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Post by kadee79 on Feb 3, 2020 15:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by billisonboard on Feb 3, 2020 16:06:08 GMT -5
May he, and all others battling cancer, be successful in their fight.
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countrygirl2
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Post by countrygirl2 on Feb 3, 2020 16:20:45 GMT -5
After the things he has said and done, well karma is a bitch. I don't think you end up well when your life has been one of doing evil to others.
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tallguy
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Post by tallguy on Feb 3, 2020 16:32:04 GMT -5
May he, and all others battling cancer, be successful in their fight. I have tremendous difficulty summoning up any sympathy or good wishes for people who did it to themselves. Doubly so when he many times ridiculed the dangers of smoking, and denied any effects whatsoever from second-hand smoke. Triply so when he is such a repulsive individual to begin with. Wish him well as you can. I can't. Far better people than him have been taken. I'll save my energies for them.
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Post by NastyWoman on Feb 3, 2020 17:02:43 GMT -5
He is an ass, but I wish him all the best in fighting this horrible disease
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 3, 2020 17:39:56 GMT -5
Oh, that's a shame. Maybe the fool who advocated for harsher sentences for illegal drug use can write himself some prescriptions. He went through 2,000 Oxycontin pills, illegally obtained, in six months
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 3, 2020 18:08:09 GMT -5
hopefully he will get straight with Jesus.
most of us are less forgiving.
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 3, 2020 18:19:27 GMT -5
hopefully he will get straight with Jesus. most of us are less forgiving. I'm curious to see if he'll remain in character or if he'll quit is radio show, go off to his private island (or wherever it is he likes to hang out) and revert back to his pre-talkshow self. Maybe he will be motivated to set the record straight and let everyone know it was always just entertaining BS. Much like Trump. Or maybe he'll continue to stick with his cash cow, regardless of the circumstances. Best of luck, I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 3, 2020 18:27:53 GMT -5
What tallguy said. Cancer sucks, but it is an equal opportunity scourge.
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 3, 2020 20:01:21 GMT -5
May he, and all others battling cancer, be successful in their fight. I have tremendous difficulty summoning up any sympathy or good wishes for people who did it to themselves. Doubly so when he many times ridiculed the dangers of smoking, and denied any effects whatsoever from second-hand smoke. Triply so when he is such a repulsive individual to begin with. Wish him well as you can. I can't. Far better people than him have been taken. I'll save my energies for them. ^ALL of that. I'll wish you good luck, Rush, bc you're going to need it. this is one of the more perfect examples of the karma I so fiercely believe in. godspeed, wherever that takes you.
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countrygirl2
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Post by countrygirl2 on Feb 3, 2020 23:28:22 GMT -5
I imagine that karma will take him far away.
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dondub
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Post by dondub on Feb 3, 2020 23:44:56 GMT -5
R.I.P. Rushbo
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sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Feb 4, 2020 14:57:30 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy.
I wish him well.
It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill.
You should be ashamed of yourselves,
You know who you are.
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Post by tallguy on Feb 4, 2020 15:27:35 GMT -5
Why? He did it to himself, all while ridiculing the dangers of his behavior and probably convincing his followers that there was no real danger either.
My mother, father, wife, and my now-GF's husband all died from different types of cancer. Those are just the first four that came to mind. It is possible that one of those was the result of personal contributing factors while the others most likely were not. Why would someone who did it to himself be worthy of the same thoughts as others who did not contribute to their own demise?
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 4, 2020 15:40:10 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. Why should I wish him well when he demanded much harsher sentences for illegal drug users, while popping illegal Oxycontins like they were sunflower seeds? He was arrested and charged with prescription fraud. I guess it's only the inner-city brown people who should get harsher sentences. He told an African American caller to "take the bone out of his nose". He was a despicable human being.
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Post by resolution on Feb 4, 2020 15:40:10 GMT -5
I think he has brought great harm to our society, but I am still sorry that he has cancer and hope that some of the new therapies can help him. I don't know anything about his history regarding smoking because I haven't been able to tolerate listening to him.
My father in law was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in his lungs and has received near miraculous results in an immunotherapy study. Some of these new therapies are allowing people to survive cancers that used to be a death sentence.
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Post by Tiny on Feb 4, 2020 15:40:27 GMT -5
Because bad things happen to good people, too. Cancer isn't God (or fate or Karma or destiny) exerting it's opinion on the person with cancer. Cancer isn't something you "do to yourself". "Suffering" is part of being human (all of life actually). It isn't a punishment or divine joke or a divine "lesson" to learn from. That's why. ADDED: ok, sorry, maybe that's a bit of a rant - I'm bitter about told as 'tween that I was faking a headache (on several occassions) or had brought the pain on myself in someway (on several occassions). cause you know migraines either aren't real or are self inflicted. Sometimes bad things happen to people thru no fault of their own.
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Post by hoops902 on Feb 4, 2020 15:44:29 GMT -5
This is obviously karma, because karma is definitely real. That's why all the worst human beings are poor and sick, and all the best human beings are rich and healthy. Right? Clearly up until recently he was a very good person because he was rich, then he did something to make himself a very bad person and karma gave him cancer.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 4, 2020 15:45:05 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. I wish him the best of luck with his cancer.
however, that having been said, he pretty much single-handedly destroyed my family. I am not exaggerating. my dad was once a "community guy". he volunteered for JA, he did outreach, he was charitable. then he started listening to Rush. by the time he died, he was selfish and bitter, and alienated himself from everyone other than his spouse (who was also selfish and bitter). I don't expect his fanbase to understand, because most of them are also selfish and bitter, ime.
I don't wish anyone cancer, but imo Rush, and his message, was a cancer that destroyed my family. that is why I say that he should find forgiveness in Jesus, because I have none to offer him.
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Post by Tiny on Feb 4, 2020 15:50:51 GMT -5
I'm sure Rush won't have any worries about affording treatment or having to make decisions based on what he can or cannot pay for. I'm sure his death will be comfortable in a very nice place. I also suspect any wishes he has about when treatment will be stopped will be honored. I suspect his finally suffering will be short.
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Post by swamp on Feb 4, 2020 15:50:57 GMT -5
I am a cancer survivor. I had surgery, chemo, radiation .... and I have the after effects of the treatments. I wouldn't wish this on my most bitter enemy. I wish him well. It's OK to have philosophical differences with someone but it's not OK to wish them ill. You should be ashamed of yourselves, You know who you are. Why should I wish him well when he demanded much harsher sentences for illegal drug users, while popping illegal Oxycontins like they were sunflower seeds? He was arrested and charged with prescription fraud. I guess it's only the inner-city brown people who should get harsher sentences. He told an African American caller to "take the bone out of his nose". He was a despicable human being. When he got caught, he said, "I'm sick, I need help, I have disease." I agree with him, addiction is a medical as well as psychological issue. But I have no sympathy for him when he railed against poor and minority drug abusers and how they should be go prison. Rush, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. You're a drug addict. If you think addicts need prison, you should go too. He's a hateful blowhard. I don't wish him ill, but I also won't shed a tear if he gets hit by a bus tomorrow.
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Post by tallguy on Feb 4, 2020 15:53:16 GMT -5
Because bad things happen to good people, too. Cancer isn't God (or fate or Karma or destiny) exerting it's opinion on the person with cancer. Cancer isn't something you "do to yourself". "Suffering" is part of being human (all of life actually). It isn't a punishment or divine joke or a divine "lesson" to learn from. That's why. ADDED: ok, sorry, maybe that's a bit of a rant - I'm bitter about told as 'tween that I was faking a headache (on several occassions) or had brought the pain on myself in someway (on several occassions). cause you know migraines either aren't real or are self inflicted. Not sure why this quoted me. The statement was that people should be ashamed of themselves. I gave my opinion in Reply #3 as to why I cannot summon up any sympathy for him, and later cited a few of those "better people" who have been taken by cancer, who incidentally did NOT do it to themselves. ETA: I think you misunderstood the other point as well. If one is a lifelong smoker and ends up with lung cancer, it is no stretch at all to say that "he did it to himself." Lung cancer is an eminently foreseeable result of smoking. Well, at least for those who believe rather than deny the research and science. I did not say anything about, "God (or fate or Karma or destiny) exerting it's opinion on the person with cancer."
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 4, 2020 16:08:27 GMT -5
I don't wish him well. I don't wish him ill, either. I simply don't care what happens to him. The hypocritical blowhard doesn't deserve my concern.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 4, 2020 16:15:20 GMT -5
I don't wish him well. I don't wish him ill, either. I simply don't care what happens to him. The hypocritical blowhard doesn't deserve my concern. This. If he hadn't attacked Michael J Fox saying Fox was exagerating his symptoms, I might feel a bit of sympathy. But he's made a career of generating hatred against good people. I don't hope he suffers much; he'll get the very best of care money can buy. But I also don't care whether he suffers or not.
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kadee79
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Post by kadee79 on Feb 4, 2020 16:21:03 GMT -5
Another cancer survivor here...who had surgery & radiation & suffers from permanent side effects of radiation.
I pretty much agree with Welts...I don't care one way or the other what happens to him. He has hurt or destroyed too many people with his lies, half truths & misconceptions!
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Post by Bob Ross on Feb 4, 2020 16:29:44 GMT -5
I wish him ill.
Actually, I really don't spend any time wishing him anything, but after all that he's said and done, why friggin' not? He deserves it.
Not gonna be guilted into not wishing some dickwad ill because it's the social convention.
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 4, 2020 16:52:51 GMT -5
Why should I wish him well when he demanded much harsher sentences for illegal drug users, while popping illegal Oxycontins like they were sunflower seeds? He was arrested and charged with prescription fraud. I guess it's only the inner-city brown people who should get harsher sentences. He told an African American caller to "take the bone out of his nose". He was a despicable human being. When he got caught, he said, "I'm sick, I need help, I have disease." I agree with him, addiction is a medical as well as psychological issue. But I have no sympathy for him when he railed against poor and minority drug abusers and how they should be go prison. Rush, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. You're a drug addict. If you think addicts need prison, you should go too. He's a hateful blowhard. I don't wish him ill, but I also won't shed a tear if he gets hit by a bus tomorrow. quoting because I can only like this post once. 👍 as far as the judgment from other posters, I'm okay with myself and how I conduct myself. perhaps those posters ought to spend more time wondering why they need to judge others. 🤷♀️
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Post by giramomma on Feb 4, 2020 18:26:24 GMT -5
I think he has brought great harm to our society, Nope, no he hasn't. You must be thinking of Fake News.
It looks like Trump is giving him the Presidential of Freedom.. That's reserved for "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the White House."
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Post by tallguy on Feb 4, 2020 19:11:38 GMT -5
I think he has brought great harm to our society, Nope, no he hasn't. You must be thinking of Fake News.
It looks like Trump is giving him the Presidential of Freedom.. That's reserved for "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the White House."
Considering who is awarding the honor, "a grain of salt" is not sufficient. Limbaugh being deserving of such an honor should be taken with an entire salt mine.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 4, 2020 22:31:59 GMT -5
Rush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the SOTU address. link
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