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Grins Donating Member (508 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:08 AM
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Limbaugh's comeback has begun....
I just heard this ad on WMAL radio for the EIB. About a 10 second ad.

First they play (who else?) Bill Clinton’s, “I did not have sex with that woman…” sound bite.

Then an announcer comes on and says something to the effect, “Some tell the truth…”

This is immediately followed with Rush’s, “I am addicted to prescription pain medication. I make no excuses," full responsibility, pray for me, blah, blah, blah. No mention at all that the guy saying that lied through his teeth - for years!!

See, that's why you should listen to the EIB! We WE get caught, we 'fess up!

So you rail against drugs and drug users, all the while using them yourself.
Then you get caught, say nothing as your toadies to go after the press and the person that turned you in. <http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34921>
You immediately hire a TOP lawyer that no average citizen could afford.
You arrange for treatment (on advice from counsel not doubt).
Then you publicly confess.
Then you hire a PR firm!!!!


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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:13 AM
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1. You know what?
He can be tricky and evil and assinine and spin and do his schtick.

But. He has met his match. I've watched lots of addictions play out, and he won't fool anyone (much less himself) out of this jam he's gotten himself into.

He's gonna relapse like a sonofabitch and he'll be back to popping pills. 30 days rehab for this kind of addiction is absolutely and completely worthless and will not start any extended period of sobriety.

Joke's on him. He's fucked.

And it couldn't happen to a more deserving cyst filled asshole.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:19 AM
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4. I agree...he is screwed
the man tried rehab twice while he had his secret hidden and it didn't work..
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:44 AM
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18. He didn't try rehab twice
He tried a quickie 24-hour detox twice. That's where they put you under general anesthesia while they strip the opiates out of your system. Not the same thing as rehab at all.

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Brian Sweat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:15 PM
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31. From what I understand, that is all he is doing this time.
Also, there is still the matter of the criminal investigation in Florida. He is accused of some serious crimes. If there is evidence that he is guilty, he could go to jail.
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GOPFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:21 AM
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5. I agree
Rush is an asshole and he knows it. Being an asshole has made him rich and famous, but he's still an asshole and he has to live with himself. And that's why he'll be fighting addiction for the rest of his life. I really find it hard to find any pity for the slimeball.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:55 AM
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25. The quality of mercy is not strained in your post, Jacobin
Nor should it be. We reap the row we hoe, as my pappy used to say.
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:14 AM
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2. Great. It will be the most publicized relapse ever...
because if he and/or his handlers are treating his "little problem" this way, relapse is virtually certain.
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TKP Donating Member (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:19 AM
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3. No Relapse
I don't see relapse.

I had a good friend of mine who became addicted to pain medication after surgery. She was in rehab for around 3 months and still makes occasional visits for checkups, but she was essentially clean after the first couple of weeks.

Limbaugh can afford to have an in-house nurse or detox specialist with him 24/7/365 to continue to assist him after his month is up, and my guess is that's what he will do.
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barbaraann Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:23 AM
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7. Sort of a bodyguard to protect him from his weaknesses?
Hey, I could use one of those! :-)
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zbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:23 AM
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8. However, Rush is going into detox on the advice of his lawyers.
I don't know that he really, truly believes he has a problem. If that is the case, he can be in rehab for years, and if he doesn't really want to get clean, he won't.
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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:42 AM
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17. The statistics are not on his side
Relapse is the rule rather than the exception. And he is a master of staying in denial. Just listen to him spin current events. Can you imagine how he spins his current condition and justifies the greatest desire he has in the world (hill billy herion)?

He is screwed.
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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:45 AM
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19. He can't even admit the nature of his addiction.
He doesn't have a prayer.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:46 AM
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21. Isn't this his second or third relapse following intervention?
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 01:02 PM
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32. May I interject an off topic statement
NSMA, I am glad to see you back on line. I am not sure how long you have been back, but this is the first post I have seen. Welcome back!:hippie: :hi:
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:51 AM
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22. Opiate addicts are among the highest
population of addicts who relapse. Your friend was lucky but she is not the norm.
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:56 AM
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26. "detox specialist" ROTFLOL...
just those two words speak volumes to anyone who has been there and done that.
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ender Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:09 PM
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29. i'll disagree
first, your friend was in 90, not 30 days.

these drugs take 5 days for the BIG withdrawal symptoms to be gone, and 15 for all of them to be gone. that leaves a total of 2 weeks of pain free reflection.

and this guy has been addicted for 5 years? aint gonna cut it... no way, no how.
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twilight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:22 AM
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6. fantasize away
pigman is probably shitting himself to death as I type. Withdrawal from those drugs he's taking is really hell. You deserve it pigman!

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NicoleM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:24 AM
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9. You know what else?
If people are stupid enough to fall for that, they're already thoroughly indoctrinated and there is nothing we can do to make them see the truth.
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:24 AM
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10. A sweet reminder of what some people really think
Edited on Thu Oct-16-03 11:26 AM by bleedingheart
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DK666 Donating Member (727 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:28 AM
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13. LOL
That one made my list of all time greats.

Thx for the post
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lovedems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:25 AM
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11. Correct me if I am wrong but Clinton did fess up
granted, it was after he knew he was busted. How is that any different from lardass? He waited to confess his addiction until he "knew what he was dealing with".

I am skeptically optimistic that he will have a hard time with this comeback. But, he listeners are a pretty stupid group. Still using the Big Dog, I can't believe that hasn't gotten old already!
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:58 AM
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27. He did, here's proof
Here's the text of his apology to the American people:

http://www.time.com/time/daily/scandal/documents/meaculpa.html

While my answers were legally accurate, I did not volunteer information. Indeed, I did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.

I'm not letting any of these right-wing assholes get away with that "Clinton didn't say he was wrong, but Rush did" horseshit.

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SpaceCatMeetsMars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:02 PM
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28. Clinton admitted he lied about the affair and apologized over and over
to people. Including an apology to the American people. But the Republicans wouldn't accept it and said it didn't count.
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skypilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:27 AM
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12. "When we get caught, we 'fess up"????
Wait a minute. Didn't Rush start out playing dumb, claiming that he wasn't sure what the investigation was all about and so he couldn't or wouldn't comment on it. He knew damned well what the investigation was about. Claiming that he didn't isn't exactly 'fessing up.
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Malva Zebrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:32 AM
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14. What a hero!
Dear Mr. and Mrs. America

Don't you think it is about time that you begin to teach your children the meaning of the word "truth" and the meaning of the word "spin" and how the two are opposites? I think it is time to teach the children that advertisements on TV are there to confuse them, to entertain them, to sell the product no matter if they do have to use mesmerizing techniques on you to get you to spend your hard earned bucks on a product that needs to be spun that way. Don't you think it is about time that you get back to the basics of the English language and recognize that capitalism gone amock , is destructive to society--look--your children will actually, after this advertising of the filthy mouthed, Rush as hero, believe he is a wonderful sort of a guy--just like Bush--who was born again and was a terrible , terrible man before the sky god told him he was his representative on earth. Now, we see him depicted with saintly halos around his disgusting face--just like we see the halos around Jesus.

How did this laughable situation ever become "America"? We seem so dumb, so ignorant, so greedy, so shallow, so false, so addicted-so "me-ish" -
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coldwatercyn Donating Member (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:40 AM
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15. Bush and Rush will lose
Bush needs Rush in '04. There is no magic number of 30 days. He will need more than 30 days. Does Rush have a pre-nup?
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dreissig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:40 AM
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16. Difference in Stature
Rush Limbaugh has no right to put himself on a level with Bill Clinton, the President of the United States. Besides, Clinton had considerable justification in defending himself from petty harassment. Limbaugh is just a talk show host.
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the_real_38 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:45 AM
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20. He left out one part....
.... right before his confession , it seems like they should have mentioned, "then, with the threat of criminal indictment over his head, and with his nasty little habit all over the media, he told the truth:"
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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:52 AM
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23. “Some tell the truth…” ~~ But not Rush
Rush said he was addicted to "Prescription Pain Medication" He LIED He is addicted to Black Market Illicit Drugs. No different than any heroin addict. LIAR plain and simple.
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Kamika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 11:54 AM
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24. lol yes he told the truth after what? 10 years!
What a great man lol he sure came out with the truth after about 10 years of addiction. And its not like he would have said anything at all if it wasnt for his maid
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-03 12:11 PM
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30. I agree. He don't seem to be taking this seriously
This EIB promo is proof of this. He heeds a little humility do deal with addiction otherwise he is doomed to failure. What are the odds of Rush Limbaugh with humility.

He is at the half century mark. If he experiences a couple of relapses at his age he could have other health issues to deal with. I'm willing to bet this type of addiction has cut down younger people than him.
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