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     Old_man |
> Andy Rooney said on "60 Minutes" > > 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 UnitedCaucasianCollege Fund, > Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see > what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door. ? > > 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 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 believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, 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 ass 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 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 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. > > 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... | ||
| Slaughter |
Interesting sentiments except the author is unknown. Many things have appeared on the net supposedly written by Andy Rooney. If you'd ever read anything by Andy Rooney, you'd recognize his style of writing, there's nothing similar here. http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp Just another urban legend. Andy himself has said that if he could find the author, he'd sue him. There's much more stuff circulating on the net that is misattributed to Andy Rooney. Darned near everything you read like this just smells like an urban legend or internet rumor - Snopes.com is a valuable resource to help check this stuff out. | ||
| Mortarmanmike120 |
I don't care who wrote it, I agree with it. | ||
| Blake |
Thanks Steve! Hey, did you try to cut and paste text from that Snopes page? They have somehow blocked that feature from use on their pages. Easy enough to defeat; do a "File" - "Save as" with "Save as type" set to "text file." Defeating that little ploy, I feel like a devious hacker. Am I a bad man or what? lol. Andy Rooney is for sure a staunch liberal who would never ever make such statements.
Now for the fun stuff. I agree that some of the statements are misguided. For instance, there is no serious need, no serious impetus for any kind of caucasion specific media or organizations in America. Caucasions were not the group who endured kidnappings, brutal enslavement, persecution, oppression, rampant discrimination, and overt acts of racial hatred. Divisive politics, no matter the source is rarely a good policy. Better would be for us white folk to unite with all thoughtful Americans in opposition to racism and divisiveness. When we can each honestly answer the following question with an "it makes no difference", we may with good conscience rest easy; ntil then, I support reasonable efforts to get there. Here's the question: If you could choose, would you prefer to be caucasion or negro? I'm caucasian (for MikeyP in case he forgot :joker  ; if given the choice there is no way that I would freely choose at this point in America to be negro in America. We've come a long long wonderful way since 1863 and earlier, but we have yet to attain "the dream" of M.L.K. Jr. We're getting close though. I think that one or two more generations will hopefully do it. I agree that Jesse Jackson and other racially divisive types no matter their race are not helping. Any minority race BadWeBrs care to comment? | ||
| Slaughter |
Blake - I did indeed try copying/pasting. That ability IS blocked at Snopes. I thought it was just me. Even if the sentiment is good in my/your/our opinion, it carries much more weight IF proper attribution is made. Believe me, I'm not taking issue with specific points - just the mis-applied use of a LIBERAL commentator (Andy Rooney) to make a very conservative point. | ||
| Mortarmanmike120 |
True, I don't believe we need caucasion specific programming. Along those same lines, why do we need any race specific programming? I guess because it's a free market and the media will provide what the public will buy (watch.) That comment and the tolerance comment are the only ones I really take issue with. Otherwise I think it's on the mark. Also true about authorship. I agree it is wrong to attribute statements to someone who would so obviously not agree. This is rampant on the internet. I think from now on I'll stick to motorcycle talk... | ||
| Johnnymceldoo |
I agree with everything the author said regardless of who wrote it. I couldnt see rooney saying that though. | ||
| Chainsaw |
My litmous test to see if something is racist...interchange some words: Latino Pride White Pride Black Pride Only one of the above statements would be considered racist. That of course. is discrimination based on the skin color of the person making the statement. IMHO, what is wrong for one color, is wrong for all colors. Perpetuating discrimination in any form is wrong. In 1860, .014% of the population owned slaves. The average white American is much more likely to be descended from non-slave owner than a slave owner. It seems the country and the world has forgiven Germans for the actions of the grandfathers a mere 60 years ago, yet white folks are asked to keep paying for the sins of the ancestors more than 200 years ago.  | ||
| Mortarmanmike120 |
Wow, this topic is quickly going racial... I was more focused on the anti-political correctness of the list. | ||
| Greenlantern |
Any minority race BadWeBrs care to comment? All I can give as food for thought is this, When you are a minority in todays America you are reminded of the fact from the moment you wake o the moment you sleep (you hope).You may not be the the victim of Persecution/ slander or bigotry but you know, as you walk into that store, are seated in that dining room, apply for that job,make the awkward overture at a social function that you are different and no matter how wise you are, intelligent you may be to know otherwise, it is a dirty feeling that you would not wish on anybody. As for the faux Rooney quotes above some have the ring of truth, others are comical in a sad way and the rest are just non factual nonsense. Now let's all go over to the food channel so we can do what we Americans do best.... Become OBESE!!!!  | ||
| Old_man |
I always seem to agree with Andy Rooney. When this was e-mailed to me, it didn't seem like the Andy Rooney I know. I am happy to hear that you all agree with me that this was not authored by him. | ||
| Blake |
Thanks Greenlantern for weighing in. Chainsaw, Is it really valid to tie all the world's racism issues only to slave ownership? Racism is so much incredibly broader than that, and a hideous evil thing it is. I don't buy that 0.014% slave owner figure. That equates to only around 5,000 or so slave owners out of a total white/free population of around 36 million. If I recall correctly, in 1861 there were around 4 million black slaves in America. If there were only 5,000 slave owners, they would each have had to own 800 slaves each. Be careful where you get your facts on such matters. There are some very dishonest folks out there peddling their own version of history, it's the kind of history with which Hitler would be comfortable, if you get my drift. I ask again, if you had the choice, would you choose to be black in America today? | ||
| Jayvee |
Did you see the news yesterday about the old WWI veteran who just passed away. He was 116 years old, one of the last of the very few surviving veterans of WWI. Now keep in mind he just died last week. Both of his parents were slaves. This is not ancient history we're talking about here... |
