Author Topic: Rush admits pain killer addiction (Read 2497 times)

CMC Airboss · « **on:** October 10, 2003, 02:09:22 PM »

At the end of the show on friday, Rush announced a 30 day drug rehabilitation treatment plan to help break a pain killer addiction.

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FUNKED1 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:13:43 PM »

Can happen to anyone.
I hope he recovers and that he will learn something and maybe change his policy views in this area.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:16:13 PM »

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I hope he recovers and that he will learn something and maybe change his policy views in this area.

he'll recover, I doubt he will learn anything from it though. he's not exactly known for an open mind.

MrLars · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:19:11 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Can happen to anyone.
I hope he recovers and that he will learn something and maybe change his policy views in this area.

Yep, although I loath Rush, being a former addict myself I sincerly hope he can kick his problem....it ain't easy.

Udie · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:22:42 PM »

^ We'll see.

He most likely already knows what they will teach him there. Oxi cotton is a tough one to kick. It's like quitting morphine. I wish him well. I know for me 28 days in rehab saved my life and was the best/smartest thing I ever did. I hope he made the decision based on his addiction in stead of staying out of legal trouble.....

Jack55 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:22:49 PM »

I'm not surprised. His show is not nearly as funny as it was ten years ago.

Erlkonig · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:36:24 PM »

I do wonder if jail time would have been a more enlightening, hands-on experience in American justice and the War on Drugs for the man.

Udie · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:46:01 PM »

^ you may get your wish. He said the cops are doing an investigation.

Pretty damn strong of him today to come out and say it. That took some testicular fortitude for him to admit that to his 20 million person audience. I'm proud of him. When I read it on drudge last week I had a feeling it was true. The last year or 2 I've noticed him taking a lot more days off than he used to and when the story came out, he didn't deny it, he said he couldn't talk about it yet.

Nice [cough] liberal [/cough] attitude there earl. His hard times generally make you happy don't they....

Wanker · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:53:08 PM »

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Nice [cough] liberal [/cough] attitude there earl. His hard times generally make you happy don't they....

Well, to be fair, Udie, Rush has never been one to express sympathy for others in a difficult situation, like, say, a single mother on welfare. Why should you expect anyone to show sympathy for him?

Rush reaps what he sows.

10Bears · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2003, 02:54:06 PM »

So when Rush was accusing Hillary Clinton of murder in the Vince Foster suicide, how gouad out was he?

In 1999 when Rush was calling United States Armed Forces natizo during the Kosovo intervention, did he say that between nods?

When he said Clinton was worse than a bank robber for lying about hummers -- was that the drugs talking?..

Everything Rush told you in the last ten years was told to you by a stone junky. Maybe he should take his own advise about drug abusers, lock em’ up and throw away the key. Oh yeah that’s only for democrat drug users or minority drug abusers.

Udie · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2003, 03:03:35 PM »

hehe banana I don't expect much from or of liberals

most of the ones I know anyway. You and a few others I respect but I know too many in my personal life and they are all pretty much deginerates.

LePaul · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2003, 03:08:08 PM »

While I hope he heals and kicks the habbit, his credibility took a salvo of torpedoes.

I, too, recall his show being a lot funnier in the past. Maybe this is the >reboot< he and his life need to bring it back that way. While I agree with Rush on many items, he aloofness left me hard pressed to listen to his entire show. Its one thing to beleive what you say and commentate on the news of the day...its another to come off as a know-it-all 24/7

Sadly, he's getting a lot of the "kettle, black, hot" glare from many...and deservedly so.

Anyways, hope he heals and recovers.

Gunthr · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2003, 03:19:59 PM »

He didn't parse words or make denials. I'll give him that.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2003, 03:26:33 PM »

Why do I think that if Al Franken admitted a similar problem he would be praised as a great man for wanting to change for the better?

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2003, 03:52:30 PM »

I am not a big Rush fan, and I think wishing prison on a guy who got addicted to medication is pretty low.

Jeez you guys hate him so much you wish prison on him, so drug rehab is only for good lib crack heads?

I think Rush is wrong about drugs, I thing they should be decriminalised, and people should be treated instead of sent to jail, and yeah that would apply to ANYONE including all franken or Gray davis or George Bush.

Do you guys who hate this guy enough to wish harm on him work that way with everyone you do not like/agree with?