AMERICA; THE GOOD NEIGHBOR - from a Canadian Newspaper - Will Bring a Tear To Your Eye

Email | 09/12/01 | Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian Commentator

[Commonsense]

I received this by email tonight. I wanted to share it with you, and I've forwarded it on. Do the same.

[Bush2004]

Nice sentiment, but that's over 30 years old.

[Commonsense]

I don't care if it's 100 years old, it fits the time.

[apackof2]

Bump

I received this by email tonight.

Me too

[Outraged]

God bless America, in spite of the America hating DemocRATS and their foreign sympathizers.

[spartan68]

C
While it applies today for sure, it was originally a song played back in the late 60's early 70's.

[El Cid]

If they think this makes up for giving us Peter Jennings - no dice....
Just joking. The folks in the 51st State up north aren't all that bad (for a bunch of hockey playing, maple syrup swilling, lumberjacks ... eh?).

[LiteKeeper]

Mega-dittoes, and Bump!

[OldFriend]

My daughter emailed this to me from Denver this afternoon. A little while ago a congresswoman read it into the record....I saw her on CSPAN.

[Commonsense]

I missed that. LIke I said, I don't care if it's 30 years old or 100 years old, it feels good right now. I wish JimRob would embed Lee Greenwood's Proud to be an American into the Latest Post page for a while.

[LeeMcCoy]

Thanks! And a proud American bump!

[Rockinfreakapotamus]

Well, France did help us out once by sending Lafayette and naval support - oh - about 225 years ago.

[Commonsense]

Well, now, that's true. Sure came at an propitious time too, didn't it?

[Bryan]

During World War II, when the threat to their own freedom was painfully obvious, other nations gave us every bit of help that they could. But today, the hatred of Islamic terrorists is focused upon America, and America alone; and our allies, with the sole shining exception of the British, are apparently cowering in their sidewalk cafes and saying, "Better the Americans than us."

[Justis]

Bump it up!

[Howlin]

I watched Canadian TV tonight on CSPAN; it was very interesting. They talked to a woman who is the editor of the financial part of their paper. I learned more from HER about what this will mean to the financial world than I did from all the blabbies on OUR TV.

[PRND21]

Nice sentiment, but that's over 30 years old.

You sure?
I think he is refering to 1990-ish World Series earthquake.

[Born in a Rage]

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I'd worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I'd thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can't take that away.

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

From the lakes of Minnesota,
to the hills of Tennessee.
Across the plains of Texas,
From sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Huston,
and New York to L.A.
Well there's pride in every American heart,
and its time we stand and say.

That I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

And I'm proud to be and American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

I think he is refering to 1990-ish World Series earthquake.

This was written in the seventies. My guess is that it was in response to Watergate, since he refers to "scandals."
Gordon Sinclair died in 1984.

[amom]

^5 my friend and a bump for those great lyrics and this great article.