>>>>No, it really doesn't. Overall, it's far too mean-spirited for Andy Rooney
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>>>Mean-spirited? How so?
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>>The whole tone of the piece. Rooney's persona is a kind-hearted grouch.
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>That may be his TV persona, but how about in real life.
>We never know do we?
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But the piece was presented as having been "performed" by him, so his off-screen personality is irrelevant.

Tamar