A Shameless, Shameful, Vain Vanity

[goliath]

On October 9, 2003, the night before Rush Limbaugh came clean on his drug addiction, I posted the following vanity:

With my flame retardant suit snugly on, I must ask if anyone else who listened to Rush today noticed that he seemed to be off his game verbally. Slurring words, using the wrong words incorrectly etc... I heard only the last hour of the show today and it seemed (to me) obvious. AND, it sounded much like he did before his hearing loss when he use to comment on people who'd call to complain that he sounded drunk. My wife, who listened separately thought so, too. So the first thing I did upon arriving home was long onto Freerepublic to see if anyone else noticed.

The first couple of posters informed that Rush had admitted to being tired that day, to which I responded Thanks for that, as I said, I only heard the last hour and have no knowledge about what affect the types of pills he's been accused of taking have. But my brother claimed to have taken some of the same ones and said they made him very verbose and capable of talking lucidly for hours. Anyway, I hope Rush can soon tell us what's going on with this thing, I only get more skeptical the longer he stays silent and sounds tired.

Then, as I was writing a further explanation that it was the not the fact that I thought Rush was currently on drugs that made him sound weird, but, perhaps, because he was again coming down from them, the thread was pulled by an Admin Monitor for being "nonsense."

12 hours later Rush was admitting his addiction and entering rehab, proving that some of us can still be his fans yet retain our ability to think for ourselves. Sadly, as seen in many of the posts on the thread in question (which is printed below), many of Rush's fans are indeed mind-numbed robots, and some of those are running this board.

General Interest 10/09/2003 7:35 PM PDT

#16 of 16

Probably a weak battery in his bionic ear.

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Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by COURAGE to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:33 PM PDT #15 of 16 He sounds like he has a cold. He has be sniffing, like he has nasal drip for the past couple of days. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by org.whodat to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:33 PM PDT #14 of 16 HI, I wear a size medium cap. Does the ten foil one's run large in size. You left out your order link. How much commission does FR get for your vanity and hat business? Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by goliath to John Jorsett On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:33 PM PDT #13 of 16 Thanks for that, as I said, I only heard the last hour and have no knowledge about what affect the types of pills he's been accused of taking have. But my brother claimed to to have taken some of the same ones and said they made him very verbose and capable of talking lucidly for hours. Anyway, I hope Rush can soon tell us what's going on with this thing, I only get more skeptical the longer he stays silent and sounds tired. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by At _War_With_Liberals to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:32 PM PDT #12 of 16 There was no degredation in analysis or critical thinking. If one is buzzed so heavily as to slur, thinking would be somewhat incoherent... Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by South40 to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:29 PM PDT #10 of 16 I've heard it has that effect. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by Fred Mertz to goliath; TLBSHOW On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:28 PM PDT #9 of 16 I heard him rant about the Wilson yellowcake hunt. He ended his rant by saying something's not right, who sent him to Niger. Of course, this is the same question Robert Novak asked that led to the current scandal back in July. Yes, Rush is off his game. He apparently has lots on his plate these days. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by Paul Atreides to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:28 PM PDT #8 of 16 You're probably on to something. He must be so worried about the plausible accusation of taking ten thousand pills, that he took twenty thousand, immediately before going on the air. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by weegee to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:27 PM PDT #6 of 16 The accusations are that he was doing massive ammounts of drugs 2 years ago (90 pills a day); not that he is still doing drugs. Some have said that his deafness was cause by drug abuse. I had the show on the radio and listened in the early part of the first hour but got caught up in a long phone call. I didn't hear anything unusual. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by toupsie to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:27 PM PDT #5 of 16 I didn't notice this today but I have heard others make the same comment. I really didn't get to focus on him during work so I can't say. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by Brad Cloven to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:26 PM PDT #4 of 16 Agreed. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by randita to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:26 PM PDT #3 of 16 He said several times that he was fighting fatigue today. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by John Jorsett to goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:26 PM PDT #2 of 16 When he opened the show, he complained of feeling fatigued for unknown reasons, and wondered aloud if it would be noticeable. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies
Did Rush Sound Weird Today? (VANITY)
			Posted by goliath On General Interest 10/09/2003 7:24 PM PDT with 15 comments With my flame retardant suit snugly on, I must ask if anyone else who listened to Rush today noticed that he seemed to be off his game verbally. Slurring words, using the wrong words incorrectly etc... I heard only the last hour of the show today and it seemed (to me) obvious. AND, it sounded much like he did before his hearing loss when he use to comment on people who'd call to complain that he sounded drunk. My wife, who listened separately thought so, too. So the first thing I did upon arriving home was long onto Freerepublic to...

[goliath]

After the initial thread was pulled I dared to post another vanity: How free is Free Republic? Which subjects are too hot, too inane, too uncomfortable, too nonsensical for the moderators to allow us to discuss? I've posted since 1999 without incident until tonight, so I want to know, what is free for discussion at Free Republic and what is not free for discussion. I understand that I don't have to visit this site, or post, or care, and that it is privately owned and can be run however Jim wishes. But I do wonder what subjects and which personalities are taboo. So I am asking you, the latenight freeper, what should we be free to discuss?

Of course this resulted in the suspension of my posting privileges.

So go ahead and pull this thread and suspend my posting privileges. It won't matter, I, like so many before me, won't be back.

[bert]

I presume you have had a sore arm and shoulder from patting yourself on the back.

[Sans-Culotte]

Well, at least the title, about "shameless vain vanity" was correct.

You left out "redundant and boring" in the title, though.

Another guy I've never heard of calls attention to the fact that he's leaving.....yawn

IBTL!

[Nov3]

3,2,1 ......

[Darth Reagan]

I had commented a week earlier to my wife that Rush sounded drunk. I meant that he sounded a little slurry, and a little like an excited drunk raving on about a sports team or something.

I didn't realize that there might be more to it.

[mrsmith]

Get over yourself!

Your thought didn't deserve it's own thread. It belonged on one of the other discussion threads.

Everyone can't be posting new threads for every thought they have!

Participate in an existing thread!

[MEG33]

You are a genius,a prophet,a seer.

[paulklenk]

I really didn't see anything offensive in either your original post or this one. Having said that, this is where I add the obligatory comment "this-is-Jim's-site-and-it's-a-privilege-to-post-here."

[fml]

,-- I, like so many before me, won't be back.--


You came just to say that? Well, see ya.

[Sam Cree]

"I, like so many before me, won't be back."

Does this mean you won't be participating in this thread?

Although I think your thought that Rush's program could be affected by his addiction is valid enough.

[PaulJ]

Rush is deaf.Deaf people, implant or not, don't always sound normal.

[evets]

You're so vain

[MEG33]

Is this an OPUS!?

[Yo-Yo]

Goliath, is this the required parting opus?

[BluH2o]

Criticism of Rush here at FR is frowned on ... going back a few years, I posted something along the line that Rush was enunciating poorly during his radio program. That brought on a storm of denials by FReepers. Rush is without doubt the best spokesman for conservative values, so I understand it when FReepers get defensive. However, I listen to Rush frequently enough to know that he really isn't a fan of FR ... in fact he treats FR like we're a nut case relative. So, I guess my point is ... why do FReepers get so worked up when it comes to criticism of Rush? Some of it is justified and most of it is merely expressing an observation.

[nmh]

Is their a point to this stupid thread? Is it a vain, attempt at a pat on the back - such as I KNEW before Rush announced his prescription drug problem BEFORE anyone else? I'm soooo observant? Whatever the childish reason this thread needs to be deleted as well. What a vain bore you are, goliath. You are a small, vain minded imbecile.

[evets]

Prophetic photo: "Hippie" rush poses with physically disabled youth, in front of painting of carnival barker (projecting image of huge 'heart' symbol.)

[Skooz]

So, you were right. It happens.

I have predicted the winners in several Super Bowls. You don't see me posting a vanity about it expecting others to bask in my reflective glory.

[Grit]

[Gil4]

I suppose you had valid points, but they probably belonged under another thread. Get over yourself.

Lousy opus btw, but don't let that hold you back from leaving. Come again when you can't stay so long.