SF had a rather large earthquake in 1906(?) as well, which is what he's talking about, I guess.
At 06:51 PM 9/13/01 -0700, white.rabbit wrote: >that was in '89. > >w.r >'87 2l-16v > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Scott Schumacher" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 6:23 PM >Subject: Re: Fwd: America: The Good Neighbor. > > >> How could it be? Mentioned is the major San Francisco earthquake and that >> was like '88 or something. I remember it was during the World Series, but >> can't remember the date and I am not doing any research tonight. >> >> -Scott >> >> >> >From: "grilled pickle" <[email protected]> >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: Fwd: America: The Good Neighbor. >> >Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 17:01:46 -0700 >> > >> >I heard this is actually from the early 70's. Its still holds true in my >> >opinion >> > >> > >> >>From: "David Krzak" <[email protected]> >> >>To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >> >>[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >> >>[email protected] >> >>Subject: Fwd: America: The Good Neighbor. >> >>Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 23:33:03 >> >> >> >>> >> >>> > This is from a Canadian newspaper and 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. >> >>> >> >>>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!" >> >>> >> >>>This is one of the best editorials that I have >> >>>ever read regarding the United States. 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