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Doctor shopping is a crime. Illegal drug use is illegal drug use. He knew what he was doing. And he could easily have afforded to go to a very high-end drug rehab center to deal with his addiction BEFORE he had to buy the drug on the streets.........because his doctor would no longer prescribe for him. Rush had preached about the evils of illegal drug use for a LONG TIME........he knew what he needed to do....but rather CHOSE to continue using oxy illegally until, as you say, his hearing was severely impaired. Hyprocrite is the word that comes to mind.
Actually, he tried to dry up twice without success. Somehow I shy away from calling him a hypocrite only because he was evidently a desperately sick man. If he were in control of himself and advocated jailing, I dunno, people who abused animals, and he did just that then he'd be a hypocrite. As to hypocrisy in general, a certain amount of it is desirable in a society -even necessary. Anyone addicted to tobacco who punishes his kids for smoking is a hypocrite if you want to get technical about it, but it's a good kind of hypocrisy, no?
And now the facts. Rush is "audited" by outside fact-checkers, as well as the majority of the media. Rarely is he in error, and he corrects himself. Those that say he lies or tells lies are, most likely, projecting.
Rush is a God-send and a national treasure, and my mentor since 1989.
And now the facts. Rush is "audited" by outside fact-checkers, as well as the majority of the media. Rarely is he in error, and he corrects himself. Those that say he lies or tells lies are, most likely, projecting.
Rush is a God-send and a national treasure, and my mentor since 1989.
He was the worst DJ in SE Mo in the 70s, we used to tune in and laugh our faces off at his attempts to sound like the DJs out of St Louis.
Guess he found his niche.
Actually, he tried to dry up twice without success. Somehow I shy away from calling him a hypocrite only because he was evidently a desperately sick man. If he were in control of himself and advocated jailing, I dunno, people who abused animals, and he did just that then he'd be a hypocrite. As to hypocrisy in general, a certain amount of it is desirable in a society -even necessary. Anyone addicted to tobacco who punishes his kids for smoking is a hypocrite if you want to get technical about it, but it's a good kind of hypocrisy, no?
So we have the very wealthy Rush who is desperately "sick" when he's addicted to pain killers and obtains and uses them illegally, however, the poor man on the street who is also addicted to them should go to jail/prison for a long, long time and is just a criminal?
Doctor shopping is a crime. Illegal drug use is illegal drug use. He knew what he was doing. And he could easily have afforded to go to a very high-end drug rehab center to deal with his addiction BEFORE he had to buy the drug on the streets.........because his doctor would no longer prescribe for him. Rush had preached about the evils of illegal drug use for a LONG TIME........he knew what he needed to do....but rather CHOSE to continue using oxy illegally until, as you say, his hearing was severely impaired. Hyprocrite is the word that comes to mind.
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Originally Posted by tropolis
He is very talented, and I know why they paid him 250 mill to keep him on. He is very flamboyant which makes him more entertaining then other hosts ive heard.
Talented, flamboyant, entertaining, even brilliant and charismatic... I'd credit him with all that. But there are plenty of other folks in history you could describe in much the same way.... Jim Jones, Rasputin, Charles Manson, Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler, among others... so I'm not sure your point here.
And speaking of "charismatic fascists", do you really identify with any fan group that would proudly describe themselves as "dittoheads"?!
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