It looks like Rush's only weapon now will be hot air.

[one-eyed-fatman]

Tommy is this the same treatment you had? :P

[Siobhra]

Putting aside weather or not if he was guilty he did not lose his rights. He did not plead guilty and a court did not find him guilty. It is some fancy face saving for the DA. He could not prove his case since Rush had a better lawyer. But he was not going to quit trying. And for Rush he knew he would win but it would run for years and cost millions.
The deal that was worked out was Rush was to plead 'Not guilty' and the state would drop the charges after a short period of time. This way the DA can justify all that he has done and Rush will get off.
They look at it as a win-win however I look at it as a lose-lose.

But the law says he must be found guilty or plead guilty to a crime that could get a sentence of two years or more. As far as the drugs, he was treated and has been found clean.

Of course the usual disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV.

[one-eyed-fatman]

It's just another con job in the court system. Plea bargaining.

[bd1]

Originally Posted by Siobhra

Putting aside weather or not if he was guilty he did not lose his rights. He did not plead guilty and a court did not find him guilty. It is some fancy face saving for the DA. He could not prove his case since Rush had a better lawyer. But he was not going to quit trying. And for Rush he knew he would win but it would run for years and cost millions.
The deal that was worked out was Rush was to plead 'Not guilty' and the state would drop the charges after a short period of time. This way the DA can justify all that he has done and Rush will get off.
They look at it as a win-win however I look at it as a lose-lose.

But the law says he must be found guilty or plead guilty to a crime that could get a sentence of two years or more. As far as the drugs, he was treated and has been found clean.

Of course the usual disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV.

In other words if you have money and connections ways will be found to circumvent the law if need be.

He was arrested and he paid a fine. It was a plea bargain - no matter how they dress it up.

bd

[Mark S.]

Here's what saved Rush Bimbo from jail:

Roy Black

[Delija]

Originally Posted by NewXD40fun

I like Rush, he has those great conservative moral values that most people admire and respect.

Such as?

D.

[Brickboy240]

A long time ago...especially in the dark days of the Clinton regieme, Rush had a place and sometimes made sense.

Today, however, he has gotten too famous, too wealthy, too disconnected and, of course, too full of himself.

Sure, I may agree with him on a few things like taxation and the leftist slant of hte mainstream media, but there are MANY things this guy has said over the past few years that has rankled me and turned me agaist his elitist fat ass.

First, he pokes fun at those that are having a hard time paying for the high gas prices. Obviously, Rush has no problem paying for anything, so he cannot relate to the anger people are feeling and pokes fun at them. Sure, the Senate hearings and 100 dollar rebates offered are a joke, but the suffering of real working people by the high prices is NOT something to laugh at or belittle. Shame on him for acting like some sort of snooty, out of touch rich elitist.

Second, he obviously loves cigars and slams any efforts of those that oppose cigarette smoking. Appraently, Rush is living in 1955 and thinks that theres no ill effects or cancer causing elements to smoking and marginalizes the anti-smoking movement as "lifestyle Nazis" just trying to tell him what to do and curb his fun. As the spouse of someone that has a degree in Genetics and has worked in the cancer research field for almost 20 years, we have to say that Limbaugh is WAY OFF on his remarks about smoking and its effects. Typical of the "I want to do what I like and screw everyone else" mentality.

There are other things that rankle me about Rush and yes, at one time, I liked the guy, but he has become what most real conservatives are very much against - an elitist, out of touch, windbag that is overly self-righteous and is not worth following anymore.

The drug addiction? Well, it doesn't surprise me. Haven't we seen that sort of hypocracy from Diane Fienstein's Jeep Cherokee to Rosie O'Donnels bodyguards guns? Elitists from BOTH sides of the ailse live in a world of hypocracy and "do as I say, not as I do" type behavior. Doesn't surprise me, really.

I am, however, always disappointed, when one of the spokespeople or representatives for conservatism falls from the true ideals of conservatism and Rush (as Bush did a long time ago) has most certainly done just that.

- Brickboy240

[NewXD40fun]

Interesting opinion Brickboy240, but I have never, ever heard Rush demean honest people who are in financial difficulty. He is not an "elitist" type of person in my opinion.

You mischaracterized Rush’s stance on the ill-effects of cigarette smoking. So he likes cigars, so what? He never marginalized the health risks of smoking. And he is right of course about lifestyle activists.

I have never heard anyone else espouse conservative moral values as well as Rush.





Tom

[Delija]

Originally Posted by NewXD40fun

I have never heard anyone else espouse conservative moral values as well as Rush.

You hear what you want to hear.

Rush Limbaugh is a mean-spirited loud mouthed lout.

It takes a very special kind of a-hole to call a teenage girl
who's only offense was being the daughter of a president whose
politics Limbaugh didn't like "a dog". About as despicable and
incredibly mean spirited and offensive act
as I can imagine. It would have been bad enough if he were some
unknown piece of garbage ranting against Clinton and his family
in some dark cigar smoke filled ****-hole bar, but he did it
with a national audience.

Yeah "morals"....what a joke!!!

Originally Posted by NewXD40fun

You mischaracterized Rush’s stance on the ill-effects of cigarette smoking. So he likes cigars, so what? He never marginalized the health risks of smoking.

"It has not been proven that nicotine is addictive, the same with cigarettes causing emphysema [and other diseases]." (LIMBAUGH:Radio show, 4/29/94)

The guy is like XDFunny...he makes it up as he goes along. "Weird Science" at it's weirdest!

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1895

Peace,
D.

[NewXD40fun]

Originally Posted by Delija

You hear what you want to hear.

Rush Limbaugh is a mean-spirited loud mouthed lout.

It takes a very special kind of a-hole to call a teenage girl
who's only offense was being the daughter of a president whose
politics Limbaugh didn't like "a dog". About as despicable and
incredibly mean spirited and offensive act
as I can imagine. It would have been bad enough if he were some
unknown piece of garbage ranting against Clinton and his family
in some dark cigar smoke filled ****-hole bar, but he did it
with a national audience.

Yeah "morals"....what a joke!!!

"It has not been proven that nicotine is addictive, the same with cigarettes causing emphysema [and other diseases]." (LIMBAUGH:Radio show, 4/29/94)

The guy is like XDFunny...he makes it up as he goes along. "Weird Science" at it's weirdest!

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1895

Peace,
D.

Consider the source - a website with a headline quote by Al Franken.




I have never, ever heard anyone espouse conservative moral values anywhere nearly as powerfully as Rush Limbaugh.
The man is a an American hero and a true patriot....and 20 million people every week agree with me, and not the Bush-haters on this forum.







Tom