Reply #11: If I may interject

[AntiBushRepub]

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