Ann Coulter Defends Rush From Leftist Hypocrites

NewsMax ^ | Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003

[yonif]

Noting that "liberals have finally found a drug addict they don't like," "Treason" author Ann Coulter is lashing out at Rush Limbaugh's critics.

In her syndicated column Wednesday she wrote that leftists who can find excuses for some of the worst human beings such as the "Lackawanna Six – those high-spirited young lads innocently seeking adventure in an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan ... could find no excuses for Rush Limbaugh."

The acid-tongued Joan of Arc of the right pointed out that after many years of telling Americans that Limbaugh was "a has-been, a nobody, yesterday's news," all of a sudden he was a front-page story.

Coulter observed that Rush's addiction to painkillers was a far bigger story for the mainstream media than his remarkable near-$300 million radio contract, the biggest such radio contract in broadcasting history. When he signed it two years ago, she recalled, "that was it." She could find only 12 mentions in a LexisNexis search.

In contrast, in just the past week "LexisNexis has accumulated more than 50 documents with the words "Rush Limbaugh and hypocrisy."

She blames the media's obsession with the painkiller story on leftist hypocrites' opportunity to accuse conservatives of hypocrisy.

Noting that because "liberals have no morals," they are able to castigate those people they don't like for failing to live up to the very standards that they themselves scorn. It is, she wrote "an intriguing strategy. By openly admitting to being philanderers, draft dodgers, liars, weasels and cowards, liberals avoid ever being hypocrites."

Of course, would-be "liberals" are proving their own hypocrisy by failing to be the bastions of tolerance, openness and fair-mindedness that they claim to be.

After observing that unlike a certain impeached ex-president, Rush wasn't toting a 10-pound Bible into church "before rushing back to the Oval Office for sodomy with Monica Lewinsky" or "enforcing absurd sexual harassment guidelines while dropping his pants in front of a half-dozen subordinates."

So-called liberals, she suggests, never called Clinton a hypocrite because nobody took seriously the idea that he respected women or believed in God.

[January24th]

"an intriguing strategy. By openly admitting to being philanderers, draft dodgers, liars, weasels and cowards, liberals avoid ever being hypocrites."

Delicious riposte! And oh, so true!

[tioga]

-awesome Annie!

[Old Sarge]

In accordnace with long-standing FreeRepublic policy:

Salud, Sweetie...

[.cnI redruM]

Coulter nails it once again. I'd love to see her debate Howard Dean, John Kerry or especially, Richard Gephardt.

[Arrowhead1952]

Permanently on my desktop.

[RonF]

Yadda, yadda. You could just as easily say, "Conservatives finally have found a drug addict that they can like." If all reports are to be believed, Rush got addicted to drugs, and committed crimes to feed that addiction. The difference between him and the guy on the street is that he had the resources to avoid having to commit violent crime to feed his addiction.

Here's my proposal. Put Rush though all the treatment, etc., he needs to get straight. Then fine him the necessary amount and grab 10 guys off the street and give them the same treatment he gets, in the same facilities.

[dts32041]

I have a better an libertarian solution to the drug problem in the Us. Legalize all the drugs you want, have the FDA Control the distribution, no home grown stuff, 100 % FDA approved, tax them the way cigarettes and booze are tax.

Then get rid of the FICA tax.

Two Problems solved, you have your drugs and they are 100% legal, you tax them to tax care of the irresponsible ones and then you remove an unfair tax.

What libertarian wouldn't like that solution?

Put the enforcement under ATF, not DEA.

After all they know how to go after people who don't pay weapon's taxes.

[Evil Inc]

"Then fine him the necessary amount and grab 10 guys off the street and give them the same treatment he gets, in the same facilities. "

What wealthy person in this country suffers the fate of the unwashed in life? No body! Liberals, conservative, republican, democrat, it doesnt matter. If you have the cabbage you buy the best defense you can get, the best doctor you can get, and no one criticises or denies that. The truth is he is getting what his station in life provides to all in that stratosphere, and everyone I know is trying like crazy to get there. Lets criticize the wealthy, not Rush personally. Qustion: who built the country club prisons for the criminal elite?? And why? The wealthy in Congress of course, so when they are caught they will not be treated like the vermin.

[laotzu]

"The difference between him and the guy on the street is..."

Recreational drug abuse, or medication to combat debilitating pain. Is there a difference?

[Americalover]

I usually like Ann because like Rush she is hysterical when she goes over the top. The Rats really don’t understand her humor and watching them get their panties in a bunch is always fun.

But this is strange, and it assumes that we believe that Rush was really getting his drugs from a doctor. It is a little embarrassing to me; we should stop pretending for Rush. Rush isn’t going to want us to front for him, he is going to take responsibility for the illegal nature of his addiction, and he even said he would cooperate with authorities.

As one who understands addiction, we aren’t doing Rush any favors pretending that his addiction was for medicinal purposes, it is called enabling. And it is very real.

We all need to support Rush, and the only way to do that is by not pretending he is any different from any other addict

[RonDog]

See also THESE threads:

With half his brain tied behind his back - Ann Coulter
			Posted by kattracks On 10/16/2003 12:32 AM PDT with 23 comments townhall.com ^ | 10/16/03 | Ann Coulter
With half his brain tied behind his back [Ann Coulter]
			Posted by perfect stranger On 10/15/2003 4:36 PM PDT with 139 comments WND.com ^ | Oct 15, 2003 | Ann Coulter

[nothingnew]

So-called liberals, she suggests, never called Clinton a hypocrite because nobody took seriously the idea that he respected women or believed in God.

WHAM....BAM...THANK YOU MAM!

FMCDH

[Ready4Freddy]

"Recreational drug abuse, or medication to combat debilitating pain. Is there a difference?"

Not one that matters to the person trying to get clean.

[nothingnew]

Agreed...Now let's get to the bottom of Dr's. not prescribing adequate pain relief...in the most powerful and wealthiest nation on earth.....could it be trial lawyers?

FMCDH

[jimt]

Recreational drug abuse, or medication to combat debilitating pain. Is there a difference?

Absolutely.

And when you're buying it from your housekeeper and doing 100 pills a day it's not "medication to combat debilitating pain."

[Ready4Freddy]

Or perhaps I should say that it needs to be a distinction without a difference to someone who wants to get clean.

I've seen Louis Winthorpe III's die from their 'more socially acceptable' drugs of choice, and Billy Ray Valentine's kick meth / crack / smack / ice / you name it, and become acceptable, responsible, productive members of society.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Put the enforcement under ATF, not DEA.

How about we compromise, eliminate both, and put enforcement under HHS.

[NavyCaptain]

Ann is sooo good at telling it like it is!