I missed this story when I was off in Iraq entertaining the troops with the USO tour early this week:

November 25, 2003 — A sneak-attack caller yesterday launched Rush Limbaugh into a defense against charges he was a hypocrite for demanding tough sentences for drug users while he himself was taking black-market pain killers.

“It’s not hypocritical because my behavior doesn’t determine the value of right and wrong - nobody’s does,” Limbaugh told listeners.

The caller “Mike from Miami” had made an innocent comment about a congressional vote and then suddenly blurted, “How do you equate hypocrisy and addiction, pillhead?”

I’ll post the audio here as soon as I find a copy.

[email protected] (hint, hint)

Reading the varying accounts of the episode it’s funny how NewsMax covers it- saying that “radio megastar Rush Limbaugh” could have hit the dump button as he most certainly usually does when he’s losing an argument. Not hitting the button shouldn’t be applauded, hell, Howard Stern is called a “hook-nosed Jew bastard” and various other names by callers nearly every day- he never hits the button unless there’s something the FCC would fine him for.

His response which took place after a commercial break (he had time to think about it!!!) was totally incoherent. I for one hope this call didn’t cause a relapse. I guess we’ll know if he starts dropping weight again.