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Eric Johnson <erj66@xs4all.nl> wrote in message news:<BBA710EC.2E654%erj66@xs4all.nl>...
> On 06-10-2003 11:53, in article 3F813BAB.28898869@yahoo.com, "KStahl"
> <ktsahl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Eric Johnson wrote:
> >> 
> >> On 06-10-2003 06:01, in article 3F80E902.E7974B3C@yahoo.com, "KStahl"
> >> <ktsahl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Eric Johnson wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> On 05-10-2003 17:04, in article 3F803308.31AFD2D4@yahoo.com, "KStahl"
> >>>> <ktsahl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>>> "Peter H. Proctor" wrote:
> >>>>>> Ironic,   that Rush has been caught up in that most socialist of
> >>>>>> gummit programs,  the War on Drugs...
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Except that perhaps he didn't give up a fight - just surrendered.
> >>>> 
> >>>> He hasn't surrendered.
> >>> 
> >>> You know this from first hand, personal experience? I caveated my
> >>> statement with "perhaps", you are attempting to state a fact for which
> >>> you have no empirical support. Big difference.
> >> 
> >> If he had "surrendered, " which would mean turning himself in. This would be
> >> all over the news if it had taken place.
> >> 
> >> And as Dr. Proctor has said, lack of evidence is evidence in itself.
> >> 
> >> EJ
> > 
> > Wrong use of the word surrendered. Context is everything. The topic of
> > the "war on drugs" was raised. The one in which the battle is around
> > drug use. In that war there are people who resist the temptation to
> > become a victim of the war and then there are those who just surrender
> > and join the millions of drug abusers. That was the "surrendered" I
> > spoke of. It is only by coincidence that the word "surrendered" also
> > applies to a person turning themselves in when accused of a crime. It
> > was a terse attempt at oblique humor. So oblique that the intent was
> > misunderstood. I'll take half the blame for the misunderstanding if you
> > will do the same.
> 
> 
> I won't accept your tortured definition of surrendered, as it means that you
> believe you are better than other, "weaker," people because you have not
> "surrendered."
> 
> The whole context of surrender in the discussion is about Rush telling the
> truth (which I believe won't show drug abuse).

Eric - the man was doing drugs like Elvis. 

Guido