Rush Limbaugh deserves prosecution

Journal Standard ^ | Don Gaines

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

What's next? Many captains of industry and managers of most mutual funds seem to be crooks. Now we learn that America's premier right wing talk show host is a junky. Rush Limbaugh is back from five weeks in detox doing business at the same old stand: spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week.

The interesting thing about this episode is that Rush sounds no different now than he did before detox, when he was high as a kite most of the time. Maybe drugs aren't so bad after all. It would be ironic indeed if Rush turns out to be the poster boy for legalizing drugs.

The difference between Rush and the average junky is Limbaugh could easily afford $100,000 a year for drugs. He didn't have to rob liquor and convenience stores to support his habit. So, maybe it is thinkable that admitted addicts buy their drugs at a pharmacy where they could be assured of reasonable prices and predictable quality and purity.

Rush's experience raises many questions: will he be tested periodically like professional athletes? How often? Will he tell us the results?

I think it is a felony to purchase prescription narcotics on the black market as Rush did. Jeb Bush's daughter Noelle was prosecuted in Florida for attempting to buy drugs much milder than Oxycontin with a forged prescription.

Rush poses as a role model for young conservatives. What sort of example has he set? Limbaugh richly deserves prosecution.

[woofie]

Is this series?

[JesseHousman]

Any comment to add to your posted article?

I think that the headline is ridiculous.

[IncPen]

It should be noted that this was a letter to the editor, not something the Journal authored.

[JoJo Gunn]

Somebody had better move all the breakables out of reach....

[mel]

I have know many people who have abused prescription drugs. I have yet to see anyone do time.

[PISANO]

I think it is a felony to purchase prescription narcotics on the black market as Rush did

HE DID??? When was he convicted of this?

[Centurion2000]

Yeah ... I can smell the ozone already ......

Here kitty, kitty, kitty

[Always Right]

The crap letter to the editor doesn't deserve to be posted. The guy obviously hates Rush and is just spewing crap.

[colorado tanker]

To think the prosecutor is investigating whether there is any evidence to support a charge before filing charges? Outrageous! Where's a rope?

[kevao]

spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week.

That a boy, Rush!

[Nov3]

Rush deserves to be honest with himself and use the protections of the law like everyone else.

[ladyinred]

This person is obviously uniformed about pain medication. Those who take it regularly, especially those in pain, are NOT higher than a kite. That is a misconception. (in this case, more like a lie). Your body grows used to it, you function normally with it. He should get his facts straight before he makes such slanderous remarks.

[BooksForTheRight.com]

Clever letter. Thru innuendo, he is trying to associate Rush with crooked mutual fund managers. He is implying that Rush is STILL on the drugs. He wants us to think that Rush committed a felony. He can't resist reminding us of Jeb Bush's daughter's prosecution.
The letter is worth examining for the typical leftist tactics that it uses to destroy someone while avoiding legal problems.
There will be a lot more like that between now and the election.

[small voice in the wilderness]

spewing bile and defaming liberals and Democrats 15 hours a week.

...And doing a stand-up job, I might add!

[FormerLib]

Another one of the left's dim bulbs spews his anger at Rush for being a success while leftist radio falls flat on its face. LOL!

[The_Victor]

What are you up to here TwC?

[skinkinthegrass]

..Where the Bull$hit Alert????

[cwb]

Just from a prosecutorial standpoint...did anybody actually catch Rush with illegal drugs on him or in the process of purchasing them? And if all we have is a tape recording of Rush asking for pain-killers, is that even a crime? Hell, using the Linda Tripp model, the housekeeper who did the recording may be more guilty of a crime than Rush, since no one has confirmed this was a police operation. While Rush has admitted to taking pain-killers and having an addiction, doesn't there have to be some evidence that a crime was committed? This wasn't a typical drug-bust...and in that light, I don't see how Rush is recieving preferential treatment.

[Capt. Tom]

Rush poses as a role model for young conservatives. What sort of example has he set?

The example of: "Don't get hooked on prescription drugs." -Tom