Florida State Attorney Persecuting Rush Limbaugh is Democrat--Liberal Media Not Telling.

JosephCamhi

[Cacophonous]

I agree with you on that analysis and prediction.

[j.cam]

You say: “That's a different objection from your earlier one, where you falsely accused me of being judge, juror and executioner. Please get your hysterical outrages in order.”

You obviously have me confused with someone else who replied to you with the above.

You say: “As far as the unjustness of the law - if there even is a violation (I know little about Florida drug laws and less about Rush's case), it would be hypocritical to pretend it doesn't apply because of who the defendant is; we would both, I think, insist on the same treatment for a Kennedy.”

I clearly stated that if the law is bad, and if it is normally unenforced, it is wrong to enforce the law on Rush simply because of his politics, even if the law is on the books. That is called political persecution since the law is only being enforced because of the politics of the person. What part of that do you have trouble understanding? Would you like me to repeat it again? And you are wrong about my opinion on the Kennedys. It would be wrong to politically persecute a Kennedy simply because he is a liberal Democrat. If one of the Kennedys in California had uncle Teddy from Massachusetts over for dinner, it would be wrong to arrest that Californian Kennedy for harboring a weasel. Even though harboring weasels is illegal on the books in California, it is law that is never enforced, and it would be wrong to enforce that law on a Kennedy simply because he is a liberal Democrat with a weasel for an uncle.

You say: “If it is bad law, any prosecutions will be overturned anyway. And if it is bad law, it can be repealed. If it is NOT bad law, than those guilty of violating it - and I emphasize I'm not saying Rush did violate any laws - should suffer the consequences.”

Even if it is enforced against no one else??? Aren’t you being silly?

[Blood of Tyrants]

I knew he was a Rat as soon as I heard that he was from Palm Beach.

[j.cam]

The liberal media is relying on the fact that most people aren't as politically astute as you.

[RayChuang88]

Why do I have this feeling that somebody like Florida Governor Jeb Bush might have an interest in this case?

He might want to know if the Palm Beach County and Florida state prosecutors have been doing this case using hush money from the Democratic National Committee. If it is, this could result in a number of prosecutors wondering why they're a target of both state AND Federal investigations on why they are going after Rush.

[jimbo123]

Barry Krischer, Democrat, Palm Beach Co. Prosecutor

[j.cam]

Those icons are very very funny. LOL.

[Cacophonous]

I did confuse you with another poster and for that I apologize.

We are in a state, I think, of violent agreement. Regarding the Kennedys, I would want the same law applied to them as to Rush and to Joe Sixpack irrespective of other considerations. Obviously if it is being selectively applied, then the problem is not necessarily with the law but with the prosecutors. And yes, that does qualify as political persecution. But selective application of a law doesn't make it a bad law in and of itself.

As to the specifics of the law in Florida - and how it is (un)enforced - I am no expert. But nothing erodes trust faster than hypocrisy, so we have to make sure we don't give media enough ammo to start screaming "hypocrisy", and we know they will, given the smallest opening.

Personally, I think the prosecution will, within a few weeks, quietly drop the case. Rush is not stupid, and has a backbone, has an enormous popular following, and has the ability to hire top-drawer legal counsel. It's a no-win situation for the prosecution.

[ShandaLear]

Did you all hear the report on FOXNews this morning? They said Rush received prescriptions for 2000 pills over 6 months. I did the math and that's roughly 1 pill every 4 hours. This is hardly an unusually high amount of pain killers.

[Edit35]

"Now, good law or bad, good man or bad, if he broke the law, he needs to pay the price, irrespective of other motivations on the part of the prosecutors. To insist on less would be hypocritical.

What planet do you come from??

What about littering?? Driving while using a cell phone or without a seat belt?

Protection from abuse statutes?? Code violations? Business license infractions??

In reality, law enforcement ignores lawbreakers every day, depending on the prosecutor's own particular take on what should and shouldn't be enforced.

Some prosecutors are against the death penalty, and therefore will not bring a capital case to court. Some prosecutors are big anti drug enforcers - and usually people know whose those particular prosecutors are.

If this thing with Rush is what it sounds, this is the biggest bogus waste of time going, and this coming from someone who is sort of anti-illegal drugs.

[facedown]

BTTT

[DarthVader]

And Verrrrrr....y Ugly Too.

[j.cam]

I always thought this was bad law even before Rush was charged. Someone who becomes addicted to drugs due to pain management should not be prosecuted, but should be hospitalized.

In addition, the "War on Drugs" has made it a living hell for doctors to manage pain in this country.

Whether the law is good or bad, selectively applying the law on someone because of his politics is wrong.

[j.cam]

That is an excellent take on it. It sounds horrible when they report on it in bulk.

[RayChuang88]

If that is the case that's kind of low for the type of Oxycontin/Vicadin addiction most people know about. If I remember the original National Enquirer article the addition was for hundreds of thousands of pills, which is definitely way high (in multiple senses of the word).

[Sloth]

Funny how the partisan Democratic, liberal journalists in the AP and the rest of the liberal media are not pointing out that the man who is going after Rush Limbaugh, Barry Krischer, the Florida State Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (which includes Palm Beach County), is a Democrat.

Well, of course the media doesn't ever impute any partisan motives to prosecutors. Why, think back to Ken Starr -- you'd have to delve deep into his background to discover he's a Republican -- the media scrupulously refrained from reporting that fact.

< /sarcasm >

[Cacophonous]

Oh I agree it's no crime to be an addict, and I'm glad Rush has received treatment. And I have a problem with a lot of the drug laws. Some of the allegations, however, involved bribery, blackmail, threats and/or extortion. Those are other issues entirely, and IF Rush is guilty of any of those, he should pay the penalty.

[Sloth]

They said Rush received prescriptions for 2000 pills over 6 months. I did the math and that's roughly 1 pill every 4 hours. This is hardly an unusually high amount of pain killers.

Good catch.

[AAABEST]

And Verrrrrr....y Ugly Too.

Yeah really. Here she is with Marxist W. Palm congressman Wexler cbg dug up.

She is one nasty ho.

[ShandaLear]

I'm think if he only took them during waking hours, he may have been taking 2 evey 4 hours which still isn't that bad.