A Message To Conservatives: "Your Silence About Rush Limbaugh Is Deafening."

MichaelGraham.com ^ | 12/24/03 | Michael Graham

[suspects]

A NOTE TO MY FELLOW CONSERVATIVES:

Your silence regarding Rush Limbaugh is excruciating.

I like Rush, too, and given that he and I have the same employer, I'm not exactly improving my career prospects by being consistent. It's a bad habit I picked up after years of listening to, and admiring, Rush Limbaugh.

And if we learned the lessons of Limbaugh (individual responsibility and the rule of law), how can we now agree to "Clintonize" ourselves defending him? A drug addiction is one thing, but blackmail? He's allowed himself to be blackmailed for years--the same years he was rightly pounding the stuffing out of the Clintons? And now he claims he's the victim of a politically-motivated prosecution?

What's next: "The b**** set me up?"

Of all the disappointing decisions Rush has made, these last two are the most disheartening. Consider for a moment what blackmail is: An admission that you know what you're doing is wrong.

The decision to fork over the cash is just that--a decision. It can't be any less difficult to make that decision than to decide to, say, go to your lawyer, spill your guts and spend a month in detox at Charter. So why not choose to do the RIGHT thing?

But that's not what Rush chose to do. He chose instead to continue, for years, to do the wrong thing and then--after he was caught--blame the consequences on the vast, left-wing conspiracy. As Rush himself said very wisely and correctly when Jim Carville made the same argument defending President O.J., "It doesn't matter what Ken Starr's politics are if you're innocent."

Bill Clinton wasn't an innocent victim of political vendettas. He was a perjurer and obstructer of justice who blamed others for his own lack of character and its consequences.

Which means, my fellow conservatives, that Rush Limbaugh is....?

I'm sorry, I can't seem to hear you. It must be that deafening silence again.

[Conservative til I die]

And you could even apply the argument further, past arbitrary laws about red cars. What if Congress decided to increase the penalties for such mundane "crimes" as littering or speeding? Say Congress went Singapore-style and decreed that these crimes would be punishable with a lashing with a whip or hell, even death? Would that become a valid law simply because it's a law?

The more and more I think of it, the more and more CWO seems like someone who sees government as an absolute ruler, whose laws are valid simply because the government says so.

[Conservative til I die]

There were two heavily posted-to threads in the last two weeks on both these topics, so try not to be coy with more ad hominems.

[CWOJackson]

"And you could even apply the argument further, past arbitrary laws about red cars.:

Of course you can take the tortured logic and extend it further. Hey, if frogs had wings they wouldn't bump their tails so much.

[Conservative til I die]

LOL! Actually, I support and defend the Constitution...

Your Constitution must be missing the 10th Amendment. Mine isn't.

[CWOJackson]

Dude, your constitution is missing a whole lot.

[Mike4Freedom]

I've discovered your problem. Everything is either all in your head or pulled out your butt.

It appears from this comment of yours that you beleive the examples given-police pulling guns on innocent HS kids and shooting random people in the head are imaginary. Sorry to inform you that both of these have actually happened.

Look for recent stories about Goose Creek, South Carolina for the High School story. It was a drug sweep gone very wrong. The video tapes made the national news just a few weeks ago. Where were you?

As for the random shooting-that has happened too many times to recount. Mostly during dynamic entries with or without search warrants for the wrong house. Averages one per month nationwide. Thanks to the good old War on Drugs, innocents die regularly.

[CWOJackson]

"It appears from this comment of yours that you beleive the examples given-police pulling guns on innocent HS kids and shooting random people in the head are imaginary."

There you go assuming again...I understand. Yes, these were real events, but his charactization of my opinion of these events either come from somewhere in his inside his mind or were pulled from his ass.

But hey, when you're living in a libertarian wonderland all things are possible.

[beezdotcom]

Wish the same claim could be made for you but I doubt you can improve yourself...but it is refreshing to know that you identify with the 60's and 70's. That's about your speed.

You're right, it is HARD to improve when I'm so close to perfect - but I try. As for the 60's and 70's, I only identify them when I see them...what was your IQ again? :-)

[CWOJackson]

Of course you're near perfect. I've met several perfect horses asses in my life time...you do remind me of one.

[beezdotcom]

Of course you're near perfect. I've met several perfect horses asses in my life time...you do remind me of one

Funny...you remind me of TWO! :)

[CWOJackson]

Thanks. And you remind me of something I stepped in once. It cleaned off easily enough though.

[beezdotcom]

Thanks. And you remind me of something I stepped in once. It cleaned off easily enough though.

Not all of it...you're still leaving a lot in your posts!

[CWOJackson]

Yes, there is a lot of your essense on this thread...but hey, it is a dope thread in the smokey backroom...where dopers have their say.

[Conservative til I die]

Dude, your constitution is missing a whole lot.

Dood, like what? If you're going to say it's missing, why not go the extra mile and explain what exactly, d00d?

Please tie this whole Constitutionality thing in with the WOD. This should be amusing.

[Conservative til I die]

You're a lost cause.

[Conservative til I die]

THe random shooting I'm referring to was posted earlier this week, had something to do with some deputy pulling over a car full of people. He had them lay down on the ground and allegedly, because one guy didn't show his hands fast enough, the deputy simply popped him in the head with his .45. Big shock, no drugs or guns or anything were found in the car.

I'd have to go check, but I believe CWO might have been on both threads, kicking up trouble. He's being purposely obtuse.

[Conservative til I die]

Actually, he reminds me of the horse's ass HOLE.

[CWOJackson]

"You're a lost cause."

Actually, the lost cause is your legalize my dope crusade. But in an upside down libertarian wonderland I can understand how things can become confusing.

[CWOJackson]

What, actually check your wild assed accusations? Now there is a novel idea.

[beezdotcom]

Yes, there is a lot of your essense on this thread...but hey, it is a dope thread in the smokey backroom...where dopers have their say.

So THAT'S why I keep finding you here...you're clearly addicted!