One mans Opinion


ANDY ROONEY


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 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.

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 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! AMEN!

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. Why don't we just tell the 14% to Shut Up, lay down and BE QUIET!!!

If you agree, pass this on, if not delete...
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{ I Got this in a E Mail ... :unsure:


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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! AMEN!''
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My Thot Is ~ THAT

THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS/ Is No longer a Republic ,
And Exactly WHAT DOES { IT }/ The USA , STAND FOR TODAY ?

ONE NATION UNDER GOD ?

Yes , thee Most Highs Do rule in the kingdoms of Man ,

Yet IT is hardly a Nation of ALL Godly Peoples .

INDIVISIBLE ?
Well only Time will tell the Tale of this Myth .

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ?

A good PR Add ,
Yet , its But a olden Fairytale Legend from the past .

Peace

Coop
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... or so I HAD thot .

The Above is a Faux / Fake Chain Letter .

That is Falsely said to be from ANDY

As well as others Like Sweaty Teddy , George Carlin Etc ...

And if you don't like my point of view, tough. DON'T PASS IT ON!!

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Chain letters that express opinions that we are too afraid or to ashamed to represent as our own are very popular on the Internet - A phenomenon I like to call "Rent-An-Opinion." But, opinions are always more interesting if we know whose it is. Make that person a celebrity, and you've got a popular and long-lasting chain.





The above rant was not written by the America's favorite curmudgeonly commentator and has never been featured on "60 Minutes." The text is a liberally edited version of a popular rant that has been incorrectly attributed to George Carlin, Ted Nugent, Dennis Leary and Rush Limbaugh, to name a few. Rooney is just the latest celebrity to fall victim to the "well, he ought to have said it" mindset of e-mail chain letter forwarders. A quick check of Rooney's archive on CBS.com proves that he never said it on the air.

Actually, the rant above originated in in a FreeRepublic.com forum in 2000. It was titled "I am a Bad Republican" and was posted by an author known only as "Bootyist Monk," who takes full responsibility for it. Very soon thereafter, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, it was changed slightly, retitled "I Am A Bad American," attributed to Carlin or Nugent and made a very popular chain letter.

Attributing things like this to people who seem likely to have said them serves two purposes: First, it elevates the rant from one-person's anonymous opinion to fact-by-proxy. Second, it separates us from the comments, giving a nice buffer zone to protect one from being blamed/credited for them, should our friends and family members not share the views.

BreakTheChain.org recommends against forwarding the work of another person (whether it be correctly or falsely attributed). E-mail is not a reliable format and every recipient is free to alter the message anyway he sees fit. Even when the source is known and verifiable, there is often no way to know if the text is unchanged from its original or that it was intended for broad distribution. Break this chain.


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