Any one see this

[Darius11 12]

I got this E-mail from a friend.

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Andy Rooney said on "60 Minutes" a few weeks back:

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 UnitedCaucasianCollege Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

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 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 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!

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 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.

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 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.

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

And if you don't like my point of view, tough...

I have to say i agree with a lot of what he is saying

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[GTAVercetti 0]

There is no way andy rooney said "sorry ass".

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[Darius11 12]

your right that got me too. So is it fake?

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[GTAVercetti 0]

Yup:

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

I do agree with alot of the sentiment though.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[narcimund 0]

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your right that got me too. So is it fake?

Any post that starts with:

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I got this E-mail from a friend.

is a fake. It's just a given.

First Class Citizen Twice Over

[SkyDane 0]

It's "sounds" like his style. I can "hear" him say it. And he makes some good points.

Ok, so it's a fake....still good reading

[narcimund 0]

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It's "sounds" like his style. I can "hear" him say it. And he makes some good points

Apparently Andy Rooney can't "hear" himself say it. This is what he has to say in reply to these "good points":

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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.

-- Andy Rooney

First Class Citizen Twice Over

[Andy9o8 2]

It bears noting what Rooney actually did say about those sentiments:

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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.

Edit: Narcimund beat me to it by about a minute. It's telling that he & I independently highlighted pretty much the same things.

[SpeedRacer 1]

That sure doesn't sound like Andy Rooney.

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[SkyDane 0]

I never said it wasn't wrong to write something using someone elses name as the author. That would piss anybody off!
I just said it was written in a way that to me sounded like his style. And I think there are some good points. If you don't think of them as good points, we'll just have to agree to disagree.

[sundevil777 102]

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20 detestable remarks...viciously racist

Which of the remarks do you find detestable or viciously racist. The "don't pity the poor" might be rough, but what else?

I especially agree with "I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion", and "I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement."

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[Andy9o8 2]

The part I agree with is what Rooney actually said, which is that Some of the remarks, which I will not repeat here, are viciously racist and the spirit of the whole thing is nasty, [and] mean

'Nuff said. I'm moving on.