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Awards

His Emmy awards are listed under his photo. Since there's an "Awards" section (which currently only shows his 2001 FFRF award) I think the Emmy awards should also be listed there. There are also other awards worth mentioning: a Peabody Award, three or more Writers Guild Awards, maybe others (see biography.com). -- 64.130.10.13 (talk) 05:45, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In regards to Mr. Rooney's awards, I propose that his award from the FFRF should not be included at all. Doesn't it go against Wikipedia's policy that biographical articles should avoid giving undue attention to an individual's personal beliefs? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.24.66.68 (talk) 15:37, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It would, if were some long diatribe which gave it undue weight. Merely mentioning the award is fine. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 15:53, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Youth

It is well corroborated that Rooney had no youth. The section should be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.110.29.238 (talk) 06:11, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Love. Quacks Like a Duck (talk) 00:16, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Anti-gay remarks"

I don't think he was suspended due to anti-gay remarks. He was suspended because of something he said about African Americans to a popular gay men's magazine, "The Advocate". This is the quote in question " Most people are born with equal intelligence, but Blacks have watered down their genes because the less intelligent ones are the ones that have the most children. They drop out of school early, do drugs, and get pregnant."

It was THIS that led to the suspension and the following press release from the president of CBS News: “I have discussed with Andy Rooney the statements attributed to him. I have made it clear that CBS News cannot tolerate such remarks or anything that approximates such comments, since they in no way reflect the views of this organization.”

So from what I can gather Rooney's suspension had nothing to do with any anti-gay remarks and everything to do with some very racist ones. Could the author please explain how Rooney's suspension was related to the homophobic remarks mentioned in his or her article? Because everything I've read only mentions his racist remarks to the Advocate ( which are not mentioned AT ALL in the Rooney entry which I find very, very, very peculiar) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.56.199.145 (talk) 18:17, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the phrase "anti-gay remarks" from the section header about his suspension. The sources don't use the term "anti-gay," and in fact indicate that the remarks were also considered racially insensitive by CBS, while Rooney denied that they were either. The term "Suspension by CBS" is more neutral.--~T P W 01:47, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like from this article from The Advocate that the suspension came not immediately after the remark about "homosexual unions" but after an interview with the Advocate in which he said “I’ve believed all along that most people are born with equal intelligence, but blacks have watered down their genes because the less intelligent ones are the ones that have the most children. They drop out of school early, do drugs, and get pregnant.” http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Television/Did_You_Ever_Notice_Andy_Rooney%E2%80%99s_Homophobic_Comments/ --Larrybob (talk) 05:47, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

"a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state" - from Meriam-Webster. I think the editor is searching for "ethnicity", but I am unsure. In any event, the sourced content needs to stay, see the discussion in the body and cited sources. Shajure (talk) 06:07, 6 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mostly pointless "Education" section

I mean readers still have no clue what discipline he was taught of. Any clarification on that? 93.80.36.79 (talk) 17:46, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Surely there's a better photo that could be used for this very prominent and historically significant journalist. Perhaps one of the photos that accompanied his syndicated column would be a good choice? Is there anything more like that available in the public domain? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.166.156 (talk) 09:04, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Other appearances

YouTube includes several essays Rooney broadcast on "The Great American Dream Machine," an early 1970s PBS series. Are any of these pertinent? Pittsburgh Poet (talk) 14:20, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

recant/recount

To recant is to take back one's previous statement.
To recount is to make a statement about the past.
Rooney explained that what he saw made him regret opposing the war.Shajure (talk) 08:18, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]