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A Message To Conservatives: "Your Silence About Rush Limbaugh Is Deafening."
MichaelGraham.com ^ | 12/24/03 | Michael Graham

Posted on 12/24/2003 4:20:01 AM PST by 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.


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To: beezdotcom
But that's alright...the jackass vendicated himself by backing up his lies about the Marine pushers who deal to him.
601 posted on 12/27/2003 6:45:06 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: beezdotcom
Tell you what sparky...I'll leave the smokey backroom now so you all can thump your chests, talk brave and cheer each other up.
602 posted on 12/27/2003 6:59:20 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: pageonetoo; dcwusmc; Conservative til I die
I'd find CWO laughable, except that he's exhibiting all the classic signs of obsessive aggression as produced by a combination of narcissism + ego threat... i.e., "people with unjustified self-esteem are supersensitive to criticism because deep down they suspect feelings of superiority are not legitimate, so they lash out if grandiose views of self (narcissism) is challenged or threatened".

In short, don't let this guy know your home address. But do print copies of all his posts; it may help some cold-case investigator crack a few unsolved mysteries...
603 posted on 12/27/2003 7:08:49 AM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong.)
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To: CWOJackson
Tell you what sparky...I'll leave the smokey backroom now so you all can thump your chests, talk brave and cheer each other up.

Yeah, OK. You do this on every WOD thread, talking about how no one visists them and you'll be staying away, and then promptly contribute 50-75% of the posts on an 800 post thread.
604 posted on 12/27/2003 8:57:37 AM PST by Conservative til I die
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To: Damagro
My thing is, what does it matter whether Rush is addicted to painkillers or not. Without this story breaking or Rush admitting to it, would anyone outside of a small circle of Rush's friends and family have known?

Now of course, an addiction like that does hurt others, as any addiction does, but we're talking in an emotional sense. And hell, you can hurt people emotionally with or without drugs. And AFAIK, hurting others emotionally is not a crime.

Just goes to show you how silly the idea of punishing people or drug use is. It's a victimless crime, on a societal level.
605 posted on 12/27/2003 9:01:54 AM PST by Conservative til I die
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To: Conservative til I die; beezdotcom; pageonetoo
Wow, that is it? Kinda lame.

I expected something worthy of a Johnny Weissmuller yell. Guys, this was more like Don Knotts belching. Pageonetoo, you might want to considering finding someone else to defend you when you make up lies about Marines. These were about as intimidating as a couple of arthritic Chihuahua's. I know, when you're trying to cover your butt you sometimes have to settle but Dude, even you should adopt some standards.

Hey there Conservative. Apparently you had to suddenly leave last night before answering my question. Now that you're back want to give it another try? You know the one.

Take care there guys and do try to make it a little more entertaining next time.

606 posted on 12/27/2003 10:34:13 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: CWOJackson
Hey there Conservative. Apparently you had to suddenly leave last night before answering my question. Now that you're back want to give it another try? You know the one.

I was out having a drink or ten with an old friend in town for the week. No weed or smack, though, so don't worry.
607 posted on 12/27/2003 11:36:28 AM PST by Conservative til I die
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To: Conservative til I die
I hope you bought the drinks for them giving you the excuse to duck answering your issue of double standards. Let me refresh your memory:

"Wow, so because of one issue that you disagree with, I'm no longer a conservative."

Would that be the same issue you use to claim I piss on the Constitution?

608 posted on 12/27/2003 11:54:34 AM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Conservative til I die
Looks like your friend came back again.
609 posted on 12/27/2003 12:01:48 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: pageonetoo; dcwusmc; Conservative til I die
Q.E.D.
610 posted on 12/27/2003 12:11:50 PM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong.)
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To: beezdotcom
Don't disturb conservative whatever...he's out drinking with a friend again.
611 posted on 12/27/2003 12:15:56 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: pageonetoo; dcwusmc; Conservative til I die
Tell you what sparky...I'll leave the smokey backroom now so you all can thump your chests, talk brave and cheer each other up.

LOL! With 'leaving' like that, who needs 'staying'?
612 posted on 12/27/2003 12:18:30 PM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong.)
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To: beezdotcom
I didn't say I'd stay gone. I mean look what happens when I show up. You babble to yourself. pageonetoo suddenly doesn't feel like backing up his claim that he could actually backup his wild lies about Marines. And poor ol' conservative whatever suddenly goes drinking (between us, I think he might have a booze problem).
613 posted on 12/27/2003 12:25:08 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Conservative til I die
I was out having a drink or ten with an old friend in town for the week. No weed or smack, though, so don't worry.

Now, now, you're not playing fair. It's not cricket to flaunt friends in the face of someone who has only a keyboard to keep him company...show more compassion.
614 posted on 12/27/2003 12:35:26 PM PST by beezdotcom (I'm usually either right or wrong.)
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To: beezdotcom
I don't think he meant to offend you in any way.
615 posted on 12/27/2003 12:53:56 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Fledermaus
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My wife came out well...so did the four children.

I've been sick this whole week off and on....whining like a baby.

You know....I don't get out to Cool Springs or Franklin like I used to sadly. I go to offices at Cool Springs every few months and make the mall a couple of times a year. I used to know what all the new stores out there were but now I haven't a clue.

My wife of course knows...lol....I used to go to Franklin regularly but not much lately. My Nashville life revolves around here in Green Hills where I live and the kids go to Mother's Day Out and going around town from North Nashville to Bellevue where I have properties. I can't afford to do a development in Williamson...yet...maybe one day...lol

I did drag my fevered ass out of bed this morning to get a mortgage proposal to a bank in Carthage. Nice drive...pretty country.

Wife's out shopping and I'm Mister Mom which translates to youngest asleep and older watching a Dora movie.

Man...the Vandy/Belmont area is a nest of lefties....feels like Eugene or Burlington.
616 posted on 12/27/2003 5:08:47 PM PST by wardaddy ("either the arabs are at your throat, or at your feet")
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To: pageonetoo
the rush defenders don't like it but, he can't use drugs now.....what will he do?????learn to live with it or kill himself....those are the only 2 choices he has.....sooooooo,if he had learned to deal with it earlier,he could still use the drugs when the pain gets really bad and he wouldn't be dealing with an addiction on top of it....do you think what really gets his defenders is that he took the easy route like any ordinary person instead of standing tall and dealing with the pain??????
617 posted on 12/27/2003 5:29:30 PM PST by fishbabe
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To: fishbabe
...the rush defenders don't like it but, he can't use drugs now.....what will he do?????learn to live with it or kill himself...

You are assuming that Rush, indeed, has a lot of pain. I know that he has stated that, but I , personnally, have my doubts. He has played too much golf, and talked about how he 'enjoyed the way they made me feel".

I think the defenders are not wanting to know the truth, for it may not be what they think! The idol, has feet of clay!

618 posted on 12/27/2003 6:10:34 PM PST by pageonetoo (..Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...)
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To: pageonetoo
i've never taken drugs or had severe back pain...when you have severe pain[for rush,it was his back] are you able to play golf,or move around a lot ?????could he have functioned that well physically ,taking that many drugs??? are you saying,in your own unique way that rush may be just another druggie and used back pain to get tons of drugs??????
619 posted on 12/28/2003 4:20:27 AM PST by fishbabe
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To: fishbabe
...are you saying,in your own unique way that rush may be just another druggie and used back pain to get tons of drugs??????...

Nope. I am merely implying it! I don't hink he should go to jail, any more than another druggie.

What I refuse to go along with, is the apparent double standard of all these WOD-ers!!! Iget tired of hearing them say, "shoot them all", and then raise Rush, back onto his pedestal, so easily!!!

I am saying that these folks are hypocrites, if they try to justify Rush's drug use, for any reason, except as medically necessary! And, I don't think that, with Rush going to a variety of doctors, after procuring large quantities, from your dealer-maid, and being cut-off/blackmailed , qualifies, in that category!!!

620 posted on 12/28/2003 4:31:47 AM PST by pageonetoo (Rush didn't know??? MajaRushie, the all knowing one? I have a bridge to sell...)
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