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"mike maghakian" wrote in
: In 1999, my wife and I drove across canada (basically coast to coast) for several weeks and we were impressed with several things. I sure most of you have seen this before, but Gordon Sinclair as Toronto newsman had this to say about Americans: LET'S BE PERSONAL" Broadcast June 5, 1973 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario Topic: "The Americans" The United States dollar took another pounding on German, French and British exchanges this morning, hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany. It has declined there by 41% since 1971 and this Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least-appreciated people in all the earth. As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and the Yangtze. Who rushed in with men and money to help? The Americans did. They have helped control floods on the Nile, the Amazon, the Ganges and the Niger. Today, the rich bottom land of the Mississippi is under water and no foreign land has sent a dollar to help. 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 those countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States. When the franc 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 distant cities are hit by earthquakes, it is the United States that hurries into help... Managua Nicaragua is one of the most recent examples. So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped. The Marshall Plan .. the Truman Policy .. all pumped billions upon billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now, newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent war-mongering Americans. I'd like to see one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplanes. Come on... let's hear it! Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tristar or the Douglas 107? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all international lines except Russia fly American planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women 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 everyone to look at. Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them ... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here. When the Americans get out of this bind ... as they will... who could blame them if they said 'the hell with the rest of the world'. Let someone else buy the Israel bonds, Let someone else build or repair foreign dams or design foreign buildings that won't shake apart in earthquakes. 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 to you 5,000 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 neighbours have faced it alone and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them 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 these. But there are many smug, self-righteous Canadians. And finally, the American Red Cross was told at its 48th Annual meeting in New Orleans this morning that it was broke. This year's disasters .. with the year less than half-over. has taken it all and nobody...but nobody... has helped. BACKGROUND On June 5, 1973, Gordon Sinclair sat up in bed in Toronto and turned on his TV set. The United States had just pulled out of the Vietnamese War which had ended in a stalemate - a war fought daily on TV, over the radio and in the press. The aftermath of that war resulted in a world-wide sell- off of American investments, prices tumbled, the United States economy was in trouble. The war had also divided the American people, and at home and abroad it seemed everyone was lambasting the United States. He turned on his radio, twisted the dial and turned it off. He picked up the morning paper. In print, he saw in headlines what he had found on TV and radio - the Americans were taking a verbal beating from nations around the world. Disgusted with what he saw and heard, he was outraged! At 10:30, on his arrival at CFRB to prepare his two pre-noon broadcasts, he strode into his office and "dashed-off" two pages in 20 minutes for LET'S BE PERSONAL at 11:45 am, and then turned to writing his 11:50 newscast that was to follow. At 12:01 pm, the script for LET'S BE PERSONAL was dropped on the desk of his secretary who scanned the pages for a suitable heading and then wrote "Americans"" across the top and filed it away. The phones were already ringing. Gordon Sinclair could not have written a book that could have had a greater impact in the world than his two-page script for THE AMERICANS. A book should have been written on the events that followed. But, no one at CFRB, including Sinclair himself, could have envisioned the reaction of the people of the United States - from presidents - state governors - Congress - the Senate - all media including TV, radio, newspapers, magazines - and from the "ordinary" American on the street. Nor, could have the Canadian government - stunned by the response to what has come to be regarded as one of Canada's greatest public relations feats in the history of our relations with the United States of America. But, how did Sinclair's tribute to Americans reach them? It had been swept across the United States at the speed of a prairie fire by American radio stations - first, a station in Buffalo called and asked to be fed a tape copy of the broadcast with permission to use - both freely given. Nearby American stations obtained copies from Buffalo or called direct. By the time it reached the Washington, DC area, a station had superimposed Sinc's broadcast over an instrumental version of BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, and was repeating it at fixed times several times-a-day. Congressmen and Senators heard it. It was read several times into the Congressional Record. Assuming that it was on a phono (33 1/3 rpm), Americans started a search for a copy. CFRB was contacted. To satisfy the demand, CFRB started to make arrangements with AVCO, an American record company, to manufacture and distribute it as a "single". As they were finalizing a contract that would see all royalties which would normally be due Gordon Sinclair be paid (at his request) to the American Red Cross. Word was received that an unauthorized record, using Sinclair's script but read by another broadcaster, was already flooding the US market. (Subsequently, on learning that this broadcaster had agreed to turn over his royalties to the Red Cross, no legal action was taken). Sinclair's recording of his own work (to which Avco had added a stirring rendition of THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC) did finally reach record stores, and sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but the potential numbers were depressed by the sale of the infringing record. Other record producers and performers (including Tex Ritter) obtained legal permission to make their own versions. In Ritter's case, because of the first-person style of the script, Tex preceded his performance with a proper credit to Sinclair as the author. The American Red Cross received millions of dollars in royalties, and Gordon Sinclair was present at a special ceremony acknowledging his donation. Advertisers using print media contacted CFRB for permission to publish the text in a non-commercial manner; industrial plants asked for the right to print the script in leaflet form to handout to their employees. Gordon Sinclair received invitations to attend and be honoured at many functions in the United States which, by number and due to family health problems at the time, he had to decline. However, CFRB newscaster Charles Doering, was flown to Washington to give a public reading of THE AMERICANS to the 28th National Convention of the United States Air Force Association, held September 18, 1974 at the Sheraton Park Hotel. His presentation was performed with the on-stage backing of the U.S. Air Force Concert Band, joined by the 100-voice Singing Sergeants in a special arrangement of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. 8 years after the first broadcast of THE AMERICANS, U.S. President Ronald Reagan made his first official visit to Canada. At the welcoming ceremonies on Parliament Hill, the new President praised "the Canadian journalist who wrote that (tribute)" to the United States when it needed a friend. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had Sinclair flown to Ottawa to be his guest at the reception that evening. Sinc had a long and pleasant conversation with Mr. Reagan. The President told him that he had a copy of the record of THE AMERICANS at his California ranch home when he was governor of the state, and played it from time to time when things looked gloomy. On the evening of May 15th, 1984, following a regular day's broadcasting, Gordon Sinclair suffered a heart attack. He died on May 17th. As the word of his illness spread throughout the United States, calls inquiring about his condition had been received from as far away as Texas. The editorial in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune of May 28th was typical of the reaction of the United States news media - A GOOD FRIEND PASSES ON. U.S. President Ronald Reagan: "I know I speak for all Americans in saying the radio editorial Gordon wrote in 1973 praising the accomplishments of the United States was a wonderful inspiration. It was not only critics abroad who forgot this nation's many great achievements, but even critics here at home. Gordon Sinclair reminded us to take pride in our nation's fundamental values." Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau: "Gordon Sinclair's death ends one of the longest and most remarkable careers in Canadian Journalism. His wit, irreverence, bluntness and off-beat views have been part of the media landscape for so long that many Canadians had come to believe he would always be there." Following a private family service, two thousand people from all walks of life filled Nathan Phillips Square in front of Toronto's City Hall for a public service of remembrance organized by Mayor Art Eggleton. Dignitaries joining him on the platform were Ontario Lieutenant-Governor, John Black Aird; the Premier of Ontario, William Davis; and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey. Tens of thousands more joined them through CFRB's live broadcast of the service which began symbolically at 11:45 - the regular time of Sinc's daily broadcast of LET'S BE PERSONAL. To All of which I agreed then and still do. -- Panzer |
Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside
what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). |
Thank you for posting this.
Burr An American, "First Last and Always" |
I reckon it was a good read.
cuhulin AMERICAN BORN AND RAISED |
Yeah,them CanaDUHians like to say they have less crime than we have in
U.S.A.but if you listen to that Toronto radio station,they have a lot of crime in Toronto,CanaDUH.Less crime!!! sure!! but compare the population of CanaDUH to the population of U.S.A.and it is no wonder they have less crime in CanaDUH. cuhulin |
wrote in message ... Yeah,them CanaDUHians like to say they have less crime than we have in U.S.A.but if you listen to that Toronto radio station,they have a lot of crime in Toronto,CanaDUH.Less crime!!! sure!! but compare the population of CanaDUH to the population of U.S.A.and it is no wonder they have less crime in CanaDUH. cuhulin What the **** are you even talking about? Canada does have less crime than our country, when was the last time you spoke to a Canadian? |
you just showed your stupidity,
couple =2 several=3 "bierbarrel" wrote in message ... WOW! I'm impressed Mike. You deduced this from a 2 week vacation? Actually I think that the most stupidest thing that any American did was give you internet access. I can't beleive that you have all American children figured as abnormal and Canadian ones as normal in only a few weeks. Do you have any kids? I have to say one thing you must be easily impressed. I've been to Canada and could not wait to leave. You have been to two cities in the US and in Canada for 2 weeks and make your decision based upon that? Why don't you get some land there and move? |
MM,
.. It has been my understanding when talking about 'small' Numbers that . . . .. a couple = 2 .. a few = 3 to 4 .. a trend = 3 or more .. a hand-full = 5 or less .. several = 5 or more .. a dozen = 12 .. a baker's-dozen = 13 (12+1) .. a whole-bunch = more than a dozen (12+) .. where everything adds up to nothing ~ RHF .. .. |
"RHF" wrote in message oups.com... MM, . It has been my understanding when talking about 'small' Numbers that . . . . a couple = 2 . a few = 3 to 4 . a trend = 3 or more . a hand-full = 5 or less . several = 5 or more . a dozen = 12 . a baker's-dozen = 13 (12+1) . a whole-bunch = more than a dozen (12+) . where everything adds up to nothing ~ RHF . . LOL! :) |
"ken8038" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). You think all of America is like NY? It not. B.H. |
Brian Hill wrote: "ken8038" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). You think all of America is like NY? It not. Not by a long shot. It's not like LA or SF either. dxAce Michigan USA |
"dxAce" wrote in message ... Brian Hill wrote: "ken8038" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). You think all of America is like NY? It not. Not by a long shot. It's not like LA or SF either. dxAce Michigan USA Yes Steve and it's not like several other cities packed full of miserable aholes. B.H. |
In 1970 I bought some land in Canada I thought you can only "lease" the Crown's land. You can't own it in perpetuity - please correct me. Perhaps that applies only to "Das Territories"? |
crime in Toronto,CanaDUH.Less crime!!! sure!! but compare the population
of CanaDUH to the population of U.S.A.and it is no wonder they have less crime in CanaDUH. cuhulin It is rampant with prostitution! Oh my! |
"bierbarrel" C'mon polka dude, you have to be fair and balanced. You must also include the number of crimes that were avoided due to the use of a firearm by the potential victom. You won't here that figure on liberal tongues - Oh NO! HOMICIDE (Table 1) 1. Rates for all homicides are 3.8 times higher in the United States than in Canada. For 1987-96, the average homicide rate was 8.8 per 100,000 people in the U.S., compared to 2.3 per 100,000 in Canada. 2. A much greater proportion of homicides in the United States involve firearms. For 1987-96, 65% of homicides in the U.S. involved firearms, compared to 32% for Canada. Handgun homicide data are available for 1989-95. During those years, 52% of homicides in the U.S. involved handguns, compared to 14% in Canada. 3. Firearm homicide rates in the United States are 8.1 times higher than in Canada. For 1987-96, the average firearm homicide rate was 5.7 per 100,000 in the U.S., compared to 0.7 per 100,000 in Canada. 4. Handgun homicide rates in the United States are 15.3 times higher than in Canada. Based on available data for 1989-95, the average handgun homicide rate was 4.8 per 100,000 in the U.S., compared to 0.3 per 100,000 in Canada. 5. Between 1987 and 1996, firearm homicide rates increased slightly (+2%) in the United States but decreased (-7%) in Canada. On the other hand, both countries reported a decrease in the overall homicide rate (-11% in the U.S. and -13% in Canada). |
The number of times Mike has travelled accross the U.S. of A.?
Zilch = Zero = Null = 0.00000000 |
mike maghakian wrote:
In 1999, my wife and I drove across canada (basically coast to coast) for several weeks and we were impressed with several things. first, they are raising more "normal" responsible children than this country does. it was always a pleasure to see how they ran businesses and were quite civil in public. second, Canadians are nicer than americans, and I grew up in NYC ! Everyone is nicer that those in NYC, except maybe for the French. |
I was in a store this morning and I saw some Rand McNally Road Atlas's.I
looked and I saw that the square miles area of CanaDUH is 3,511,023 and the population of CanaDUH is 31,361,611.I don't remember what the square miles area and population of America is because I didn't write it down on the back of my checkbook but it is easy enough to look it up on the internet.I already knew the population of California (I am not picking on California,I love every one of these Great states of U.S.A) is about 34,000,000 or more and that is one of the reasons I said the rate of crime is lower in CanaDUH than in U.S.A.I also say,More Guns,Less Crime.Buy One,Hide One.Every day in U.S.A.there are instances of decent citizens in U.S.A.who use their Guns (Firearms) to thwart crimes.England and Australia,every since their govts took away the decent citizen's Firearms over there,the crime in those country's has skyrocketed.There is plenty of proof of that if you folks want to research that. cuhulin |
actually in my life, I have driven across the US TWICE (three weeks at a
time) and have visited almost every state in the past 25 years I also spent 5 months travelling in europe in 1985 many places in the US, I had to fear for my life, and that is NOT an exageration, never in canada or europe "tianli" wrote in message ... The number of times Mike has travelled accross the U.S. of A.? Zilch = Zero = Null = 0.00000000 |
CUHULIN - LMAO & ROTFL ~ RHF
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-=jd=- wrote:
For instance, I almost scalded a finger stirring the maple syrup at a sugar-bush near Alexandria-Bay once. {shudders} Dear God. Did you phone your lawyer? They obviously have to be taught a lesson. *almost* is TOO close and it certainly looks like a blatant attempt to maim YOU, an American. It's dangerous world.. mike -- Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. Terry Pratchett |
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:51, bierbarrel posted to
rec.radio.shortwave: %MM WOW! I'm impressed Mike. You deduced this from a 2 week vacation? Actually I think that the most stupidest thing that any American did was give you internet access. I can't beleive that you have all American children figured as abnormal and Canadian ones as normal in only a few weeks. Do you have any kids? I have to say one thing you must be easily impressed. I've been to Canada and could not wait to leave. You have been to two cities in the US and in Canada for 2 weeks and make your decision based upon that? Why don't you get some land there and move? He'd be welcome. More per capita immigration to Canada than the USA (Stats Can, Dec 2004). Of course, he could also move to a less populated US state and likely find the lifestyle he seeks, with warmer weather. We've warmed up to -5 F , -22 C for the new year. |
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On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 12:54, tianli posted to
rec.radio.shortwave: %MM "bierbarrel" C'mon polka dude, you have to be fair and balanced. You must also include the number of crimes that were avoided due to the use of a firearm by the potential victom. You won't here that figure on liberal tongues - Oh NO! Please post this figure. If it does not exist, please say that. And these crime stats have nothing whatever to do with liberal or conservative issues. They are just numbers. |
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 12:50, tianli posted to
rec.radio.shortwave: %MM In 1970 I bought some land in Canada I thought you can only "lease" the Crown's land. You can't own it in perpetuity - please correct me. Perhaps that applies only to "Das Territories"? No, you can own land. There is Crown land, but that is mostly isolated and about mineral rights. The Crown (i.e., gov't) has to release the land for development and then it can be bought or sold. It is possible to go north, build a cabin and live in it. If you're isolated, no one will bother you. You might have an RCMP visit you for coffee and to see what you're doing (e.g., are you harming the environment), but that's about it. Been there, done that. It's the locals who might vandalize the cabin when you're gone that has become a problem in the age of snowmobiles, fast boats and beer. |
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:52, Brian Hill posted to
rec.radio.shortwave: %MM "ken8038" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). You think all of America is like NY? It not. B.H. I've met some very pleasant New Yorkers in the past. Actually, never met one that was rude. Only been there twice, but never met any bad 'uns. Probably, I was only in "nice" areas, though I did go to New Jersey, which was okay re people too. I think big cities breed impatient people and then leads to rudeness and other bad behaviour. |
uncle arnie wrote:
North America was partitioned in 1776, with various 19th century updates as the settlement moved west. We share much. Both nice and nasty people. The accents are different, but the weirdest thing has to be that some Newfoundlanders sound like people from the US south. They are most likely Canadians from way back. The English did much ethnic cleansing and many French were forcibly moved out. many of them wound up in the Southern States. The term Cajun comes from the word Acadia, which was renamed by the Anglos. ================================================== ==== The area comprising today's New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, was once known as "ACADIA". The first Frenchmen arrived at Port Royal (present-day Annapolis Royal), in 1605. Settlement continued until the early 1700's when, in 1713, ACADIA was given to the British. http://www.acadian.org/definitions.html ================================================== ==== -- Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. Terry Pratchett |
uncle arnie wrote:
If you look at crimes per 100,000 of population, the Canadian crime rate is indeed lower than the US's. Them's the numbers for a fair comparison. Of course, all European countries and Japan all have per capita crime rates lower than Canada (source, Stats Can). A friend in England says "When you sleep with dogs, you get fleas". I now wonder if he meant that as a disparaging remark. mike -- Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. Terry Pratchett |
Moi, j'ai une famille est partiallement d'Acadie. They didn't leave.
Became Anglos. Others were UEL, others came to Canada from the US much later. Apparently we're all about 6th cousins - those whose relatives immigrated to the new world in colonial days. On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 15:46, m II posted to rec.radio.shortwave: %MM uncle arnie wrote: North America was partitioned in 1776, with various 19th century updates as the settlement moved west. We share much. Both nice and nasty people. The accents are different, but the weirdest thing has to be that some Newfoundlanders sound like people from the US south. They are most likely Canadians from way back. The English did much ethnic cleansing and many French were forcibly moved out. many of them wound up in the Southern States. The term Cajun comes from the word Acadia, which was renamed by the Anglos. ================================================== ==== The area comprising today's New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, was once known as "ACADIA". The first Frenchmen arrived at Port Royal (present-day Annapolis Royal), in 1605. Settlement continued until the early 1700's when, in 1713, ACADIA was given to the British. http://www.acadian.org/definitions.html ================================================== ==== |
"uncle arnie" wrote in message ... On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:52, Brian Hill posted to rec.radio.shortwave: %MM "ken8038" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Mike: No flame here. Looks like we agree on something else beside what's a great radio. In 1970 I bought some land in Canada to avoid America's last great mistake (and one I wish we had learned at least a little from). I never did move there (long story), but I was bascially as impressed as you are by the civility of the Canadian people I met in several trips there that year. I grew up in NY City also (Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Where they cheered Peter Boyle as "Joe" on the Big Screen in '70)). You?? (PS: Still loving the Sony D!). You think all of America is like NY? It not. B.H. I've met some very pleasant New Yorkers in the past. Actually, never met one that was rude. Only been there twice, but never met any bad 'uns. Probably, I was only in "nice" areas, though I did go to New Jersey, which was okay re people too. I think big cities breed impatient people and then leads to rudeness and other bad behaviour. I agree. B.H. |
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