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 T

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by geoff2v

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.

Right. And the site that the OP referenced states clearly that this list has been attributed to George Carlin and Ted Nugent and everyone else under the sun.

[Bluefly]

It's not enough to say "I agree with it so it must be right!" - especially since it's just cliche social conservative talking points. You could attribute that quote to anyone from Chuck Norris to the huggable Mike Huckabee to Joe the Plumber and Bob the Builder. There's nothing particularly new or interesting worth even commenting on.

[roberta]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

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?

i saw this episode of 60 minutes with Andy Rooney--and he said exactly what the poster quoted.

[Art123]

Originally Posted by roberta

i saw this episode of 60 minutes with Andy Rooney--and he said exactly what the poster quoted.

No, you did not.

"It was originally titled "I am a Bad Republican" and was posted by an author identifying himself only as "Bootyist Monk," who takes full responsibility for it."
Andy Rooney's Point of View on Everything - BreakTheChain.org (http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/badrooney.html - broken link)