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This thread is frustrating. Both (or more accurately, all) sides of this argument seem to be missing some very important points, and perhaps a bit of the big picture:
The ACLU, while flawed, mostly does the right thing. Like any large and old organization, there are politics and personal agendas that get in the way. But mostly, they fight the good fight.
Rush Limbaugh does not necessarily believe anything he says or writes in his media spewing. His only consistent agenda (indeed, the agenda of all "hot talk" broadcasters) is to get as many people to pay attention to him as possible. Maybe he does believe what he says, but I suspect not: he is a smart man, and his purported politics share some ground with the ACLU - controlling the size and power of the state. He has simply never mentioned this; indeed he has pretty much stated the opposite. Hypocrite or huckster? I'll go with the latter.
BTW - I am a newbie, and I really like the quality of the thought behind these posts. I'm glad to be here.
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