Reply #9: I heard Rush addressing this issue...

[CoffeeCat]

Pardon me, if I don't remember his exact words.

When I listen to him--I am only half listening. That way I only get half disgusted.

Anyway, on Friday--Rush discussed how he is against the opening of his medical records and for Patriot Act. He took a good chunk of time to "set the record straight" on these issues.

Rush essentially said that keeping medical records private--and protecting the citizens from terrorism are completely different issues. I think he said, "If you confuse these two things then you are missing the point!"

What Rush tried to say--is that it is ok for the pResident to use his authority to save us from terrorists and to protect national security. We lose a bit of privacy, but the diminished freedoms are worth the gain in security and safety. Rush said his medical records are personal, private records that have nothing to do with national security. They're his personal records and exposing them should not be allowed.

He also went on to say that most heinous privacy offenses are conducted by local and state authorities; not Federal authorities. Local/state officials are the ones attempting to expose his medical records. Conversely, Rush challenged anyone to come up with one example of abuse by the Patriot Act. He strongly urged anyone to enlighten him of any privacy/freedom issues that resulted from the Patriot Act.

Ok---that's how he explained it (and again, I'm paraphrasing).

What Rush did was pretty skillful--his usual clever way of clouding the issues. I have to say--the man is a brilliant orator. He could convince a drowning man to drink a bottle of Evian. However, he is so full of sh*t. Notice that he talked about PERSONAL PRIVACY when addressing his medical records. However, he switched to "terra, terra, terra, pResident Bush is keeping us safe" when he discussed the PA. He never discussed the personal freedom and privacy issues surrounding the PA. He only discussed how the PA keeps us safe from terror. Typical Rush verbal gymnastics.

He discussed both subjects--but his arguments were incongruent.

Essentially, he weaseled his way out of addressing how the Patriot Act does rob us of freedoms and privacy, but I'm sure many Rushbots missed the flawed logic as they hugged their radios, drooled on their "Club Gitmo" coffee mug and feverishly renewed their subscriptions to the Limbaugh letter.