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Burke alienated many at CBS News with his aloof management style. He also drew a barrage of in-house criticism last January for his suspension of Andy Rooney after the 60 Minutes commentator made remarks that were offensive to blacks and gays. Burke was forced to reinstate Rooney after just three weeks, a turnabout that was seen as a blow to his autonomy...
...young Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were making a movie about stagestruck kids today, they probably wouldn't mount a musical in the backyard and wait for lightning to strike. Nor would they necessarily look for a summer-stock barn or tent, like so many fledgling players of times past. Instead, the tyro tap dancers, crooners and thespians would probably hie themselves to the nearest theme park or cruise ship to audition for a job. Theme parks may be more conspicuous for flume rides and cotton candy, and cruise ships may be best known for bingo and buffets. But they...
...What we face now is the firing of tenured faculty and the elimination of academic units," says Richard Rooney, student trustee at U. Mass-Boston. "We have massive classrooms where students sit on the floors to get an education...
Students say support services like campus maintenance and libraries have suffered as well. "The university is filthy, the physical plant is decaying," says Rooney...
Amid all the ruckus, Rooney should be happy to return to his weekly musings on trivia like junk mail and vacuum cleaners. And how contrite is the curmudgeonly commentator? "I'm furious about the race issue," he says. "As for homosexual insensitivity, I suspect I'm guilty." His reinstatement proved at least two things. Insensitivity to homosexuals is a pardonable offense, even at the skittish networks. And TV executives should think twice before tangling with a star...