Isn't Limbaugh's 30 days of rehab up this week?

[kentuck]

Will he come back for the full week? Or will he slip back in gradually with perhaps one day during the week...just to see how the dittoheads accept him? Or will he take more than the 30 days? Certainly very few would think that he would not come back at all?
He is too valuable to the Republican Party to let him stay off the air too much longer. Just think of how much more brilliant he will be without one-half his brain tied behind his back...clear-headed and not all screwed up on Oxycontin??

[Warpy]

1. I think he's got at least 10 days to go

...then he'll be back as a shrieking shill for the looniest loons in the DEA.

[michaelbmoore]

2. Nah,

He's just getting over the sweats and shakes. . .

:beer:

Ah, a refreshing thought.

[kentuck]

3. Welcome Mike !

:)

[michaelbmoore]

7. I had this dream

that I was his nurse and kept forgetting to give him his Ativan, the poor fellow.

I guess I'm just not a very kind person.

I need to fix that.

[RuB]

8. Once he's out of rehab, he has to get used to all the Republican

heads up his ass without the medication to numb it.

[bearfartinthewoods]

43. i don't think there are sweats and shakes anymore

i guess different drugs are different but iirc, they put you to sleep and when you wake up, you are clear of the physical addiction. this would be the procedure he said he went through twice already. the 30 days is an intensive psychological regeim meant to begin the undoing of the psychological addiction.

[thebigidea]

61. they have been doing "sleep cures" for decades

you think he feels good upon waking?

[Bozita]

4. probably getting addicted to his horse

I know, it's a bad joke for old people.

[maine_raptor]

5. You Know, you have a point kentuck

"Just think of how much more brilliant he will be without one-half his brain tied behind his back...clear-headed and not all screwed up on Oxycontin??"



Could it be that once the haze lifts from his mind, and the other half of his brain kicks in, he'll realize what bullschiess he's been spouting all these years and become a.....GASP......liberal?????

Oh, man would I pay to see the looks on some freepers faces if that happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[michaelbmoore]

6. Hoo-boy

LMAO-SHIP

[dnet41]

9. think about this

Its possible he will transfer his addiction to something else. Kind of the way many addicts take up working out to an extreme. He could come back and go all out with everything. It'll be really interesting to see I think.

[newyawker99]

10. Hi dnet41!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[AntiBushRepub]

11. If I may interject

I haven't posted here in a while...

But I thought eventually I'd jump in on the Rush thing, since I have lived exactly what he's going through. Except for one thing, I'm sure he always had enough money to keep from getting real sick, so in a way I bet it was a little easier on him. He never had to worry about how the get the 40 or so bucks you need *just to get out of bed*.

I'm not the biggest Rush fan but I will make a few points.

First the show was to be missing Rush for 5 weeks. (Not sure how long it's been)

Second, I caution those people who make jokes about and revel in his withdrawal, "sweats and shakes". as posted above.. "forgetting to give him his Ativan", etc... I don't think the people saying this (correct me if I'm wrong) have ever felt what an Oxycontin withdrawal is like. But it's much worse than you can imagine, and I wouldn't wish it on my absolute worst enemy. Even though you despise Rush. Wishing a painful opiate withdrawal on another human being is not any way to conduct yourself. I know first hand the type of supernatural suffering this can bring about, granted I don't have the kind of money Rush has for a cushy rehab. There's not really a painless way out, even with Buprenex.

Third, I read some posts in the past (particularly in the days immediatly after the story came out) that all his fans were wrong and should feel dumb becase "everything they've been listening to has been the ravings of a junkie"..etc not going for exact words but I did read that sentiment here. Well, opiates make someone much more... how can I describe it.. warm and fuzzy... less agitatable... more likely to be nice to someone than not..."nicer".. if I may dare to go so far as it could make someone a little more 'liberal'...I think the Rush that comes out of rehab will be probably very much the same, since his ideas were mostly forumalted before his addiciton... but I think alot of the more liberal types on here might like him LESS when he's off the dope. (if that's possible)

I respect the fact that you hate what Rush says on the radio, and totally disagree with his political veiws. You all are liberals, he's a conservative.. this is politics... nothing wrong with that. It's how the game is played. But to take it to the deeply personal level and wish a painful opiate withdrawal on someone... I urge some of the more zealous among you to reconsider that approach...

-ABR

[liberalcapitalist]

17. hate begets hate

Rush Limbaugh is a hate-monger. I only wish he were in jail falling victim to a jailhouse version of the homosexual agenda, instead of in a posh, liberal rehab center.

[bearfartinthewoods]

50. to a jailhouse version of the homosexual agenda

you want to try an explain what you meant by this without sounding like a homophobic idiot?

i'd like to watch;

rape is never a laughing matter and calling jailhouse rape any version of the homosexual agenda is idiotic and bigoted.

[dolo amber]

18. I made this exact point in the Lounge

And was it was widely greeted with derision. I've been there as well, not oxy but a narcotic is a narcotic...as mush as I despise him I wouldn't wish this on Satan himself. I find it deeply ironic that this board, the ones who condemn republicans for their lack of compassion, have so little compassion for someone like Rush just when we NEED to be showing why we are *different* than *them*. :eyes:

[Cat Atomic]

22. It really doesn't matter if I wish a painful withdrawal on Rush or not.

The fact is that he's going to *have* one, whether I wish it or not.

Limbaugh took his rhetoric well past politics and into the personal realm long ago. That's what his show is; three hours of name calling and juvenile personal attacks on anyone left of center.

So yes, I think realize that his withdrawal is going to be incredibly difficult- and I think it's hilarious. You'll forgive me if I can't muster any sympathy for a man whose made a fortune selling lies and propaganda that hurts real, live people.

[Timefortruth]

36. If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he suffered much.

He likely went through the expensive unconscious detox before he entered rehab. There is little hope Rush will suffer the real consequences of his addiction and it is almost inconceivable that he will emerge from this an honest man.

If Rush does start telling the truth I will admire him despite his decades of transgressions. If he continues to capitalize on the fear and bigotry of the uneducated then he won’t find any sympathy here, in that case he will have been given the best opportunity to redeem himself and will have chosen to deceive instead.

[stevedeshazer]

39. I agree with you

I know I'm in the minority here, but I still think civility matters in cases like this.

I despise everything Limbaugh stands for, but I don't make a habit of wishing pain on others for my own personal satisfaction.

[Timefortruth]

44. Wishing suffering on someone does not cause suffering

unless you have some control over the outcome, which no one here does in Rush’s case. Rush was pious and judgmental in the very worst way and IMO what is seen here is satisfaction that Rush will now be on the receiving end of suffering for personal failures, since he so enjoyed other’s suffering.

That said, Rush did not suffer. He bought his way out of that also almost certainly. Twice before he paid to withdraw without pain and there is no reason to think that he didn’t do it a third time.

[LeahMira]

46. You are right...

I respect the fact that you hate what Rush says on the radio, and totally disagree with his political veiws. You all are liberals, he's a conservative.. this is politics... nothing wrong with that. It's how the game is played. But to take it to the deeply personal level and wish a painful opiate withdrawal on someone... I urge some of the more zealous among you to reconsider that approach...

Kindness, even when it is not deserved, is always a better choice. Do unto others, and all that...

I'm glad you are well now, and hope that each day is better than the last for you. And I totally admire you for the strength to deal with the problem and overcome it.

[Zero Gravitas]

53. You have a good point BUT

Limbaugh is the one wishing painful withdrawal on others... in prison no less. That is what Limbaugh wished on others so why should we be tane to task for a little shadenfreude over Limbaugh having to go through with drawal in a cushy touchy-feely luxury resort/rehab center? We are not wishing on him (well maybe some are) the full force of what he was wishing on others: painful withdrawla, no treatment and a decade in prison. He's getting off easy.

[Jacobin]

54. Have you heard Jeff Christy talk about what should happen to junkies?

Maximum jail time.

Maybe you aren't offended by self-righteous hypocrites. I am.

He deserves all the misery he gets and more.

He advocates long jail sentences for drug users. He should get what he advocates.

He is slime. Nothing that he goes through in his cushy rehab would be enough to make up for the damage he has done to this country.

BTW, he is destined for relapse. His personality is Denial in spades. He'll be back to rehab over and over. Finally, maybe this shitball will fade away from radio.

[rocktivity]

55. Rush DOES realize the "bullschiess he's been spouting"

as Maine_raptor puts it--and I think that's why he got addicted in the first place! It's become his escape from the person that he has become and hates with a passion, but has too much money and power to walk away from. I think another line of work would be just what the doctor ordered!


rocknation

P.S. Have you checked out this cartoon?

[NicoleM]

12. I've been saying for weeks now

that we should send him flowers in rehab. But since he's almost done, I think I'll take up a collection for the day he goes back on the air. "Best Wishes from the libruls at 'Democrat' Underground." :)

[AntiBushRepub]

13. I saw alot of liberals on here...

Say that "even though we don't like Rush.. we should wish him the best because of the fact that it's a drug addiction", etc"..

Let me say that all recovering addicts, liberal and coservative, salute those people for seeing past party lines when it comes down to REAL suffering"

-ABR

[NicoleM]

14. I care about Rush's suffering

about as much as he ever cared about anybody else's. Which is to say, not much. I just want him to know that we're better people than he is.

[AntiBushRepub]

16. And party lines aside..

alot of you are bigger people than that.

PS. I do think Rush does care somewhat about people's suffering. I just think he has a different view on how to go about it. Hence the conflict.

-ABR

[thebigidea]

19. could you quantify his compassion? elaborate on how he cares?

I hear he has kind eyes and is very nice to children.

[NicoleM]

25. Yeah.

I'd like some examples of Rush caring "somewhat" about people's suffering. Particularly people who aren't rabid conservatives.

[Oilwellian]

26. I would love to hear an example

Please tell us of one example where Rush expressed compassion for those who suffer. I'll wait.

[Name removed]

27. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[snippy]

34. If Rush ever showed compassion he would lose all of his listeners.

I know many, many shittoheads. Without exception they are liars, bigots and hate mongers. Just like Rush. He validates their beliefs.

I also know many conservative republicans who are not liars, bigots and hate mongers. Without exception they dislike Rush and refuse to listen to him.

[mumon]

59. I think he's narcissistic - i.e., self-centered.

I've heard him, and he spends so much time blathering about himself, talking himself up, going over the top ("My ties are anything but conservative! That's why they're called 'No Boundaries!'") that it's clear he's got a problem.

[thebigidea]

15. ladies and gentlemen, meet the official spokesperson for ALL addicts...

I'm looking to score the endorsement of ALL Recovering Addicts, Liberal and Conservative (ARALCON) for my new line of aerodynamic underwear. Do you take checks?

[AntiBushRepub]

21. Are you sure you wouldn't rather have it as..

"All narcotic addicts, liberal and conservative" (ANALCON)

Sorry..i couldn't resist...

Anyways... I don't think many addicts would disagree with me on anything I've said.

Aerodynamic underwear? Where do I get a pair?

[thebigidea]

24. I guess if you want to make the obvious cyst comments, go nuts

"Anyways... I don't think many addicts would disagree with me on anything I've said."

You know this how? Gallup poll for junkies?

I'd sic William Burroughs on you, but he's dead and thus not returning my calls.

[AntiBushRepub]

28. Well...

I feel safe saying this for a number of reasons.

I spend alot of time with them, and I also am one.

There's a line of thinking that goes along with recovery, that of hundreds of addicts I've spoken to, has never failed to manifest itself during their recovery. And that is that suport for those who have a desire to stop using is of the utmost importance and supercedes most all things.

It's better than a gallup poll.

-ABR

[thebigidea]

31. Better than a Gallup poll and half the price!

Now that we've established beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're the Official Narcotics Spokesman for DU, lets move on to round two.

So you're a Republican? Why, the compassionate policy towards drug addicts? The cleansing charm of the drug war?

(I've seen outward displays of compassion along with a secretive grin and a catty "once a junkie, always a junkie." comments. Limbaugh is rich and hypocritical - his little vacation won't even dent his habit.)

[AntiBushRepub]

51. I never supported the drug war....

I support legalization....

Plus I have extra compasion because I have lived the situation.

[thebigidea]

57. did you supersize your compassion?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

49. Flowers? Howsabout some pretty poppies?

[Zephyrbird]

56. You bad bird!

ROTFL!

[Wapsie B]

20. He's the Savior of AM radio.

He's gotta come back sometime. It's either him or move Hannity into the same time slot. As for the post talking about having compassion for addicts and such, I do, just not this one. Karma's a bitch ain't it Jeff Christie? I say let he and his kind die in the gutter, in a pool of their excrement.

[ewagner]

23. Addiction aside.........

I don't think we, as liberals, are looking at this the right way.

Understand that EIB is Rush's life calling. He'll be back at it with a vengence as soon as he's able. As a savy businessman, Rush and his producers have probably already formulated a plan to turn this into a postivive and increase their listenership. I'm not sure how they are going to do it, but I am certain that it either has been or will be done. In that sense, a rehabilitated Rush could be an absolute nightmare.

[MGKrebs]

29. Well I've been assuming that the cops

will be waiting for him with the handcuffs as soon as he steps outside the door. Is that not to be?

[AntiBushRepub]

30. I highly doubt it. n/t

[thebigidea]

33. of course, the fix is in under Jeb Bush

You must be from Florida or something.

why does Limbaugh deserve special treatment? Any one else going through that many pills would be up on distribution charges.

[snippy]

35. Oxydittos !

[livinontheedge]

40. One problem . . . they didn't catch him with the pills.

Their witness is less than credible and the cops aren't interested in going after him. They want his supplier.

If the Enquirer had held off the story for a few more weeks, the cops could have set him up in a sting and fried his ass.

[thebigidea]

42. at that number of pills, the law should consider him a supplier

they would if he weren't Rush Limbaugh.

"If the Enquirer had held off the story for a few more weeks, the cops could have set him up in a sting and fried his ass."

your source on this?

They sat on this for months if not years. You really think Florida police would've gone after a RW deity?

[Timefortruth]

48. The woman in the Enquirer stopped

selling to Rush a year ago. He had some other source more recently.

There was a poster here at DU that was talking about Rush's addiction long before the story ran. As I recall, that poster said the supplier was a man. So Rush could have been caught if there were any interest in it, but he has too much money to be arrested.

[Wapsie B]

32. It's a nice thought

but $30 million a year buys a whole 'nother brand of justice in this country. He'd sooner get a bj from a conservative judge as spend even a day in a country club prison.

[raysr]

37. It's gonna be great....

to see how the Repugs get him out of this!!!

[livinontheedge]

41. Repubs love him. They think he will be stronger and better

than he was before rehab.

[Timefortruth]

52. He already is out of it.

It was perscription drugs! How could he help himself?

[catmandu57]

38. Just how far into this fantasy rehab

will the relapse come? The pigboy has two choices either give up the hate or live like a junkie. He can't have it both ways, it doesn't work that way, addiction isn't a smorgasboard to pick and choose from.

Myself, I have no compassion for this idiot, the perfect solution for me would be to have the pigboy choke to death on his own vomit while bubba is ass raping him in hard time stir.

[leftofthedial]

45. don't know (or care) when he's back

but he and his horde of vermin will be even more venemous than before.

[janekat]

47. I think he went in on the 10th so 30 days would be Nov. 10th

n/t

[9215]

58. We need to keep a running topic on Rush's recovery

You never know, maybe the treatment process will loosen up his sphincter enough to entertain the idea of treatment over incarceration.

Of course he may just see the treatment as incarceration. :eyes:


Thanks for keeping on top of this most important issue Kentuck. :thumbsup:

[mumon]

60. I like to think of it as "relapse watch."

I don't want to get to politically incorrect here, but the smart money's on Rush relapsing.

[Jacobin]

62. I hear its 80% for a long term HillBilly heroin addict

Odds don't seem to favor the ditto man.

If he was doing enough to destroy his hearing, he was seriously junked up.

[mumon]

63. BTW: remember 20 MILLION LISTEN EVERY WEEK?

http://www.talkers.com/talkaud.html

Even at their best, they're still missing 5.5 Million for OxyRush.

[completely_bushed]

64. Bupersticker Idea

"Rush Limbaugh is an OxyMoron"

That works on a few levels, don't you think?