CBS Could not shut Andy Rooney up - Political Forum

sglaine · #1 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006, 01:51 PM

CBS couldn't shut Andy up

THIS IS EXCELLENT!
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> Surprised CBS let him get away with this even though he's right.
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> AMEN ANDY ROONEY !
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> Right on, Andy Rooney!
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> Andy Rooney said on "60 Minutes" a few weeks back:
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> I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything
> Except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly
> discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet
> Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America Try to
> have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine,
> White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what
> happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.
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> Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a
> killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is
> trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.
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> I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason; that is
> why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in! the Girl Scouts!
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> ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?
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> I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a
> phobia, it is an opinion.
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> I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are
> different, weird, or tick me off.
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> When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities
> where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it
> is the Law of Probability.
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> I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of
> cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As
> a matter of fact, if you want to be an American Citizen, you should have
> to speak English!
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> My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave
> the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.
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> I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry
> ass if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't
> understand the word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.
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> I don't think just because you were not born in this country,
> you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored
> bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop,
> trinket store, or any other business.
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> We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk
> our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they
> could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document
> and open to their interpretations.
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> I don't hate the rich, I don't pity the poor.
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> I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television.
> That doesn't stop you from watching them.
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> I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made
> and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next
> operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
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> It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it
> does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little
> behinds when necessary, and say "NO!"
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> I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but
> please don't pretend they are a political statement. And please, stay
> home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly
> infected mouth as you serve me French fries!
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> I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black
> people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa ; so how can
> they be "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don't go
> around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great,
> great, great, great grandfather was from Europe . I am proud to be from
> America and nowhere else.
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> And if you don't like my point of view, tough...
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> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
> , AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
> INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
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> I was asked to send this on if I agree or delete if I don't. It
> is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very
> hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having "In God We
> Trust" on our money and having "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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> Why don't we just tell the 14% to Shut Up and BE QUIET!!!
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Ygorl · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006, 01:55 PM

The assertion that homosexuals are a minority group under current civil rights laws is false. Minority status has been determined by the U.S. supreme court on three criteria:

1. Economic deprivation: No. Those engaged in the homosexual "lifestyle" are among the most advantaged people in the U.S. On average, they have a higher per capita income than heterosexuals and higher household incomes. [ Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 1989, and New York Times, Aug. 22, 1990 ]

2. Political powerlessness: No. Homosexuals demonstrate great influential political power far beyond their actual numbers. The human rights campaign fund has annually donated millions of dollars to candidates, more than most other non-corporate PACs [The Economist, Apr. 24, 1993]. Media news and entertainment coverage is overwhelmingly favorable.

3. Immutable characteristics: No. Minority groups share unchangeable, benign, non-behavioral traits such as race, ethnicity, disability, or national origin. Homosexuals are the only group to claim minority status based on behavior.

Ferries are trying to fool us into accepting their perverse behaviour as normal. They're just pissed that we still aren't stupid enough to buy the lies and bullshit they're trying to sell us.

rakkasan · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006, 08:23 PM

wow this is pretty heavy stuff for him

must be getting ready to retire and is telling what he really feels now!!!!

Coyote Says · #4 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 06:40 PM

Don't be so sure.

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Moreover, Andy Rooney himself denied it in 2003, saying: About a year ago, I became aware of a more serious theft of my name and it is so hurtful to my reputation that it calls for legal action against the thief. Hundreds of people have written asking if I really wrote the 20 detestable remarks made under my name that have had such wide circulation on the Internet.

Some of the remarks, which I will not repeat here, are viciously racist and the spirit of the whole thing is nasty, mean and totally inconsistent with my philosophy of life. It is apparent that the list of comments has been read by hundreds of thousands of Americans, many of whom must believe that it accurately represents opinions of mine that I don't dare express in my column or on television. It is seriously damaging to my reputation.
Mr. Rooney disclaimed the above-quoted piece again in his 60 Minutes segment of 23 October 2005, saying of it: There's a collection of racist and sexist remarks on the Internet under a picture of me with the caption ‘ANDY ROONEY SAID ON 60 MINUTES.’ If I could find the person who did write it using my name I would sue him.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp

Unless of course, you really believe that Snopes.com is part of the liberal media conspiracy.

rbiker · #5 (**permalink**) 04-27-2007, 09:49 PM

I am an avid fan of Mr. Rooney and have been for years. This is one of the greatest statements to have been said recently. I think most real Americans feel the same way, But, Mr. Rooney is the one with the respectability, the public forum, and the balls to say it, needless to say also the respect of His listeners. Keep up the level headed writings!>

Thanks
Randall