Since this has been posted on so many lists and newsgroups,
several persons have researched this commentary and the most
complete summary seems to be this one.
Wes Leatherock
wleath@s...
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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 01:07:07 -0500
From: Abuelghanam <abuel@s...>
MORE INFORMATION ON THE TRIBUTE TO AMERICA BY GORDON SINCLAIR...
The following comes from the web site
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blamericans.htm
Comments: Aside from the fact that this text was written 28 years ago and has
suffered minor revisions during its travels in cyberspace, it is authentic.
Journalist and radio personality Gordon Sinclair delivered the commentary on
his Toronto show in 1973, when anti-American sentiment was at an all-time high.
For obvious reasons, Americans ate it up.
The piece has circulated on the Internet - sometimes attributed to Sinclair and
sometimes not (but always to "a Canadian") - for several years. Its suddenly
renewed popularity in September 2001 can be attributed to the recent terrorist
attacks on U.S. soil. Americans, smarting from the implicit hatred behind these
acts, have found solace in sincere words of appreciation from a geographical
neighbor.
Those words were not, however, authored "recently," as most currently
circulating versions claim.
LINDA A.
DALLAS, TEXAS
Further reading:
Story of 'The Americans'
History of the piece from the Canadian Communications Foundation
'The Americans' by Gordon Sinclair
Original text and audio recording of Sinclair's broadcast
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Cynthia & Duncan Cameron wrote:
> It has been a terrifying and moving week. What happened on Tuesday has
> affected the entire world. It has certainly affected us in Canada. We have
> been good neighbours for a long time, and the best of neighbours for most of
> it. I wasn't sure how to offer support other than by way of prayer until I
> found this, and wanted to share it with you as an expression of the feelings
> of more than one Canadian. I hope our moderator will permit this one
> diversion from the list's central purpose.
> A TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES - editorial from a Canadian news paper
>
> America: The Good Neighbor.
>
> "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.
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