With half his brain tied behind his back [Ann Coulter]

WND.com ^ | Oct 15, 2003 | Ann Coulter

[AFPhys]

Actually, the 'Toon's book deals have been mentioned on the front page of the Slimes quite a few times.

[kayak]

Thought you would appreciate this column by Ann.

[SevenDaysInMay]

Incessent severe neuropathic pain from failed spinal surgery requires a different plane of existence, one hardly worth living.

Without adequate pain meds, a cocktail including muscle relaxers and neuropathic meds such as Neurontin with some sort of sleeping pill, Rush may not be able to move or sleep. The injured nerves are on fire; alone, the body and mind fail from exhaustion. Forget golf and well researched, pleasant, informative conversations 3 hours a day.

Burning, stabbing, grinding pain along the entire spine simply overwhelms the body and soul. One's brain, even if one half tied behind the back, sits atop a constant firestorm.

Been there.

[SevenDaysInMay]

Incessent severe neuropathic pain from failed spinal surgery requires a different plane of existence, one hardly worth living.

Without pain meds, muscle relaxers and neuropathic meds such as Neurontin, Rush may not be able to move or sleep. Forget golf and well researched, pleasant, informative conversations 3 hours a day.

Burning, stabbing, grinding pain along the entire spine simply overwhelms the body and soul. One's brain sits atop a firestorm.

Been there.

[GOPJ]

L.A. Times: did you report this?

At least Rush wasn't walking into church carrying a 10-pound Bible before rushing back to the Oval Office for sodomy with Monica Lewinsky. He wasn't enforcing absurd sexual harassment guidelines while dropping his pants in front of a half-dozen subordinates.

[GOPJ]

To Ann Coulter, wherever you are:

Thank you.

So the guy I really feel sorry for is Evan Thomas. How would little Evan fare in any competitive media? Any followers? Any fans? Any readers at all? And he's not even addicted to painkillers! This week, Rush proved his motto: He really can beat liberals with half his brain tied behind his back.

[BibChr]

When she's good — which seems to be most of the time — Ann is very, very good.

And this is good.

Dan

[jetson]

COULTER = HOT!!!

[presidio9]

Ann, If you read FR, it was wonderful meeting you at the Yankees game last night. We'll get 'em tonight...

[DJ MacWoW]

I'm still there. I have 2 herniated disks in the lumbar spine caused by scoliosis and because of my age I'm not considered a good risk for surgery. I'm on Neurontin now and it just takes the edge off. I take Elevil at night to sleep. The problem then is trying to stand after lying down for 8 hours. I never thought coughing or sneezing could be so "exciting". Sitting, walking or standing comfortably is a memory. I'm only 53 and I've been told to "get used to it" cause it's not going to get better. I can sympathise with Rush. Especially when you get to the point that you want just an hour pain free. Just an hour.

[bobsatwork]

It worries me that the pundits maintain that Rush's addiction is not all that bad because he is addicted to prescription drugs ... I don't think they are saying this at all. What many are saying is that Rushs' path to addiction is starkly different from the typical street junkie. He was not seeking a new high, or a way to drop out. Doctors were trying to help him deal with pain. You are absolutely right. His addiction is no less than the junkies, or easier to cure. Anyone who does not sympathize with this aspect of his situation is blinded by hate. HOWEVER, if Rush then bought drugs ILLEGALLY, then he made a choice, and that choice has consequences.

[irgbar-man]

The reason any conservative's failing is always major news is that it allows liberals to engage in their very favorite taunt: Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy is the only sin that really inflames them. Inasmuch as liberals have no morals, they can sit back and criticize other people for failing to meet the standards that liberals simply renounce. It's an intriguing strategy. By openly admitting to being philanderers, draft dodgers, liars, weasels and cowards, liberals avoid ever being hypocrites.

In this pithy paragraph, Ann has captured a facet of the great double standard which permeates all of society, not just the media. BTTT.

[anniegetyourgun]

I didn't check to see if you'd been by this way. It's another great one by Ann. When the immoral and scummy lib/dems get to you, her articles are positively cathartic.

[hobbes1]

Brilliant.

[GulliverSwift]

That's an interesting take on Ann.

This one was definitely one of her best.

[hosepipe]

[ #24..That's vicious? Coulter never could write particularly well, and now it's clear she can't read with any facility, either. ]

She was quoteing others Shlubster....

[Rummyfan]

Bump for Ann!

[Timesink]

If she had meant "immediate," one would assume, given her law school background, she would have used the word "immediate."

YOU might assume that, but you would be wrong. Mentioning a fact in passing a month after it was news is not reporting the story, period, no matter how you try to spin it.

[Kay Soze]

Thanks Ann!

"So liberals have finally found a drug addict they don't like."

"When a conservative can be the biggest thing in talk radio, earning $30 million a year and attracting 20 million devoted listeners every week – all while addicted to drugs – I'll admit liberals have reason to believe that conservatives are some sort of super-race."

"(Liberals can lie under oath in legal proceedings and it's a "personal matter." Conservatives must scream their every failing from the rooftops or they are "liars.")"