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Old 02-10-2009, 02:14 PM
 
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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 squi rting 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 .................

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Old 02-10-2009, 02:25 PM
 
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Can I ask, what is the point of posting a fraudulent quote and then linking to a site that makes it clear that it is fraudulent?
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Old 02-10-2009, 02:55 PM
 
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Huh. So somebody made up a rant, attributed Andy Rooney's name to it without his permission, and was used as an example of lying and fraudulent information on the Internet.

This thread provides a clue as to how these internet rumors run so rampant through conservative circles and begin to be interpreted as fact.

Again...Huh.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:11 PM
 
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Hahahaha! Wow. Way to fact-check.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:15 PM
 
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Huh. So somebody made up a rant, attributed Andy Rooney's name to it without his permission, and was used as an example of lying and fraudulent information on the Internet.

This thread provides a clue as to how these internet rumors run so rampant through conservative circles and begin to be interpreted as fact.

Again...Huh.
Gotcha.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Even with it being false. Anyone want to touch on the points made?
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:29 PM
 
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Can I ask, what is the point of posting a fraudulent quote and then linking to a site that makes it clear that it is fraudulent?
Do you watch Andy Rooney? I do, his segment is one of my favorites and I do remember this specific quote on it, albeit I am not the OP... as for the rest who claim it is fraudulent... do your homework before you claim it so, because it is NOT... yes, he did say all those things albeit the link is only to a blog... For the most part, I do agree with Andy on most of his commentaries but I also do disagree with others... that's life... for this commentary, I do remember and agree with it...
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:31 PM
 
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Do you watch Andy Rooney? I do, his segment is one of my favorites and I do remember this specific quote on it, albeit I am not the OP... as for the rest who claim it is fraudulent... do your homework before you claim it so, because it is NOT... yes, he did say all those things albeit the link is only to a blog... For the most part, I do agree with Andy on most of his commentaries but I also do disagree with others... that's life... for this commentary, I do remember and agree with it...
The link is to a Snopes-esque site that states that he did not, in fact, make those statements. It's not about the quality of the source. It's the content of the source.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Honestly I thought he was long dead by now. He is still on the air? That is unbelievable.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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The link is to a Snopes-esque site that states that he did not, in fact, make those statements. It's not about the quality of the source. It's the content of the source.
The only reason it's newsworthy is because it's supposedly something Andy Rooney said; it's not being passed around because of the brilliance of its prose. I don't see any reason to comment on this well-circulated list of pet peeves.
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