> > Subject: Andy Rooney
> >
> > 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.
[This message was edited by krackman on August 08, 2003 at 01:45 PM.]
> >
> > 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.
[This message was edited by krackman on August 08, 2003 at 01:45 PM.]
