Monday, October 3rd, 2005
Andy Rooney lets loose on Iraq
by Warren
Andy Rooney, the 60 Minutes curmudgeon, is best known for complaining about life’s little irritants, often to the great amusement of all concerned. But every once in a while he lets loose with a serious broadside that reminds you this guy, for all his “funny old crank” image, was a foreign correspondent in World War II, worked with many of the legends of broadcast journalism, and was one of the first Americans to witness the Nazi death camps up close. In other words, no slouch in the jourmalism department, and certainly worthy of listening to if he’s got an opinion about something substantial. He’s lashed out with a diatribe about the cost of the Iraq War, in money and lives. There’s also video, which is the best way to appreciate Rooney.