[perplexed]

In the past, Limbaugh has decried drug use and abuse on his bluntly conservative show...

ARGGHHHHH!!!

DOCUMENT THIS!!!!

CITE A QUOTE THAT IS LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!!!

Rush Limbaugh has never given a Rat's Ass about "The War on Drugs." He could care less. In fact, all the recent evidence is that he may favor drug legalization.

Compare this thread.

[kenth]

In fact, all the recent evidence is that he may favor drug legalization.

Now there's an understatement! LOL!

Sorry, I'm not arguing with you or anything. It just struck me as funny.

[Clara Lou]

Oh, please. The losers at CBS (and elsewhere) will keep repeating "drugs," when the precise issue, in this case, is "prescription drugs" in relation to addiction and chronic pain. This is not cocaine or marijuana or other banned substances. It is neither supply nor sale of substances, legal or illegal. It's a man in deep, chronic, incessant pain. The difference is huge. Anyone who doesn't see the difference should go herniate or rupture a disc or two.

[KC_Conspirator]

Did you notice that the same quote has been recycled by every single liberal on the networks? One quote in a full 15 long years of broadcasting and the4y come up with this? Very lame...

[mrsmith]

A poignant bit from the Friday, April 5, 1996 Rush Show summary:

"...Joe [the caller] thinks most of the professional athletes who do drugs don't get caught, but he wonders why they do it, given that with the money they make, they could find all sorts of other ways to entertain themselves.

Rush says this is the disciplined approach to life, the way most normal people would act when they're earning good money and on top of the world, with a family and kids. Most normal people would wonder why anyone earning millions would endanger their career, their life, and their family by doing drugs with a floozy in a cheap hotel room.

Rush does not intend to excuse professional athletes from their excesses, but one reason some professional athletes do retreat into drugs is that they often end up being the darling of the media and general public, particularly when they're members of a championship team. Irvin certainly was loved by the press and given lots of attention, not to mention public adoration and endorsements.

Once people experience these sorts of "highs" where everything is fun and exciting, where all the attention is on them, they want to hold on to it. Unfortunately, this is sometimes where the drugs come in, helping the athletes maintain a lifestyle "on the edge."

Not too many people go through what professional athletes on championship teams do, and most of those athletes don't descend into drugs; however, if an athlete is not disciplined or level-headed, they can respond to the fame and fortune by trying to keep a euphoric feeling each and every day, even if it means doing drugs. "

I don't see this as what happened to Rush, but as an example of "If you lock one door the devil will find another".

[BlazingArizona]

Rush Limbaugh has never given a Rat's Ass about "The War on Drugs." He could care less. In fact, all the recent evidence is that he may favor drug legalization.

So is Rush going to explicitly come out against the WOD now? When he returns to the air, is he going to use that voice and charisma against forfeiture-on-suspicion?

[Let's Roll]

SEE-BS? Letting the left frame the argument as usual.