Andy Rooney - Right on!!

[powerstrk]

Not exactly firearms related (he does mention one) but I am sure it reflects the current attitude of a lot a members here including myself.






Subject: Andy Rooney - Right On!!




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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!! Hooray for Andy Rooney !! This actually happened !!

 

[David Roberson]

Another urban legend. This one shows up on the web every few months or so, attributed to various writers. Rooney had nothing to do with it.

www.snopes.com

 

[williamcrane]

Andy Rooney or Ted Nugent

I would like to believe that Andy Rooney wrote that, because I like most of his commentary - or did until I just gave up on CBS. But there's an awful lot of verbatim quotes in that piece that originated in a letter from Ted Nugent to Sens Boxer and Feinstein.

 

[powerstrk]

Oh well, you have to admit it sounded good!

 

[BerettaNut92]

Hey, I thought Ted Nugent and George Carlin wrote that

 

[Double Maduro]

And neither did any of these other people.

There is a link here to the person that actually wrote it.

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/carlin.htm

 

[moa]

I doubt if Rooney wrote the piece. I get the impression his is anti-RKBA to one degree or another.

 

[JimP]

Rooney is a leftist and a clinto-phile. He should be put to the sword.

 

[bad_dad_brad]

Of course Rooney did not write this, but "He should be put to the sword?"

He was a WWII Stars and Stripes war-time correspondent, held the rank of sergeant, and he did risk his life reporting while flying in B17s over Germany and with advancing Allied armor in France.

He might be a liberal curmudgeon but often invokes common sense of a centrist nature. He is an American, a Veteran, and put his skin in the same place airmen did behind thin aircraft aluminum while 20mm Nazi cannon shells breezed through the frame.

Ever been in a B17? I have. I have nothing but respect for those who fought in them. Thin skinned, claustrophobic, bitter cold, and noisy, pray that you did not get shot down, because bailing out was no picnic.

 

[JimP]

So....by that reasoning we should all be waving flags for Charlie Rangel, John Kerry, Daniel Inoue, Bob Kerrey, etc. ?? Not on my watch. I'm proud he served; but he has done far more to erode the rights of common, every day Americans and the Bill of Rights than the couple of years he spent in a B-17. Having served in a time of war does not impart to you the imprimatur "patriot". Look what the looney left is doing every day to our way of life -

Remember: Timothy McVeigh served in combat in the service of his country. Should we grieve for him...????

 

[Don Gwinn]

Just for the record, Mister P, we don't advocate putting people to the sword here. No threats, no violence. It sounds restrictive to some people, but you'll hardly notice most of the time.

If you have a problem with Andy Rooney, we'd like you to discuss your specific disagreement with him.

Don't think you can fairly compare Andy Rooney or Charlie Rangel to Tim McVeigh, either, to be honest about it. And anyone who doesn't respect Daniel Inoue begs the question: why not? I disagree with him, sure, but I'm a cake-eating civilian with all my arms and legs. I can't bring myself to show contempt for the man. Your situation may be different.

 

[gunsmith]

free republic.com/original yr 2000 (booty)

freerepublic.com is another one of those addictive
websites...I like this one better though cause it's smaller...
probably not for to long.
I used to go to
www.packing.org
all the time....my GF can't stand my 2nd amendment web site surfing but at least I don't have time for porn...here is original!

I like big cars, big cigars and naturally big racks. I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies. I don't care about appearing compassionate. I think playing with guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe its called the Boy Scouts for a reason. I think I'm better than the homeless. I am not the real Slim Shady, so I think that I’m gonna stay seated right here in this damn comfy chair. I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I don't care if you call me a racist, a homophobe or a misogynist. I am not tolerant of others because they are different. I know that no matter how big Jennifer Lopez’s toilet gets, I’ll still want to see it.

I don't celebrate Kwanzaa.

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you do it in English. I like my porn without silicon. I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I want to know when MTV became such crap. I think getting a hummer is sex, and every man is entitled to at least one extremely sloppy one per month. I know what the definition of is is. I think Oprah's eyes are way too far apart. I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet. I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks.

I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang. I think that being a student doesn’t give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster. I’ve never mourned a dead goldfish. I don’t want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package. I believe everyone has a right to pray to their God or gods, while I pray that the test results come back negative. I think the Clippers should play in the WNBA. My heroes are Abraham Lincoln, Orson Wells, Ronald Reagan and whoever canceled Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. I think creative violence makes movies more interesting and Iraqis more dead.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake, but I still think The Rock could kick my butt. I think global warming is junk science. I’ve never owned or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt, I haven’t burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you, so shut-the-f-up already. South Park still makes me laugh. I think you can respect and admire women while mentally undressing them. I believe a self-righteous liberal with a cause is more dangerous than a PlayStation. I want to know which church is it exactly where the Rev. Jessie Jackson preaches. I think explosions are cool. I don't care where Ellen puts her tongue. I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry ??? if you’re running from them. I thought Spinal Tap was great, but Rob Reiner can still kiss my backside.

I worry about dying before I get even.

I’ve discovered that DVD is better than Laserdisc. I like the convenience of buying oranges while I'm waiting at a stop-light, and I'm pretty sure the Latina midget selling them to me is glad she no longer lives in a refrigerator packing carton outside Ensenada. I figured out Bruce Willis was dead midway through The Sixth Sense but enjoyed it anyway. I think turkey bacon sucks. I want somebody to explain to me exactly why it's wrong to point out that when I watch a freeway chase, I know the losers the police eventually pull out of the car are gonna be a gang-banging hommies or vatos. I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes a parent. I think tattoos and piercings are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement.

I want to know what the hell is going on when Geena Davis has a sitcom.

I like hard women, hard liquor and a hard bowel movement first thing in the morning. I believe you don’t have to speak with a lisp to pick out a couch for your living room. I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Field of Dreams. I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. Sometimes I throw my soft drink can in the trash, even when the recycle bin is just a few more steps. Making love is fine, but sometimes I wanna get laid. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.

Yes, I'm a bad Republican. And I vote... even if it rains.

 

[Double Maduro]

2 things,

How off topic can a thread get? And why isn't this in the Legal and Political section?