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."
The best way to stop being exposed as a liar is to stop lying.
Right on!
To: kidd
Rush did not specify the drug or how many were taken.
You are mistaken. They are the drugs I described. He said he was addicted to "pain medication". He said he was addicted. The amount I described was "enough to cause addiction".
What is your source for which drug and how many he took?
Again, Rush Limbaugh.
173 posted on 10/16/2003 3:15 PM CDT by Protagoras (Hating Democrats doesn't make you a conservative.)
Agenda admitted, finally. You give a rip about Rush Limbaugh, you hate freedom.
All those years of having someone tell you when to eat, sleep and move your bowels have enamored you to a mommy state.
k2blader:Oh, okay, so you still don't have the evidence.
Protagoras: 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.
The full quote. No lies. You've stated that Rush is hooked on hillbilly heroin. Please provide a source where Rush himself has stated this.
LOL, your slip is showing dearie. You are using Rush's problem to attempt to advance the exact opposite goal. LOL, funny stuff.
It was a direct hit.
The drugs that you described is hillbilly heroin.
We can clear this up easily.
Please state: "I do not know that Rush is addicted to hillbilly heroin. And because I don't know the drug that he is addicted to or how much he consumed, I cannot fairly imply how he obtained the drug that he is addicted to."
"Further more, I apologize to k2blader, kidd and other Freepers that I've insulted while attempting to make this implication"
If you can state this, I'll drop it.
May I borrow that?
They were all over that person attacking them, trying to score points off their family tragedy. This is their idea of winning the hearts and minds of the undecided.
However, children are not the only victims - Society as a whole is a victim, since we support an entire segment of society for who drug use is a primary vocation, and decriminalizing drugs will only exacerbate the problem.
You're merely reiterating the "It's for the Children" argument, not negating it. Please: this is a conservative forum. "Society as a whole is a victim" does not belong on a conservative Web site as a validation for anything.
Lock the wreckless bastards up!!
Hillbilly heroin is a street name for OxyContinin.
"Pain Medication" can include OxyContinin, Vallium, Vicodin, Codeine, etc.
Rush is being investigated by the authorities. His role in this investigation has not been made known. As of yet, there are no charges against him. There is no credible evidence (as of this moment) that he used a substance illegally. Unless you base your argument on the non-credible National Enquirer.
Or unless you have another source that you could share...
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