Below are some comments I posted on THR.
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grampster
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Andy Rooney, 60 Minutes tonight, 3-11-07
Andy Rooney went off on a rant about our voluntary military. He did not have many kind things to say. Questioned the morals of our volunteers, said they didn't represent us well and even stated he did not like the men in his own artillery unit in 1941. His comments were despicable and very offensive to me and I hope all of you. He said that the only way to get worthwhile folks in the military is to draft them. I expressed to him what I thought might be a better use for a draft.
Attached are my remarks to him at CBS.
Dear Mr. Rooney,
I watched your comments tonight regarding our voluntary military. I am ashamed of you and your comments. Our brave men and women, of all stripes, join the military knowing full well what lies ahead. You comments were despicable sir. You have shown your colors when you disparaged your own unit. They are not Red White and Blue. I suspect they are yellow, the color of your journalism.
The voluntary news reader, such as yourself, has declined much over the years. Perhaps we should rather begin to draft news reporters. I believe, for certain, that the quality of broadcaster would markedly improve.
Less than cordially,
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