So.. . Since Many of You THINK You're Politically Intelligent.. . . .Try This One On For Size. . . ..?

Question

Although I'm an American Patriot, I think credit should be given where credit is due, regardless of Nationality . So... . ..

Who Knows What Gordon Sinclair and Byron MacGregor Did For America ?.. . .... hint : it was in the seventies .

And, after knowing that.. . . . .Do you think it should be rejuvenated ?

Sure. . . .. Pizza and Beer for everyone !!!

Note : I have no idea what the first answerer is talking about . It certainly is not the answer .

Cvq - You're on the right track . I bought that 45 when it first came out . I was about 11 or so . But I'm looking for someone who posts the CONTENT .

Is there a way to listen to it online ?

Thanks to all . I was slightly mistaken as I was 13 not 11 .
How about some of YOU posting this material . I think it's GREAT !!!!!

Answer 1

Hell yes it need to be rejuvenated.

It is excellent and all anti-Americans need to read this or hear it.


http://www.hoyboys.net/THEAMERICANS.html
http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/the_americans_text.htm

for the record "they stole", I am a conservative and I haven't bashed Canadians. Get your info straight dude.

Answer 2

A stirring radio editorial by Gordon Sinclair (of Canada) that was very pro-America in response to all the negativity surrounding Vietnam. An American Brian MacGregor recorded it and released it in Detroit. It was circulated via email in '99 (the original was in '73...before my time) and put over music after September 11, 2001. I am a big fan of it. It came at nother time in history like today, when the US is getting so much criticism for its international policies, and somebody spoke out with the other side of the story. I find it especially gratifying that it was a Canadian, not an American, who saw the truth. Well it still rings true. He pointed out the numerous occasions that the United States has poured money and resources into other countries in need, but also illustrates how that is never reciprocated when we are in times of need. It still rings very true today. Where was aid after Hurricane Katrina? Where were other countries in the rescue and clean-up after 9/11? Snugly in their own parts of the world. But we were still there after tsunamis, earthquakes, and invasions elsewhere. I think it is well past time that Americans take a little more pride in our humanitarian efforts around the world and also realize that part of what we are doing in Iraq is indeed humanitarian. We have freed a people from a brutal dictator, and are now still working on freeing them from terrorist insurgents. To leave now would abandon those people, and that is both cowardly and unethical.

The text and a link to a sound recording (I didn't check it as I have dial up, but it's supposed to be there) are at the link below.

Answer 3

Gordon Sinclair wrote " The Americans " and after 9/11 people found the audio on the Internet and played it .
Byron MacGregor did an Image to " The Americans " called " It's Timr " a CD .

Answer 4

Gordon Sinclair put out that "song" or lecture about the Americans, lifting our spirits.

I won't cheat by looking it up.

I was alive in the 70s, and I remember. I believe I had a copy of the old 45.

PS We're about the same age. I hope someone comes up with a transcript, or an audio file! :)

Answer 5

"The Americans" is a legendary commentary by Canadian broadcaster Gordon Sinclair. Originally written for a regular broadcast on CFRB radio in Toronto on June 5, 1973, it became a media and public phenomenon, replayed several times a day by some United States radio stations, released as a hit audio recording in several forms, credited by Ronald Reagan for giving comfort to the United States when it needed a friend, and widely rediscovered and redisseminated as the United States faced new crises in the 2000s.

On June 5, Sinclair discussed some stories from the day's news. Widespread heavy tornado damage afflicted the U.S. midwest. The Mississippi River was in flood. The American Red Cross faced an imminent threat of insolvency. And the United States dollar reached very low levels, something Sinclair, an inveterate market watcher, was keenly aware of.

"The Americans" was not, as widely reported later, an angry response to countries that were criticizing the American failure in the Vietnam War. Sinclair pointed out that when many countries faced economic crises or natural disasters, Americans were among the most generous people in the world at offering assistance, but when America faced a crisis, it often faced that crisis alone.

His editorial became a phenomenon on American radio, and was even released on record in several forms, with all profits going to the American Red Cross. Sinclair's version went to #23 on the record charts, making the 73-year-old the oldest living person ever to have a Billboard Top 40 hit. Ironically, a version recorded by CKLW reporter Byron MacGregor was an even bigger seller, making it all the way up to #4 in Billboard. MacGregor's recording came about because the station asked for the copy of the commentary and received a written transcript instead of a recording. So MacGregor recorded Sinclair's commentary, and after CKLW received many requests for it, a record was released by Westbound Records. Country singer Tex Ritter also released a version, which made it to #90 nationally.

In 1981, when Ronald Reagan made his first state visit to Canada, he praised Sinclair as a figure who had given the United States a wonderful and inspiring tribute in one of its darkest hours.

"The Americans" was widely revived on the Internet, on radio and in newspapers in 2001, following the September 11, 2001 attacks, and again in 2005 in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, despite the large International aid delivered. Some revivals of the message incorrectly state that it was newly written as a direct response to recent crises; in this question of its authorship alone, the address has become a part of urban legend.

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It continues on to say that Byron tried to release an unofficial version, but the lawsuit was avoided when B. Mac joined up in donating his profits to the Red Cross too.
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YES! It SHOULD be rejuvinated!
It is the horribly sad and I have thought to myself, as IM SURE many Americans have; that we are widely neglected as a nation. IT IS NONE OTHER THAN TRUTH....that "we" are perpetually running off to "save the day" ANYWHERE but on the homeland. Katrina is/was...STILL IS a disaster, the Midwest was pounded time and again by bad tornado's, we have SO MANY HOMELESS, sickening heights of CHILD ABUSE, modern forms of slavery.....the list goes on.
I suppose that as a nation, we are widely viewed as "spoiled brats" and shouldn't ***** when we dont get EVERYTHING we want......but this does NOT NEGATE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A PLETHURA OF PROBLEMS AT HOME THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH; or those who stand as our elected leaders should take the title of Presidents of the WORLD>

Good QUESTION!
^7^

Answer 6

I'm guessing Byron MacGregor put music to Gordon Sinclair's poem/essay.

I was barely around to catch the end of 1979 but I read the ode or whatever it is technically called in college.

Answer 7

I'm hoping that those Americans who criticize Canada and accuse them of being bad neighbours and not supporting the US recognize this work, and the financial contributions it made (and continues to make) to the American Red Cross.

Gordon Sinclair was a beloved 'character' in Canada, and is still remembered today for his intelligence and understanding of Canada and where we stand in the world. We may not always agree with the US on all its policies...but we are good neighbours who stand behind you. We haven't the money to support you in military endeavors, as our taxation dollars go to what you would deem to be socialist programs. And we are 'peace keepers' in this world...not aggressors.

Answer 8

Two Canadians saw the good that America does.

I think we do need to remind the world of who we are and what we stand for but too many now have plenty so we are easiest thing to pick on.

When trouble comes we are the first to be call on.

I think we need to remind certain people of that here too.

Before they think we should spit on our troops.

Oh well thanks for the memory.
It was 1973 and I was in High School. Didn't know the meaning until I did travel the world.

Answer 9

well, after it being used again after the 9/11 attacks and again for Katrina it has taken on a more somber tone.. why not use ingenuity and come up with something a little different.. but I guess the bigger question is who needs the money?... the Red Cross is doing ok these days I would think (the original benefactors)

Answer 10

So intelligence is assosciated with age? hmmmmmmmm...I think that Jon Sinclair did far more for the US...and it's freedoms