Limbaugh lurches to the left

St Peterburg's Times ^ | December 29, 2003

[Alissa]

Didn't Rush Limbaugh used to be pro-law and order?

Now that the once conservative commentator finds himself on the wrong side of a police investigation, he and his lawyers are accusing prosecutors and other members of the law enforcement community of concocting a vast, politically motivated conspiracy against him.

Not even the most linguini-spined liberal would have the gall to spew such irresponsible nonsense.

Limbaugh recently completed treatment for an acknowledged addiction to prescription drugs, and Florida prosecutors are investigating evidence that he may have broken the law by going "doctor shopping" to acquire his massive supplies of OxyContin and other painkillers.

A West Palm Beach judge ruled last week that prosecutors had established sufficient cause to examine Limbaugh's medical records, but Limbaugh's lawyers succeeded in getting the records resealed while they appeal the decision.

Either way, the judge and prosecutors have agreed that Limbaugh's medical records will not be made public. By all accounts, police, prosecutors and the courts have have taken great pains to protect Limbaugh's civil rights.

But Limbaugh claims that his problems stem from a massive conspiracy on the part of his political enemies in law enforcement.

"The Democrats still cannot defeat me in the arena of political ideas," Limbaugh said on his Tuesday radio show. "And so now they are trying to do so in the court of public opinion and the legal system."

Limbaugh used to defend the legal system - and he used to ridicule citizens who claimed that their constitutional rights had been violated by police and prosecutors. But now Limbaugh, who is fortunate enough to be able to afford the representation of celebrity attorney Roy Black and a team of defense lawyers, has joined the conspiracy nuts.

The people who have been hunting for someone to host a new left-wing radio talk show may have found their man.

[Zechariah11]

Alissa --
Don't YOU have a point of your own to make here?
Do you agree or disagree with this pap?

[Rebelbase]

"he and his lawyers are accusing prosecutors and other members of the law enforcement community of concocting a vast, politically motivated conspiracy against him.


Not even the most linguini-spined liberal would have the gall to spew such irresponsible nonsense."



This guy person a short memory or wasn't paying attention when Hillary mouthed off.

[Zechariah11]

Come back, Alissa. Don't run away. Stay. Talk.

[Alissa]

Totally disagree with the editorial! I would bet money that this is politically motivated.

[grannyc]

Walk a mile in his shoes Alissa. When you finish you MIGHT have a different opinion.

[facedown]

bump

[Peach]

"Not even the most linguini-spined liberal would have the gall to spew such irresponsible nonsense."

Oh, no, liberals never spew such nonsense. Hillary never claimed there was a vast right wing conspiracy committed to taking down her husband, the treasonous liar.

[AppyPappy]

So if I drive 60 in a 55 at any point in my life, I cannot complain about a person driving 100 in a school zone.

[Qwinn]

Dems would be well within their rights to go after gusto against Rush... within certain sane limits.

Giving immunity to drug pushers in order to nail a drug user is NOT within sane parameters. That's bloody unheard of. It's not their -intent- to nail Rush that's "politically motivated" (that would be understandable), it's their willingness to employ overwhelmingly unusual and obviously partisan methods to do so.

Qwinn

[Zechariah11]

Totally disagree with the editorial!

We are glad you clarified that. It seemed like you were throwing bombs and running away. 8•)

[Future Snake Eater]

Come on, now, take it easy. Alissa didn't write the editorial, she just posted it.

[Alissa]

Not sure whose shoes you are talking about, but I'm a HUGE Rush supporter in this matter.

[Jonah Hex]

OK folks, blue-on-blue, cease fire. Cancel DEFCON TROLL, Alissa's one of us.

[Paul C. Jesup]

It seems that all elitists, on both sides of the aisle, only truly become anti-tyranny when it is their own ass that is put in the sling and they see what the common folk have to put up from the government every single day.

[ChadsDad]

"...to ridicule citizens who claimed that their constitutional rights had been violated by police and prosecutors."

I don't recal this as a part of the Rush Limbaugh show I've been enjoying since 1989. Exactly what are we refering to here?

[Jonah Hex]

OK folks, blue-on-blue, cease fire. Cancel DEFCON TROLL, Alissa's one of us.

[Moby Grape]

What hypocritical mindless whinning drivel from the left....if it is a LIBERAL who is the addict, they praise the "courage" of the addict as he enters rehab for the 15th time...if it is a conservative who ADMITTS to being addicted and blames NO ONE BUT HIMSELF, and THEN points out that there IS some politcal motivation behind HOW the authorities are handling his case (EVEN THE ACLU ACKNOWLEDGES that RUSH's privacy rights are being trampled on), then the left begins to HOWL and point fingers....

The left is the home of HATE and hypocrisy.

[pgkdan]

And not only that but once you break the speed limit law you'd better not call yourself a conservative anymore and we'll all know that everything you ever said in the past was based on lies...what with you being a latent potential speeder and all...who can trust you?

[#3Fan]

If they're going to go after Rush, they should also go after Hollywood actors and actresses. The only place we hear much about their addictions is on episodes of "Where are they now?".