More Bush Religious BS

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

He could have moved to Zurich and/or volunteered to serve the jail sentence he openly advocated for others just like him to serve.

And - he did not just plead that out. He used his cohorts in the media to try to save his face by acting like the state was persecuting him for being Rush L. never mind the thousands of tablets of hillbilly heroin he had. Mind you, he had to openly and knowingly violate about 100 federal and state laws regarding the distribution of controlled substances.

Defending him in any capacity on that point (much less the non sequitor bait and switch to Obama) is ridiculous.

I was trying to be funny about Obama. Anyway, the prosecutor DID violate his civil rights on some levels. Remember, even the ACLU decided to take up his case. Just because Limbaugh did wrong does not mean that everything the prosecution did was right. I'm not defending his drug use. I'm saying that he was honest about it. Remember the flap about the viagra he had on his vacation? Releasing that info was a violation of HIPAA law. The prosecution leaked that information and it was illegal. He doesn't have cronies in the media, remember he calls them all the "drive by" media. They don't like him at all.

[strandinthewind]

^^^

The ACLU had problems with the law enforcement exception of HIPPA, not really with Rush. I'd think you, based onb your previous posts, would support HIPPA's law enforcement exception. Interestestingly, I am sure Rush did in the context of the villified drug addicts prior to his arrests for the thousands of tablets

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

. . . They don't like him at all.

Well, FOx sure defended him and he has appeared on FOx a few times.

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, FOx sure defended him and he has appeared on FOx a few times.

That's different. Fox is actually neutral, the rest of the media just pretends to be.

Besides, Rush being an ex-junkie doesn't invalidate his opinions or make Air America any less abhorrent. You are employing ad homonym arguments to invalidate the guy instead of his opinions and how enjoyable his show might be. I mean, if we followed your train of thought there, we wouldn't watch anything or listen to anything because everyone is a hypocrite in one way or another. I mean, we're supposed to listen to Alex Baldwin's opinion on world events, or Madonna's, and they have their faults too.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

That's different. Fox is actually neutral, the rest of the media just pretends to be.

Besides, Rush being an ex-junkie doesn't invalidate his opinions or make Air America any less abhorrent. You are employing ad homonym arguments to invalidate the guy instead of his opinions and how enjoyable his show might be. I mean, if we followed your train of thought there, we wouldn't watch anything or listen to anything because everyone is a hypocrite in one way or another.

Well, no I am not. I was responding to your statement "sometimes changed my radio station to Air America when I was away from my desk. A more crude and angry station I have never heard." So, I pointed out that Rush could be as crude. Then, I thought we had moved on from Air America, which I never said was not crude. They most certainly were. I did not like them at all. But, they were no cruder on average than Rush L. I thought we were on a side topic about Rush and his dirty little problem.

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, no I am not. I thought we had moved on from Air America, which I never said was not crude. They most certainly were. I did not like them at all.

OK cool, then we really don't disagree that much. I mean, Rush being a pill popper doesn't make him as bad as Air America is my point. I think his show CAN be crude and I've heard him lose his temper, just vastly less than Al Franken or Janeane Garafalo might.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

Besides, Rush being an ex-junkie doesn't invalidate his opinions . . . .

Umm - it does on his vitriole on drug addicts

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Umm - it does on his vitriole on drug addicts

You see, I don't see him as being vitriolic.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

You see, I don't see him as being vitriolic.

He openly persecuted and taunted drug addicts and with contempt. That is the definition of the word

And, he was an addict all the while, which makes him a rank hypocrite.

Interestingly, many of the most self righteous of the R's seemingly fall big time on the same ****te they persecute.

[ajmccarrell]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

He openly persecuted and taunted drug addicts and with contempt. That is the definition of the word

And, he was an addict all the while, which makes him a rank hypocrite.

Interestingly, many of the most self righteous of the R's seemingly fall big time on the same ****te they persecute.

Still goes both ways. I mean, Congressman Jefferson?!