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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Truer word have never been uttered, indeed.  Your point is sound and excellent.  Thanks for sharing.</description>
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<p>Truer word have never been uttered, indeed.  Your point is sound and excellent.  Thanks for sharing.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4796060', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Michaell</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: AS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rush is in the business of dirt digging.  Despite popular beliefs--Rush is not right.  All he&#039;s ever done is bash the opposite side.
The earth&#039;s ecosystem is not fragile?  Take a look around you.  Would you want drink the water from the lakes around you if you saw the green algae and black stains that cross the beaches in my area?  Would you want to eat the fish with mercury contamination?  Would you like to see what kind of crap you&#039;re breathing in?   Do you want to see the animals losing their homes? No more deer hunting, what a shame.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rush is in the business of dirt digging.  Despite popular beliefs&#8211;Rush is not right.  All he&#8217;s ever done is bash the opposite side.<br />
The earth&#8217;s ecosystem is not fragile?  Take a look around you.  Would you want drink the water from the lakes around you if you saw the green algae and black stains that cross the beaches in my area?  Would you want to eat the fish with mercury contamination?  Would you like to see what kind of crap you&#8217;re breathing in?   Do you want to see the animals losing their homes? No more deer hunting, what a shame.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1063452', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: don iarussi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 14:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>if it is even true aboutRush, I think its a witchunt. At least he does not drive his car and put othersat risk like pill popper Brain Patrick Kenendy who learned well from his dad. &quot;CHAPPAQUIDDICK TED KENNEDY&quot;

This guy pill popped as a congresman and did notcare about his constituints or people whom he may ahve mowed down

more libercrits

Rush: The 35 Undeniable Truths
As read by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show, Friday, February 18, 1994:

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(All equally truthful: number 1 is not more or less important than 35.) 


There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great. 
The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country&#039;s achievers, producers, and job creators. 
No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity. 
Evidence refutes liberalism. 
There is no such thing as a New Democrat. 
The Earth&#039;s eco-system is not fragile. 
Character matters; leadership decends from character. 
The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down. 
Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century. 
The 1980s was not a decade of greed but a decade of prosperity; it was the longest period of peacetime growth in American history. 
Abstinence prevents sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy -every time it&#039;s tried. 
Condoms only work during the school year. 
Poverty is not the root (&quot;rut&quot;) cause of crime. 
There&#039;s a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not. 
If you commit a crime, you are guilty. 
Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud. 
The way to improve our schools is not more money, but the reintroduction of moral and spiritual values, as well as the four &quot;R&#039;s&quot;: reading, &#039;riting, &#039;rithmatic, and Rush. 
I am not arrogant. 
My first 35 Undeniable Truths are still undeniably true. 
There is a God. 
There is something wrong when critics say the problem with America is too much religion. 
Morality is not defined by individual choice. 
The only way liberals win national elections is by pretending they&#039;re not liberals. 
Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society. 
Follow the money. When somebody says, &quot;It&#039;s not the money,&quot; it&#039;s always the money. 
Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box. 
Using federal dollars as a measure, our cities have not been neglected, but poisoned with welfare dependency funds. 
Progress is not striving for economic justice or fairness, but economic growth. 
Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it. 
Compassion is no substitute for justice. 
The culture war is between the winners and those who think they&#039;re losers who want to become winners. The losers think the only way they can become winners is by banding together all the losers and then empowering a leader of the losers to make things right for them. 
The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters. 
You could afford your house without your government - if it weren&#039;t for your government. 
Words mean things. 
Too many Americans can&#039;t laugh at themselves anymore.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>if it is even true aboutRush, I think its a witchunt. At least he does not drive his car and put othersat risk like pill popper Brain Patrick Kenendy who learned well from his dad. &#8220;CHAPPAQUIDDICK TED KENNEDY&#8221;</p>
<p>This guy pill popped as a congresman and did notcare about his constituints or people whom he may ahve mowed down</p>
<p>more libercrits</p>
<p>Rush: The 35 Undeniable Truths<br />
As read by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show, Friday, February 18, 1994:</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>(All equally truthful: number 1 is not more or less important than 35.) </p>
<p>There is a distinct singular American culture &#8211; rugged individualism and self-reliance &#8211; which made America great.<br />
The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country&#8217;s achievers, producers, and job creators.<br />
No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.<br />
Evidence refutes liberalism.<br />
There is no such thing as a New Democrat.<br />
The Earth&#8217;s eco-system is not fragile.<br />
Character matters; leadership decends from character.<br />
The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down.<br />
Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the twentieth century.<br />
The 1980s was not a decade of greed but a decade of prosperity; it was the longest period of peacetime growth in American history.<br />
Abstinence prevents sexually transmitted disease and pregnancy -every time it&#8217;s tried.<br />
Condoms only work during the school year.<br />
Poverty is not the root (&#8221;rut&#8221;) cause of crime.<br />
There&#8217;s a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.<br />
If you commit a crime, you are guilty.<br />
Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.<br />
The way to improve our schools is not more money, but the reintroduction of moral and spiritual values, as well as the four &#8220;R&#8217;s&#8221;: reading, &#8216;riting, &#8216;rithmatic, and Rush.<br />
I am not arrogant.<br />
My first 35 Undeniable Truths are still undeniably true.<br />
There is a God.<br />
There is something wrong when critics say the problem with America is too much religion.<br />
Morality is not defined by individual choice.<br />
The only way liberals win national elections is by pretending they&#8217;re not liberals.<br />
Feminism was established as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society.<br />
Follow the money. When somebody says, &#8220;It&#8217;s not the money,&#8221; it&#8217;s always the money.<br />
Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.<br />
Using federal dollars as a measure, our cities have not been neglected, but poisoned with welfare dependency funds.<br />
Progress is not striving for economic justice or fairness, but economic growth.<br />
Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it.<br />
Compassion is no substitute for justice.<br />
The culture war is between the winners and those who think they&#8217;re losers who want to become winners. The losers think the only way they can become winners is by banding together all the losers and then empowering a leader of the losers to make things right for them.<br />
The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters.<br />
You could afford your house without your government &#8211; if it weren&#8217;t for your government.<br />
Words mean things.<br />
Too many Americans can&#8217;t laugh at themselves anymore.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=542528', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: yellodog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 18:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Follow up to #37 - anybody see anything at all about this on the Monday news cycle? CNN, Fox, local channels, anywhere?  Anywhere in the liberal MSM?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow up to #37 &#8211; anybody see anything at all about this on the Monday news cycle? CNN, Fox, local channels, anywhere?  Anywhere in the liberal MSM?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=531478', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: GURU^</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Bruce Gorton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;the unemployment rate is lower than it has been in thirty years, and experts are suprised that the economy is till going strong in spite of gas prices. Comment by Antagonist&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Actually, due to the fact that the formula used to calculate unemployment was changed under the Bush Administration; the comparison is completely worthless.

Further, the economy is running on foreign money, and contrary to what you Yanks may believe, that money is going to have to be paid back at some point &lt;em&gt;with interest.&lt;/em&gt; The Chinese didn&#039;t give you those loans just to be nice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>the unemployment rate is lower than it has been in thirty years, and experts are suprised that the economy is till going strong in spite of gas prices. Comment by Antagonist</p></blockquote>
<p>Actually, due to the fact that the formula used to calculate unemployment was changed under the Bush Administration; the comparison is completely worthless.</p>
<p>Further, the economy is running on foreign money, and contrary to what you Yanks may believe, that money is going to have to be paid back at some point <em>with interest.</em> The Chinese didn&#8217;t give you those loans just to be nice.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529918', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RacingTowardTheStoneAge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 07:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#112

cnn poll on now, â€™should rush go to jail?â€™ 66%yes 34%noâ€¦.the same 34%..baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Comment by wisedup â€” April 29, 2006 @ 6:59 pm

In another unrelated survey, 34% of people were found to be incapable of comprehending simple facts.</description>
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<p>cnn poll on now, â€™should rush go to jail?â€™ 66%yes 34%noâ€¦.the same 34%..baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>
<p>Comment by wisedup â€” April 29, 2006 @ 6:59 pm</p>
<p>In another unrelated survey, 34% of people were found to be incapable of comprehending simple facts.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529602', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zookeeper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#110 - &lt;em&gt;This is exactly what drug sentences should be. Rush is benefitting from a program designed to divert addicts from prison to treatment.&lt;/em&gt;

You are absolutely right, Wisco.  It&#039;s Rush&#039;s hypocrisy that gives me a problem.  Prisons are full of non-violent drug offenders, and Rush will be happy to let them sit there.  He&#039;ll never speak out for anyone but himself.  You&#039;re right about the dickhead, liar and blowhard parts, too.  I just like typing those words...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#110 &#8211; <em>This is exactly what drug sentences should be. Rush is benefitting from a program designed to divert addicts from prison to treatment.</em></p>
<p>You are absolutely right, Wisco.  It&#8217;s Rush&#8217;s hypocrisy that gives me a problem.  Prisons are full of non-violent drug offenders, and Rush will be happy to let them sit there.  He&#8217;ll never speak out for anyone but himself.  You&#8217;re right about the dickhead, liar and blowhard parts, too.  I just like typing those words&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529299', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wisedup</title>
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		<dc:creator>wisedup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cnn poll on now, &#039;should rush go to jail?&#039;  66%yes  34%no....the same 34%..baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cnn poll on now, &#8217;should rush go to jail?&#8217;  66%yes  34%no&#8230;.the same 34%..baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529259', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: katy</title>
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		<dc:creator>katy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/29/not-exactly-a-rush/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;firedoglake&lt;/a&gt;:
&lt;em&gt;Now that Rush Limbaugh has turned himself in due to his plea deal with the Palm Beach prosecutorâ€™s office, I thought a bit of discussion about what Rush has in store for his 18-months of supervised release would be helpful for everyone (well, everyone who hasnâ€™t gone through a first time drug arrest anyway).
First off, this is a deferred prosecution â€” not a deferred judgment â€” which is a much, much better deal for Rush (and something of a coup for his defense counsel Roy Black, I have to say)...
The fact that the prosecutors were this generous in the deal-making says to me they may have had difficulties getting Rushâ€™s doctor to cooperate with them in terms of testimony and evidence provision. &lt;/em&gt;
...
darn</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/04/29/not-exactly-a-rush/" rel="nofollow">firedoglake</a>:<br />
<em>Now that Rush Limbaugh has turned himself in due to his plea deal with the Palm Beach prosecutorâ€™s office, I thought a bit of discussion about what Rush has in store for his 18-months of supervised release would be helpful for everyone (well, everyone who hasnâ€™t gone through a first time drug arrest anyway).<br />
First off, this is a deferred prosecution â€” not a deferred judgment â€” which is a much, much better deal for Rush (and something of a coup for his defense counsel Roy Black, I have to say)&#8230;<br />
The fact that the prosecutors were this generous in the deal-making says to me they may have had difficulties getting Rushâ€™s doctor to cooperate with them in terms of testimony and evidence provision. </em><br />
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		<title>By: Wisco</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-3/#comment-529096</link>
		<dc:creator>Wisco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone has to remember that Rush didn&#039;t get off scott free. He had to pay more than $30,000 and has to serve what amounts to 1 1/2 years of probation. He&#039;s a dickhead, he&#039;s a liar, he&#039;s blowhard - but he&#039;s also a non-violent drug offender.

This is exactly what drug sentences should be. Rush is benefitting from a program designed to divert addicts from prison to treatment. And the real beauty is that it&#039;s &lt;em&gt;exactly&lt;/em&gt; the sort of program that he&#039;s opposed in the past. That&#039;s the message - that the system works and Rush is a hypocrite.

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&lt;a href=&quot;http://griperblade.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://griperblade.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt; - grumblings from the heartland</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone has to remember that Rush didn&#8217;t get off scott free. He had to pay more than $30,000 and has to serve what amounts to 1 1/2 years of probation. He&#8217;s a dickhead, he&#8217;s a liar, he&#8217;s blowhard &#8211; but he&#8217;s also a non-violent drug offender.</p>
<p>This is exactly what drug sentences should be. Rush is benefitting from a program designed to divert addicts from prison to treatment. And the real beauty is that it&#8217;s <em>exactly</em> the sort of program that he&#8217;s opposed in the past. That&#8217;s the message &#8211; that the system works and Rush is a hypocrite.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;<br />
<a href="http://griperblade.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://griperblade.blogspot.com</a> &#8211; grumblings from the heartland<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529096', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Dean Moriarity</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-3/#comment-529093</link>
		<dc:creator>Dean Moriarity</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dang, I finally agree with Rush on something:  OC is sweeeeeet.  Mmmmm-hmmmm.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dang, I finally agree with Rush on something:  OC is sweeeeeet.  Mmmmm-hmmmm.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=529093', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Dee</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-3/#comment-528976</link>
		<dc:creator>Dee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And Rush Limbaugh gets what he deserves.  His radio show offers nothing but hate and poisons our society.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And Rush Limbaugh gets what he deserves.  His radio show offers nothing but hate and poisons our society.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=528976', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Dee</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-3/#comment-528973</link>
		<dc:creator>Dee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Remember, abortion as well as gay marriage are nothing but wedge issues used by the wingnuts and their blind followers to distract americans from what their REAL agenda is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember, abortion as well as gay marriage are nothing but wedge issues used by the wingnuts and their blind followers to distract americans from what their REAL agenda is.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=528973', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Gregor Samsa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-3/#comment-528963</link>
		<dc:creator>Gregor Samsa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;The prosecutor was a partisan hack, had he had the goods on Rush he would not have dropped this.
Comment by troll â€” April 29, 2006 @ 7:31 am&lt;/i&gt;

The prosecution did not &quot;drop it&quot;: They struck an agreement allowing Limbaugh to seek treatment. 

This type of agreements is reached all the time to save everyone involved money and time.

&lt;i&gt;The 30k Rush had to pay was a travesty of justice that a real liberal should be appalled by.&lt;/i&gt;

Had Limbaugh been completely in the clear, he would not have needed to pay that money as part of the agreement. Had he been clean, he would not had been involved in this mess to begin with -call it owning up to your mistakes and taking responsibility. 

&lt;i&gt;You act like Rush was addicted to recreational drugs and your lack of compassion(...)&lt;/i&gt;

So now being a drug addict is not that bad? Because an addiction isan addiction is an addiction. Whether &quot;recreational&quot; or not, the end result is the same: &quot;Drugs destroy your life&quot; as Limbaugh himself put it.

And by you defending him you show your priorities are &quot;out of wack&quot; -again, as Limbaugh himself put it.

He is suffering the consequences of his own decisions. You don&#039;t &quot;accidentally&quot; become an addict.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The prosecutor was a partisan hack, had he had the goods on Rush he would not have dropped this.<br />
Comment by troll â€” April 29, 2006 @ 7:31 am</i></p>
<p>The prosecution did not &#8220;drop it&#8221;: They struck an agreement allowing Limbaugh to seek treatment. </p>
<p>This type of agreements is reached all the time to save everyone involved money and time.</p>
<p><i>The 30k Rush had to pay was a travesty of justice that a real liberal should be appalled by.</i></p>
<p>Had Limbaugh been completely in the clear, he would not have needed to pay that money as part of the agreement. Had he been clean, he would not had been involved in this mess to begin with -call it owning up to your mistakes and taking responsibility. </p>
<p><i>You act like Rush was addicted to recreational drugs and your lack of compassion(&#8230;)</i></p>
<p>So now being a drug addict is not that bad? Because an addiction isan addiction is an addiction. Whether &#8220;recreational&#8221; or not, the end result is the same: &#8220;Drugs destroy your life&#8221; as Limbaugh himself put it.</p>
<p>And by you defending him you show your priorities are &#8220;out of wack&#8221; -again, as Limbaugh himself put it.</p>
<p>He is suffering the consequences of his own decisions. You don&#8217;t &#8220;accidentally&#8221; become an addict.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=528963', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zookeeper</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/28/rush-limbaugh-arrested/comment-page-2/#comment-528939</link>
		<dc:creator>Zookeeper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rush&#039;s head looks like a bowling ball.  What&#039;s with the well-scrubbed look?  Getting off the junk must bring back your appetite.  Ugh.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rush&#8217;s head looks like a bowling ball.  What&#8217;s with the well-scrubbed look?  Getting off the junk must bring back your appetite.  Ugh.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=528939', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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