American Soldiers – the bottom of the barrel? Andy Rooney says….
March 15th, 2007 | 
Author: Red2Alpha(he’s now blogging with AS) at American Soldier talks about has been Andy Rooney of the geriatic network (CBS) and his last Sunday editorial where Rooney talks about current recruiting with the U.S. Armed Forces. Aside from the insulting tone of Rooney’s little spiel, what Rooney seems most perturbed about is these soldiers are representing the US across the world. The “World” will get their impressions of America from our soldiers.
R2A does a good job of slapping Rooney as he deserves. We do find out from Rooney that he hated being drafted into the Army in 1941 and hated everything about Army life. He also felt superior to those who had not been in college and shows the derision he has for those with a lessor education. Rooney and his clones at CBS obviously did no research to find out what waivers are given in recruiting or if someone does not have a High School degree they must get a GED. All good OLD Andy knows is that he now thinks all people in the Armed Forces should be draftees.
Are these the people we want representing us? As American soldiers,
they’re going to give the people they meet around the world the
impression that they are what all Americans are like and if they have
been taken from the bottom of the barrel, they are not what we’re all
like.
Here’s a few photos of those American Soldiers who are according to Andy Rooney – The Bottom of the Barrel!
And Andy – just in case you forget whose protecting your life today it’s one of these guys.
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“Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but not their facts.”
Can’t remember where I heard that, but it sure seems to be a concept ignored by so many these days.
Wow–thanks for this. So Andy Rooney is just another elitist bigot trying to pass himself off as an anti-military, anti-American pseudo-intellectual. How disappointing–I used to think he was funny! And he doesn’t even try to mask his prejudice by better defending his “theory.�
“Whenever we, as a nation, decide to fight a war – in Iraq or anywhere else – it should be fought by average Americans who are drafted.�
But the college grads he’s referring to aren’t stepping forward and enlisting. If they are the intellectual leaders the US so desperately needs, why do they have to be forced into military service? How is this demonstrating leadership skills?
I don’t mean to devalue the education some work very hard to obtain–but educational degrees are a poor across-the-board measure of someone’s capability, especially in careers where common sense and practical knowledge are imperative.
I totally agree with Bobbie–it breaks my heart and simultaneously humbles me when Soldiers write and thank me for remembering them and serving as a reminder that are are still Americans that care whether they live or die. The term “support the troops� shouldn’t even exist–it should just be.
Some of the nicest guys I’ve known served in the military (one being my Dad). Some of the most abusive had master’s degrees and PhDs — the men Andy Rooney considers the best of Americans. The people who call a Soldier with a GED a loser are the same people who excuse bad behavior and ignore domestic abuse by men with successful careers and advanced degrees. College education is not an indicator of a man’s character or capability, and it’s ridiculous for Rooney to suggest that it is.
Remember the high ranking Soldier (officer?) in Saving Private Ryan that spoke German and didn‘t remember how to use a gun? If those are the guys Rooney wants defending our country, we’re all screwed
But then that’s just my two beads worth folks
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