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Searching For A Great President

February 23, 2009 7:06 AM

Andy Rooney disputes C-SPAN's list of the greatest U.S. presidents, but wonders what makes a great president and what makes a bad president.

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by dodrugslovegovernment September 4, 2009 1:39 AM EDT
this comment better be posted.
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by dodrugslovegovernment September 4, 2009 1:37 AM EDT
Anyone born around the "Great Depression" and up until the 80s, ALL have one thing in common. Complaining. Complaining about not being able to take care of the kids they could not afford but could have avoided having if they had a sober brain, "Woodstock", the biggest excuse for having a kid, oh, and making drugs perfectly ok, and why was it not stopped? because the GOV, meaning liberals/democrats KNEW they could get your burnt ***** to the voting box and elect them, why wouldn't you, you are, you are high! yeaaah!
Social Security, Medi Care/Caid, and Welfare, all pure ****!! Um, NEWs to you old guys and gals, but taxes taken out of your pay check DID NOT happen until the USA got into WWII, and, only to fund the war and have it returned to something noncriminal, but, it stayed CRIMINAL, the GOV liked having that CONTROL, and they liked YOUR money. So, NOW, somebody your kids age, has been paying for your LAZY ass, becuase you were not responsible enough with your life or your decisions, and you DEMAND this money be paid to YOU, by the power and the LEGAL, and, totally unethical, FORCE of the GOVERNMENT, take it away from your kids and grandkids to CARE for you, because the GOVERNMENT knows what is best for you, AND where YOUR, and better said, KNOWS where YOUR kids/grandkids money is to be spent. What a ******* waste. This country is heading towards the core if we do NOT cut Government out of our lives.
Here's what I have to say about all this GARBAGE...that is.... TODAY about the "hate" on all the minorities. EVERYONE in this country is a PROTECTED minority, EVERYONE, except, a, WHITE.....MALE.
Shocking I know, my mom is black, my dad is white.
My dad is german and so i my mother, never been to a country where i could "qualify for some many benefits or gifts or rewards for NOTHING.
no wonder the USA, which I do LOVE, is full of THUGs, and inbreds rednecks, and ***** that can't do math, cantSTOP having kids and TAKING my TAX money for WELFARE, and obviously have been stealing the good food since they are so fat, and NEVER, and I say, NEEEVVVEER, learn, or SPEAK, ENGLISH.
I will not bend my life, not even being born here, BEND, to listen to some ILlEGAL thug MEXICAN, make ME bend to their language, and, mind you, ONLY, to be here for ONE reason, and that, for someone who thinks and doesn't cry, is, to vote DEMOCRAT. THAT'S YOUR FUTURE AMERICA. A BUNCH OF ILLEGAL CRACK BABY FOREIGN WELFARE TAX SUCKING LEECHES!!
Government is so big it has swallowed this country, and, it's swallowing its own citizens only letting illegal thugs, leeches, and beggers to show. that's what our Government protects, the minority. oh and by the way. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!!!
SO damn tired of saying that!
we are a REPUBLIC, AND TO ADD!! A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!! that must be too much for the unfortunate. MAN UP AMERICA!
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by mbjbapjp March 8, 2009 11:34 PM EDT
Mr. Rooney,

Thank you...... for so many things including your lucid longevity, but most of all thank you for
"My War". You experienced the sweat, the laughter and the fear of our WWII hero's. I cannot thank you enough for sharing your memories of that time. Please take the time to have someone edit the material that did not make the first book and publish "My War- Revisited"

I hope that you and Ken Burns have secretly met and have taped the real version of
"The War". Next time you plan a walk in St Mere Eglise, I'd love the company!

Michael
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by kweschinomor March 4, 2009 6:09 AM EST
I never understood why those such as espray2 love to bash someone, yet can't steer themselves away from those they bash. Common sense tells me that if I have a low opinion of someone, I certainly wouldn't waste my time watching their video, and then further waste my time typing up a response, dying for others to read.

Andy Rooney is an institution. He loves his job, and unlike most people who want to work with a company well past social security age, Andy's company loves him, too. His opinions and observations and proper-yet-entertaining writing style is just as sharp now as it was when he first was employed with 60 Minutes.

That's why I spend a great amount of time watching his videos, and it's time well spent!

Kevin C
Crestview FL
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by hbar12 February 25, 2009 6:02 AM EST
I'm sure we'll all be old some day, handsome. Maybe he doesn't have the topics you like. He'd be glad to know what people are interested in. He is one of the few who seems to have common sense. I might make another comment. There seem to be many people out today, who think there is some conspiracy on the left or right to take over the world with a New World Order. It doesn't much matter, as the new order is top down, bottom up. That means people are starting to take on their responsibility to monitor government and business, themselves and the world.
Just think, if terrorists decided they were wrong, we would have no terrorists, so most of the worst problems are caused by people's beliefs. We have to have international consensus on the most important issues today and tolerating someone else's religion, doesn't mean we can't have our own. If we think the NWO is going to dominate us, then we have to work to make sure it doesn't. A NWO can only be fascist if it's army believes in fascism or is fooled. The higher consciousness and whole brain thinking sweeping the planet, won't allow anyone to be fooled for long. If no one believes in oppressive government, they won't have enough people to force anything on anyone. We only have to fear fear itself, as fear makes people act insanely. I think people are waking up to that and I don't think they will go back into slavery, even if the NWO manages to get two people into it's 'army'.
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by espray2 February 23, 2009 4:08 AM EST
I used to like this segment of 60 minutes the best.

ANDY ROONIE is getting senile...
his eyes look like a BOOGEY MAN
his face is full of blood clots

take him off
time to retire for him
HE IS JUST A SCARECROW

thank you
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