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Rush charged with drug fraud
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"Drug use, some might say, is destroying this country. And we have laws against selling drugs, pushing drugs, using drugs, importing drugs. And the laws are good because we know what happens to people in societies and neighborhoods which become consumed by them. And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be
convicted and they ought to be sent up."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
"What this says to me is that too many whites are getting away with drug use, too many whites are getting away with drug sales, too many whites are getting away with trafficking in this stuff. The answer to this disparity is not to start letting people out of jail because we're not putting others in jail who are breaking the law. The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them and send them up the river, too."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
"It's kind of like sentencing. A lot of people say that we have a heavy sentence for this crime and a light sentence for another crime, and what we ought to do is reduce the heavy sentence so it's more in line with the other. Wrong. In most cases we ought to increase the light sentence and make it compatible with the heavy sentence, and be serious about punishment because we are becoming too tolerant as a society, folks, especially of crime, in too many parts of the country."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
convicted and they ought to be sent up."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
"What this says to me is that too many whites are getting away with drug use, too many whites are getting away with drug sales, too many whites are getting away with trafficking in this stuff. The answer to this disparity is not to start letting people out of jail because we're not putting others in jail who are breaking the law. The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them and send them up the river, too."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
"It's kind of like sentencing. A lot of people say that we have a heavy sentence for this crime and a light sentence for another crime, and what we ought to do is reduce the heavy sentence so it's more in line with the other. Wrong. In most cases we ought to increase the light sentence and make it compatible with the heavy sentence, and be serious about punishment because we are becoming too tolerant as a society, folks, especially of crime, in too many parts of the country."
-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html
ksmybuttons
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Nothing like a plea bargain for the rich and famous.
In other words, Rush is saying what's right for the other guy doesn't need to apply to him. Fancy that...
In other words, Rush is saying what's right for the other guy doesn't need to apply to him. Fancy that...
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Spend all that time and tax omney and you have to get some kind of result.
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Joaquin1975 said:
There already is a "beating a dead horse" thread on page one today. More laughs though.
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That's my hope. He always sounded soooooo brutal and unyielding, about how drug users were scum, a danger to society, etc. I keep waiting for him to at least admit that it's hard to be addicted to a drug and follow all the applicable laws.Gringao said:
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Peregrinator said:
Nice provocative headline. The truth is so much more mundane. The charge is being dismissed after a period of 'penance'. The SA gets a minor victory and Limbaugh gets out from under mega legal bills.
Creative headline writing though.
Ishmael
Peregrinator said:
To be fair, Limbaugh's situation is different from that of casual drug users, insofar as he got hooked while taking them legally. But let's hope it has humbled him a little in his condemnation of those that use drugs recreationally and, like him, seem to function normally in society just the same.
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Peregrinator said:
He admits he was an addict. I remember when the story broke and he talked about being prescribed oxy for his back problems, developed a tolerance, getting hooked, etc. The one thing that stuck out at the end was "I'm not going to lie, I liked the pills."
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Gringao said:
Agreed. I don't like the guy, but I don't want to make too much of this. It is fairly rare that proper use of pain meds results in addiction, except in chronic cases, like his, and as you say, it's entirely possible to function normally while taking them.
It's realy interesting to look at what anesthesiologists say about treatment of pain and the results of not doing so, primarily a result of fear-mongering/drug war horseshit.
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Ishmael said:
I wouldn't call it "creative;" he was charged with "prescription drug fraud."
You're correct; he's not being prosecuted. His lawyer is parsing the definitions of "arrested" on CNN as I type this.
If he remains clear he will have the record expunged. His lawyer says he's been clean for a couple years. He has to go another eighteen months.
Sounds like the attorney did a great job for Rush.
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marshalt said:
That's good to hear.
In a related story, Former Dodger Steve Howe was killed in a rollover accident today.
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Gringao said:
That's sad; he was a great player. I have to say I'm glad it wasn't the guitarist from Yes.
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Ishmael said:
Who said he was guilty?
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Waaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiit a minute . . . . hold on there . . . . are you trying to tell me that a political pundit, in this country, is a hypocrite?
My whole world is shattered.
My whole world is shattered.
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Peregrinator said:
You implied as much.
Regardless, he wins this one. A "Not Guilty" plea with a wrist slap so the SA saves face. He remains top dog on the radio and Air America continues to tank. Anyone that thinks this was a damaging loss is out of touch with reality.
Ishmael
