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Posted by: blue hen, almighty
- Leader [34937217] Wed, Sep 12, 13:19

> > "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!"
> >
1bookie
      ID: 104112113
      Wed, Sep 12, 13:23
Amen
2Promize
      ID: 30848116
      Wed, Sep 12, 13:24
Damn bookie!
Read my mind on my post, that's all I was gonna write also...

What else is there to say or respond to?
3puckprophet
      ID: 52712723
      Wed, Sep 12, 13:44
Pioneer - Member of CAB Hall of Fame

Sinclair, Gordon (1900-1984)

The "biggest name" in Canadian broadcast journalism is "Gordon Sinclair".

It is a name respected (sometimes reviled) by Canadians - a name revered by Americans in all fifty states and around the world.

At 22 in 1922, Gordon Sinclair appeared on the payroll of theToronto Daily Star as a reporter. After four uneventful years, he became Women's Editor from which position he was rescued after writing a series of articles on hoboes. Duly impressed, his bosses sent him around the world (four times, no less) as a wandering reporter - a series of assignments in the late twenties and the thirties that covered 360,000 miles, through all continents, to most of the world's countries and on all oceans except the Antarctic.

Of these adventures, he wrote four books FOOTLOOSE IN INDIA, CANNIBAL QUEST, LOOSE AMONG THE DEVILS and KHYBER CARAVAN. In the early part of World War Two, "Sinc" incurred the displeasure of Canada's senior generals and admirals, and was listed as persona non grata as a war correspondent - a ban that was never lifted.

His career took a turn on August 19, 1942 that brought him into radio - the raid on Dieppe. The following day, he was asked to come up with some hurried biographical sketches of leaders in that raid - five of which were fed to a network. The result was a mid-day personality series - LET'S BE PERSONAL - on Canada's leading radio station, CFRB Toronto, which continued to the time of his death. The following January, he was told by the Toronto Star that he must quit radio or the paper. After 21 years as a newspaper man, he opted for radio and became a free-lancer. His next venture, which lasted for 4 seasons, was a travelling radioshow - ONTARIO PANORAMA.

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Sinclair joined CFRB's News Department with a ten-minute newscast at 11:50 am, following his LET'S BE PERSONAL. Three years later, he also took on the 5:50 pm news,and subsequently preceded it with another 5-minute feature - SHOWBUSINESS. Sinc's four daily features on CFRB pulled huge audiences and drew listeners away from other stations in its coverage area during periods when he was on the air.

Granted a leave from CFRB in 1948, Gordon took a fifth trip around the world by way of Japan, China and Malaya, and on to Europe. He saw the take-over of China by the communists and the lifting of the Berlin road blockade by the Russians. He returned to CFRB in '49 on a day-to-day basis, but it was not until 1960, after being with the station for 16 years, than he signed his first contract.

In 1957, Gordon Sinclair became a charter member of a weekly panelshow on the CBC-TV Network - FRONT PAGE CHALLENGE - which developed into Canada's longest-running television program, and which was terminated in 1995.

Gordon Sinclair's greatest achievement was his CFRB LET'S BE PERSONAL broadcast of June 5, 1973 - a broadcast which echoed around the world and which history will record as one of the most respected tributes from Canada to the people of the United States of America.

The United States had just pulled out of the Vietnam War which ended in a stalemate - a war fought daily on TV, over radio and in the press. The war had divided the American people, and at home and abroad it seemed everyone was lambasting the United States. Outraged by what he saw and heard that morning, in his noon-hour broadcast Sinclair rose to the defense of the American people- and his voice was heard around the world - and as no Canadian had before - or since. For weeks afterwards, his words were repeated over and over again from thousands of radio stations - were read into the U. S. Congressional Records several times and, at the insistence of the American people, recorded for their keeping for posterity.

The phenomenon of Gordon Sinclair's "The Americans" is recounted under "News" in the General Directory - Unique Stories.

Gordon Sinclair received many honours and awards from governors of several U.S. states, including being made an honourary citizen of North Carolina. Apart from American awards, for his exceptional role as a Canadian, in 1979, Gordon was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Previously, on his 70th birthday, June 3,1970, THE GORDON SINCLAIR AWARD was inaugurated for "outspoken opinions and integrity in broadcasting". In 1972, he was named to Canada's NEWS HALL OF FAME. In 1974, he received the GORDON LOVE NEWS TROPHY. Also, in '74, he was the recipient of the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD OF THE RADIO/TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION "for Challenging and Courageous Commentary".In 1984, posthumously, Gordon Sinclair was inducted into THE CAB BROADCAST HALL OF FAME.

Other Gordon Sinclair books - BRIGHT PATHS TO ADVENTURE (1950),SIGNPOST TO ADVENTURE (1952), WILL THE REAL GORDON SINCLAIR PLEASE STAND UP? (1966) and WILL THE REAL GORDON SINCLAIR PLEASE SIT DOWN? (1975).

An amusing "history" of CFRB, published in the 70s,co-authored by Donald Jack and Betty Kennedy,is titled SINC, BETTY AND THE MORNING MAN (aka Wally Crouter -see Hall of Fame)

..he was a tenacious guy ; not without a great sense of humour
4ChicagoTRS
      Sustainer
      ID: 4324316
      Wed, Sep 12, 13:48
A link to the story behind this passage and Gordon Sinclair
5Gangman
      Leader
      ID: 147262114
      Wed, Sep 12, 14:23
Excellent link...I just listened to the Real Audio.
It's classic.
6Harkonnon
      ID: 50230315
      Wed, Sep 12, 14:59
well what does blue hen want to tell us with that today ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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