America owes talk host Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say

LP Press Release ^ | October 16, 2003 | Libertarian Party Press

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The entire nation owes radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say, because his ordeal has exposed every drug warrior in America as a rank hypocrite.

"One thing we don't hear from American politicians very often is silence," said Joe Seehusen, Libertarian Party executive director. "By refusing to criticize Rush Limbaugh, every drug warrior has just been exposed as a shameless, despicable hypocrite.

"And that's good news, because the next time they do speak up, there'll be no reason for anyone to listen."

The revelation that Limbaugh had become addicted to painkillers -- drugs he is accused of procuring illegally from his Palm Beach housekeeper -- has caused a media sensation ever since the megastar's shocking, on-air confession last week.

As the Limbaugh saga continues, here's an important question for Americans to ask, Libertarians say: Why are all the drug warriors suddenly so silent?

"Republican and Democratic politicians have written laws that have condemned more than 400,000 Americans to prison for committing the same 'crime' as Rush Limbaugh," Seehusen pointed out. "If this pill-popping pontificator deserves a get-out-of-jail-free card, these drug warriors had better explain why."

Given their longstanding support for the Drug War, it's fair to ask:

Why haven't President George Bush or his tough-on-crime attorney general, John Ashcroft, uttered a word criticizing Limbaugh's law-breaking?

Why aren't drug czar John P. Walters or his predecessor, Barry McCaffrey, lambasting Limbaugh as a menace to society and a threat to "our children?"

Why aren't federal DEA agents storming Limbaugh's $30 million Florida mansion in a frantic search for criminal evidence?

Why haven't federal, state, and local police agencies seized the celebrity's homes and luxury cars under asset-forfeiture laws?

Finally, why aren't bloviating blabbermouths like William Bennett publicly explaining how America would be better off if Limbaugh were prosecuted, locked in a steel cage and forced to abandon his wife, his friends, and his career?

The answer is obvious, Seehusen said: "America's drug warriors are shameless hypocrites who believe in one standard of justice for ordinary Americans and another for themselves, their families and their political allies.

"That alone should completely discredit them."

But there's an even more disturbing possibility, Seehusen said: that the people who are prosecuting the Drug War don't even believe in its central premise -- which is that public safety requires that drug users be jailed.

"The Bushes and Ashcrofts and McCaffreys of the world may believe, correctly, that individuals fighting a drug addiction deserve medical, not criminal treatment," he said. "That would explain why they're not demanding that Limbaugh be jailed.

"But if that's the case, these politicians have spent decades tearing apart American families for their own political gain. And that's an unforgivable crime."

[k2blader]

Oh, okay, so you still don't have the evidence.


Re. Rush again, thank God we're all entitled to our own opinions.

Have a nice day.

[CWOJackson]

I do thank you, but not taking people like you seriously isn't an effort at all.

[VRWC_minion]

If he was a lower middle class hispanic who did exactly the same thing he would have been jailed long ago.

Like the maid who has immunity or the middle class pharmacist who is being charged ?

[Protagoras]

I do thank you, but not taking people like you seriously isn't an effort at all.

I'm guessing by your posts that you have never put forth an effort on anything.

And don't delude yourself into thinking that any of you folks who are obsessed with drugs and libertarians are taken seriously on this site by anyone other than yourselves.

You are to be toyed with for the amusment of the lurkers.

[CWOJackson]

"I'm guessing by your posts that you have never put forth an effort on anything."

Since we're on an LP thread there is very little effort necessary. You folks do an outstanding job of showing your true nature on your own.

[Protagoras]

Oh, okay, so you still don't have the evidence.

Amazingly obtuse. Hooked on a false proposition as much as Rush is hooked on hillbilly heroin. You need to detox on your escape from reality.

You really think Rush got all his drugs that he is hooked on from a licienced pharmacy? C'mon, tell the truth. No one can be that naive.

[Protagoras]

Very little effort is necessary to come to incorrect conclusions. You are living proof of that.

[CWOJackson]

Thank you. Given the standards of proof you express in this thread that is indeed very reassuring.

I wish I could return the compliment but I've been watching your hyper-active posting frenzy on several of the Limbaugh threads. I'm affraid that the best I can offer you is that you are living proof that a spasdic colon can type if given a keyboard.

[Havoc]

Moronic Barf Alert!

[noprob]

Quote: Ah.. typically subtle and persuasuve. No wonder all the intelligent libertarians I know are quick to explain they're the small "l" kind, and not associated with the party of the same name.
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I suppose all your "intelligent" libertarian friends will just keep voting to keep someone out of office. That defeats their purpose. If you don't like how things are being run, try to change it...

I would be willing to bet most people who call themselves conservatives, can find a LOT of common ground with true Libertarians... Even you my friend!!

[noprob]

Spoken like a true genious...

Keep giving your country away, before long it will all be gone..

[Dane]

Since we're on an LP thread there is very little effort necessary. You folks do an outstanding job of showing your true nature on your own

To the tune of the Monty Python song, "Spam", replace the word "spam" with "drugs" and one sees the Libertarians main goal in life.

145 replies and the big "L" Libertarians are proving the somewhat paraphrased adage,

"Love of drugs is blind".

[HitmanLV]

The entire nation owes radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say, because his ordeal has exposed every drug warrior in America as a rank hypocrite.

I am a 'drug warrior.' How does this development necessarily make me a 'rank hypocrite?'

[Protagoras]

You aren't even good at insults. LOL

Morons who want to avoid the truth insist on legal proof. Just for their icons though.

When the truth comes out, and it will, it will be fun to watch a lazy man dance some more.

[kidd]

You really think Rush got all his drugs that he is hooked on from a licienced pharmacy? C'mon, tell the truth. No one can be that naive

What drug and how many? What is your source of information? I hope its not the National Inquirer - no one can be that naive.

Being a Freeper, you must know that the main stream media will purposely distort facts to embarass a big target conservative - and in fact will pay infomants to get the data that they need. The National Inquirer is well know for its embellishment of the truth. So once again, I hope your source of information isn't the National Inquirer - because no one can be that naive.

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This is always the response of detractors.. It's just very easy for a Libertarian to use the WOD as ammunition to how big government screws EVERYTHING up...

What has the BIG government given you, I would bet nothing... What have you given it, I would bet everything..

Did you know 47% of your money goes to taxes, and for what??? Are they solving the drug problem, poverty, terrorism, crime?

Let's just legislate everything to death, that will solve it!!

[Protagoras]

Unless you have never used an illegal drug and unless you call for a vigorous investigation and prosecution if warranted of ALL drug addicts including RUSH, you are a rank hypocrite.

[noprob]

I am a 'drug warrior.' How does this development necessarily make me a 'rank hypocrite?'


What good have you done, are drugs any less used today than 30 years ago?

How much of our money have you spent fighting a losing battle? Spend the money on treatment and education, not housing...

[noprob]

What is your source of information?

Rush himself....

[Protagoras]

What drug and how many?

Controled drugs used legitimately as pain killers or illegitimately as mood altering substances. Enough to stay addicted.

What is your source of information?

Rush Limbaugh himself.