Moore held Limbaugh to his own medicine (Jabba The Shmuck On Hate Limbaugh Rampage)

The Minnesota Daily ^ | October 13, 2003

[PJ-Comix]

In the ongoing grudge match between liberal and conservative icons, there is little room for sympathy. On Saturday, award-winning film director and progressive liberal Michael Moore gave a sold-out speech at the University’s Sports Pavilion. Interestingly, amid sympathizing with University strikers and the many victims of President George W. Bush’s doctrine, Moore showed little sympathy for diametrically opposed Rush Limbaugh and his admitted drug problem. In the press conference held before his speech, Moore addressed a question about Limbaugh’s admitted addiction by saying Limbaugh was an “ugly, mean-spirited bastard” who was the “leading hate speech advocate of the past decade. ... He’s an absolute hypocrite who was one of the leading generals to lock thousands of Americans up simply because they’re addicted to drugs.” Later, during his speech, Moore said the United States should take care of Limbaugh by “stuffing him in a cell and stuffing drugs down his throat.”

Although Moore’s comments during his speech bordered on tirade, his calling Limbaugh a hypocrite is right on; Limbaugh has been a leading proponent of harsh drug laws, a postion with which we disagree.

Costly prisons are overflowing with drug addicts while cost-effective treatment programs are underutilized, causing families to split up and careers to be lost. Effective drug treatment, rather than exile from society, should be the answer. The war on drugs is actually a war on those addicted to drugs. Of course, this does not apply if one happens to be privileged enough to skirt around prison sentences. Wealthy Limbaugh will obtain treatment while the not-so-fortunate others will spend their time in and out of prison.

The negative economic and social effects of the nation’s misguided and extremely flawed drug laws are enormous. Leaders should step up and demand revision of drug laws. Moore has already shouted his response, but Limbaugh has remained eerily quiet on drug law reformation.

[adam_az]

"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

[uncbob]

Eating disorders are another form of addiction ... clearly Moore has one.

Seems to me Rush was a few pounds over the limit some time ago

[muawiyah]

Maybe we could get Rush to agree to a deal where Moore gets locked up for a very, very, very long time and he, Rush, gets locked up for a much shorter time.

Or, maybe we could just lock up my motherinlaw, and Moore gets to serve time for the duration.

Whatever works to get Moore the help he needs in a concrete and steel cell somewhere.

[tobiasjodter]

Limbaugh has been a leading proponent of harsh drug laws, a postion with which we disagree.

Where do they get this from? A bit of a stretch I think. He wrote 2 opinion books in his prime of the early 90's and neither of them broach the topic of the War on Drugs. Certainly wasn't a hobby horse of his.

[ancient_geezer]

is there any story of such abuse by a celeb in the last 4 or 5 years wherein Rush commented?

Haven't found anything of that nature, However this is often quoted as his current stand on drugs and how they might be dealt with as opposed to the current WOD route:

 

Transcript Of Rush Limbaugh On Legalizing Drugs
March 12, 1998

RUSH:

** Based on the reality of how we're going after cigarette smokers, The thing that we cannot do in the drug fight right now is regulate because it's illegal.  Drugs are against the law and so the manufacturers are illegal.  They're not even on shore they're down there in Columbia and the Calli Cartel and they're working to poison the brains and minds of the future of America.  And so what we do is to try to keep those drugs from getting in.  And I agree with you that it's a half baked effort. 

** But what are we doing with cigarettes.  Well we are punishing the manufacturers We're suing them left and right we're going to cause them to settle out of court for $368 billion.  We're gonna let them keep making them but then we're going to have the price go way way up so that we ostensibly say by virtue of that we don't want anybody to smoke cigarettes anymore and we're going to try to price it out of most peoples existence but we're going to raise those prices and most of that money will be taxes and we're going to use that money for health care programs for our kids and so forth. 

*** It seems to me that what is missing in the drug fight is legalization.  If we want to go after drugs with the same fervor and intensity with which we go after cigarettes let's legalize drugs.  Legalize the manufacture of drugs.  Licence the Calli Cartel make them tax payers and then sue them.  Sue them left and right and then get control of the price and generate tax revenue from it.  Raise the price sky high and fund all sorts of other wonderful social programs. 

**** Because it seems to me, flippant as though it may sound to you, that what gives us the power to do what we're doing, what gives the government the _power_ to do what it is doing, state and federal, in cigarettes is that it's a legal substance regulated by uh the federal government.  And they don't have any such power and control over drugs because it's illegal. 

**** So let's legalize them and then go after them the same way. 

[Thoro]

That transcript of Rush on legalizing drugs is brilliant, as per the norm. Taxation and lawyers doing more to damage the drug trade than the war on drugs? It's funny because I can see the possibility of it coming true if legalization happened.

My main beef with these stories is quotes like these:

"Although Moore's comments during his speech bordered on tirade, his calling Limbaugh a hypocrite is right on; Limbaugh has been a leading proponent of harsh drug laws, a postion with which we disagree."

Leading proponent? Uhh, huh? When did this happen? I must have been listening to a different radio show.

But the ironically delicious part of this article is this quote:

Moore addressed a question about Limbaugh's admitted addiction by saying Limbaugh was an "ugly, mean-spirited bastard" who was the "leading hate speech advocate of the past decade. ... He's an absolute hypocrite who was one of the leading generals to lock thousands of Americans up simply because they're addicted to drugs." Later, during his speech, Moore said the United States should take care of Limbaugh by "stuffing him in a cell and stuffing drugs down his throat."

This reminds me of an opening segment O'Reilly had that showed Al Franken rambling profanities about conservatives. It's difficult to take a person seriously when they need to resort to thug talk and insults instead of civil polite discussion. It's a shame that this is given any press attention.

[Rays_Dad]

When that day comes, post my bond in advance.
__________________________
I'll put in on that!!

[goodnesswins]

This PROJECTION problem the Dems have is getting rather HILARIOUS......

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Your much nicer to moore than i would be for respect of the woman of Freerepublic i wont mention what i would do to more in 5 minutes time but use your imagination !

[Houmatt]

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you will have to get in line.

I have first dibs on that son of a bitch.

[dix]

I've just finished a very fine dinner, and I'm not about to read this until there is no chance of having to barf, but I thank you for the post.

[Texas Eagle]

Mr. Moore, please empty the contents of your pockes onto the table.

[Jorge]

Nothing would please mild-mannered Miss Marple more than to have something bad happen to this obnoxious oaf Moore.

Don't worry. His day is coming.

I don't think I've seen such a bitter and delusional human being as Moore.
I hope he repents before judgement day.

[Slings and Arrows]

"Michael Moore was embarassed when the Grim Reaper came for him on "Casual Day.'"

[formercalifornian]

One thing I like about Rush is that he doesn't try to lower the standards just because he fails to meet them. Liberals do this all the time: Girls are going to get abortions anyway, kids are going to have sex anyway, druggies are going to get needles anyway, people are going to gamble away paychecks anyway... Better to keep standards high than lower them for everyone when you fail at one.

[BlueNgold]

I've been looking for his comments on Brett Farve ... I recall he discussed it, but am not able to recollect his position .. anyone??

[HankReardon]

I hate to say this, but I do believe the media is overating Rush's problem because he is a white, conservative, and successful talk show host.

[weegee]

Richard Roeper (from Ebert & Roeper movie reviews):

Rush takes responsibility -- but will he learn forgiveness? (BARRRRRFFFFFF!!!!!) -RICHARD 'DOPEY' ROEPER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

I'm going to tell you something most of Limbaugh's opponents will probably never admit. The dark truth is, a lot of us grinned from ear to ear when we learned Limbaugh might have some kind of substance-abuse problem.

And liberals have the gall to laugh at the concept of "compasionate conservativism"???

Liberals are EVIL