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Thread #63373   Message #1029163
Posted By: Ron Olesko
03-Oct-03 - 04:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat, Drug Addict
Subject: RE: BS: Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat, Drug Addict
Limbaugh is a spin doctor with a one track agenda. He is a hypocrite that thinks nothing of attacking his enemies but crys "foul" whenever someone lobs an attack on Bush.   I look forward to the day his show goes off the air.

I won't fall into the sickeningly gleeful "joy" that seems to be cropping up surrounding his alleged drug problem.   We become the same hypocrites when we use his problems to our advantage.   How can any human being be glad at his suffering and at the same time find compassion for someone on the street with the same problem?   Sure, Limbaugh is a hypocrite, but this is a different issue. I vehemently disagree with the man and his forum, but I don't find any comfort in his drug abuse.   If anything, I hope it will open his eyes to the suffering that people without his status and bank account go through.

Also, I sincerely doubt if Limbaugh's "resignation" was his choice. From my experience working at networks, I can tell you that no network would accept such a statement - even if it wasn't overtly meant to be racist. ABC knew what they were getting when they signed him to ESPN - and I'm also sure they expected something like this would happen.