Probably the same way the democrats have been covering up for Ted Kennedy for the last thirty years.

Have you seen Ted Kennedy? He's a little hard to cover up

Hmm... good point. You'd think that after all the running from Chappaquiddick that he'd be a bit more fit, right? And I thought he was losing weight not to long ago when his pants had that problem of staying up around his waist? And I thought he was big into doing bicep curls too? Hmmm...

I was tempted to make a rational comment too, but thought I'd fire back. Firing back is just so much more fun!!! Not to mention the fact that us conservatives are berated on this site on a daily basis. We take our shots when we can.

The difference is that we don't radio shows full of vitriolic hatred for the opposing political party members and supporters, shows whose banter has included chastising Democrats for being "soft on crime" and "soft on drugs." He's the one who started his media empire and chose to make himself a public figure. Which means he has to deal with the consequences of that, the positive being fame and fortune, the negative being that he has to live his life under a microscope. It's a tradeoff.

Rush on Jerry Garcia: "hes just another dead drug addict."




[Edited on Oct 07, 2004 by beedlebaum]

It is a constant tuf-of-war.

Wait, lets not forget Rush Limbaugh defines his position as a clean, righteous, and "holier than thou." Has attempted to create a image of being tough of crime and drug dealers. He consistently speaks about "Sending them up the river..." Now he is fighting so hard to not be "sent up the river." You make a point that we shouldn't talk about him until our closets are clean...yeah and that's the point we're making about him.

...but at least he was equal opportunity about ONE thing.

[Edited on Oct 07, 2004 by Raoul_Duke]

If Limbaugh hadn't repeatedly championed tough punishment for prescription-drug abusers on his show, this wouldn't be nearly as much of an issue.

He's a self-righteous hypocrite of the worst kind, and deserves to remain in the spotlight.

...Everyone else is a weak-willed criminal who should be punished, but when I do it, I'm an addict who needs treatment and privacy...

that may be true on this site, but your leaders run the world in just about every other respect, no matter how much they pretend--and limbaugh is one of the worst offenders in this regard--to be crushed by the heel of all-powerful liberalism. i mean, that's really hilarious.

Rush speaks in favor of republicans.
The republican party doesn't speak in favor of Rush.
You don't have a responsibility for every nutjob who claims to be your ally.

You're missing the point. Look at what Stiles posted. Limbaugh was consistent in his position that convicted drug offenders be denied treatment and go to jail. Say what you will about the man, but he holds a lot of political sway and has a huge, loyal fan base. When he makes a statement like that there are real world consequences - people who listen to him will vote for a candidate who echos his views.

Now that he's the one who's guilty of doing exactly that he wants special treatment. He doesn't want to serve a jail term, he wants to just be treated for his addiction. Personally I'm all in favor of that approach and I hope that's what he gets. Drug addiction is horrible and should be treated and not punished. But it doesn't mean I won't call him out on his bullshit hypocrisy. Maybe it will make people stop and think before they demand harsher sentences for drug-relateed offenses.

Oh, a Ted Kennedy joke! Ha ha ha ha ha! Do you write your own material? Well? Do you? That's just so... fresh. Can you make a Melvin Laird joke next? You are a clever, clever girl!

Rush is a hypocrite. For years he railed against drug addicts, and when it was revealed that he was one himself, he demanded all sorts of special treatment and whined about how no no no, his case was different and he shouldn't be subject to the same punishment as other drug offenders. When you can draw a similar parallel to Ted Kennedy, please do let us know.

Until then, it's back to the short bus.

[Edited on Oct 07, 2004 by Lemonnier]

Name calling would be "Rush Limbaugh is a fucktard." Calling him a hypocrite is just accurate-- a hypocrite is a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue. I think that description fits Rush exactly, and it's no more name calling than if Stiles were to call me, say, a "sexy genius."

[Edited on Oct 07, 2004 by Lemonnier]