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."

[CWOJackson]

You sound like the skinny kid behind the stands peeking at the girls in the short skirts.

You must have had a very repressed time in school. Is that what drove you to the LP?

[Hemingway's Ghost]

You sound like the skinny kid behind the stands peeking at the girls in the short skirts.

You must have had a very repressed time in school. Is that what drove you to the LP?

Did you prefer shorts or tights with your cheerleader costume? Maybe you wore the mascot outfit . . .

[MrLeRoy]

then you qoute him.

The only person I quoted was YOU.

[CWOJackson]

Sorry, but in your delusional state, you copied a statement cut and pasted by your sexually repressed friend there who for some reason is having fantasys of me in skimmpy outfits (I know, he's an LP'er).

You people get funnier and funnier when you become desparate.

[MrLeRoy]

you copied a statement cut and pasted by your sexually repressed friend

No, I quoted YOUR post #487. Drinking so early?

[CWOJackson]

It does appear that this is what I get having two windows open at once...yes, I did write that...and it really doesn't change a thing. The meaning and impact is still the same and your desparation...no different.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Sorry, but in your delusional state, you copied a statement cut and pasted by your sexually repressed friend there who for some reason is having fantasys of me in skimmpy outfits (I know, he's an LP'er).

The statements I cut and pasted so I could reply to them were written by you, sir. Oh, I know: don't call you sir, you work for a living. Don't worry, though: I expect this level of incompetence from a former male cheerleader.

[CWOJackson]

Yes, Columbian thank you. My legal drug of choice.

[tpaine]

I look at Paul as someone who compromised his political beliefs simply for the sake of getting elected.
22 posted on 10/16/2003 7:05 AM PDT by CWOJackson

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CWOJackson wrote:
I find Paul interesting and a realistic politician.
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I find CWO an interesting and a creative troll.

Not very realistic or consistant, however.
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[CWOJackson]

You really need to stop having these fantasys over my dress. Hey, see a doctor, explain how you couldn't get any dates in school. Tell them how you now wonder what other people on the internet would look like in cheerleader outfits...perhaps they can help. They might even be able to help you with the LP thing.

[MrLeRoy]

The meaning and impact is still the same

Yes---it means you're a pi$$-poor excuse for a conservative.

[CWOJackson]

Morning TP. Glad to see the confused calvary has arrived.

[CWOJackson]

I would want no higher praise coming from a bottom dweller of the political spectrum...thank you.

[tpaine]

How amusing.. It is ~your~ confusion that is being documented here, bozo.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Tell the truth: your GOP cheerleading outfit is red, white, and blue, and it has a big colorful elephant emblem on the chest.

[MrLeRoy]

Who's the conservative? You decide.

Jim Robinson:

"We at Free Republic are determined to return the Constitution to its rightful place as the Supreme Law of the land as the Founders intended."

CWOJackson:

"You may wrap yourself up in the writings of long dead guys, but time and society move on whether we like it or not. Society and government aren't static.

"The founding fathers were fine, in their time, but none of them could use an ATM, cook a bagel in a microwave, or make the clock on the VCR stop flashing...they HAD no concept of 2003."

[MrLeRoy]

FYI.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

I find CWO an interesting and a creative troll.

I think it's funny he doesn't even get half the stuff we zing him with.

[CWOJackson]

You might not want to mix FR and visiting those cheerleader sites...you are starting to sound a little sick. But I'm cool with that...I want folks to see the LP in action.

[CWOJackson]

Actually, you not understanding that I pay little attention to your attempt to draw me in is funnier.