[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

OK FReepers, let Andy Rooney have it!
Just click on link to fill out a compaint form.

File a complaint against Andy Rooney

[onyx]

Please ping your lists to Tonk's post above.
File a complaint against Andy Rooney.

[tiamat]

Got, sent, BUMP!

;-)

[Soaring Feather]

FREEPED

[Defender2]

Done!!!!

[Blue Scourge]

That bastard can kiss my ass. Someone needs to lock him away in an institution for his own good.

[litany_of_lies]

Better to copy and paste the link into a new browser window to avoid the appearance of an organized campaign.

Anyway, my missive to CBS:

Andy Rooney's syndicated column that appeared in the
Buffalo News (Entitled "Our soldiers in Iraq aren't
heroes" in that newspaper) was an inexcusable swipe at
true heroes doing heroic work.

Even if he doesn't agree with our mission in Iraq and
despises the Administration carrrying it out (obviously
the case), this in no way affects the hero status of the
thousands of American men and women who are
putting their lives on the line to carry out the mission.
They have indisputably toppled a dictator and brought
hope for a better life to millions of Iraqis. We can
debate whether doing so was a good decision, but
nothing alters the heroism of those who carried it out.

Mr. Rooney has shown that he has irretrievably lost all
sense of perspective in choosing to ridicule and
denigrate those in our armed services. You should
seriously consider putting him out to pasture before he
harms what little remains of CBS's reputation for
objectivity and fairness in reporting and commentary.
Until then, I will not be viewing CBS or Viacom shows
for any reason, as there is plenty of entertainment
available from outlets not condoning those who would
spit on our soldiers, in the process giving aid and
comfort to enemies who have sworn to kill and enslave
us all.

[Texasforever]

Thanks for the link, I just sent them the following

Andy Rooney is a disgrace and it is a shame that he can only be fired. Your network would be well served to rid yourselves of this cancerous being since CBS is renowned for its Anti-American bias during Viet Nam. Do you want to repeat that with Iraq? Just remember things are very different now and you cannot easily get away with it today . For once in the life of your network do the right thing….fire Andy Rooney and apologize to the soldiers for his words.

[Valin]

Done
Andy Rooney
"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid".
Heinrich Heine

[smokeyb]

Thank you for the ping Tonk !!

[SevenofNine]

Alright rack itttt

I consider Andy Rooney a OLD fart and Mike Wallace Catcher mitt face

Hey Andy maybe time to retired dude

[MEG33]

Done.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[radu]

AAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOW DARE HE?!!!!!!!
ANDY ROONEY IS VILE!!!!! DAMN HIM!!!!

I just sent CBS an e-mail that was probably the most difficult one to compose that I've ever sent. Trying to keep my language clean was what made it so difficult. I'm seeing red, I'm so furious!

Thanks for the ping, Tonk, and for posting that link. I hope the CBS inbox is overflowing in no time with complaints.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, TGYC ! Copying your post/link so we can Freep the creep, Andy Rooney.

Our soldiers in Iraq aren't heroes
(But Andy Rooney is! (not))

OK FReepers, let Andy Rooney have it!
Just click on link to fill out a compaint form.

File a complaint against Andy Rooney

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Done. The little troll needs to sit down and shut up.

[stanz]

Done. I hate that bastard.

[blackie]

Complaint Filed!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[bkwells]

What an a hole!

I sent the following to CBS news and also faxed it to the Corporate HQ at Tribune Media Services at 312.222.2581 :

As an Active Duty Member of our Armed Forces and previously deployed in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, I read with utter dismay this so-called editorial by Andy Rooney. I offer the following letter:

While you are correct in your first statement that “Most of the reporting from Iraq is about death and destruction.” you are 100% wrong about the rest of your writing. Why is it that we don’t hear about all the good things that our HEROES (Yes, Rooney, contrary to your opinion they are Heroes) are doing every day in Iraq? What about all the schools that our Brave (Yes, they are Brave!) Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines have rebuilt (BTW, they have rehab-ed over 1500 schools thus far!). What about the fact that all 240 hospitals and more than 1200 clinics are now open throughout Iraq. What about the 22 MILLION vaccinations that have been administered to Iraqi children by coalition forces? The list goes on and on. I have emails from some of my buddies over there listing much, much more with tons of POSITIVE accomplishments thanks to the dedication and efforts of the U.S. and coalition military.

There are plenty of “Ernie Pyle’s” over there to tell us about all the positive and wonderful things our servicemen and women are doing over there, but the American-hating liberal-biased ass holes like yourself refuse to report on this.

As for your 5 “questions” to the military, you are not worthy of even being in the same room with a service member or even shining their boots, let alone ask him or her a question. You make me sick!

Do you really think that we do this for medals and glory? I don’t need a medal to keep me going and I DID volunteer to serve my country “AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC”. Have you not heard an awesome song by a REAL AMERICAN stating that we don’t do it for the money, we don’t do it for the glory, we just do it anyway? (That would be Toby Keith BTW.) I have never gone about my duty completing my mission with any expectation of a medal. (Unlike Kerry who put himself in for and wrote his own medal citations AND got to go home immediately afterwards.)

As for your mention of the Army’s suicide rate, have you thought about the fact that the stories and editorials such as yours may contribute to the “unhappiness” over there? So, Mr. Rooney, maybe you and your so-called journalists have contributed to a suicide or two. How dare you. You don’t know anything about the circumstances that may have contributed to a soldier committing suicide. Having been on numerous deployments, I can say first hand that home life and the support from home (or lack of) can greatly affect one’s mental stability and outlook on life.

In closing, I suggest that until you’ve ‘been there, done that” you stick to editorializing subjects you can relate to and have experience with. And if that’s absolutely nothing at all, that’s fine with me.

Brian Wells