Andy Rooney's Comments..Right On..

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Didn't see this posted anywhere...Just thought it was awesome & worth the quick read....




Andy Rooney said on 60 minutes a few weeks back: (for those of you that don't know Andy Rooney, he is a 82 year old US TV commentator)

I like big cars, big boats, big motorcycles, big houses and big campfires.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some governmental stooge with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts for squi rting out babies.

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.

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! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.

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.

I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

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.

I know what sex is, and there are not varying degrees of it. If I received sex from one of my subordinates in my office, it wouldn't be a private matter or my personal business. I would be "FIRED" immediately!

I believe that if you are selling me a milk shake, 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!

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. I think the police should have every right to shoot your sorry self 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.

I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation recount votes when needed. I know what the definition of lying is.

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.

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.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them.

I believe a self-righteous liberal or conservative with a cause is more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.

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. Ask your buddy that invented the Internet to help you.

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!"

"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!

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.

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/badrooney.htmlEdited by: Doc Holliday
 

bigunreal

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That's a lot of sensible things for an establishment media stooge, who has spent decades touting the party line, to say. However, much of this tirade is just typical, mainstream "conservatism." Liking "big cars," "big motorcycles," Bill Gates and corporal punishment for children is hardly a sign of political incorrectness. The "new" Andy Rooney reminds me of ABC's John Stossel. Notice how he doesn't seem upset at the way Israel completely controls our politicians, and no mention is made of the senseless "war" in Iraq. I'm still waiting for this new, refreshing honesty of his to spill over into other areas. For instance, maybe Andy could say something like: "We all know that Lee Harvey Oswald didn't shoot President Kennedy." Now that would be refreshing.
 

White Shogun

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Hey guys, Rooney didn't say this on 60 Minutes, and has specifically denied the quotes attributed to him in this email:

Snopes.comEdited by: White Shogun
 
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White Shogun said:
Rooney didn't say this on 60 Minutes, and has specifically denied the quotes attributed to him in this email:

Snopes.com


Ooops!!...Sorry guys...Saw this posted on another message board & thought it was worth posting...
 

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It's a good rant. Too good. I remember the first time I got this email, it was years ago, it's been making the rounds for a while. I read it and after about 3 paragraphs I said to myself "no frickin' way did Rooney say any of this on a network station" it's way to un-PC. I checked the site that Shogun linked to which I always do when I get emails from people because almost all of them are BS, and sure enough that one was on there. It's popularity just goes to show how many people really feel that way but are cowered into acting otherwise.
 

Don Wassall

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Ali G's attempt to interview Rooney on his comedy show was hilarious, but I may be the only one here who watched it, back beforeAli Ghit it big with his"Borat" movie.
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cslewis1

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There was no way in hell Andy Rooney said that stuff. He's a typical NY liberal. No way in hell anything like would come out of his mouth, even though you know he believes it.
 

Hockaday

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I can see Rooney saying these things....after a few drinks and strictly off the record.
 
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