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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 11-05-2011, 09:23 AM:

I didn't always agree with him but I sure enjoyed his work.

Andy Rooney dead at 92

60 Minutes

Andy Rooney, the "60 Minutes" commentator known to generations for his wry, humorous and contentious television essays - a unique genre he is credited with inventing - died Friday night in a hospital in New York City of complications following minor surgery. He was 92, and had homes in New York City, Rensselaerville, N.Y. and Rowayton, Conn.

"It's a sad day at '60 Minutes' and for everybody here at CBS News," said Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and the executive producer of "60 Minutes." "It's hard to imagine not having Andy around. He loved his life and he lived it on his own terms. We will miss him very much."

Rooney had announced on Oct. 2, 2011 in his 1,097th essay for "60 Minutes" that he would no longer appear regularly.

Rooney wrote for television since its birth, spending more than 60 years at CBS, 30 of them behind the camera as a writer and producer, first for entertainment and then news programming, before becoming a television personality - a role he said he was never comfortable in. He preferred to be known as a writer and was the author of best-selling books and a national newspaper column, in addition to his "60 Minutes" essays.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 11-05-2011, 11:26 AM:

That's too bad. I figured Andy Rooney might make it to 100. I thought my grand mother would make it to 100 as well, but she passed away this past summer at the age of 97. When Rooney retired just recently I was concerned he had a serious health issue. It seems like some people kick the bucket within months of quitting a job they love to do.

I liked Andy Rooney's tell it like it is style. At times he was funny, like George Carlin. But more dry and without any blue humor.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 11-05-2011, 11:34 AM:

I hope they put out a Best of Rooney video. I have a couple of his books -- they're excellent reading.

Posted by Greg Anderson (Member # 235) on 11-05-2011, 12:04 PM:

He's complaining about heaven now.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 11-05-2011, 01:09 PM:

Some Rooney quotes:

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"Computers make it easier to do a lot of things but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done."

* "I didn't get old on purpose. It just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you."

* "If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one."

* "All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law."

* "It would be a better world if everyone in it knew all the truth about everything."

* "I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself."

* "We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones."

* "We've sent a man to the moon and that's 29,000 miles away. The center of the Earth is only 4,000 miles away. You could drive that in a week but for some reason nobody's ever done it."

* "Vegetarian -- that's an old Indian word meaning 'lousy hunter.'"

Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 11-05-2011, 03:45 PM:

I enjoyed him. He'll be missed. RIP Andy. [Frown]