Ron Paul - Conservative Killer!

[Brick-in-the-Wall]

Just heard this on Rush. Paul is in because Mittens wants him to take out the other candidates so it'll be easier for him to win the Republican nomination. He also said most if his supporters were college kids living his gay rights and drug war position.

The thing he really pointed out was the fact that supposedly Paul only got 15% of GOP voters while the rest were considering themselves moderate to slightly liberal. He said, "so he had no real conservatives vote for him overwhelmingly."

I had no idea I was a druggy plant who was doing nothing more than secrely insure Mittens wins. I thought tinfoil hat theories were our department?

[acptulsa]

Oh, we conspire all the time, according to Limbaugh. It's just the government that can't conspire in his book, presumably because the government loves us too much and just wants us to be happy.

But he's not a big government loving liberal. Just ask him, and he'll tell you so.

[MsDoodahs]

Just heard this on Rush. Paul is in because Mittens wants him to take out the other candidates so it'll be easier for him to win the Republican nomination. He also said most if his supporters were college kids living his gay rights and drug war position.

The thing he really pointed out was the fact that supposedly Paul only got 15% of GOP voters while the rest were considering themselves moderate to slightly liberal. He said, "so he had no real conservatives vote for him overwhelmingly."

I had no idea I was a druggy plant who was doing nothing more than secrely insure Mittens wins. I thought tinfoil hat theories were our department?


lololol.....

Someone photoshop Rush with a tinfoil hat, please.

[BuddyRey]

I'm seeing a lot of these conspiracy theories lately. "Ron is cozying up to Mitt because he wants the VP spot", etc. But I think Ron is playing his cards just right. He's being diplomatic with Mitt just long enough to where, after the establishment candidates have eaten eachother, we can go on a full-scale ad and PR blitzkrieg.

[Standing Liberty]

Sure, thats why CNN, CBS and ABC love RPaul so
much? Mega dildos Rush. Now go have your
maid pick up some more drugs for you.

[acptulsa]

I'm seeing a lot of these conspiracy theories lately. "Ron is cozying up to Mitt because he wants the VP spot", etc.

No doubt. But they've trained us too well. After destroying all of their 'Oh, we can explain that conundrum away' anti-conspiracy propaganda on certain subjects they really seem to think they can get us to chomp on any goofy bait. Um, no.

[specsaregood]

He also said most if his supporters were college kids living his gay rights and drug war position.


Is that the "drug war position" that rich, fat drug abusers who abuse prescription drugs to the point where they go deaf should NOT go to jail? Is that the position of which Rush speaks?

[Tod]

lololol.....

Someone photoshop Rush with a tinfoil hat, please.


With the words: Those Ron Paul People Are Kooks!

[roversaurus]

Just heard this on Rush. Paul is in because Mittens wants him to take out the other candidates so it'll be easier for him to win the Republican nomination. He also said most if his supporters were college kids living his gay rights and drug war position.

The thing he really pointed out was the fact that supposedly Paul only got 15% of GOP voters while the rest were considering themselves moderate to slightly liberal. He said, "so he had no real conservatives vote for him overwhelmingly."

I had no idea I was a druggy plant who was doing nothing more than secrely insure Mittens wins. I thought tinfoil hat theories were our department?

How is Ron Paul hurting the other candidates if he only gets votes from liberals? How can he take out the other candidates without taking their votes? You can't have it both ways. Either Paul gets votes from liberals and therefore he has no impact on who the conservative voters pick ... Or ... he gets votes from conservatives.

[acptulsa]

Is that the "drug war position" that rich, fat drug abusers who abuse prescription drugs to the point where they go deaf should NOT go to jail? Is that the position of which Rush speaks?

Of course. Because Big Pharma makes stuff that is so much safer than a plant that grows in the sun. Besides, we need to rename the drugs the poor people do so we can give them longer prison sentences, because work release programs are bringing back actual slavery--and making it more profitable than ever.

Oh, and by the way--he went deaf because he refused to listen to reason for so long that his ears atrophied. Little known fact.

[FreeTraveler]

Is that the "drug war position" that rich, fat drug abusers who abuse prescription drugs to the point where they go deaf should NOT go to jail? Is that the position of which Rush speaks?
Oh, man, somebody needs to go on Rush stating they're sympathetic to the way Rush got pilloried over the Oxycoton thing. Then when they get on, explain it something like that. :D "Ron Paul wouldn't want you prosecuted for that, and that's why I support him."

[cajuncocoa]

Is that the "drug war position" that rich, fat drug abusers who abuse prescription drugs to the point where they go deaf should NOT go to jail? Is that the position of which Rush speaks?+1 rep

[specsaregood]

Oh, man, somebody needs to go on Rush stating they're sympathetic to the way Rush got pilloried over the Oxycoton thing. Then when they get on, explain it something like that. :D "Ron Paul wouldn't want you prosecuted for that, and that's why I support him."

Supposedly, Dr. Paul made a speech on the house floor defending Rush when that all went down. I haven't found a toob of it though.

[Brick-in-the-Wall]

Supposedly, Dr. Paul made a speech on the house floor defending Rush when that all went down. I haven't found a toob of it though.

We seriously need to find this if it's out there.

[specsaregood]

We seriously need to find this if it's out there.

Here is the text of the speech:
http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&Itemid=60


Rush Limbaugh and the Sick Federal War on Pain Relief
HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2004

Mr. Speaker, the publicity surrounding popular radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s legal troubles relating to his use of the pain killer OxyContin hopefully will focus public attention on how the federal drug war threatens the effective treatment of chronic pain. Prosecutors have seized Mr. Limbaugh’s medical records to investigate whether he violated federal drug laws. The fact that Mr. Limbaugh is a high profile, controversial, conservative media personality has given rise to speculation that the prosecution is politically motivated. Adding to this suspicion is the fact that individual pain patients are rarely prosecuted in this type of case.

In cases where patients are not high profile celebrities like Mr. Limbaugh, it is pain management physicians who bear the brunt of overzealous prosecutors. Faced with the failure of the war on drugs to eliminate drug cartels and kingpins, prosecutors and police have turned their attention to pain management doctors, using federal statutes designed for the prosecution of drug dealers to prosecute physicians for prescribing pain medicine.

Many of the cases brought against physicians are rooted in the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s failure to consider current medical standards regarding the use of opioids, including OxyContin, in formulating policy. Opioids are the pharmaceuticals considered most effective in relieving chronic pain. Federal law classifies most opioids as Schedule II drugs, the same classification given to cocaine and heroin, despite a growing body of opinion among the medical community that opioids should not be classified with these substances.

Unfortunately, patients often must consume very large amounts of opioids to obtain long-term relief. Some prescriptions may be for hundreds of pills and last only a month. A prescription this large may appear suspicious. But according to many pain management specialists, it is medically necessary in many cases to prescribe a large number of pills to effectively treat chronic pain. However, zealous prosecutors show no interest in learning the basic facts of pain management.

This harassment by law enforcement has forced some doctors to close their practices, while others have stopped prescribing opioids altogether-- even though opioids are the only way some of their patients can obtain pain relief. The current attitude toward pain physicians is exemplified by Assistant US Attorney Gene Rossi’s statement that “Our office will try our best to root out [certain doctors] like the Taliban.”

Prosecutors show no concern for how their actions will affect patients who need large amounts of opioids to control their chronic pain. For example, the prosecutor in the case of Dr. Cecil Knox of Roanoke, Virginia, told all of Dr. Knox’s patients to seek help in federal clinics even though none of the federal clinics would prescribe effective pain medicine!

Doctors are even being punished for the misdeeds of their patients. For example, Dr. James Graves was sentenced to more than 60 years for manslaughter because several of his patients overdosed on various combinations of pain medications and other drugs, including illegal street drugs. As a physician with over thirty years of experience in private practice, I find it outrageous that a physician would be held criminally liable for a patient’s misuse of medicine.

The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), one of the nation’s leading defenders of medical freedom, recently advised doctors to avoid prescribing opioids because, according to AAPS, “drug agents set medical standards.” I would hope my colleagues would agree that doctors, not federal agents, should determine medical standards.

By waging this war on pain physicians, the government is condemning patients to either live with excruciating chronic pain or seek opioids from other, less reliable, sources-- such as street drug dealers. Of course opioids bought on the street likely will pose a greater risk of damaging a patient’s health than opioids obtained from a physician.

Finally, as the Limbaugh case reveals, the prosecution of pain management physicians destroys the medical privacy of all chronic pain patients. Under the guise of prosecuting the drug war, law enforcement officials can rummage through patients’ personal medical records and, as may be the case with Mr. Limbaugh, use information uncovered to settle personal or political scores. I am pleased that AAPS, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, has joined the effort to protect Mr. Limbaugh’s medical records.

Mr. Speaker, Congress should take action to rein in overzealous prosecutors and law enforcement officials, and stop the harassment of legitimate physicians who act in good faith when prescribing opioids for relief from chronic pain. Doctors should not be prosecuted for using their best medical judgment to act in their patients’ best interests. Doctors also should not be prosecuted for the misdeeds of their patients.

Finally, I wish to express my hope that Mr. Limbaugh’s case will encourage his many fans and listeners to consider how their support for the federal war on drugs is inconsistent with their support of individual liberty and constitutional government.

[ZanZibar]

Glenn Beck is trying to tie RP to Soros lol