Posted on 12/26/2003 4:21:34 AM PST by logic101.net
THE PERSECUTION OF RUSH GOES ON MARK A SITY 12/26/03
Years ago, Brett Favre had a problem with pain killers. He was buying them illegally after a prescription ran out for after an injury that still hurt. He became addicted. After the news came out, he apologized to his fans, went into treatment, and all was right with the world. Not a soul seems to be interested in investigating Ozzy Osbourne’s drug use, but there might be a reason for this. Ozzy seems to be attempting to prove the theory of evolution by devolving into lower forms of life before our eyes. Ozzie is an interesting scientific experiment.
Yet, Rush Limbaugh is reported to have a problem with an addiction to pain killers, admits it and goes into treatment, and all is still not right with the world. Rumors are reported first that he’s part of a drug ring investigation. Ok, it seems this is true in that his name turned up as a customer. Then rumors were reported that he was buying these prescription pain killers in 1000+ lots. Then rumors were reported that he was involved in selling the drugs (like he really needs the money!). Then it was money laundering. Now he is under investigation for the very serious crime of “DOCTOR SHOPPING”. It seems this is a huge crime in Florida.
This makes me wonder. If I take my family to Florida for a vacation, and our daughter hurts herself, let’s say she hurts her leg. Being from Wisconsin we wouldn’t know who the good FL doctors are and who the quacks are. We’d probably take her to the closest doctor. So let’s say we get Dr Quack. Dr Quack takes her into the X-ray room, and comes out with an X ray showing a hairline fracture in her calf bone. We would assume a leg cast is in order. Dr Quack comes back with not the plaster cart, but a laughing gas cart and then pulls out a big meat saw. Dr Quack tells us he will have to amputate her leg for the hairline fracture. If we decide to take her out of the office (with both legs attached) and look for a second opinion are we in violation of FL law for “DOCTOR SHOPPING”?
I don’t claim to have any inside information on Rush’s situation, but drawing on what he has said, it seems that he had a painful back problem and went to Dr Quack. Dr Quack recommended surgery. Dr Quack messed up the surgery. Dr Quack prescribed a pain killer to Rush for temporary relief of a long term problem. Dr Quack’s prescription ran out on Rush, leaving him in debilitating pain. Rush knew the pain killer could allow him mobility, and Dr Quack offered no option other than permanent debilitating pain for the rest of his natural life. It seems to me that Rush should have been “doctor shopping” a long time ago!
Why is Rush on trial here, without even any charges being filed? Shouldn’t Dr Quack be the one being investigated for leading an innocent victim down the path of lawlessness and drug use? Where is the AMA? Could it be that they, along with the press have an anti-Rush agenda? Nah, couldn’t be. If I believed that I’d be one of the black helicopter conspiracy types then, wouldn’t I?
MARK A SITY
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You can't say that about Sudfed.
That should be who.
I'm afraid you are on the verge of popping an artery over this.
In a word, no.
OTOH, I am of the opinion that socialism, in its broadest meaning, which is inclusive of all political systems in which the imagined needs and purposes of 'society' overwhelm the natural rights of mankind, has overwhelmingly dominated intellectual discourse since the catastrophe of the Great War.
For reasons of State survival in the modern era of total war, it seemed obvious and necessary to rationalize all aspects of human life, including those heretofore seen as exclusively non-state, if not exclusively familial.
The State instinctively wants to snuff out all competing civil institutions, including church, extended families, schools and other community social entities.
Fortunately for the cause of liberty, the tide has somewhat turned intellectually since WWII, but the implicit socialist values cemented into post-WWI state creations such as America's New Deal continue to condition the expectations of young and old alike.
Examine the categories of classroom behavior normally 'graded' on each report card from Grade 1 onwards. These are indistinguishable from the type of judgments made about citizens in Soviet Russia.
Communism, Fascism, New Dealism - all of these collectivist views of human life are anathema to the ideas of liberty and self-government enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
These utopian schemes may be dead intellectually, but the heart of their socialst dream is frozen into the very structures of modern government.
The American public school is probably the foremost creator of socialist ideas and thinkers in the world today. American Socialism is the greatest threat to Americans that can be imagined, especially since most Americans don't recognize such home-grown notions as cousins of the totalitarian horror-states of the 20th Century.
The drift of events is towards socialism, despite all historical experience, but there is no good reason that this trend cannot be thwarted.
History is unpredictable - the future has yet to be decided.
I'm looking forward to 2004. ;^)
Not if your story is factual. You fully disclosed the medications you were already taking.
In Rush's instance, the DA wants the records to see if he disclosed all his drugs to the doctors.
And then they'll compare his Rx's against the pharmacy records. What they're hoping to find is the quantities don't jibe and that means there are other MDs and/or pharmacies to check.
You shouldn't be playing games on the computer while at work. It's a little dishonest, wouldn't you say?
What are you talking about? That's EXACTLY what he did first when all this first came to light. He "started out", saying he knew he did wrong (not in those exact words, but he admitted to his addiction, and took full responsibility) and said he would co-operate fully with the investigation. He didnt start screaming "presecution", untill after all of these allegations (Doctor shopping, money laundering, etc.) were leaked to the press and it was clear that the DA is on some sort of political mission instead of actually investigating some sort of crime.
or go straight to the prosecutor for a plea bargain.
Wouldn't you love that. Have an innocent man plea bargain (read: plead guilty to a lesser charge) for a crime that he didnt commit. Plea bargain for what? If he did nothing illegal, then there's nothing to plea bargain. If Rush hasn't been committing the crimes that the accusations leaked to the press says he has, then he should fight this with every fiber in his being, give the DA nothing ,including a plea bargain.
It'd be hard for the prosecutor not to accept it from a non-violent, first-time offender who is otherwise clean.
It depends on who the prosecutor is and what his motivations are. It seems this prosecutor wants to bury Rush under the jail even if Rush walked into his office with an offer of a plea bargain.
Rush has to fight four times the battle any ordinary citizen would just because he is Rush Limbaugh.
He also has a thousand times the resources of the ordinary citizen to fight it. By the math, it looks like he has it easy.
There are many cases of people with less resources, pleading guilty to mopre serious crimes that they didn't commit.
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