Claim: A list compiles Andy Rooney's wry observations on a variety of topics.
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Andy Rooney
text: two-volume VHS tape set of the best of Rooney's commentaries and field reports, called "The Andy Rooney Television Collection — His Best Minutes." In 2006, CBS released three DVDs of his more recent commentaries, "Andy Rooney On Almost Everything, Things That Bother Andy Rooney," and "Andy Rooney's Solutions". Rooney's final regular appearance on "60 Minutes" was on October 2, 2011, after 33 years on the show. It was his 1,097th commentary. He claimed on "Larry King Live" to have a liberal bias, stating, "There is just no question that I, among others, have a liberal bias. I mean, I'm consistently

title: Andy Rooney
text: numerous books, such as "Common Nonsense", which came out in 2002, and "Years of Minutes", probably his best-known work, released in 2003. He penned a regular syndicated column for Tribune Media Services that ran in many newspapers in the United States, and which has been collected in book form. He won three Emmy Awards for his essays, which numbered over 1,000. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003. Rooney's renown made him a frequent target of parodies and impersonations by a diverse group of comedic figures, including Frank Caliendo, Rich Little and Beavis. In 1993, CBS released a

title: Andy Rooney
text: Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program "60 Minutes" from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on "60 Minutes" aired on October 2, 2011. He died one month later on November 4, 2011 at age 92. Andrew Aitken Rooney was born in Albany, New York, the son of Walter Scott Rooney (1888–1959) and Ellinor (Reynolds) Rooney (1886–1980). He attended The Albany Academy, and later attended Colgate

title: Andy Rooney
text: liberal in my opinions." In a controversial 1999 book, Rooney self-identified as agnostic, but by 2004 he was calling himself an atheist. He reaffirmed this in 2008. Over the years, many of his editorials poked fun at the concept of God and organized religion. Increased speculation on this was brought to a head by a series of comments he made regarding Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" (2004). Though Rooney has been called Irish-American, he once said "I'm proud of my Irish heritage, but I'm not Irish. I'm not even Irish-American. I am American, period." In 2005, when

title: Andy Rooney
text: segment "Point/Counterpoint" featuring Shana Alexander and James Kilpatrick. The segment proved popular enough with viewers that beginning in the fall of 1978, it was seen in alternate weeks with the debate segment. At the end of the 1978–1979 season, "Point/Counterpoint" was dropped altogether. In the segment, Rooney typically offered satire on a trivial everyday issue, such as the cost of groceries, annoying relatives, or faulty Christmas presents. Rooney's appearances on "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" often included whimsical lists, e.g., types of milk, bottled water brands, car brands, sports mascots, etc. In later years, his segments became more political

title: 60 Minutes
text: feistiness of "Crossfire". From 1978 to 2011, the program usually ended with a (usually light-hearted and humorous) commentary by Andy Rooney expounding on topics of wildly varying import, ranging from international politics, to economics, and to personal philosophy on everyday life. One recurring topic was measuring the amount of coffee in coffee cans. Rooney's pieces, particularly one in which he referred to actor Mel Gibson as a "wacko", on occasion led to complaints from viewers. In 1990, Rooney was suspended without pay for three months by then-CBS News President David Burke, because of the negative publicity around his saying that

title: Hunter Davies
text: Paul Gascoigne and Dwight Yorke. The Rooney biography led to a successful libel action in 2008 by David Moyes, the manager of his former club, Everton. He has also ghostwritten politician John Prescott's 2008 autobiography, "Prezza, My Story: Pulling no Punches". He writes a football column for the "New Statesman". A compilation of these articles was released as a book, "The Fan", in 2005 by Pomona Press. Davies writes "Confessions of a Collector" in "The Guardian"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Weekend colour magazine. He has written a book about his collections with the same title. Davies was appointed Officer of the Order of the

title: Andy Rooney
text: return to the network, Rooney wrote and appeared in several primetime specials for CBS, including "In Praise of New York City" (1974), the Peabody Award-winning "Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington" (1975), "Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner" (1978), and "Mr. Rooney Goes to Work" (1977). Transcripts of these specials are contained in the book "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", as well as of some of the earlier collaborations with Reasoner. Rooney's "end-of-show" segment on "60 Minutes", "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (originally "Three Minutes or So With Andy Rooney"), began in 1978, as a summer replacement for the debate

title: Andy Rooney
text: period, he wrote public affairs programs for CBS News, such as "The Twentieth Century". Rooney wrote his first television essay in 1964 called "An Essay on Doors", "a longer-length precursor of the type" that he did on "60 Minutes", according to CBS News's biography of him. From 1962 to 1968, he collaborated with CBS News correspondent Harry Reasoner, Rooney writing and producing and Reasoner narrating. They wrote on CBS News specials such as "An Essay on Bridges" (1965), "An Essay on Hotels" (1966), "An Essay on Women" (1967), and "The Strange Case of the English Language" (1968). In 1968, he

title: Andy Rooney
text: as well. Despite being best known for his television presence on "60 Minutes", Rooney always considered himself a writer who incidentally appeared on television behind his famous walnut table, which he had made himself. Rooney made a number of comments which elicited strong reactions from fans and producers alike. Rooney wrote a column in 1992 that posited that it was "silly" for Native Americans to complain about team names like the Redskins, in which he wrote in part, "The real problem is, we took the country away from the Indians, they want it back and we're not going to give

title: Andy Rooney
text: how it shaped his experience both as a writer and reporter. Rooney joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts", when Godfrey was at his peak on CBS radio and TV. It opened the show up to a variety of viewers. The program was a hit, reaching number one in 1952 during Rooney's tenure. It was the beginning of a close lifelong friendship between Rooney and Godfrey. He wrote for Godfrey's daytime radio and TV show "Arthur Godfrey Time". He later moved on to "The Garry Moore Show" which became a hit program. During the same

title: Andy Rooney
text: controversy with his remarks on Kurt Cobain's suicide. He expressed his dismay that the death of Richard Nixon was overshadowed by Cobain's suicide, stating that he had never heard of Cobain or his band, Nirvana. He went on to say that Cobain's suicide made him angry. "A lot of people would like to have the years left that he threw away," Rooney said. "What's all this nonsense about how terrible life is?" he asked, adding rhetorically to a young woman who had wept at the suicide, "I'd love to relieve the pain you're going through by switching my age for

title: Robin Abrahams
text: Street Journal", and "MIT Sloan Management Review". Abrahams has been writing the "Miss Conduct" column for the "Boston Globe Sunday Magazine" since 2005, and has hosted the Social Studies etiquette segment on the WGBH radio Emily Rooney Show since 2010. She has appeared on the "NBC Today Show" to discuss her book and give advice on unemployment etiquette. Her book, "Miss Conduct’s Mind Over Manners: Master the Slippery Rules of Modern Ethics and Etiquette" was published by Times Books in May 2009. It was praised by both the "Richmond Times-Dispatch" and the "Washington Post" for amusing writing and common sense

title: Mickey Rooney
text: later replaced by Jo Anne Worley. Rooney wrote a memoir titled "Life is Too Short", published by Villard Books in 1991. A "Library Journal" review said that "From title to the last line, 'I'll have a short bier', Rooney's self-deprecating humor powers this book." He wrote a novel about a child star, published in 1994, "The Search For Sunny Skies". Despite the millions of dollars that he earned over the years, such as his $65,000 a week earnings from "Sugar Babies", Rooney was plagued by financial problems late in life. His longtime gambling habit caused him to "gamble away his

title: Andy Rooney
text: Angeles. Rooney also had a sister, Nancy Reynolds Rooney (1915–2007). Rooney lived in the Rowayton section of Norwalk, Connecticut, and in Rensselaerville, New York, and was a longtime season ticket holder for the New York Giants. Rooney was hospitalized on October 25, 2011, after developing postoperative complications from an undisclosed surgical procedure, and died on November 4, 2011, at the age of 92, less than five weeks after his last appearance on "60 Minutes". Books written by Rooney: Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best

title: Andy Rooney
text: Emily Rooney is a TV talk show host and former ABC News producer who went on to host a nightly Boston-area public affairs program, "Greater Boston", on WGBH. Emily's identical twin, Martha Fishel, became chief of the Public Services Division at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland; her son Justin works as a producer for ABC News. His first daughter, Ellen Rooney, is a former film editor at ABC News and is now a travel and garden photographer based in London. His son, Brian Rooney, has been a correspondent for ABC since the 1980s and lives in Los

title: Andy Rooney
text: yours." In addition, he asked "What would all these young people be doing if they had real problems like a Depression, World War II, or Vietnam?" and commented, "If [Cobain] applied the same brain to his music that he applied to his drug-infested life, it's reasonable to think that his music may not have made much sense, either." On the following Sunday's show, he apologized on the air, saying he should have taken Cobain's depression into account. He also read only critical feedback from listeners without interjecting any commentary of his own. Rooney's shorter television essays have been archived in

title: Brad Listi
text: which features in-depth interviews with contemporary authors. McSweeney's Internet Tendency included the podcast in its October 2011 McSweeney's Recommends column, calling it "funny, pointed, and thought provoking." Listi lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. He has taught creative writing at Santa Monica College. Brad Listi Brad Listi is an American author and podcast host. His first novel, "Attention. Deficit. Disorder.", was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2006, and became a "Los Angeles Times" Bestseller. His second book, "Board", co-authored with Justin Benton, is an experimental nonfiction literary collage published by TNB Books, the publishing

title: Vince Burgio
text: human interest article for CardPlayer Magazine which has led to him being called the "Andy Rooney of Poker". He has authored his autobiography entitled "Pizza, Pasta and Poker: The Private & Public Life of a Professional Poker Player." He is married with four grown daughters. Vince Burgio Vincent Burgio (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American professional poker player based in West Hills, California. Burgio is a graduate of the University of Missouri. He moved to California in 1976 to set up a construction business and began playing poker tournaments regularly in 1987. Burgio came to note as the

title: Conversations with Friends
text: Conversations with Friends Conversations with Friends is the 2017 debut novel of Irish author Sally Rooney. The book was completed whilst Rooney was still studying for her master's degree in American literature. The book was subject to a seven-party auction for the publishing rights. Rights were eventually sold in 12 countries. It was published in June 2017 by Faber & Faber. It was nominated for the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize, and the 2018 Folio Prize. The book details the relationships among four people – Frances (the narrator), Bobbi (her best friend), and Melissa and Nick (a married