Posted on 09/11/2006 10:17:07 AM PDT by lowbridge
Rooney Suggests Fault for Terrorism Lies with American Behavior
In his commentary at the end on Sunday's 60 Minutes, the day before the five year mark since 9/11, Andy Rooney noted that we're trying to protect ourselves with more weapons, a policy with which he only grudgingly agreed as he lamented, we have to do it I guess. Then, however, he suggested the fault for terrorism lies with American behavior, not the murderous ideology of terrorists who want to destroy Western democratic culture: But might be better if we figured out how to behave as a nation in a way that wouldn't make so many people in the world want to kill us." By that reasoning, during the Cold War should the U.S. have adopted policies meant to appease the Soviets? Rooney delivered his remarks on the season premiere of the program (delayed in the EDT/CDT zones by tennis for nearly a half hour) which gave two of the show's three segments to Katie Couric's piece on World Trade Center first responders who are suffering from the air they inhaled. (Transcript follows)
Rooney's commentary at the end of the September 10 60 Minutes:
There have been a lot of memorable days in our country's history, but some of them we'd rather forget. September 11th, 2001 is one of those. It isn't a day to celebrate, but it's a day we shouldn't forget, either.
We need some word other than "holiday" to call some of our memorable days. Pearl Harbor, December 7th 1941 was one of the worst days in our country's history. The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated was a bad day. It was the death of just one man, but JFK was so very American that we all died a little when he died.
Presidents James Garfield, William McKinley and of course Abraham Lincoln were all assassinated. If you're the President, you must think about them every time you go out in public. I hope we're more careful protecting our President now. The Wall Street stock market crash in 1929 was a different kind of disaster.
We went into Iraq March 20th, 2003. They won't be closing the banks on March 20th every year to celebrate that. The Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in 1979 might have wiped out our civilization. Most of our disasters have had some natural origin -- floods, too much water. [Over photo of floods] How often have you seen this picture? Hurricanes and tornadoes, too much wind, too much rain. Droughts may be worse, but not so dramatic as hurricanes because they don't happen on just one day.
The disaster on September 11th wasn't like any of those. It was manmade. Death by design. Some people who hated Americans set out to kill a lot of us and they succeeded. Americans are puzzled over why so many people in the world hate us. We seem so nice to ourselves. They do hate us though. We know that and we're trying to protect ourselves with more weapons. We have to do it I guess, but might be better if we figured out how to behave as a nation in a way that wouldn't make so many people in the world want to kill us.
I think Rush already has ... he attributed that insane quote to 'Andy Looney' on his show today.
LOL, I udes to enjoy him. You know, back in the 70's.
When I was stupid!
Sad to say JFK was even dumber than Andy Rooney..
Andy Whooney?
And can he PLEASE take a freakin' weedwhacker to those eyebrows?
The Clinton Administration marked the anniversary of the OKC Bombing for years. It was a solitary attack by "lone nuts".
The WTC attack was a larger coordinated series of attacks.
No he wasn't. His "image" as created by his supporters and enabled by the MSM, PORTRAYED him as "very American".
"Very American" Americans don't sleep with East German spy chicks while they have the Secret Service guard the door.
"Very American" Presidents don't get there by having their daddy cut a deal with the Chicago mafia.
rhymes with loony and Clooney....
If nobody covers Andy up with dirt, he's never going to believe he's dead.
Don't forget that stake through his heart.
Sad.
I guess they give U.S. citizens the biggest tax cut in history either...
I might have seen some early on shows but haven't seen it in decades. Think about it. Was anything ever accomplished by giving them your hour of time. You can read their one sided slant in 30 seconds the next day.
I accidently caught it myself. I was in the ladies room. I didnt even finish my business I was so heated over it. I couldnt beleive what I heard coming out of his mouth. Outrageous!
He may be dead, but his eyebrows will live forever.
"LOL, I udes to enjoy him. You know, back in the 70's.
When I was stupid!"
You weren't stupid. He's still great when he talks about things like can openers and flush toilets.
Yeah, our behavior. Snort
We're breathing - that's the terrorists problem w/ us!!
If true, then I hereby present Exhibit A, Andy Rooney.
Liberalism is a mental disorder!!!
Andy needs to be put out to pasture-- the same pasture as Dan Rather
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