Re: Rush Limbaugh in pill probe

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From: Gary Coffman
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 01:02

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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:59:47 GMT, Andy Walton <atticus@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Whatever the initial motivation, whatever condition the drug user is
>self-medicating himself for, the central point is that addiction is a
>public health problem, not a criminal justice problem. Treating it as a
>criminal justice problem has resulted in the expenditure of hundreds of
>billions of dollars with little effect. I hope that when Rush emerges
>from his personal crisis, he'll have gained a little perspective on the
>issue.

He may gain such a perspective, but he won't reflect it in his programs,
books, or speeches. Those are crafted to cater to the prejudices of his
audience, not as statements of his personal beliefs (whatever those 
really are). It is the infotainment business, and whatever draws the 
biggest core audience is what its practitioners will preach.

In other words, Rush makes his money by pandering to the prejudices
of the "Dittoheads". It would not be in his financial interests to tell them
anything that contradicts their narrow bigoted views.

Gary

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From: ke4zv@bellsouth.net (Gary Coffman)
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Subject: Re: Rush Limbaugh in pill probe
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