There is no denying the crime, but Rush Limbaugh’s effort to sweep Roger Stone’s arrest under the rug is a truly awe-inspiring effort worthy of being entered in American history books: subject — propaganda techniques.
Roger lied… so what? Everybody lies … Hillary Clinton lied: she got away with it. Isn’t it odd that Mr. Limbaugh and his followers are so quick, shameless and thoughtless to follow the example of those they condemn? Hillary is now the Republican role model. She got away with it, why can’t we? I’m waiting for Hillary to jump off a bridge. Would Rush and his flock follow suit? I’m looking forward to that event, to be sure.
But wait, it gets better, much better.
Mr. Limbaugh makes it clear that Roger Stone committed no crime until he was investigated. There’s a major difference? Crimes committed before being investigated are deserving of prosecution, crimes committed during investigation, are not? Interesting point: Next time I plan on committing a crime I’ll make sure I’m under investigation first, just to gain Rush’s blessings and protection.
Following this train of thought we discover that since there was no crime committed until an investigation commenced, it is the investigators themselves who caused the crime to be committed. The investigators are the ones that should be investigated and charged: They made the crime happen!
And now Rush’s last main point hits the nail directly on the head. It’s a master stroke. He’s been building up to this one.
The investigation of Stone actually proves that he is innocent. How so? Well, they had no evidence or proof, so they had to investigate and ask questions. I guess Rush and his hoards are so used to the idea that people should just crumble from baseless accusations that they’ve completely forgotten about this angle of finding proof and evidence.
This all leads up my final answer to Mr. Limbaugh’s efforts to gather his flock together.
Extravagant claims of persecution are not foreign to those defending criminals. Trump himself says he is the most persecuted man in American history and Rush follows his lead. He says that he cannot think of a time when such a baseless witch hunt has been conducted on American soil.
I’m disappointed and surprised by your deficiencies in this department, Rush.
Bill Clinton was investigated for four years at a cost of close to $80 million. He was urged to do “the honorable thing” and resign under unfounded accusations to save the country from the devastating experience of an actual legal trial.
When the investigation finally collapsed, the only thing they could charge Bill with was a crime that wasn’t even committed until he was under investigation: The crime of lying to a question that was completely irrelevant to the investigation. Sound familiar?
Dennis Shain
Centralia
