# Well, at least I know Rush is on drugs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 9, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929 "2008-11-09T19:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/21 "2008-11-10T01:43:11Z")
A new national nightmare of peace and prosperity has begun! ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/22 "2008-11-10T02:10:06Z")
I’ve never, ever, listened to Rush Limbaugh; not one single time in my life. I’m suspicious of anyone who admits to listening to his vomiting, especially those who defend him. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/23 "2008-11-10T06:50:41Z")
I’m mostly on board with you, **LouisB** , but I’ve got a question. If you’ve never listened to him, on what basis do you characterize his output as “vomiting”? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/24 "2008-11-10T07:59:38Z")
Public service pittings, as opposed to recreational outrage, where Doper scouts go and report back. Save a lot of grief, especially for persons like myself, with delicate sensibilities. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/25 "2008-11-10T08:06:53Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > He was referring to the large selloff that occurred Wednesday, immediately after Obama was elected. The market had done quite well leading up to the election and dumped immediately upon the result. I had listened to this live. I do not believe the article cited is representing Rush’s argument accurately, and is ignoring the context that came immediately before and after this comment, which would have made this clear. > > I find it annoying that this article doesn’t bother to accurately represent the argument he actually made. > > Personally, I do not agree with Rush. It seems more like the old case of “buy on the rumor sell on the news.” Why do you keep defending him? You are aware of how thoroughly he’s been proven a liar over and over again, right? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/26 "2008-11-10T08:16:44Z")
To be fair, **Scylla** wasn’t exactly defending Rush, just clarifying what his original argument was. The argument itself is still rubbish. And Rush is contemptible for using it to try to tar Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/27 "2008-11-10T08:35:33Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > No one could knowingly, consciously, and with full awareness and acceptance _choose_ to be so full to the brim, no, _ **overflowing** _ with such foul, pestilential, and mucilaginous shit as this man is, could they? If they’re making a ton of money doing it, yes. How fucking naive are you to think otherwise? ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/28 "2008-11-10T08:54:40Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Before I clicked into the thread I thought this was going to be a pitting of the band Rush for using drugs, and I was having a hard time figuring out why it was big news and why anyone would need to pit them for it. > > 😃 > > You may now carry on with your trashing of this bloated, drug-addled nincompoop. I thought that, too, but did anyone from Rush ever even use drugs? They always seemed so clean and precise. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/29 "2008-11-10T09:06:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Before I clicked into the thread I thought this was going to be a pitting of the band Rush for using drugs, and I was having a hard time figuring out why it was big news and why anyone would need to pit them for it. > > 😃 > > You may now carry on with your trashing of this bloated, drug-addled nincompoop. Phew, I’m not alone! Right down to the “this is news how” part. 😛 > [@neutron\_star](#): > > I thought that, too, but did anyone from Rush ever even use drugs? They always seemed so clean and precise. Actually, I think they’re completely clean (as far as we know), but it still makes a good joke. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/30 "2008-11-10T11:34:43Z")
How long before Hannity starts calling it the Obama Recession? What Rush does the others soon follow. The movement is never wrong with these guys, they are just like communists. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/31 "2008-11-10T12:55:22Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > (Bolding mine.)GM and Ford just reported huge losses for the third quarter, which ended in September. Is Rush going to blame that on Obama, too? I think RL’s comments were tongue-in-cheek. The left seems to delight in blaming George Bush for everything that is wrong. I think RL was just giving them a taste of their own medicine. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/32 "2008-11-10T13:03:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m mostly on board with you, **LouisB** , but I’ve got a question. If you’ve never listened to him, on what basis do you characterize his output as “vomiting”? I base it on my association with a few people who do listen to him and quote what he says to me. But mainly I base it on the honest reporting on this, the SDMB, by posters whom I respect. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/33 "2008-11-10T13:06:12Z")
> [@Jeff](#): > > If they’re making a ton of money doing it, yes. How fucking naive are you to think otherwise? See? In another thread, I posted my naive hope for a return to honor and ethical people. In that thread, I maintained that ethics are soluble in cash. Nice to have that confirmed. I gather you would emulate Rush Limbaugh, given the chance? ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/34 "2008-11-10T13:20:40Z")
I missed the Edit window in my post #33. Please allow me to post it anew. In another thread, I posted my admittedly naive hope for a return to honor and ethics. In that thread I commented that, currently, ethics seem to be soluble in cash. **Jeff** , you pathetic jerk, you have confirmed that theory. I gather you would emulate Rush Limbaugh, given the opportunity? ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/35 "2008-11-10T13:34:21Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > **Jeff** , you pathetic jerk, you have confirmed that theory. I gather you would emulate Rush Limbaugh, given the opportunity? He says that if you think Limbaugh would not spew hate and bile and bigotry just to make a buck, you’re naive. He’s not saying he’d do the same thing. I mean, fuck, I’d be totally fucking INCREDIBLE in sales if you go by my personality profile and interviews I’ve done, but I know I would actually SUCK at sales because I have a conscience and I’m not willing to try to make people buy shit they don’t need. Thousands upon thousands of people still make money in sales, right? ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/36 "2008-11-10T14:13:37Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Before I clicked into the thread I thought this was going to be a pitting of the band Rush for using drugs, and I was having a hard time figuring out why it was big news and why anyone would need to pit them for it. You weren’t alone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/37 "2008-11-10T14:25:03Z")
> [@Bobotheoptimist](#): > > You do realize that he’s an entertainer and not a policy maker, right? I don’t worry much about John Stewart, Anne “Skeletor” Coulter, Al Frankin, or Rush. > > Seems people get more worked up about commentators than politicians. Ain’t that the truth. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/38 "2008-11-10T14:25:17Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > I mean, fuck, I’d be totally fucking INCREDIBLE in sales if you go by my personality profile and interviews I’ve done, but I know I would actually SUCK at sales because I have a conscience and I’m not willing to try to make people buy shit they don’t need. Thousands upon thousands of people still make money in sales, right? Those personality profiles take your conscience into account, so apparently yours is not as functional as you think. 😃 > [@](#): > > I think RL’s comments were tongue-in-cheek. The left seems to delight in blaming George Bush for everything that is wrong. I think RL was just giving them a taste of their own medicine. If you actually listen to the broadcast (I assume Rush’s website has podcasts or whatever) you’ll hear different. He was quite serious. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/39 "2008-11-10T15:42:42Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Before I clicked into the thread I thought this was going to be a pitting of the band Rush for using drugs, and I was having a hard time figuring out why it was big news and why anyone would need to pit them for it. > > 😃 Nah, I’ll just make fun of their lead vocalist for sounding like an overcaffeinated mouse. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929/40 "2008-11-10T15:44:36Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If you actually listen to the broadcast (I assume Rush’s website has podcasts or whatever) you’ll hear different. He was quite serious. He was also serious when he told his audience that Clinton’s 1993 tax hike was going to put our economy in the toilet. Great economic prognosticator, that Rush. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-at-least-i-know-rush-is-on-drugs/471929.md?page=3)