Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. Colen writes: > > > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:18:29 -0400 (EDT) > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen2001@yahoo.ca> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sinclair article (was For You George) > Message-ID: <20010913141829.54604.qmail@web20401.mail.yahoo.com> > References: > > Take a deep breath, Mark - No one in their right mind > would question Canada's support of the U.S. :-) B.D. - You are right, and I share your assessment of the authors of the messages below. > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:27:43 -0400 > From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Sinclair article (was For You George) > Message-ID: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJAEDALJAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com> > References: > > > It hardly applies to the situation today. > > Hardly? What in it "hardly applies"? It states a long list of aid the US > has given, and as far as I know, that aid was given, and that is fact. > > > Why this article is being > > widely reprinted in U.S. papers now is something completely beyond my > > understanding. > > Because a LOT of Americans feel pretty shitty right now. I know I forwarded > it to a few friends of mine that sent me a very big "thank you" for sending > it. > > What the hell is wrong with trying to feel a little good about MY country > right now? What I don't understand is why you would want to diminish it. > Why do you want to diminish it? > > > > We've just taken in, fed and housed 37,000 passengers, > > mostly American, from flights headed to the U.S. > > The hotel rooms and all food was free? Really? I was unaware of that. > > > No one said other nations had never helped the US, but the aid, in my > opinion, is very disproportionate. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:13:33 -0400 > From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sinclair article > Message-ID: <3BA0CD1D.38AFF632@hemenway.com> > References: <200109131339.JAA14792@rideau.YP.nobel> > > Mark: > > You certainly read the article differently than most people, here's a > sample response: > > >Thanks Jim, > > > >Very well written, this is the kind of moral Americans need right now. Thank you Canada !!! > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:49:24 -0700 > From: "G. Michael Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sinclair article (was For You George) > Message-ID: <f04330101b7c685b73a9c@[168.191.179.77]> > References: <200109131339.JAA14792@rideau.YP.nobel> > > I understand that most if not evey one of the some 15,000 passgengers > stranded at Gander have spent the entire time in the planes. Not > allowed off the planes and not fed. > Michael > - -- > mit der dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst vergebens - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Langer Email address: mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca - ----------------------------------------------------------------------