“About Rush. I was very much addicted to Oxy – not by prescription – and it took me two years to finally quit – it’s been a year this last July. I never want to go through that again. It’s true. It starts out as one or two and can easily escalate up to 10-20 pills a dose depending on the mg. In the ’80s I did a lot of powder and was able to just stop when it came time to do so w/out a hitch. But the withdrawls from this pill are the worst and from what I read and experienced the closest thing to actually being on Smack. Odd that being in possession of 1 doobie is deemed worse than having a bottle of this serious drug. Of course you get high. After you take your dose fix for about an hour or two the feeling is an intense sense of euphoria and you are so verbal and happy and warm. Your whole aim is to keep that wonderful high. It’s when the drug stops it happy moment that things get ugly and you start planning your next dose.
I, too, have been thinking of what Rush was doing, thinking, and feeling during those broadcasts much like I used to think of what events were going on simultaneously while Clinton was behind closed doors no doubt discussing cigars. At this moment Rush is hating life and he can’t sleep, think or eat. All he wants is that good feeling to return. Remember that scene in “Riding Cars with Boys”? The guy forget his name tells his wife Drew Barrymore, after realizing that he can’t kick the habit, that he has it all figured out. His eyes are all glassy and he’s happy and on top of the world. ‘I just want to take enough to get by’ and then all will be well. Excellent example of what’s going on.
I’m counting on Rush to be more sympathetic to those whom he’s lambasted all these years. A toned down more humble Rush. If he doesn’t, then not much has changed, really. I used to look down on those people as weak, and selfish. Not anymore. I’ve been there.” – more feedback on the Letters Page.
THE BBC CORRECTS: They now credit the United States with actually separating conjoined Muslim twins, after a bunch of emails from you and others taking them to task. Here’s the email from the Beeb:
Thank you for your email. We have now updated this story to make it clear that the operation took place in America. We did report in the fact box at the side of the page that the boys had flown to Dallas for the operation. Our further coverage of this story did mention the location of the operation. – see links below [here and here]. Thank you for your interest in the BBC News website.
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ASNER UPDATE: Earlier this week I linked to a first person account by one Kevin McCullough of a conversation he had with Ed Asner. Since it was a first person account, I trusted it. McCullough has now withdrawn the gist of his claim about Asner’s reverence for Stalin. It appears he distorted Asner’s remarks; and has now partially retracted. He says he misquoted even himself. I apologize for linking. You can read the actual interchange here. McCullough has a radio show. Let’s hope he doesn’t distort things as readily on the air as he does in print.
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