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1 posted on 04/10/2005 8:55:41 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee
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To: L.N. Smithee

Rooney --- an outstanding example of the arrogance of fools..

Semper Fi


2 posted on 04/10/2005 9:01:08 PM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: L.N. Smithee

I'm looking forward to the day when Andy Rooney's death knocks the crop reports off the back page.


4 posted on 04/10/2005 9:10:02 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: L.N. Smithee

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.


7 posted on 04/10/2005 9:31:31 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama (Will work for cool tag line.)
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To: L.N. Smithee

Agree only occasionally with Rooney ... on this one he's right.


24 posted on 04/11/2005 7:44:36 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: L.N. Smithee; 4Godsoloved..Hegave; 8mmMauser; a5478; atruelady; Brad's Gramma; Cayenne; ...

Terri and the Pope ping! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!


36 posted on 04/11/2005 9:39:32 AM PDT by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: L.N. Smithee; american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; ...

Andy Rooney takes a look at how the world has been covering the death of Pope John Paul II.

I feel lost if I don’t read the newspaper every morning.

I sit there all alone reading, drinking coffee and having opinions -- some of which I wouldn’t dare tell you about because I don’t want you to hate me.

I bought newspapers from around the world in a news store in New York this week. Most of them had pictures of Pope John Paul's body on Page One.

I don’t know how people feel about seeing the pope's body. At most funerals in this country now, I think the casket is usually closed -- or not even there, sometimes.

I don’t think people want anyone staring at them after they’ve died. I don’t. It's a great picture of the pope, though.

It's basically the same picture, but every paper used it differently. Some show the whole room. Some have close-ups of his face. They had it from a dozen different angles.

I saw that they only dress a pope in red after he dies.

They said they used a pair of brown shoes he liked.

This was a full page in the Paris paper, Le Figaro.

In Dublin, the Irish Independent used more of a close-up.

They called him John Paul The Great.

This Turkish newspaper, I think it’s Turkish, used pictures of him still alive. Same with this one from Madrid, Spain. I go along with that.

The Swiss paper, The New Zurich Zeitung, had it at the bottom of the page. Is Swiss different from German? Looks like German.

I don’t even know where this paper's from. China, I guess ... and if you don’t think it's getting to be a small world, look at the ad on the front page of a Chinese newspaper under the picture of a Polish pope in Rome, Italy. It's for a Mercedes Benz car made in Stuttgart, Germany.

People who aren't Catholic have been pretty good about honoring and respecting Pope John Paul. But, I think they probably had enough of this now.

One good thing, stories about Pope John Paul pushed Terri Schiavo off the front page. I mean, we didn't need any more of that.

* * * * *

Andy Rooney is one more reason why I have turned off the major news networks.

Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list


38 posted on 04/11/2005 9:49:02 AM PDT by NYer ("America needs much prayer, lest it lose its soul." John Paul II)
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To: luv2lurkhere; Budge; floriduh voter; summer; Coleus; amom; ruoflaw; submarine; cpforlife.org; ...

Terri Ping!


40 posted on 04/11/2005 9:53:06 AM PDT by NYer ("America needs much prayer, lest it lose its soul." John Paul II)
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To: L.N. Smithee; NYer

What a nasty little man.


45 posted on 04/11/2005 10:34:16 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Free Mexico!)
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To: L.N. Smithee
Andy Rooney should have called it a career about 20 years ago. He used to be the occasional voice of crusty wisdom on 60 Minutes, but now he's just a bitter, vile old crank. AND I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH HE SUPPOSEDLY LOVES AND RESPECTS B-17 CREWS, HE'S STILL VILE AND BITTER!
46 posted on 04/11/2005 10:39:06 AM PDT by Bombardier (Strategic Air Command (SAC): Mission Accomplished, but needed now more than ever!)
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To: L.N. Smithee

I, frankly, wish something would knock him off of all media everywhere!


49 posted on 04/11/2005 11:12:08 AM PDT by tuckrdout (Is prayer your spare tire, or your steering wheel?)
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To: L.N. Smithee

"He commented on how similar the Swiss language looked like German on the printed page."

What a coincidence!!!!!!!!!


51 posted on 04/11/2005 12:12:13 PM PDT by CouncilofTrent (Quo Primum...)
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To: L.N. Smithee

I just came out of a meeting where everyone echoed the same sentiment. I was steaming!


53 posted on 04/11/2005 12:27:02 PM PDT by CharlieOK1 (See http://www.alisrael.com/tamuz/ for what should happen to Iran)
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To: L.N. Smithee

[barf alert] please


55 posted on 04/11/2005 1:15:37 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (God bless you, Terri, and all who truly loved you and tried to help you...God help the U.S.A)
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To: L.N. Smithee

Andy Rooney appears to be an atheist (from his "I don't know of God" comment when he was recently asked to swear an oath as he took the stand.

What do expect someone ignorant of religion to remark on when covering the death of a Pope? Especially a person who played a role in the downfall of Eastern Bloc communism?


65 posted on 04/11/2005 3:40:46 PM PDT by weegee (WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
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To: All; LadyPilgrim; NYer; Salvation; Gucho

This person"Rooney" is total evil!!!My good G-D help this person!!!Be not afraid be strong!!!! evil is evil good is good life is life!!!!Good G-D is Good G-D!!!thank you all


70 posted on 04/11/2005 6:44:02 PM PDT by anonymoussierra ("Et iube me venire ad te, ut cum Sanctis tuis laudem te in saecula saeculorum. Amen."Totus Tuus!!!!)
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To: L.N. Smithee

I think I am going to throw up. The flip attitude toward Terri's murder is beyond belief. Well, now we know who's who and what's what. Rooney is part of the culture of death brigade.


80 posted on 04/11/2005 9:18:27 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy (Rest in Peace, Theresa Marie SCHINDLER - IMPEACH JUDGE GREER!!!!!!!)
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