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Rush Limbaugh deserves prosecution
Journal Standard ^
| Don Gaines
Posted on 12/04/2003 11:04:54 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
What's next? Many captains of industry and managers of most mutual funds seem to be crooks. Now we learn that America's premier right wing talk show host is a junky. Rush Limbaugh is back from five weeks in detox doing business at the same old stand: spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week. The interesting thing about this episode is that Rush sounds no different now than he did before detox, when he was high as a kite most of the time. Maybe drugs aren't so bad after all. It would be ironic indeed if Rush turns out to be the poster boy for legalizing drugs.
The difference between Rush and the average junky is Limbaugh could easily afford $100,000 a year for drugs. He didn't have to rob liquor and convenience stores to support his habit. So, maybe it is thinkable that admitted addicts buy their drugs at a pharmacy where they could be assured of reasonable prices and predictable quality and purity.
Rush's experience raises many questions: will he be tested periodically like professional athletes? How often? Will he tell us the results?
I think it is a felony to purchase prescription narcotics on the black market as Rush did. Jeb Bush's daughter Noelle was prosecuted in Florida for attempting to buy drugs much milder than Oxycontin with a forged prescription.
Rush poses as a role model for young conservatives. What sort of example has he set? Limbaugh richly deserves prosecution.
TOPICS: Editorial; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: alettertotheeditor; betrayal; deception; doper; eleroyillinois; junkie; prosecution; rush; wodlist
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Is this series?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:06:43 AM PST
by
woofie
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Any comment to add to your posted article?
I think that the headline is ridiculous.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:07:18 AM PST
by
JesseHousman
(Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
It should be noted that this was a letter to the editor, not something the Journal authored.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:08:23 AM PST
by
IncPen
( Read. Learn something.)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Somebody had better move all the breakables out of reach....
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:08:38 AM PST
by
JoJo Gunn
(Help control the Leftist population - have them spayed or neutered. ©)
To: woofie
I have know many people who have abused prescription drugs. I have yet to see anyone do time.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:09:17 AM PST
by
mel
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
I think it is a felony to purchase prescription narcotics on the black market as Rush didHE DID??? When was he convicted of this?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:09:33 AM PST
by
PISANO
(God Bless our Troops........They will not TIRE - They will not FALTER - They will not FAIL!!!!!)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Yeah ... I can smell the ozone already ......
Here kitty, kitty, kitty
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:10:31 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you ought, perform without fail what you resolve.)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
The crap letter to the editor doesn't deserve to be posted. The guy obviously hates Rush and is just spewing crap.
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
To think the prosecutor is investigating whether there is any evidence to support a charge before filing charges? Outrageous! Where's a rope?
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:10:59 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week.That a boy, Rush!
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:11:49 AM PST
by
kevao
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Rush deserves to be honest with himself and use the protections of the law like everyone else.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:12:06 AM PST
by
Nov3
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
This person is obviously uniformed about pain medication. Those who take it regularly, especially those in pain, are NOT higher than a kite. That is a misconception. (in this case, more like a lie). Your body grows used to it, you function normally with it. He should get his facts straight before he makes such slanderous remarks.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:14:23 AM PST
by
ladyinred
(The Left have blood on their hands!)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Clever letter. Thru innuendo, he is trying to associate Rush with crooked mutual fund managers. He is implying that Rush is STILL on the drugs. He wants us to think that Rush committed a felony. He can't resist reminding us of Jeb Bush's daughter's prosecution.
The letter is worth examining for the typical leftist tactics that it uses to destroy someone while avoiding legal problems.
There will be a lot more like that between now and the election.
To: kevao
spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week....And doing a stand-up job, I might add!
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Another one of the left's dim bulbs spews his anger at Rush for being a success while leftist radio falls flat on its face. LOL!
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
What are you up to here TwC?
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
..Where the Bull$hit Alert????
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:17:46 AM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid,doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. :)
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Just from a prosecutorial standpoint...did anybody actually catch Rush with illegal drugs on him or in the process of purchasing them? And if all we have is a tape recording of Rush asking for pain-killers, is that even a crime? Hell, using the Linda Tripp model, the housekeeper who did the recording may be more guilty of a crime than Rush, since no one has confirmed this was a police operation. While Rush has admitted to taking pain-killers and having an addiction, doesn't there have to be some evidence that a crime was committed? This wasn't a typical drug-bust...and in that light, I don't see how Rush is recieving preferential treatment.
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:18:23 AM PST
by
cwb
To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Rush poses as a role model for young conservatives. What sort of example has he set? The example of: "Don't get hooked on prescription drugs." -Tom
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posted on
12/04/2003 11:18:37 AM PST
by
Capt. Tom
(Anything done in moderation shows a lack of interest. - Capt. Tom)
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