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To: Destructor
"innocent until proven guilty" is indeed a principle which our legal system is founded. However, when evidence appears strong, there is no obligation for persons who are NOT the legal system, to have to meet its stringent standards. Our lives are in two realms, legal/government and social... For example, just because a court declared O.J. Simpson "not guilty" doesn't mean I'd want to live anywhere near the murderer. Most thinking people, in light of the overwelming evidence, think the court miscarried justice there--and will act accordingly. It's not in our power to do legal sanctions, which is fine and good, but common sense tells us O.J. got away with murder...

The rag National Enquirer apparently has been working on this for over a year....and chose to dump on Rush at the time of maximum exposure (an awfully dirty thing to do to sell newspapers...but typical). Yes he's innocent by law, until a court proves otherwise, however, we as common sense people, and conservatives have to face the fact that A)its a legal and HIGHLY addictive drug B)its possible Rush got hooked while under the care of a Dr., and most damaging C) Rush has not denied the charges, only refused to address them.

I think the author addresses the issue in a caring way--as while we can hope for the best (that its all a made-up smear to shoot-down Rush) we should prepare for the worst (which is plausible, but certainly not proven).
158 posted on 10/07/2003 9:08:43 AM PDT by AnalogReigns
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To: AnalogReigns
most damaging C) Rush has not denied the charges, only refused to address them.

Today, he has opened his show without talking about the charges at all. So far, it's all California recall.

161 posted on 10/07/2003 9:15:02 AM PDT by aristeides
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To: AnalogReigns
Which is why listeners like you are ENABLING the DNC to try Rush in the Court of Public Opinion. They use the leftwing media as evidence (Clinton buddies at the National Enquirer) and public desire to be sheep as qualification to jurros.

What overwheling evidence? The only "evidence" has been a picture of a cigar box, a picture of a gas station, the uncorroberated (yes there is no corroberation), the statement to the MERE existence of audio tapes, MERE existence of emails. NOTHING, NOTHING has been linked directly to Rush other than the woman WAS a former employee of Rush.

There IS NO EVIDENCE as yet. NOTHING, nada, zip.

Reverse everything you said. IF there was something, the tapes would be out there. I have heard stories report it was her only, others say rush is on, others say the tapes are uninteligible. Again, there is no proof because it would have been PRODUCED. Same for emails.

TO THE ENQUIRER: IF THERE IS AUDIO TAPE PROOF, PRODUCE IT OR SHUT UP. There is nothing there to produce.
167 posted on 10/07/2003 9:23:46 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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