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Andy Rooney denigrates troops as he attacks Bush

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Posted by Steve White 2004-04-12 4:26:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 one word:
senile

Posted by B 2004-04-12 4:38:58 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:38:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 6. Will Andy Rooney disregard the answers he doesn't like?

Posted by Rafael 2004-04-12 4:39:29 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:39:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 A medal or a trip home? WTF? The military are there for their nation's security, not for medals.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-04-12 4:45:42 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:45:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Is it wrong to kick an old fuckhead's ass?

Posted by gawdamman 2004-04-12 4:46:20 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:46:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 gawdamman: Not at all in this case, since he's pretty much begging for it. So, by all means, be my guest. Here's some brass knuckles. Give the bastard a shot in the kidneys for me will ya? What an asshat.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2004-04-12 4:52:17 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:52:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 That's just evil.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-04-12 4:52:39 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:52:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I mean what Andy Rooney's doing, of course. Pure-form liberal politics. Simply disgusting. Compare with Tony Blair's speech posted today.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-04-12 4:54:28 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:54:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 What a fuckhead. These 5 questions have been answered again and again and again in blogs and emails everywhere. They just get ignored by this fuckhead because they dont happen to agree with the liberal's mindset.

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-12 4:57:58 PM|| 2004-04-12 4:57:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Andy Rooney was, what, 700 years old when he got his gig on "60 Senile Minutes"? Isn't it time for someone to put together a band of brave adventurers to finally kill that lich?

(Which is nastier -- the Hand of Vecna, or the Hand of Rooney?)

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-12 5:00:05 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-12 5:00:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Rooney forgot to take his Paxil. Every one of the leftist toadys like him should be forced to watch their words as they are gleefully reported on Al-Jazeera, Iranian TV, and the other mouthpieces of the virgin-seeker squads. Then they should have to answer: How many of our soldiers have lost their lives because YOU are giving aid and comfort to our enemies by talking like you do?

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-12 5:06:50 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:06:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 6) Would you rather watch snow or 60 minutes?
I'll take the snow! I stopped watching that show about 5 years ago and haven't missed it!

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-04-12 5:09:44 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:09:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 im thought he died. he was purdy funy in mad mad mad mad mad mad world.

Posted by muck4doo 2004-04-12 5:15:21 PM|| [http://www.lettuceladies.com/meet.html] 2004-04-12 5:15:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Here are my five questions for Andy Rooney:

1. Did you miss the embeds during the war?
2. Do you believe they were censored?
3. Does you think that the military shut down that program? Note - it is my understanding that there are still embeds but the networks have not been interested in participating with Kobe-gate, MJ's antics on the SUV's and the Peterson case. Somebody has been providing posts from a journalist that is still on-assignment as anbed.
4. Wasn't Ernie Pyle actually in the army when he did his best work?
5. Didn't 60 Minutes hire you for your expertise in amusing viewers with light-heartedly banter and journalistic navel-gazing?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-12 5:21:57 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:21:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Pyle was a civilian. He just identified with the grunts, rather than hanging around the bar at the closest hotel. Bill Mauldin was in the Army when he did his best work.

Posted by Fred 2004-04-12 5:28:12 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:28:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Senile minutes...heh, heh.

How about:

Can't Get Over the 60's Minutes

or...

For the over 60's Minutes

Posted by B 2004-04-12 5:44:06 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:44:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 "Do the orders you get handed down from one headquarters to another, all far removed from the fighting, seem sensible..."

From everything I've read General Mattis of the Marines and the Marine regimental and battalion commanders are closer to the fighting than Andy's right eyebrow is to his left (and that's pretty close.)

Posted by Matt 2004-04-12 5:53:22 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:53:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 A bitter, old man who is too stupid to see or care that he is a bitter, old man.

Posted by anymouse 2004-04-12 5:54:34 PM|| 2004-04-12 5:54:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 Hey! Mr. Rooney! Over here!!!!
*waving frantic hands*
Two words, Mr. Rooney--- two little words!
VOLUNTEER FORCE!!! I'll say them slowly, so you can watch my lips--- VOL---UN---TEER FOO--RCE!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2004-04-12 5:58:45 PM|| [www.sgtstryker.com] 2004-04-12 5:58:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 A medal or a trip home? WTF? The military are there for their nation's security, not for medals.

Unless your J Fking Kerry, then you would want to get out early to run for office so you can trash your fellow vets, dishonor your flag and country.

Posted by Bill Nelson 2004-04-12 6:07:22 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:07:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 In Andy's book about his time in WWII as a war correspondent for Stars and Stripes, he talks about the medals he received.

Ask a guy in the 8th Air Force the question about medals, and I am sure they would have taken the trip home.

My question for him is how would he compare the air gunners he knew in that war with their grandsons now?

There are many questions that one could ask the old coot. That is what I would ask him.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1586481592/qid=1081809303/sr=8-3/ref=pd_ka_3/104-3514241-2720741?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Posted by penguin 2004-04-12 6:37:59 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:37:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Here's what I think about this bitter, twisted old fruit -- he knows he's ancient and will only have the opportunity to spout his gibberish for a few more years at most. As a result, he is going to spew as much lefty bile as possible in his remaining time on air. If CBS were to fire him (fat chance), someone would likely give him the opportunity to blast them. It's all about hanging on in (un)quiet desperation.

Posted by Tibor 2004-04-12 6:43:52 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:43:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 If you could have a medal or a trip home, which would you take?

I wouldn't leave in the thick of battle, letting someone take my place. But...that's just me.

Posted by Rafael 2004-04-12 6:54:12 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:54:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Does anybody even watch that old fool any more? His schtick got old 20 years ago.

As for 60 Minutes, I haven't trusted (or watched) that POS since the Westmoreland incident. And that goes double after the Alar incident.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-12 6:55:16 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:55:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 #19 A medal or a trip home? WTF? The military are there for their nation's security, not for medals.

If given the medal or trip home offer, Kerry would answer, "yes."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-12 6:58:22 PM|| 2004-04-12 6:58:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 "...America's intentions are honorable. I believe that and we must find a way of making the rest of the world believe it..."

A good start would be for vile anti-American Bush-haters to end the lies repeated and echoed in the media, and finally enough already with the gratuitous, "...of course I support our troops, but..."

Posted by Hyper 2004-04-12 8:08:59 PM|| 2004-04-12 8:08:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Bravo, Fred. File this one in the Classics just to keep your response to Andy around for the rest of us.

Posted by Steve White 2004-04-12 11:48:27 PM|| 2004-04-12 11:48:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 Favorite Line:
"If I could have a medal or get laid, I'd rather get laid. If I could have a medal or a cup of coffee, I'd take the cup of coffee. But if I could have all three and a medal, too, I'd take the medal. How about you?"

Excellent rebuttal. Thanks for the laughs at Rooney's expense.

Posted by Captain Wrath 2004-04-14 7:00:39 AM|| 2004-04-14 7:00:39 AM|| Front Page Top

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