The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

He has been in recovery programs for over 2 years now.

That's good- the trick is to realize it's a life-long commitment. I imagine his counselors have told him of the importance of taking responsibility for his addiction and owning up to past transgressions. I still don't know how he managed to go to at least four different docs and obtain over 2000 pills in a six month period of time and not fall into the 'doc shopping' category. I wonder why he didn't just fight this all the way through, if he were truly innocent. He's supposed to be such a tough guy, after all.

[scaeagles]

That's something that only he can know. Personally, I wonder how a prosecutor can devote 2 years to this and make a deal where Limbaugh, as incredibly wealthy as he is, only has to pay around a $30,000 fine to cover the cost of the investigation against him.

Cheaper than continuing to pay his lawyer, I'm sure.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

He's supposed to be such a tough guy, after all.

That is your view- he has never claimed to be a tough guy at all. Harmless loveable fuzzball, but not a tough guy.

I have to say that I doubt you have spent any real time listening to him, or you are unable to listen with an open mind. You claim he spreads hate- and that is so far from the truth as to be laughable....you want right wing hate speech- find Michael Savage. Not Rush.

It's funny to see anyone rolling their eyes about something that has no bearing on the person they are talking about-because it screams that you don't actually listen or hear anything he says if that is your impression.

[scaeagles]

I had forgotten all of this - how tough the prosecutors talked when they first started going after LImbaugh.

Source is Drudge -

Prosecutors claimed they had evidence that Limbaugh committed at least 10 felonies!

It now appears James Martz, the prosecutor who headed the investigation into Limbaugh's prescription drug use, was bluffing when he said that medical records "indicate evidence that would support in excess of 10 felony counts for violations."

Prosecutors said Limbaugh, in any deal, would have to plead guilty to doctor shopping, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

That's quite a jump from 10 felonies and any plea deal including 3 to 5 years prison time to basically a 30K fine.

Now....I do fully agree that Rush had always talked about drug users in a very, very negative light. Certainly he did call them "human debris" as GC quoted. I have not heard him use any such term to describe drug users since he has returned from his stint in rehab. So perhaps he did learn something.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Now....I do fully agree that Rush had always talked about drug users in a very, very negative light. Certainly he did call them "human debris" as GC quoted. I have not heard him use any such term to describe drug users since he has returned from his stint in rehab. So perhaps he did learn something.

ditto, I heard it too-

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

That is your view- he has never claimed to be a tough guy at all. Harmless loveable fuzzball, but not a tough guy.

I have to say that I doubt you have spent any real time listening to him, or you are unable to listen with an open mind. You claim he spreads hate- and that is so far from the truth as to be laughable....you want right wing hate speech- find Michael Savage. Not Rush.

It's funny to see anyone rolling their eyes about something that has no bearing on the person they are talking about-because it screams that you don't actually listen or hear anything he says if that is your impression.

Rush is a harmless fuzzball?

I'm so sorry- I was judging him based on his past speeches, radio shows and the various sound-bites I've been subjected to over the past decade or so. I must have missed the 'loveable fuzzball' show.

Do I really need to go through and post examples of his cuddliness? And is this guy worthy of any more of my time?

Nope.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

So perhaps he did learn something.

That's a happy thought. Let's go with that.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Rush is a harmless fuzzball?

I'm so sorry- I was judging him based on his past speeches, radio shows and the various sound-bites I've been subjected to over the past decade or so. I must have missed the 'loveable fuzzball' show.

Do I really need to go through and post examples of his cuddliness? And is this guy worthy of any more of my time?

Nope.

Thanks for proving my point. I now return you to your regularly scheduled mis-informed assumptions.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

ditto

ditto

[Earkid]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

While I despise Limbaugh, I think he's to be pitied. He has lost his hearing, probably due to the drug abuse, <snip>

While studying for my Doctorate in Audiology I followed Rush's struggle with sudden/progressive hearing loss with intense interest. The doctor's at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles put Rush thru many tests to determine the etiology of his loss in order to determine whether or not a cochlear implant was indicated. They determined that he lost his hearing from a systemic viral infection that attacked the unique tissues and structures of the ear as if they were a foreign body. This is how Rush went from essentially normal hearing to a profound hearing impairment within six months. I am currently the audiologist for a patient who is suffering from the same ailment and, luckily, her hearing has stabilized at about a 60% impairment.

I know I don't post here much but I just wanted to add my .02 since I do specialize in ears.

As my final comment I will say that I think many are missing the true outrage of this investigation of Rush. How many times have we heard on the news lately how people are afraid that the president is illegally wiretapping and we have no privacy, blah blah. And yet when Rush's medical records were seized illegally no one in the media expressed outrage about that invasion of privacy? Hmm, pot, kettle, black?