But to be totally honest, I have never heard him do that, at least in recent years, other than joking references to "pot smoking hippies"... What's the real deal on the "hypocrisy" front?
It all depends on when Rush had his "back surgery", when he went through Detox, and when he made his anti-druggie comments. If he was already an addict on illegaly purchsed pain pills when he made the statements his credibility is gone.
You can be sure there are hundreds of reporters researching his medical history at this minute.
I find it suspicous that he did not mention the date of his back surgery when he made his on-air statement.