Posted on 04/10/2005 8:55:40 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee
Tonight on 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney's monologue was on the coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II.
Rooney had newspapers from all over the globe strewn across his desk with essentially the same photograph of the Pontiff lying in state. He prattled on about the different angles of the pictures -- how some of them shot from the side, some from the bottom, how he only wore the red cape now that he had died, and was wearing brown shoes. He commented on how similar the Swiss language looked like German on the printed page. He mentioned how people who didn't share his beliefs were respectful to him nonetheless.
Then, Rooney does what Rooney does -- he put his foot in his mouth. I wasn't taping it, so I can't quote him verbatim, but he said something about how it's good that the story is winding down because people have had enough of it. And he added, 'At least this kept Terri Schiavo off the front page. We didn't need any more of that!'
I said, "Yeah, you jackass, the Pope knocked her off the front page. Sorry she couldn't die any sooner for you!"
Rooney --- an outstanding example of the arrogance of fools..
Semper Fi
Andy had been off of his meds for a very long time.
I'm looking forward to the day when Andy Rooney's death knocks the crop reports off the back page.
Rooney gives a bad name to lunacy and stupidity.
There has to be a court order somewhere to pull Andy Rooney's plug. If babbling incoherently like a "vegetable" qualifies, his days have to be numbered.
Is he the original Rooney? I thought he was dead already.
He's certainly not the Rooney we used to enjoy listening to, but then again, 60 Minutes isn't what it used to be either.
Sorry i was thinking of Rooney the actor.
Is he still around?
Be glad you don't live in Boston, his daughter has a show on for a full 30 minutes 5 days a week. It appears both arrogance and foolishness is genetic.
Yes, Mickey Rooney is still apparently around. At least, I've seen a fairly recent commercial with him and his wife about life insurance.
Yep - Mickey Rooney is who you are thinking of. His Superbowl ad this year got pulled because it was going to show his backside. That's the last I heard about him recently.
hmmm Show his backside? like his rump/azz?
Geez, he's been around forever!
I'm not ready to be buried yet LOL
They can just throw me in a ditch with a pine box and cover it up nicely.
Thank you for the news link, wow. lol
Yes, he and Liz Taylor. I think she might be a few years older than he.
I am going to be cremated and put in the urn that my late husband's ashes are in. The marker on his grave, which is in a Memorial Garden on our property, already has my name on it with his, so my funeral should not cost over $1,000., if that much. My late husband was an accountant and believed in keeping costs down. :)
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