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Rush Limbaugh has proven himself to be a massive hypocrite over his addiction to pain killers. On his radio program, Limbaugh routinely would discuss the problems with drug addiction across the nation, and how the "war on drugs" cannot be something that is repealed if we are to "win" the war. Occasionally callers to his show would discuss the possibility of legalizing now-illicit drugs in an attempt to reduce the profit margin on them in a fashion similar to the de-criminalization of alcohol following the prohibiton era. Limbaugh would always preach that we can't do that, because it would be like giving up the fight. All the while, however, Limbaugh himself was popping pills like they were M&Ms. It's kind of like having Ted Kennedy giving driving lessons, isn't it?
Al Franken, who has shown us that anyone will buy anything so long as it's in book form, has yet to show why he should be considered the political pundit that he is. He has consistently fallen back on name-calling instead of offering factual points to criticize those with whom he disagrees. How on earth can people take such name calling seriously? During a televised speech on C-SPAN (yes, I actually watch this channel), Franken referred to his opponents as being "stupid" or "morons", and in one case said that Bill O'Reilly is the way that he is because he has herpes and can't deal with it. This is political commentary today? The thing that is even scarier is that people who are fans of Franken say that name-calling such as his is a form of offering facts. Facts? Where? When I was in elementary school we were taught the difference between fact and opinion. Franken's followers DID go to school, didn't they? Well, now that I think about it, perhaps not.
The Pennsylvania State Police, who already have a reputation for allowing their status as law enforcers go to their heads, have attained a new status in the world of sexual assault: Trooper Michael K. Evans was sentenced up to 10 years for sexual assault on women and teenage girls - but he'll probably be out for good behavior in about six months or so - and when his situation was made public, it opened up a can of worms for the entire Pennsylvania State Police brotherhood. It turns out that from 1995 to 2001, there had been 163 sex-related complaints against the gods-in-grey. Of those complaints, 63 were proven to have merit, and a total of 75 troopers were involved. The sad thing is that these statistics might be lower than they really are, because the person who released the numbers to the public, Commissioner Jeffrey Miller, was himself involved in a sexual discrimination lawsuit. As a response to all this, Pennsylvania's infamous governor Ed Rendell has promised to review all FUTURE incidents of sexual assault involving troopers. I guess that trying to PREVENT the assaults would be too much to ask from Fast Eddie. In a sign of bi-partisanship, however, Rendell and Pennsylvania's Attorney General Mike Fisher agreed that no actual investigation would take place at this point in time for the outstanding complaints. Ladies, just remember that the next time that you're on a Pennsylvania state highway and you see one of the gods-in-grey chasing you with their little red lights flashing that you, too, might end up as a statistic. It's okay, though, because it's a PSP trooper, and if he wants to grope your tits or stick his dick in your mouth, you can't say no. Don't forget who's wearing the badge.
The Nashville, Tennessee, Public School System has decided to do away with posting all honor rolls, saying that it has become too embarassing for those students who underachieve. After several parents of underachieving parents complained that their slacker kids weren't being "included", the district opted to stop posting honor rolls, and cease holding spelling bees and academic awards assemblies. Julia Green Elementary School principal Steven Baum said that such things were leftovers from the days of ranking and sorting students. Says Baum, "I discourage competitive games at school. They just don't fit my world view of what a school should be." What Mr. Baum is trying to say is that he supports people who don't care about anything, people who would sooner live off others instead of working for a living, and people who have no goals. In Baum's world, a firefighter who saves a baby from a burning building is no different than a crack addict who lives under a bridge and is more concerned with their drugs than finding something to eat. Baum has yet to grow up and realize that we don't all live in the Smurf village.