Andy And The National Debt

[Slapchop21]

"If politicians had to use silver dollars to pay off our national debt, then maybe we wouldn't have one". Well said Mr. Rooney, well said.

[jacobrosskleinberg]

rip

[guyatrandom]

I could never confuse the 1 and 100 dollar bill either, Andy. Rest In Peace, one of the last real journalists!

[Pauly69s]

not watching a 30 second ad to watch a 2 minute vid...cya...

[allabastormaroe]

i love the rasp as he ended this piece. kinda creepy.

[AroundSun]

ahh...11 trillion...times were good...

[jgcane]

with obama the debt keeps climbing

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane Yeah because he keeps being a conservative president who has no intention of leaving the middle east, cutting the military spending and raise taxes to pay the debt. He hasn't done shit and conservatives think he is a "socialist", America is ill informed in politics, if you want to see socialism you should check oout european parties, Obama is a conservative over here, according to his actions.

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside obama is a socialist, sorry i work hard make money, why are you taking my even more of my hard earned money and giving it to someone who did nothing!?! How is his healthcare, and his tax plans not socialist?

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane I'm not a misslead american, I know that A LOT of people who are rich don't "work hard" for money, in the bussiness world it's about luck and in the corporate world its aggressivness, but of course a combination of the two exist.

Poor people are in majority not lazy, this is a ridiciolous stereotype in the right wing to justify their own greed and rule, they alienate themselves also from the poor by calling them dirty, look how the wall street big shots reacted to the demonstration.

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane It is socialist, but just because you have social policies dooesn't make you a socialist, it takes more than that to be a pure socialist, you are a dumb american who have been misslead by Fox News, paid by corporations who want to keep the american Joe fear the left.

Read books about socialism, and not a book that is written by a fatcat who makes money of peoples health. Government handles healthcare MUCH more responsible than greedy individuals with interest of profit, obvious.

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane Even though you are probably going to ignore me, you're not going to read anything and live in your right wing bubble, I have dealt with you pathetic people for five years and know how you handle yourselves.

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside why ignore you? I am sorry you have dealt with pathetic people for five years... boy what a waste of 5 years, on the bright side I bet you were on welfare, so dont worry your homie b-Rock has your back while i earn a buck and you deal with pathetic people. Good to know the system works!!!! nobama2012

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane No I work as a construction worker, JM AB sweden, I don't need any wellfare, but I know that people in wall street bet against their own economy, get bailed out and paid for ruining their own corprations and banks by politicians so that they can get more tax cuts, that is happening in mexico too and that's why mexico and poor nations all over the world are shitholes.

Contacts, luck and aggressiveness, that's what make people über rich.

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside oh union guy i see i understand you union guys stand behind your leader. sounds like you should be on wallstreet protesting, with those hippees. i say that not for their actions but their looks i mean they bring down the protest by looking like hobos. again sorry i worked hard in life got a good education in a public high school and college and made something out of my life instead of workign a 9-5 job punchin in and out and asking my union before i do anything

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane Well this isn't really about unions, this is about wall street butfucking your economy into oblivion because they want power to themselves, it really shouldn't be a right - left wing thing. This is about wealthy men infiltrating the demcrats and the republicans, buying politicians to gain cntroll over you. Ever wondered were politicians can throw these big fancy campaign and have big vacations?They stay loyal to the corporations and the people that bought them. Then they outsrce and move

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside buying politicians? american people made a statement this year when they turned the majority of seats to republicans. Obama has done the american public wrong, he had no experiance and it show. the gov. needs to be more hands off then you and your unions will not have a problem with wall street

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane Americans are stupid, they don't know een what's ging on in the war drugs, search "cops steal money", so who the fuck cares if they make a statement? Ill informed. Obama just continued Bush taxreforms and wars, Obaa is Bush number two so he didn't ruin this country with liberal policies!

We will have more problem with wall street, are you really so uneducated that you think rich people will get less agressive and nicer if the government is more "hands off"? NO, they become even WORSE.

[2mcna2]

@Imhornydadcomeinside Dear god man. Read a book.

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@2mcna2 Learn how to spell before telling someone too read a book.

[BlueberryWaffleOs]

@Imhornydadcomeinside - You should learn how to spell before telling someone else to learn how to spell. The second "to" in your sentence should only have ONE "o".

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@BlueberryWaffleOs

1: I didnät tel someone to do any studying first, so the burden isn't on me, fail.

2: I am a foreigner, so at least I have an excuse for my misspelling, even though that was because of my keyboard, I know the differnece between "Me too" and "I am going to london".

Fatality.

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@Imhornydadcomeinside And as you can see it is really frustrating to write with this keyboard, I know perfectly well that well is with two "l" and the letter ä is right next to ', before you try to correct me. :)

[2mcna2]

@2mcna2 I knw hw 2 spel. twas a gramattikal erroer.

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside your right americans are stupid, i mean look they voted obama in, and prob the same break down of people will vote him in 2012 lets hope that doesnt happen tho. obama is no means bush #2, bush didnt have these socalist tax plans, health care plans and job plans. what is it 1 in every 8 person is a gov worker? thats terriable. let the gov be hands off wall street and not tax the shit out of them it will get better and generate more american jobs

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@jgcane Obama hasn't even nationalized health care yet, he made us fight afghanistan longer and he still has troops all over the world, BUT AT LEAST HE DIN'T NATIONALIZE BANKS LIKE BUSH. Tahts all Obama has done really.

Wait, that makes bush the socialist....fail.

[jgcane]

@Imhornydadcomeinside trust me obama wants to nationalize health care but its so unconsitituional it had to be stopped. His job plans are socalist and bush was no socialist.

[jukka4president]

basically...we're fucked. thank you bush and obama, two of the worst presidents in US history, aside from FDR and LBJ

[Dionisiado]

How can you american FUCKS even FUCKIN live with yourselves?????

Living "within" a total debt, because of two centuries of greediness. And when the whole thing comes crashing down (like Soundgarden sings), what are you gonna say to the rest of the world? "don´t run to me"?

YOU´RE NOT ALONE ON THIS PLANET, YOU GREEDY FUCKS!!!!!

There´s only one type of people that can FEEL a need of enriching themselves: those who deep deep down inside CAN´T STAND THEMSELVES...

[RubberWilbur]

Why does CBS still have this fossil on?  He is not entertaining, he is not smart, he is not talented, he is not clever. I don't get it.

[hwoods01]

@RubberWilbur Because he spins his comments in a way that the <50 ASVAB scorers love to hear...

[1249mark]

If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn`t buy one.

If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian he doesn't eat meat.

If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.

A liberal wonders who is going to take care of his ass.

[J5MARLON]

@1249mark

Kennedy's economic philosophy was less about means—tax cuts versus spending increases—than ends. As he put it in his first address as president: "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

[RichieEastside]

I'd like to see Andy Rooney on Jeopardy. He'd probably pwn

[trj1370]

@RichieEastside But he'd definitely fall asleep.

[TomBrooklyn]

@RichieEastside Andy doesn't know what a trillion dollars is, nor what a cardinal number is, nor what ten to the twelfth power is. I hardly think he'd do very well at Jeopardy.

[jvolstad]

Is this guy still alive?

[altuvalukada]

@jvolstad yeah he is

[mdavis7298]

@jvolstad Yes. He's 92 and living happily.

[KAAM48]

@jvolstad Not as of today - hard loss for television journalism. RIP Andy.

[guyatrandom]

@jvolstad He has died as of today.

[Rombizio]

@jvolstad He just died today. RIP Andy

[1480darrendog]

@jvolstad Nope

[peakster753]

@jvolstad he passed away November 4, 2011 at age 92

IN MEMORIAM: Andrew Aitken (Andy) Rooney (January 14, 1919-November 4, 2011)

[throwashoeatbush]

Here's a good article to read for those who didn't read it. Just google it.

The Life of an American Jew in Racist Marxist Israel

Written in 1985 by Jack Bernstein

[kwalk30]

@visionseeker50 You are a fucking worthless idiot if you think you can go about your business not worrying a damn bit about the debt and God is going to come down from the heavens and make it all better for us...

[kwalk30]

@visionseeker50 I love to insult those who think they are to weak to make a difference in world, and who rely on their faith in God to comfort them. I'm sure you're quite psychologically tranquil, but is your life GREAT? haha I doubt that..

[alabader741]

@visionseeker50 i think you mean Allah .

[blacksabbathgnr098]

lol he rambles on about 100 dollar bills vs 1 dollar bills. another great insight on another brilliant topic, rooney.

[Consumerofknowledge]

Hello, CFR members. Both of these Two reporters or shall we call them actors are members of the CFR.

[NOLDaemon]

Andy has gotten really senile. His segment is about the National Debt, but then he goes on talking about how much longer $100 bills last than $1 bills. Then he doesn't like 50 cent pieces. If this is how his brain really works, I'm surprised he can dress himself in the morning.

[BLUEANGEL7777777777]

nwo sellout.

[SamllWonda]

Is Andy Rooney really, REALLY still on 60-Minutes? I remember being impressed with his acerbic commentary right back in 1980 the 1st time I saw 60 Minutes, after leaving the UK the 1st time... But maybe I better check the archives & obituary's just in case I'm the one out of touch, now I'm without a TV & living in a land Down Under... But I still believe 60 Minutes is was one of the best current affair pro grammes ever, anywhere... I do remember him doing something about the DEBT>>??!