Am I The Only One Here Who Thinks The Limbaugh Story Is Nothing To Cheer?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

I hope I'm not alone in feeling a bit disappointed after friggin years of waiting for the moment, only to find he got a slap on the wrist with the charges never going to trial, and received a deal that wreaks of special treatment and lightness in its severity compared to the every day perpetrator of this crime.

And what the fuck is with the $30,000 to the state? Where's the compensation to some sort of drug program or other civil programs a perp would normally pay into for such a crime???

I find no reason to cheer this just for sake of cheering. I actually wanted that fat sweaty pig to suffer a hell of a lot more for this.


http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2


On edit: Think about it. Cindy Sheehan was detained far longer for just wearing a fucking t-shirt.

[Gabi Hayes]

1. how could anybody here disagree with you?

what needs to be done is to compare the sentence he got (or Noel Bush, for that matter), with the average street addict, caught with HOW much oxy?

he had a TON, right?

I can't imagine a typical loser getting off with NO jail time at all, and such a light fine.

DOCTORS go to jail for prescribing in those amounts....for a long time

[POAS]

2. In agreement

By the way, what is going to happen to his housekeeper that helped get him the drugs?

[bluerum]

3. You are right of course. But money walks in this country.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. Exactly. I Actually Just Added A Line To My OP.

"And what the fuck is with the $30,000 to the state? Where's the compensation to some sort of drug program or other civil programs a perp would normally pay into for such a crime???"

Because I think that's bullshit. The 30 grand is nothing more than a fucking bribe in my opinion.

[feistydem]

4. Rush and Jebby's druggy daughter. The rest of us would be behind bars.

I agree. The SOB got off way too easy!

[JackBeck]

5. What's truly pathetic is that the freepers

don't realize that if this was them, they'd be doing 25-life.

[Nikki Stone 1]

12. Exactly. Rush got very special treatment

That's nothing to cheer about.

[JackBeck]

17. And to think some of us got 4 days in jail, without any formal charges

being brought, for protesting the Republican National Convention in NYC.

Another notch in the Republican corruption belt...

[Nikki Stone 1]

28. Absolutely disgusting

:(

[Grateful for Hope]

6. No, you are not alone

It is sad that one can buy "justice" here in the US -- this says a lot about our judicial system.

I am very disappointed.

[demobabe]

7. This is what our justice system has turned into

We really don't have a justice system anymore.

The South is the worst for corruption, too. You can bet if that was Randi Rhodes on those same charges in Florida instead of Rush Limbaugh, she'd promptly be charged and buried in the worst part of the prison to endanger her life.

Seen Southern Justice first hand. It's not pretty.

[Gabi Hayes]

8. justice? you mean "just us".....as in richfux

RIP, Richard Pryor

[BrklynLiberal]

9. Randi Rhodes just said that with the lawyer he has he won't do 5 minutes

in jail. She was right.
She also said that if it was dumb shnook who had a public defender he would be doing 25 to life.

[lpbk2713]

10. Rushbo walks thanks to the rethug good ole boy network.

It really wouldn't surprise me if Jeb told the State's Attorney to apologize to the pimple-butt asshole.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. It's an embarassment to the right.

I'll take it.

[Maddy McCall]

14. It indeed is something to cheer about. Most people had no hope...

that anything would be done about it. Although he's not being held accountable the way you or I would be, he is being held accountable.

This contributes to the drip-drop decline of his reputation. In conjunction with legal troubles of other Republicans that are on the news today--Libby, Lay, DeLay, etc--this shows all the more that Republicans, who lecture us about morality and ethics, have none themselves.

It shows them to be hypocrites.

The man who stood in judgment of "drug-abusing welfare mothers" and "dope smoking young black men" was arrested today for his own morality slide.

Therefore, it's something to cheer about. America is being bombarded by the Republican Immorality Play. The message is sinking in.

Quit Eeyoring other people's joy over Limbaugh's arrest. It is a good thing, no matter how you want to minimize that.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

16. I Completely Disagree. It Was A $30000 Bribe To The State.

I don't cheer when well connected people get off easy whereas the poor would be prosecuted to no end. No, I don't find that something to cheer about.

Furthermore, there will be no charge on his record after the 18 months, and he has admitted nothing. You can feel about this however you want, and you can even cheer the injustice of our so called justice system. I, however, will maintain my anger that the rich go free while the poor rot in cells.

[Maddy McCall]

24. Were you ever deluded enough to think that Limbaugh would...

do time in prison for what he did?

:rofl:

Tonight, all over America, Americans are coming home to their evening news, where the main thing they'll hear (and remember) is that Limbaugh was arrested. They aren't going to pay particular attention to what the stipulations of his plea are...they are going to remember every time they turn on their radio, from here on, that LIMBAUGH WAS ARRESTED FOR A DRUG PROBLEM.

That's a GOOD thing. I explained in my earlier post why it's a good thing.

It helps Democrats.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

27. I Guess All Ya Care About Is A Headline As Opposed To Substance & Justice

I don't give a shit about misleading headlines. I care about reality, substance and justice.

But to each their own Maddy. :eyes:

[Maddy McCall]

32. You guess wrong.

I do care about justice. And sometimes, the justice that people get isn't administered by a court. Rush will get what he deserves...and it'll be absolutely delicious to watch.

But I have always been one to think about how things that happen today will have an impact on the future.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

34. I'll Agree With That Sentiment And Hold Onto That Hope As Well.

I also think this is one more charge in a long list of charges against the criminal repub network, so that is definitely a good thing. But it's the smug look on his fat fucking face as he knows he got away with essentially bribing the charge away that pisses me the hell off.

[Maddy McCall]

36. Just wait until he is duking it out with a Democratic pundit...

and he criticizes the left for their "moral decay," and said Democratic pundit bitch-slaps him with this: "You were arrested on drug charges. How can you possibly lecture Americans on morality?"

Those days are coming, and it's going to be absolutely beautiful to watch.

:)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

38. .

See? I like this Maddy. I much prefer when we are having a discussion as opposed to bickering, and I mean that.

Because this line of yours:

"Just wait until he is duking it out with a Democratic pundit and he criticizes the left for their "moral decay," and said Democratic pundit bitch-slaps him with this: "You were arrested on drug charges. How can you possibly lecture Americans on morality?" "

is one of my favorites in this whole thread.

It actually did lift my spirits a bit more about the outcome.

[Maddy McCall]

40. ..

:)

[shain from kane]

26. Prosecution nullification. n/t

[Justice Is Comin]

15. Hey let's take what we can get.

He's immortalized on all the major news networks as the lead story....LIMBAUGH ARRESTED FOR FRAUD !!

Nothing he can do can remove those screen captures. We can throw it at the Republicans forever. With a mug shot to boot.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

21. I Liked Seeing That Headline Too, But Am Immensely Disappointed In What

follows that headline.

And yes, though the headline might grab a viewer's attention, when the details are read with the "ho-hum" outcome, the viewer will generally walk away too with a ho-hum attitude.

Good headline, disappointing as hell story.

[avb7]

18. He won't lose one ....

wink of sleep or one listener. He's laughing all the way to the bank.

[shain from kane]

29. He didn't even have to go to the bank. Paid out of petty cash. n/t

[johnnie]

19. I agree that he should do time

But I also think that he has been basically shown to be guilty of the crime and it should be something that we shouldn't let rest.

It doesn't surprise me in the least that he got off. The good thing about it is we have his mug shot. The fact that the rich get off is nothing new, but rush is someone we can now add to the long list to hammer the fact home.

[Protagoras]

20. Most cheering are only reading the headline

the details make me want to cry. But I'm sure the universe is being balanced somewhere by someone who stole a candy bar getting 20 years with on possibility of time off for good behavior.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

23. Gee, Imagine Some Here Only Being Capable Of Looking One Level Deep LOL

I hear ya.

[Maddy McCall]

25. Not so.

I'm thinking about the ripple effect...looking to the future.

I'm not thinking merely about how my bloodlust for Rush hasn't been sated...I'm thinking about how this, along with other recent Republican party legal problems, is going to benefit Democrats.

[shain from kane]

31. They sent Jean Valjean to the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Ah the joy of being well connected...

[kpete]

30. Like most of them...

He got off easy!

[Jeanette in FL]

33. Talk about a Friday Night News Dump

If this was any of us we would be in jail until Monday when we could see a judge. This will be an interesting project to take on, the haves and the have nots. He was able to string this out for 2 years and this is what he gets. If it was a regular Joe, they never would have been able to go this far.

[Robbie Michaels]

35. I Feel The Same

OPC, since you have a NYR logo for your avatar, you can relate to my feelings on this..

Remember when Dino Ciccarelli went to jail for that on-ice assault on Luke Richardson about 15 years ago? IIRC, Dino was signing autographs during his four-hour stint. I have a feeling Rush probably autographed copies of that photo while he was there.

[Burning Water]

37. Nah. You're not.

Limbaugh won a total victory. He just had to give the persecutor a fig leaf to cover his embarrassment (you know, his little ...).

If you think this is disappointing, then you're really going to be sad the day after Fitzmas. I do not personally see a conviction for Libby, or Rove. Although Rove may be indicted. 'Course I could be wrong.

[Maddy McCall]

39. .

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[merh]

41. Who is our photoshop expert?

Where is the monopoly get out of jail free card with Limpball's image and $30,000 down payment required?

Money can buy all sorts of things, even freedom. Normally, before GWB and his thugs, the less progressive nations were this obvious in selling out.

We just continue to sink lower and lower. :(

[B Calm]

42. I was hoping he would end up being a towel boy behind bars..

but i knew better. Anybody with money is considered the privileged class in the USA..

[redwitch]

43. It pisses me off too.

Considering what he has said about others who do what he did. He's a well connected rotten SOB and if there was any justice he would get more than a slap on the wrist!

[TheCowsCameHome]

44. I wish he was in jail for life, but

anything that taints the image of a RW A-hole is a victory of sorts.

[KoKo]

45. Well...Rush and Ken Lay could bring down the Repugs...so maybe what

you say makes some sense.

But, just remember...If one is Rich and Powerful in the Bush Years then you are GOLDEN!

We just need to learn to adjust ourselves so we can be "Golden" too.

I guess you haven't gotten to that point yet, if you are disappointed. :shrug: