Sorry Irish, you got fooled again.

Run this through Snopes (urban legend debunking site), and you'll see it's a cut down version of a fake that's been forwarded around the internet for a while now.

I know you didn't know it was a fake. I know it was probably sent to you by someone else, and you just thought you'd share it with us. But it's still a fake, and it's not fair on Mr. Rooney to have these words put into his mouth unrefuted. In Fact, Mr. Rooney has refuted this piece (more specifically the longer one)....as quoted on Snopes he said:


"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."


Basically, it's a good principle that if you didn't HEAR someone say something, and you get a surprising or improbable quote from them sent to you....it's a good idea to check it before accepting it as true.

Thought you'd like to know....not trying to be mean or judgemental in any way.