Reply #74: This article says he had the back surgery. I just heard interview where [View All]

he said he took the pain pills because he didn't want to have the back surgery. The interviewer asked him why: He said, "because it would ruin my voice." That was an interview talked about on MSNBC. I almost fell off my chair eating lunch, because the MSNBC person reported this with a straight face! Rush refused back surgery because it would hurt his "voice?" I couldn't believe that got put out on the airwaves. But, I also read he didn't have the back surgery because it was only successful on 2% of patients. I can't remember where I read it but it was just before he went into rehab.

So, what's the truth of this. Did he have back surger or not? And, why so many false stories in the legitimate media floating around as truth?