The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[wendybeth]

Here is the context you require- none really provided, just Rush spouting off his proclamations:


Rush: The 35 Undeniable Truths

As read by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show, Friday, February 18, 1994:

(All equally truthful: number 1 is not more or less important than 35.)

1. There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great.
2. The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators.
3. No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.
4. Evidence refutes liberalism.
5. There is no such thing as a New Democrat.
6. The Earth's eco-system is not fragile.
7. Character matters; leadership decends from character.
8. The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down.
9. Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century.
10. The 1980s was not a decade of greed but a decade of prosperity; it was the longest period of peacetime growth in American history.
11. Abstinence prevents sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy -every time it's tried.
12. Condoms only work during the school year.
13. Poverty is not the root ("rut") cause of crime.
14. There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.
15. If you commit a crime, you are guilty.
16. Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.
17. The way to improve our schools is not more money, but the reintroduction of moral and spiritual values, as well as the four "R's": reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic, and Rush.
18. I am not arrogant.
19. My first 35 Undeniable Truths are still undeniably true.
20. There is a God.
21. There is something wrong when critics say the problem with America is too much religion.
22. Morality is not defined by individual choice.
23. The only way liberals win national elections is by pretending they're not liberals.
24. Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.
25. Follow the money. When somebody says, "It's not the money," it's always the money.
26. Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.
27. Using federal dollars as a measure, our cities have not been neglected, but poisoned with welfare dependency funds.
28. Progress is not striving for economic justice or fairness, but economic growth.
29. Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.
30. Compassion is no substitute for justice.
31. The culture war is between the winners and those who think they're losers who want to become winners. The losers think the only way they can become winners is by banding together all the losers and then empowering a leader of the losers to make things right for them.
32. The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters.
33. You could afford your house without your government - if it weren't for your government.
34. Words mean things.
35. Too many Americans can't laugh at themselves anymore.

[Earkid]

Well, wendybeth, my information about the nature of Rush's hearing loss comes directly from the mouth of one of the Dr.'s House. I don't need to read it in magazines when I can speak with the doctor who actually treated Mr. Limbaugh. And since you don't know me I don't expect you to take my word as law. I just wanted to add my perspective since I am closer to the story than most.

And another judge ruled:

The defense won an important round last December when a judge, basing his ruling on privacy, refused to let prosecutors take testimony from Limbaugh's doctors about his medical treatment.

[scaeagles]

That's interesting, Earkid. So one judge rules that his medical records can be used, and another rules that medical professionals cannot testify? Hmmmm.....

[wendybeth]

From Salon:

"When asked about the AIED diagnosis late last week, House spokeswoman Christa Spieth Nuber initially told Salon that Limbaugh underwent blood tests during his diagnosis and treatment at House, and that the tests did not reveal any signs of drug abuse. Minutes later, however, Spieth Nuber called back to say that she had discussed Limbaugh's case with Dr. Jennifer Derebery, one of the physicians who had treated Limbaugh, and that Derebery told her that Limbaugh had not, in fact, been tested for "toxicity" related to drug use. She said her earlier statement to the contrary had been an error based on her own mistaken assumption about the way Limbaugh's case would have been handled."

When my daughter lost her hearing, one of the first things they checked was whether or not she was on any ototoxic meds. Did the docs perform a Western Blot test on Rush? I haven't seen any evidence online of a sustantial workup, just the docs saying that they based the diagnoisis on his statements to them and their observations, plus the usual process of elimination- although they neglected the drug screening....

[Nephythys]

40 pills

Quick- someone get a torch.

[wendybeth]

His scrips showed around 2000 pills prescribed over a six month period, which averages to around 11 pills a day. That's a hell of a lot of pills. Maybe he got the prescrips and gave the pills to the needy.

[Nephythys]

And maybe there ended up being much less to it than what flitted through the dreams of liberals.

[scaeagles]

I don't know about oxycontin - I really don't - but when I was on percocet after my surgery I was told to take 1-2 every four hours as needed for pain. If I took two every four hours, that would be 12/day.

Granted, I never took that much and did my absolute best to get off the stuff as quickly as I possibly could.

[wendybeth]

No, the scrips are documented.

Every prescription of legend drugs, especially tightly controlled ones like that, are tracked by computer. Then, there are the drugs his housekeeper scored for him.....

He's admitted he's a drug addict- are you saying he isn't?

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I don't know about oxycontin - I really don't - but when I was on percocet after my surgery I was told to take 1-2 every four hours as needed for pain. If I took two every four hours, that would be 12/day.

Granted, I never took that much and did my absolute best to get off the stuff as quickly as I possibly could.

Your posts while on Percs were hilarious!