CBS couldn't shut him up (LOVE THIS GUY)
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Good for him!!
Surprised CBS let him get away with this even though he's right.
AMEN ANDY ROONEY ! Right on, 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 fromAmerica 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, WITHLIBERTY 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...
Good for him!!
Surprised CBS let him get away with this even though he's right.
AMEN ANDY ROONEY ! Right on, 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 fromAmerica 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, WITHLIBERTY 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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[8D]--I don't believe that Rooney said SOME of those things and I listened (kind of) to him that Sunday--
--Most of it speaks his personality, that I think is always welcome in a primetime show--
--He is an opinionated old codger and when I'm able I love to her his "speaches", thanx Kimbercolt--
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Unfortunately Snopes says Andy is not the source of this.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp0 -
I'm half African-American. The AMERICAN half. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cce1302
I'm half African-American. The AMERICAN half.
Now thats the right attitude! Citizens of this country are Americans. Avoid being divided into some "culture game!"0 -
quote:Now thats the right attitude! Citizens of this country are Americans. Avoid being divided into some "culture game!"
So I guess all the Irish-Americans in Boston need to stop celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the German-Americans in Wisconsin need to stop celebrating Oktober Fest. And the Iraeli-Americans need to stop celebrating Rosh Hashanah and the Seder. I agree you can push it too far, but I am English and have traced my family tree back to 1604 in Nottingham, England. I'll be danged if I'm going to stop eating bad food and drinking warm beer to celebrate my "Englishness!"[:D]0 -
So if my ansestors were white South African Citizens, I could call myself African American. Just think of the Ivy League Universities I could get into with my 2.2 GPA! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bigtire
So if my ansestors were white South African Citizens, I could call myself African American. Just think of the Ivy League Universities I could get into with my 2.2 GPA!
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Well, Bigtire- funny you should bring that up- My other half is British (not a British-American- British- still has the black passport) HER Mom was born in South Africa (G'Grandad was British Army, stationed there) which means OUR kids are partially of AFRICAN descent. Now, where did we put those financial aid forms??????[:p][:0][:p] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cce1302
I'm half African-American. The AMERICAN half.
While traveling on a press trip through parts of Africa a few years back a women on the trip was black.
I asked if being in Africa made her feel like she was coming home. She had been there more often than I and said "I have almost nothing in common with these people. I am an American and most people that call themselves African Americans give away the fact they have not been here before because they would start calling themselves American period if they had come".
I have heard this often from Americans of Africa heritage.
Me: I am an American. I am of Greek and German decent and do feel a kin to those countries and all lands we hail from are worthy of our being linked.
But, we are Americans of some decent not something first and Americans second.
We obey God first and the Constitution second and I am willing to die to protect my belief in either.
I am betting I am not alone.
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We should all be proud to be Americans, as well as, hopefully" being proud of our ancestry, but I refuse to use the term African-American.
In "sophisticated" conversation I may say "of African decent" but that is as far as I will go, no matter how much I like Bill Cosby.
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That thing been around since Lincoln, and as good as it sounds, ole Andy had nothing to do with it. 0 -
not every incident of a parent slapping or repremanding a child is abuse. when i have a child and you see him/her running around like a f******* lunatic screaming whining being a brat hold them so i can repremand them when i get there 0 -
Andy Rooney is an anti-gun self centered Elitist old coot that I will never watch again. He makes me sick with his anti-gun liberal to the soles of his feet Bull Chit. He needs to retire and let some other liberal POS be the target of my distain for the next 20 years or so. 0 -
OMG I can't belive this thing got posted again........And spare us the "I don't care who said it, it's right on." bit. Seriously why one earth would you think an ole' media gentleman like this would belive any of this kinda stuff? 0 -
[8D]--Andy Rooney is a RIOT, his diatribe talks to aaaall, if he is anti gun -=--tough poop --I'll watch him every time--Oh, how about not drinking Homoginezed milk because of additives --
--AND CALIFORNIA COWS ARE happy--
--[:o)][:o)]--JIMBO0 -
I think the 86% of Americans number believing in God is incorrect but even if it isn't the Freedom of Religion includes the freedom not to have a religion either. Besides, not all religions include a God. In my family we have Catholics, Christians, Baptists, Jehovah Witnesses, Agnostics, and Atheists. We respect each other's Freedom to choose. Having the word "under god" in the pledge of allegiance can make many uncomfortable especially when it is a forced part of the school day and so becomes a government sponsorship of religion. Also, I believe it was in the 40's or 50's when this was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. 0 -
quote: Having the word "under god" in the pledge of allegiance can make many uncomfortable
I suggest you find another country to alter because that saying is part of American now. I don't mind if you don't beleive in god or a god or aliens from outspace don't screw with things that have worked for so long.0 -
I love this guy!![:D][:D][:D]Posted - 09/05/2007 : 6:37:19 PM
quote:I think the 86% of Americans number believing in God is incorrect but even if it isn't the Freedom of Religion includes the freedom not to have a religion either. Besides, not all religions include a God. In quote:my family we have Catholics, Christians, Baptists, Jehovah Witnesses, Agnostics, and Atheists. We respect each other's Freedom to choose. Having the word "under god" in the pledge of allegiance can make many uncomfortable especially when it is a forced part of the school day and so becomes a government sponsorship of religion. Also, I believe it was in the 40's or 50's when this was added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Penny saved.... I believe that it should stay. I don't understand why "UNDER GOD" should offend you unless you just don't believe. I don't think they should take it away from our schools.I don't think "IN GOD WE TRUST" Should be taken off our money. I just can't believe how much this country has changed and more people will continue to keep trying to change it. I'm a dying breed I guess. I wouldn't go over to another country and unpack my bags, then bitch about everything and try to change it. That wouldn't be acceptable to the countrymen over there. Why should it be any differant over here.0 -
quote:Originally posted by bpost1958
Andy Rooney is an anti-gun self centered Elitist old coot that I will never watch again. He makes me sick with his anti-gun liberal to the soles of his feet Bull Chit. He needs to retire and let some other liberal POS be the target of my distain for the next 20 years or so.
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quote:Originally posted by Kodiakk
quote: Having the word "under god" in the pledge of allegiance can make many uncomfortable
I suggest you find another country to alter because that saying is part of American now. I don't mind if you don't beleive in god or a god or aliens from outspace don't screw with things that have worked for so long.
We have been a nation for over 200 years and the words "under god" have been part of the pledge of allegiance for 50 years?0 -
[/quote] I believe that it should stay. I don't understand why "UNDER GOD" should offend you unless you just don't believe. I don't think they should take it away from our schools.I don't think "IN GOD WE TRUST" Should be taken off our money. I just can't believe how much this country has changed and more people will continue to keep trying to change it. I'm a dying breed I guess. I wouldn't go over to another country and unpack my bags, then bitch about everything and try to change it. That wouldn't be acceptable to the countrymen over there. Why should it be any differant over here.
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I was born here so there ain't no getting rid of me.0
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