Re: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

["Peyton, Ronald" <RPEYTON@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks Nancy.  Very astute observation.  I liked the article, but was hoping
it could be somehow updated, corrected, and made more current and less, as
you say, "cowboyish."
Ron (Chicago)

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>>Subject: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES

I forwarded this to a relative in Canada, who replied:

>It's been flying around the Net.  Note that a huge amount of it is
>inaccurate (Airbus and Embraer [Brazil] build many planes), and seemingly
>focused on the past (all those men-on-the-moon, Marshall plan comments,
>'draft-dodgers', etc.).  It's a well-known editorial first broadcast in
>1973. It may well have been reprinted recently, but I
>think as an expression of support in this week's context it's pretty
>embarrassing to cite because of its moldy character--I don't think even any
>US airlines still fly Lockheed Tri-Stars anymore.  Reading it as a
purported
>recent piece is disturbing, given its apparently naive view of the
>world (maybe appropriate in 73).

>There have been far better, less cowboyish, more graceful, expressions of
>similar support from Canadian media recently--look on globeandmail.com.

I did look.  The sentiment is still there.
Yes indeed Murray, "His words still ring true today"

Newcomer Nancy

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