Rush to Judgment

Re “Chronicle of a Death Unfolds” (Nov. 4), the statements made by Rush Limbaugh were not only cruel but ironically laughable: “Look at his name. River Phoenix. He’s the son of a couple of whacked-out hippies. . . .” Pretty hypocritical for someone whose first name describes a drug reaction. What were his parents “whacked-out” on?

SHARON DELLAMARIE

Burbank