There's a column being circulated around the globe via e-mail that was supposedly written by 60 Minutes essayist Andy Rooney. It lists a bunch of things that are pretty much anti-minority (I haven't gotten the e-mail myself, I've only read news reports about it. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before I get it). The only problem? Rooney didn't write it.
This isn't the first time that this has happened. In his new book, Out of My Mind, he talks about a column about women that was being circulated via e-mail. It had his name on it but he didn't write that one either. He talks about this e-mail hoax in the book too, so this has been going on for a couple of years. The same thing happened to George Carlin (Carlin even put something on his web site telling fans he didn't write it). I guess anything can happen in this age of anonymous e-mails and web sites.
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12-08-2006 @ 11:48AM
laura said...
Andy Rooney doesnt really need anyone to write a Hoax email and slander his name, he does a mighty good job himself writing ridiculous articles and his commentary on 60 minutes, The man never has anything interesting to say, and his writings always sound like a 5th grader doing a book report
" I bought one watch several years ago because it only costs $9.99. I was going to give it to one of the kids for Christmas but I never did. I don’t like metal watchbands, my wrist hairs get caught in it."
WHy is this man still on TV?
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