"Cribsheet" wrote in message
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ANDY FOR PREZ

Andy Rooney on "60 Minutes" a few weeks back:

[...malicious fabricated quote snipped...]

The attribution of this reactionary drivel to Andy Rooney is a lie. See
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/rooney4.asp for documentation.

Rooney has vigorously denounced the sentiments contained in the fabricated
quote. He stated: "About a year ago, I became aware of a more serious theft
of my name and it is so hurtful to my reputation that it calls for legal
action against the thief. Hundreds of people have written asking if I really
wrote the 20 detestable remarks made under my name that have had such wide
circulation on the Internet. Some of the remarks, which I will not repeat
here, are viciously racist and the spirit of the whole thing is nasty, mean
and totally inconsistent with my philosophy of life. It is apparent that the
list of comments has been read by hundreds of thousands of Americans, many
of whom must believe that it accurately represents opinions of mine that I
don't dare express in my column or on television. It is seriously damaging
to my reputation."

So, "Cribsheet", not only do you insist on initiating frequent off-topic
threads that impose your absurd rants on this newsgroup, and not only do you
lack the courage even to put your name to your views, but you are
furthermore so dishonest as to falsely attach *someone else's* name to your
opinions so that he will be criticized instead of you (either you recklessly
failed to fact-check the essay's attribution before propagating it, or else
you knew it was false and broadcast it anyway). You are as contemptible a
person as I have ever encountered.

--Gary