Limbaugh on Steroids and Baseball (FINALLY!!!)
In a country where there is almost zero objective coverage on steroids, Rush Limbaugh is a breath of fresh air. My take on day #3 of Rush's coverage on Major League baseball and steroids is at the very worst Limbaugh was very fair and objective in his coverage. Today he spoke with a "former" bodybuilder and the basic gist of the conversation was "people in every avenue of life will take risks to increase performance and give them an edge, and if a person is willing to take a risk, then let them. I mean what's next, will we tell supermodels they can't have plastic surgery to increase their appeal? Where does the regulation stop?"
As a talk show host with the largest audience anywhere at any given time (at least 7 million, and over 20M a week tune in), he signed off saying "alot of people like the athlete's increased performance, and if truth be told the majority of Americans don't have a problem with steroids in baseball, and the Government ought to stay out of baseball." He also said that steroids at the very least ought to be allowed as long as they are administered under a doctor's supervision (he used Swartzenegger as his example on this).
Rush has had several pro-steroid calls, and he did not lampoon them at all that I could tell -- very pro-choice on this issue. In fact, yesterday a major sports radio DJ interviewed a legislator and the DJ brings up Limbaugh's comments. The legislator's response is that Limbaugh was in effect paid off by baseball . Rush's response? "I haven't been in contact with anything baseball since '83 (when he worked for the Kansas City Royals). Alot of good info and objective talk from the "doctor of democracy", El Rushbo
Tomorrow is "Open-line Friday", so if you want to call in with your "pro-steroid -- except in the case of minors" message, great time to do it (10AM - 1PM EST); 7 million mind-numbed robots at any one time will be listening to what you say, and that's more than ANY media outlet has access to.
More quotes from Limbaugh today
These are taken directly from Rush's site:
"After steroids we're waiting for hearings on hemorrhoids. It's a big problem in Congress -- and when are we going to get into the Botox hearings? I mean, people are dying!"
"I haven't been approached by anybody in baseball on anything since 1983 when I was reprimanded for something I did working at the Kansas City Royals."
"There's nothing wrong with being a regular guy. I'm a regular guy."
"I love the NFL but if we're serious about steroid policy, where's the NFL? Where's the NBA? Where are other sports. I mean, how do we know golfers aren't using steroids?"