"Bruce J. Richman" wrote in message
...
Dave Weil wrote:


On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 10:57:35 -0800, "Michael Mckelvy"
wrote:

Where, o where, have the Hypocrisy Police gone?
Last month, they were out in full force, roundly condemning
talk-radio giant Rush Limbaugh after his announcement that
he
was
addicted to prescription painkillers. But now, with three
Democratic
presidential candidates all but begging for their
condemnation,
the
defenders of drug-policy consistency are nowhere to be seen.
Way back then -- in October -- culling thousands of hours of
radio
broadcasts, the Hypocrisy Police dug up an offhand comment
in
which

Why do you even bother with virtually unreadable cut n' pastes?







Perhaps because obnoxious ignoramuses like duh-Mikey don't know any
better?
That right-wing zealot also conveniently glosses over the fact that what
was
probably some youthful experimentation with marijuana by a few Democrats
hardly
compares with Limbaugh's illegal use of prescription drugs that are
controlled
substances. Typical of McKelvy disregard of facts to spread his
propaganda.


True, it is a controlled substance, but one that he is used as a prescribed
painkiller.
His reasons for first using the drug were for more legitimate reasons than
recreational use. Rush did suffer from severe back pain. Not that youthful
experimentations with recreational duges is necessarily a bad thing, as long
as one
survives the experience intact. I know some who have not.




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