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Smurfette
Joined: 21 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:12 am Post subject: Andy Rooney finally says something worth saying |
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You know what really grinds my gears? The 3 minutes that Andy Rooney is on the tube at the end of 60 minutes. I don't know enough to know why he still has that spot....all I know is that I usually watch it, probably as some form of self punishment, and shake my head. However, tonight I was actully not annoyed......
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/13/60minutes/rooney/main2087893.shtml |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: |
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| From what I recall of it (it was playing in the background while I was posting...) he was criticising America's right to deny others the right to develop nuclear weapons while being unwilling to give up its own nuclear arsenal. I think that he was urging universal nuclear disarmament with no exceptions, but I don't think that's at all likely to happen until after a nuclear world war wipes out all the major cities of the world, and better leaders emerge from the 30% or so people who survive it ... |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Andy Rooney finally says something worth saying |
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| Smurfette wrote: |
You know what really grinds my gears? The 3 minutes that Andy Rooney is on the tube at the end of 60 minutes. I don't know enough to know why he still has that spot....all I know is that I usually watch it, probably as some form of self punishment, and shake my head. However, tonight I was actully not annoyed......
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/13/60minutes/rooney/main2087893.shtml |
You know what really grinds my gears? That CBS is so afraid of being labelled whatever the right-wingers label television networks (see the comments on that page) that they completely misrepresented what Rooney actually said. Here's their take:
"Andy Rooney discusses North Korea's nuclear test and argues that the United Nations should take a greater role in disarming the communist nation."
They skipped the part about, "if NK can't have them, the US shouldn't have nukes either". |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:36 am Post subject: |
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"Andy Rooney discusses North Korea's nuclear test and argues that the United Nations should take a greater role in disarming the communist nation."
They skipped the part about, "if NK can't have them, the US shouldn't have nukes either". |
I agree, so pitiful how the networks dance around things.
I have posted in the past, several comments about the Irish Jew (as I call him) Rooney. He almost always does it for me, without exception and I am glad he doesn't cowtow and that he demands that basic inherent right to say it like it is.......intelligently, not in the dumbya way.
Chapeau , hats off to Rooney. He is right about the nuclear issue and there is no way in hell one can do and then tell everyone else, no you can't....
DD |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| I always rather liked Andy. Always thought he'd be an entertaining guy to go out with for a beer. |
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