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Rush Limbaugh and the Grandmother Test
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| Oct. 14, 2003
| Jim Quinn
Posted on 10/13/2003 10:36:31 PM PDT by Diddley
Rush Limbaugh and the Grandmother Test
Jim Quinn Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003
Ed Asner is out there bloviatiing about how "we got Limbaugh, and Hannity's next" and how he wants to play the life of the "misunderstood" Joe Stalin. OK, so Uncle Joe did starve 100,000 people to death, but he was a good dancer.
One wonders if we have a Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy going on or just the ravings of a delusional old Commie who longs for a return to the days when we could all sit around at the Free Store in Berkley listening to Paul Robeson sing the Soviet International. Time to bring back the black list.
Since all you lefties out there are having such a gosh darn good time reveling in the "misfortune" of Rush Limbaugh, it pains me to tinkle in your punch bowl, but I will none the less. From Newsweek to Michael Moore, the underlying criticism of Limbaugh is that he is a hypocrite. But that charge is intellectually dishonest and here's why.
From the moment a recreational drug user puts the first straw to his nose, the first joint to his lips or the first needle in his arm he KNOWS that what he is doing is illegal.
For whatever reason, he has made a moral choice that his "normal" state is insufficient and needs to be augmented so much so that he is willing to assume the risk of arrest and/or incarceration. And his resulting addiction should come as no surprise. He knowingly operates outside the law from the get-go. This is vastly different from Limbaugh's scenario.
In Rush's case the drugs were legal and prescribed for the management of pain. He had no reason to question his doctor about the propriety of their use. There was no need for him to wrestle with any moral question in the beginning. By the time morality became an issue, the drugs had pinned him to the mat.
Still, he managed twice at least to try to break the hold. What happened to Limbaugh could happen to your grandmother. It HAS happened to grandmothers and grandfathers and aunts and uncles.
Limbaugh took a dim view of recreational drug use. He preached against the importers and the dealers and the users. Because of this he is now gleefully proclaimed to be a hypocrite by his perennial detractors and by some fans acting like jilted lovers.
So, let me ask you a question: How do you think Rush's view of the importation, distribution and use of recreational drugs differs from the view held by your grandmother? You know, the one who broke her hip and got strung out on her pain meds. I'd dare say not very much. So, is your grandmother a hypocrite too? Well, is she? If the truth be known, more than a few of those who are pointing fingers at Rush are indulging in the forbidden themselves. They love it when they can point their fingers and say, "See, he does it too." But he really doesn't, and deep down inside you people know it.
So do an extra line for me. Maybe it will help you cope with the uncomfortable truth that your charge of "hypocrite" just doesn't pass the Granny Test.
Jim Quinn hosts the morning drive-time program "Quinn in the Morning with Radio Rose" at Pittsburgh's WRRK-FM.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drugaddiction; edasner; lovablefuzzball; rushlimbaugh
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Notice how the Lib's strategy is "we got Limbaugh, and Hannity's next", rather than "We beat him with our reasoning and the powerful logic of our arguments."
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10/13/2003 10:36:31 PM PDT
by
Diddley
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10/13/2003 10:37:51 PM PDT
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To: Diddley
Good post. bttt
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:39:55 PM PDT
by
jammer
To: Diddley
OK, so Uncle Joe did starve 100,000 people to death, but he was a good dancer. Well really about 100 times that many, but as Uncle Joe said, "A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic".
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:41:48 PM PDT
by
Hugin
To: Diddley
In Rush's case the drugs were legal and prescribed for the management of painGotta wonder why the Rats are pissin in the wind then .....??? Never mind they always piss upwind.
Stay Safe....Good read !
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:43:25 PM PDT
by
Squantos
("Ubi non accusator, ibi non judex.")
To: Diddley
"What happened to Limbaugh could happen to your grandmother. It HAS happened to grandmothers and grandfathers and aunts and uncles."Its also happened to well over 50%% of the Liberal entertainment indusry!
Stupid Ed Anser- Whatver happened to Mary Richards er I mean Mary Tyler Moores son?
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:45:15 PM PDT
by
Kay Soze
(Post 9-11 We can’t allow ourselves to be endangered by doubters (Dems) of our right to be safe.)
To: Diddley
I support RUSH BUMP!
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:48:34 PM PDT
by
Libertina
(Steadfast loyalty - The sign of a true friend and leader.)
To: Diddley
Another way to fight their "hypocrite" argument is to really think about how Rush feels about himself about now. Come on. I'd bet big money that he feels as negatively about himself having gotten messed up like this as he did about Kurt Cobain or anyone else. I am not saying that he SHOULD feel so badly about himself for getting hooked on painkillers. I am just saying that I bet he DOES feel that badly. Therefore, he is not a hypocrite. He would lump himself in with other addicts for whom he hasn't much sympathy.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:50:44 PM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: Diddley
Quinn is right on and this one, and just terrific on a whole lot of things. I get to listen to him every day here in Pittsburgh, but Freepers everywhere can partake via his website, by listening online.
To: jammer; Hugin; Squantos; Kay Soze
Thanks for your comments and observations.
Diddley
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:52:11 PM PDT
by
Diddley
To: Diddley
Oops. And you can listen to Quinn at www.warroom.com, from 6-9 AM weekdays.
To: Diddley
Oops. And you can listen to Quinn at www.warroom.com, from 6-9 AM weekdays.
To: Born Conservative
ping
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:53:55 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(Rush Limbaugh: The Voice of Sanity during 8 years of the Clinton Reign of Terror)
To: Libertina
I support RUSH BUMP! Ditto that! Hi, Libertina.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:54:43 PM PDT
by
Diddley
To: Yaelle
I agree with you.
Diddley
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:55:44 PM PDT
by
Diddley
To: Yaelle
I agree about the hypocrite argument, but there is a large proportion of substance abusers (I hate that term, but use it to include alcoholics) who hate themselves for it. I know that won't be believed by many on here, but it is heartbreaking to watch people try to recapture their lives from the horrible addictions. And every failure adds to the self-revulsion, no matter how they started, recreationally or not.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:57:04 PM PDT
by
jammer
To: John Robertson
[9, 11, 12]
I hadn't heard of him before, but I like what I've read today.
Diddley
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:58:22 PM PDT
by
Diddley
To: Yaelle
Oops, shouldn't have said "but there is a large proportion". Should have said "and there is a large proportion". Sorry. We agree.
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:58:51 PM PDT
by
jammer
To: jammer
[16]
I accept that.
Diddley
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posted on
10/13/2003 10:59:43 PM PDT
by
Diddley
To: ohioWfan
ping to you. This article says it very well, IMO.
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posted on
10/13/2003 11:02:40 PM PDT
by
jammer
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