Far be it from me to defend Rush from the fall-out of his pain pill addiction — except to note that if he were a Hollywood star, it would be worth only a few pages of pix in People and Us, not howlingly gleeful calls for him to be sent up to the Big House.
Of course, Rush, as a conservative commentator, also stands accused of being a lying hypocrite — “Hey, Rush — whaddaya think about all those crack hos now?” Or whatever.
Still, it’s an odd case. One reason Hollywood addicts (or, for that matter, folks like Betty Ford) get a pass is because they are able to talk their docs into prescribing unneeded meds (or find docs who will), as opposed to apparently arranging drug deals with his housekeeper (“Hey, Rush — whadday think about all those drug-dealing illegal immigrants now?”).
Which makes me wonder in turn about Rush and his e-mail account. Because if his is anything like mine, jeez, it’s no problem … Buy Vicodin Online for Less … Buy Valium online today … Par macy SuperSt0re – Valiu0m, Xana0x, Viagr0 … New Pharmacy, Best Deals … By Vicodin Online For Less … Order ALL MEDICATION! ANYTHING online with no prior prescription … ANY MEDS YOU WANT! … The Medicines You WANT, at GREAT PRICES with NO PRESCRIPTION …
And that’s just this morning’s batch. Yeesh.
Maybe Rush started having problems once he let his producers screen his e-mail.