[starlight]

.... it is a shame to see ABC treat a media giant like this .... even in times of illness - mainstream media can be cruel and cold ....
p.s. why is dianne sawyer so cheery and chatty lately?? poor Charlie Gibson looks like he is FED up with her.

[Katie_Colic]

You still watch GMA? Strong stomach.

[11th Earl of Mar]

She said that in discussing the cause of his illness, he was being "cagey" and suggested that by not immediately revealing the cause

How many of these people ask a lot of questions when one of their own get AIDS? "Oh, no, we can't speculate on how it was contracted. That's their personal life..."

[Straight Vermonter]

By the way, she speculated that the cause, rather than anything exotic, was likely the long exposure to high volumes through headphones

I'm no doctor but this seems very unlikely. It seems that hearing loss due to cumulative exposure to high volumes would be gradual not sudden and severe as it has in this case. My amatuer opinion is that a viral infection is involved. I am curious why he is reluctant to say WHY he is going deaf. Nonetheless, my prayers are with him.

[Madame Dufarge]

She said that in discussing the cause of his illness, he was being "cagey" and suggested that by not immediately revealing the cause, he was squandering an opportunity to help others.

Well, Dr. Dimwit, Rush stated on his program that his doctors don't know the cause of his deafness.

[Corporate Law]

I flipped the channels during the network news shows last night while eating dinner and saw no reference at all to his ailment. Typical bias. If Gumbel's show mentions it today, you can certainly can count on his sneers, caustic talk, and if lucky, a "f*@king idiot" comment for good measure.

[Hatteras]

Don Imus was also discussing it. I caught him bring it up and sounded genuinely sorry for Rush. He asked Charles to reread the story and they would discuss it in a few minutes. Unfortunately, I got to work too soon and didn't hear the continuation.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

She said that in discussing the cause of his illness, he was being "cagey" and suggested that by not immediately revealing the cause, he was squandering an opportunity to help others.

I did not see this, but tell the good (use that word loosely) doc (who, by the way is a FOB), Rush does not owe the public anything.

[StarFan]

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, gave a rather unilluminating, cool analysis, and her only personal comment about Rush was unsympathetic No surprise here -- she has always been far left on her positions and I believe she is a close personal friend of Boxer (or is it Feinstein?).

[Mamzelle]

Exposure to noise doesn't lead to this type of rapid hearing loss. What garbage...but what do you expect from one of these medchix whose only goal is to avoid seeing real, live patients and instead get paid to chatter? One thing I haven't seen discussed is that IV antibiotics can cause this type of hearing loss. I'm sure that Rush, the innovator, who essentially was the Conduit of Conservatism in liberal times, will innovate a way to continue his radio show.

[Fresh Wind]

This is a golden opportunity for the left to show off its hypocrisy for all the world to see (or, at least, for those who care to look). The lefties will mock Rush mercilessly, particularly if his diction grows worse with time as I suspect it will. The liberals hold themselves up as the champions of the disabled, disadvantaged, and the handicapped. But, since Rush is not only a conservative, but wealthy, he will not be afforded the same sympathy that the libs gratuitously bestow on the common folk. Oh, no. He will be the laughingstock of the left as, I'm sure, is already the case on DU(mp). I would drop in to see, but I just ate breakfast.

[joesbucks]

the headphone possibility could or couldn't be real.

it is not uncommon for radio talent to suffer hearing loss due to headphones. Total is uncommon, but varying degrees of partial is very common. My guess is the rapid advancement would indicate that headphones aren't the cause.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Did they mention that Snyderman was an ENT Specialist? As an ENT specialist, SHE missed a wonderful oportunity to educate (as opposed to speculate).

[unixfox]

The party of "feeling and compassion" are secretly glad that this is happening. They know that a voice of reason and truth will probably be gone.

[George W. Bush]

The lamestream media is overjoyed at this. Sawyer's "sympathy" wes only out of fear of the angry mail/calls/emails if she expressed her real opinion. Rush has made it clear what he thinks of ABCNNBCBS.

[Valin]

I believe they think that if Rush goes away we all will and things will return "the good old days" when they had no competition.

[No!]

" FR paratrooper"

FR RANGER when it comes to actually watching a WHOLE program...

It's like a James Bond torture session.

[L.N. Smithee]

Also, the ABC house physician, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, gave a rather unilluminating, cool analysis, and her only personal comment about Rush was unsympathetic. She said that in discussing the cause of his illness, he was being "cagey" and suggested that by not immediately revealing the cause, he was squandering an opportunity to help others.

Dr. Snyderman has world-class dimples, but little class otherwise. I don't know what's happened to her in the past few years. As she has climbed the TV ladder, she has lost the sparkle that made her a favorite on Bay Area TV. If you remember her from her medical reports on KPIX (S.F.) years ago and have seen her interviews on GMA of late -- particularly her nasty grilling of Anne Marie Smith lawyer Jim Robinson -- you know what I mean by that. Maybe it has something to do with her bitter divorce, which loomed large in her autobiography.

She and I have never met to my remembrance, but we definitely have crossed paths many times in my teen years, she being an ENT doc at UCSF, where I got my medical care (I was seen by another doctor, who was equally attractive -- hi, Janelle, wherever you are!).

For the record, Dr. Nancy was one of the guests in the Lincoln Bedroom during the Clinton drive for re-election cash. Maybe she's not fond of Rush for ideological reasons, or because he noted that she -- a network journalist -- was a Clinton/Gore contributor and a guest of the President.

[The Energizer]

Go here for a "second opinion."