Comments on: American Soldiers – the bottom of the barrel? Andy Rooney says…. http://bearcreekledger.com/2007/03/15/american-soldiers-the-bottom-of-the-barrel-andy-rooney-says/ US Troop Support and Conservative Banter Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:43:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DEE http://bearcreekledger.com/2007/03/15/american-soldiers-the-bottom-of-the-barrel-andy-rooney-says/comment-page-1/#comment-12209 DEE Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:37:46 +0000 http://bearcreekledger.com/2007/03/15/american-soldiers-the-bottom-of-the-barrel-andy-rooney-says/#comment-12209 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.â€? “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.â€? 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 troopsâ€? 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 Dee TwoShadows ~ Seneca Nation 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.â€?

“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
Dee TwoShadows ~ Seneca Nation

]]> By: yankeemom http://bearcreekledger.com/2007/03/15/american-soldiers-the-bottom-of-the-barrel-andy-rooney-says/comment-page-1/#comment-11558 yankeemom Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:16:41 +0000 http://bearcreekledger.com/2007/03/15/american-soldiers-the-bottom-of-the-barrel-andy-rooney-says/#comment-11558 "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. “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.

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