Posted on 10/16/2003 10:48:07 AM PDT by noprob
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."
I take it you're a fan of thir founder, Rp. Ron Paul (R-TX)?
He admitted it.
And your constitutional smokescreen is moronic. This ain't a trial. It's a website discussion. There is no presumption of anything here. It's called free speach, That's the part of the constitution you forgot.
I don't want him arrested or convicted of anything. As I have posted about 20 times, but you are unable to read. No one should be arrested for any of this crap. But that isn't your position, or Rush Limbaughs. You both advocate incarceration for drug usuage. The laws you support demand it.
Tell us right now, what did Rush do?
He is addicted to drugs obtained illegally.
He what?
He is addicted to drugs obtained illegally. Asked and asnswered, you are doing the online equivilent of stuttering in anger. LOL
Bought pills?
Yep, he didn't get em from the tooth fairy.
How many pills,
Enough to break the drug laws and become addicted and feed his addiction.
from who,
Irrelevant.
when?
Irrelevant.
And these pills were for him and him alone?
Yep, enough of them to feed his addiction, the balance were also probably for him, but it doesn't matter. It is irrelevant. And if you are right and he got them for others, he is a trafficker and should go away for the same amount of time as some street kid.
How much money did he spend on these drugs?
Who cares? It's irrelevant.
I'm not making a legal case, I'm exposing your hypocricy by repeating his confession.
Now your turn my stuttering red faced opponent, you think he obtained the drugs he has admitted to using from a registered pharmacy with a legal prescription? C'mon idolator, tell us what you think. LOL
As to my party selection, which one would that be?
I lost all of mine after 9/11
I wish Rush a speedy recovery and a quick return to the EIB golden microphone.
May the Lord comfort the Limbaugh family.
5.56mm
I started saving their press releases following 9/11. Three years ago the LP made some fairly modest gains in our area by setting up information tables outside of a couple of Walmarts. Of course they only talked about a few issues to lure conservative voters in.
Next time, some of their press releases will be printed and distributed next to those tables.
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