If Bill Clinton were an addict, here's how Rush might spin it

[NJCher]

Caught this syndicated columnist in my local paper and after checking editorials, it doesn't appear this was posted. It's pretty funny and it's written so much like Limbaugh would speak that I could actually "hear" him talking as I read. From St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan, a la Rush:

"Lots to talk about today. You all know already that Bill Clinton, our former president, has admitted an addiction to prescription drugs.

"It's interesting to see the way the liberal media are playing this. I'm looking at a copy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Saturday, October 11th, edition - the day after the big announcement. Well, the story is on Page 2, and right next to his photograph, in large boldface print, is the following quote: 'I take full responsibility for this problem.'

"That's interesting, folks, because if you look at his actual statement - not what the liberal media say he said, but what he really said - you get a different take on it. First, he says he's got back problems. So he's blaming it on that. Then he says he had surgery, but the surgery wasn't successful. So he's blaming it on the doctors. Then he says the pain medication was addictive. So he's blaming it on the pharmaceutical companies. Folks, he blames it on everybody but himself! But as long as he puts in that obligatory line about taking responsibility, that's what the liberal media are going to grab: Clinton takes full responsibility! <snip>

Needless to say, he heard from the Dittoheads and wrote a followup column:

Rush column evokes the wrath of readers from near and far

See both columns at:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/Columnist/Bill+McClellan?Opendocument



Cher

[Punkingal]

1. LOL....

they were so funny. And the first one did sound eerily just like Limbaugh.

[Maccagirl]

2. Looks like Dittoheads will be popping prescription drugs

by the truckload-they're in soooo much "pain".

[monarch]

3. Great post!

The writer really nails it.