I met Robert at Readercon 2006 (through my copy editor, Deanna Hoak) and thought he was an extremely nice guy. Bumped into him at a number of cons thereafter and always, always got a smile on my face seeing him.
At the big group dinner after my reading at the KGB Bar last year, Robert sat next to my wife. I didn't hear a peep out of her the entire night, she was so engrossed in conversation with him. Afterwards I remember walking back to our hotel talking with her about what a gentle soul Robert is. Was.
Crap. Thanks, Death. Thanks a frickin' lot.
Am I the only one who is profoundly annoyed when stories like this suck up media attention? So Limbaugh was embarrassed to carry around a bottle of happy pills. So he's a hypocrite. Big frickin' deal. Make note of it at the bottom of page 12, and move on.
I felt the same way about the whole Clinton impeachment. So he messed around with some intern. So he fibbed a little. Big frickin' deal. Make note of it in the official record, slap his wrist, and move on.
The problem with these stories is that they turn everything into a big schmaltzy drama of our politicians' and pundits' personal lives. The issues get buried. Ted Kennedy can't open his mouth with the Right snickering about his predilection for alcoholic beverages. If George Bush misconjumagates a verb, the Left falls into a laughing fit. The argument devolves. Discourse breaks down.
I'm trying to remember the last time the MSM reported seriously on anything Limbaugh actually said on his show. All anyone seems to care about is his supposed drug habit.
You say Rush is a blowhard? Great, fine, I don't agree with much that he says either. But argue it intelligently by refuting the statements he makes on his show. Don't make little petty stabs at his personal conduct. I don't care.
Oh, and yes, I know that Limbaugh makes plenty of petty stabs at others' personal conduct. Fine. Doesn't change the point.
(No intended slander against Teresa for bringing this up in the first place.)
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