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 squirting 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.

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

I can't imagine Andy saying any of this, in fact, he's said the opposite on a couple of things.

I'm surprised they haven't Jimmy-The-Greeked Rooney for saying that.

The quote shows up here:

http://www.detroitfirefighters.net/commentary.htm

[ 05-15-2003, 17:15: Message edited by: HenryC470 ]

Might be a copy of it here. This is the CBS page where they archive his stuff. Andy appears to speak from the Left, and I'm wondering whether a "different Andy Rooney" wrote BB's quote.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/rooney/main3419.shtml

H. C.

Guys -
I think it is quite possible that he did make these comments . It is in the humor forum because this Old fart probably forgets to take his pants off before he shits ( sorry for the bad word ). I read these quotes and was angry and laughing at the same time . You should not take him as a factual commentator but as entertainment .

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Turtle

I feel bad now
I just for out he is suffering from A.A.A.D.D

Let me explain:
Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit
Disorder. This is how it manifests:
I decided to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the trash can
under the table, and notice that the trash can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take
out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi that I had been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need to be watered.
I set the Pepsi down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I
realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, we will be looking for the remote, but nobody will remember that it's on the kitchen table. So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers.
I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor. So,I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the
spill.
Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered, there is still only one
check in my checkbook, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses,and I don't remember what I did with the car key.
Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today , I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.
Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know,because I don't remember to whom it has been sent.
If this doesn't apply to you, don't laugh, your day is coming!
Trust me

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Turtle

I've seen this more than once the past couple years, usually credited to Ted Nugent.

Ted and Andy -
I'd pay to see that .

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Turtle

This one is false, according to Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/rooney.asp

This one is apparently true:

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

You know,it's funny,I seem to remember him saying some of those things. BB; Have you been following me around? derf

Reading this makes me want to start watching 60 Minutes every week. I seem to share many of the same opinions as Mr. Rooney.

I love Andy,,He allways seems to put things in the "right light" without stepping on enough toes to get himself hung.Turtle,,,If I changed your day to a call from the office here,,,A call from the owner there,a couple of calls from customers,a mexican or two standing in front of me with a piece of a part in each hand,saying, dis noo good,it broken,,,,with one or two appointments in the middle of it all,,,I go home scratching my head,as to what the hell I did all day too.

Bingo Clay Bingo
a mexican or two standing in front of me with a piece of a part in each hand,saying, dis noo good,it broken,,, ,,, You have got to the area

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Turtle