bodholt (= E-mail); Gary Valdez (Business Fax); Gregg Nichols (E-mail); Gregg Nichols = (Business Fax); HEATHER NOAH (E-mail); Heng \"Chin\" Too (E-mail); Heng \"C= hin\" Too (Business Fax); Jackie (E-mail); Jean-Pierre Blaise (E-mail); Jea= n-Pierre Blaise (Business Fax); Jenifer Beard (E-mail); Jennifer Hunter (E-= mail); Jenny Madison (E-mail); Jim Robison (E-mail); John Scholl (E-mail); = Stepenovitch, Joe; Julia McAnelly (E-mail); Karen (E-mail); Keith Schwertne= r (E-mail); Kelly Stroud (E-mail); Kelly Stroud (Business Fax); Ken Cuff (E= -mail); Jester, Larry; Larry Jester (Business Fax); Lauren Minns (E-mail); = Lauren Minns (E-mail 2); Lee Crain (E-mail); LeeAnn Wright (E-mail); Leslie= Hoff (E-mail); Leslie Hoff (Business Fax); Linda Schwertner (E-mail); Lind= a Windle (E-mail); Linda Windle (Business Fax); Mary Hitchcock (E-mail); Me= maw and Doug Ferrill (E-mail); Egmar, Niclas; "Niclas Egmar (Business Fax)"= @mailman.enron.com; Oscar Garia (E-mail); Pam Vader (E-mail); Paul C. Campb= ell (Business Fax); Paul Kilmer (E-mail); Peter Drysdale (E-mail); Phil Suc= han (E-mail); Quick (E-mail); Ray Connolly (E-mail); Ray Connolly (Business= Fax); Ray Schwertner (E-mail); Ray Schwertner (Business Fax); Robin Pitts = (E-mail); Rosemary (E-mail); Russell Dennis (E-mail); Russell Schwertner (E= -mail); Sam Crazy (E-mail); Spencer Rippstein (E-mail); STEFAN AMLING (E-ma= il); Stephen Bingham (E-mail); Stephen Karr (E-mail); Steven Eason (E-mail)= ; Steven Gray (E-mail); Steven J. Karvellas (Business Fax); Steven Wilson (= E-mail); Technical Support (E-mail); TENASKA (E-mail); Tim Ming (E-mail); T= om Hancock (E-mail); Tonya Clifton (E-mail); Travis Moore (E-mail); Troy Cl= ifton (E-mail); Wendy Jordan (E-mail) Subject:=09A Tribute to the United States I never send these out so it must be pretty good... This is from a Canadian newspaper. 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 pour- ed 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 the 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 DC-10? 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 the Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about the German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about the 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 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 Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5,000 times when the Americans raced to the help 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 am 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! For those who are active in the energy business, remember those with whom w= e work that have passed. http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/xzdonzxt12.htm
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