Rush Limbaugh: Open Line Friday [Confirms Some Aspects of Drug Story, Checking In To Rehab]

[I Am Not A Mod]

A thread for those listening to today's show.

[MrLeRoy]

More than likely he had several doctors unaware of cross prescribing of each doctor.

Perhaps---in which case he wasn't breaking the letter of the law but was slyly working the system.

[Ol' Sparky]

This has nothing to do with the WOD. How absurd to try and bring that into this discussion.

There is a huge difference between the recreational use of drugs and being addicted to painkillers after a serious back injury. There is no justification for allowing recreational drugs.

Nor is Rush the victim of the WOD. He isn't going to be charged with a crime in all likelihood.

[Skooz]

Thanks for the transcript, TC. Where'd you get it?

[Yaelle]

There is also a sort of combo of biology/personality who is easier addicted than others. For biology, look at the ravages "firewater" brought to the American Indian population. For personality or personal type of addiction, look to the depressed or disthymic or bipolar population. They are far more tempted to self-medicate than a person blessed with a stable neurology.

Since Rush had trouble with alcohol in his past, as well as depression, he will need to rely on things other than medication to keep him stable. It will require some creativity and willpower on his part.

If his drug abuse kept his weight down, he will also have a hard time there, as food might be the only thing left to indulge in. I don't think it will be easy, but in G-d all things are possible.

[blackie]

You're as young as feel ~ I ride my SV650 Suzuki every chance I get:

[Democratshavenobrains]

The DUmmies are going to new lows with this news...

How can you tell?

[StarCMC]

Thank you Maha-Admin Mod for you hard work!!

[LenS]

Wow, there. You need to sit down and take a deep breath of whatever you were smoking. It's starting to wear off.

[Rebelbase]

"I am addicted to caffeine."

I am a coffeeholic.

[weegee]

What do you expect from a poster who's name translates to Che Lives???

Marxist

[Monty22]

Thank you for putting this so well.

[Qwinn]

Just out of curiosity... how is Bennett even involved or remotely related?

#1) Nothing he did was illegal.
#2) Bennett speaks from the position of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has no ban on gambling, as long as he's not gambling to the point where it harms those dependent upon him, which he never did. Yeah, there may be Protestant sects who speak out against gambling... but that doesn't mean he's subject to their rules. He never condemned gambling. Far as I'm concerned, there was absolutely nothing even -remotely- hypocritical in any "moral high ground" Bennett staked out.

And quite frankly, the whole concept that speaking about morality requires you to be a paragon of virtue is ridiculous. I wish we could go back to the time when every prostitute, drug user and child molester would acknowledge what the moral high ground -is- rather than claim that what they do is okay.

"Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue." Well, now that hypocrisy has become the greatest of all sins, virtue gets no tribute at all. Give me back good old hypocrisy any day.

Qwinn

[Mad Dawgg]

"The Admin Mod pulled several threads because the Admin Mod didn't want there to be dozens of threads about the same thing,... ...If that wasn't up to your standards or expectations, well, sorry about that."

OH Baby! Now THAT is one of the best examples of a verbel @$$-Kicking I've ever seen!

[MrLeRoy]

Who said anything about the War On Some Drugs?

You pinged the WOD_list.

While saying nothing about the WOD. I pinged the list because I thought its readers would be interested---that's what ping lists are for.

[Liberal Classic]

Spinal blocks are not without serious risks, either.

[areafiftyone]

Well congratulations! :-)

[SpookBrat]

You have FReepmail. :)

[Cathryn Crawford]

Where would an innocent girl like you get that address?

Where do you think?

[Dane]

I'd be interested in your response to post 222(jmc813's reply #420

You mean this typical DU reponse from a DU fan on post #222 of this thread, rightbanker.

But I do wonder why all this sympathy for rich, white, Republican junkie, and utter indifference to the plight of all those others caught up in our insane and inane drug laws?

Rush has admitted his problem and he needs our support and prayers, and like I said to you before when this story first broke, we are not Gods, like the Libertarian party members thin they are.

Once you realize that reality, maybe you won't be so damned smug, like Hillary.