The following post is a response to Rush Limbaugh and his response to a showing of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Before I get to the letter, I want to set the record straight. I love Rush Limbaugh, and I love SVU. The following is not an attempt to smooth over a school yard bickering between two of my friends, rather I think the episode in question has much more to say about the Left and not much about Right Wing radio talkers.

Most of all, I would invite Rush (and you) to watch the SVU episode and come to your own conclusions.



Dear Rush,

To start out, let me offer Mega Dittos to you and your staff. Regardless of what any might say about you and your show, I am and remain a loyal fan and 24/7 subscriber, but I must take issue with some you mentioned on your show. I would of called in to discuss this with you had I heard you discussing it at the time (your show is an hour behind in the Tulsa, OK area), and even had I gotten through to Snerdley, I probably still wouldn't have gotten through because you only spent so much time on the subject (I have gotten through before only to be let go because you moved on in subjects and it wasn't open line Friday). But, thanks to the internet and your 24/7 email on your website, I hope you still hear what I have to say.

On, your Dec. 14th show, you took the opportunity of a caller referencing an American Thinker piece to lambast the most recent Law and Order: Special Victims Unit's newest episode. I have to admit, that after seeing a few previews, I wasn't sure how I would accept the show, but after watching the entire show, I came away with a different view. Now, it is not often that I disagree with your analysis of an issue, but I believe your thoughts on the SVU episode is a tad baseless as you yourself said you did not watch the show itself. Thought I don't expect you to become a fan of the show, I am hoping that this might clear some things up.

To sum up the episode, Detective "Fin" Tutuola (played by Ice-T) has fall into a investigating a series of child murders. All of these victims turn out to be "anchor babies", and the perp is a nut who is said to have been influenced by a Right-Wing talk host (who carries a cigar around I might add). In the middle of this fight is a bleeding heart, liberal attorney who decides to defend the perp even though the man attacked him at his own law office.

Now the part that you and others are taking offense to is one that I can understand. The liberal attorney (played by John Larroquette) is sitting on a bench with Fin when he mentions that you, Beck, O'Reilly, and others like you are a poison on this society. While I can understand your distaste for this statement, you have to understand who it is coming from. This attorney is a parody of the Left today. Instead of blaming the perpetrator of the murders for the actual evil they were, he builds his entire defense on a TV and/or radio show he watches/listens to. And this is problem with the Left today.

You and others have said that the Left does not view perpetrators of evil through a lens of reality. Instead they seek to blame society or their ideological enemies for the evil they dish out. The defense attorneys of KSM blame America for 9/11; Clinton blames you for Oklahoma City; Obama and the Democrats blame Bush for the current economic recession and Republicans for their inability to keep their own party in line. Never do they look at the actual problem, rather they use the risen problem as a platform to public denounce those they disagree with.

The worst part with this way of thinking is the final outcome that follows, and SVU demonstrated this in the last 10 minutes of the show. John Larroquette's character ends up getting a not guilty verdict for his client. The man who murders three children gets away with it, and the attorney finds this to be a victory. At least for a few seconds. During the momentary celebration, the murderer whispers something inaudible into the attorney's ear. Suddenly his smiling face turns to horror. The show when fast forwards to Fin arriving at the attorney's office with the attorney standing over the dead body of his client. Fin learns that what the murdered whispered into his ear was something like this (paraphrasing): "Thanks for getting me off. Now, I can kill the rest of those kids."

As always, the Left comes to the realization of Evil's existence too late in the game. The problem was not the cigar carrying, talking head that the liberal attorney sought to truly put on trial, the problem was this single extremist murder who used the talking head as an excuse to kill others he didn't like. But by the time the Left realizes it, all other options are exhausted or it is too late for any of them to work.

I can see how one or two lines in the show might have angered yourself and others, but just like your show, listening to only a few lines misses the true message you are trying to get spread. I feel like Law and Order: SVU has fallen victim to this in this case. Not saying they don't attempt to push some political agenda every now and even, but I truly believe that Law and Order as a whole is more about the ups and downs of crime and out legal system, not necessarily a ideological opinion. I hope this cleared things up for you.

Sincerely, your loyal listener and 24/7 subscriber,

Robert

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