Limbaugh Detained At Airport

[James"Thunder"Early]

http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_177194808.html


Limbaugh Detained At Airport


(CBS4 News) WEST PALM BEACH Sources have confirmed to CBS4 News that conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been detained at Palm Beach International Airport for the possible possession of illegal prescription drugs Monday evening.

Limbaugh was returning on a flight from the Dominican Republic when officials found the drugs, among them Viagra.

Limbaugh entered a plea deal back in April in a previous case where his charge of fraud to conceal information to obtain prescriptions was dropped under the condition he continue undergoing treatment for addiction.

Limbaugh had admitted to being addicted to pain killers on his radio program and had entered a rehabilitation program prior to that arrest.

(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

[T_ID]

So the guy was high to get his conservatieve views right after all. :D

[Dr. John Becker]

Oh no, he was guilty of having Viagra.

Liberals are now preparing to mount a protest against errections.:lol:

[Janice]

cBS strikes again.

Another non story.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Oh no, he was guilty of having Viagra.

Liberals are now preparing to mount a protest against errections.:lol:He also had someone else's prescription in his possesion, that's not legal.

[James"Thunder"Early]

cBS strikes again.

Another non story.Yeah, just keep telling yourself that

[Janice]

http://www.drudgereport.com/

From Drudge....

UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh 'had no illegal drugs or prescription drug obtained illegally in his possession,' source says, contrary to a claim by CBS-TV in Miami... MORE...


You may want to tell the DUmmies Doc. They're doing backflips and cartwheels over this. :lol:

[Bobby F.]

He also had someone else's prescription in his possesion, that's not legal.


"possible possession of illegal prescription drugs"

The left already has the linch mob out.:lol: :lol:

[Janice]

Rush Limbaugh's Attorney Roy Black Responds to Media Inquiries

Mon June 26 2006 21:21:11 ET


Miami, FL -- June 26, 2006 -- Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, issued the following statement today in response to several inquiries by the media:

While going through routine Customs inspection of luggage at Palm Beach International Airport upon his return from an international trip, Rush Limbaugh was detained by customs agents after they noticed a non-narcotic prescription drug, which had been prescribed by Mr. Limbaugh's treating physician but labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes. After a brief interview, Mr. Limbaugh was permitted to continue on his journey.

Source: Roy Black

Developing...

[Bobby F.]

http://www.drudgereport.com/

From Drudge....

UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh 'had no illegal drugs or prescription drug obtained illegally in his possession,' source says, contrary to a claim by CBS-TV in Miami... MORE...


You may want to tell the DUmmies Doc. They're doing backflips and cartwheels over this. :lol:

Poor Doc. He had a hard on over this. He might want to call Rush to see if he can help him get it back.:lol: :lol:

[James"Thunder"Early]

http://www.drudgereport.com/

From Drudge....

UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh 'had no illegal drugs or prescription drug obtained illegally in his possession,' source says, contrary to a claim by CBS-TV in Miami... MORE...


You may want to tell the DUmmies Doc. They're doing backflips and cartwheels over this. :lol: The prescription was in someone else's name, that is illegal. Rush Limbaugh is not above the law because he's a Republican.

[Bobby F.]

Yeah, just keep telling yourself that

Keep telling yourself that it is one. Keep trying....:happyface

[Bobby F.]

The prescription was in someone else's name, that is illegal. Rush Limbaugh is not above the law because he's a Republican.


Apparently he is. They let him go. Call it...the "Kennedy get out of jail" card.:lol:

[Janice]

Apparently he is. They let him go. Call it...the "Kennedy get out of jail" card.:lol:
Only in this instance, there's no young woman at the bottom of a lake.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Rush Limbaugh's Attorney Roy Black Responds to Media Inquiries

Mon June 26 2006 21:21:11 ET


Miami, FL -- June 26, 2006 -- Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, issued the following statement today in response to several inquiries by the media:

While going through routine Customs inspection of luggage at Palm Beach International Airport upon his return from an international trip, Rush Limbaugh was detained by customs agents after they noticed a non-narcotic prescription drug, which had been prescribed by Mr. Limbaugh's treating physician but labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes. After a brief interview, Mr. Limbaugh was permitted to continue on his journey.

Source: Roy Black

Developing...


That doesn't mean he didn't do anything illegal. As far as I know, you can't get a prescription with someone else's name.

[Bobby F.]

That doesn't mean he didn't do anything illegal. As far as I know, you can't get a prescription with someone else's name.


You looser libs are going to swarm on this like stink on ****. How about actually coming up with a plan for the country like you've been talking about for the past 6 years.:rolleyes:

[Janice]

Rush Limbaugh should become the spokesman for Viagra. Make himself a few more million to add to the 33 million he makes a year (and that's only for his radio show).

[Fleet]

The prescription was in someone else's name, that is illegal. Rush Limbaugh is not above the law because he's a Republican.
It was in someone else's name (doctor's) for privacy reasons. Completely legal.

[Dr. John Becker]

Thunder kind of reminds me of CBS News. He jumped on this non story the instant he heard a few details without getting the entire story.

[James"Thunder"Early]

It was in someone else's name (doctor's) for privacy reasons. Completely legal.It is not legal, not even for privacy reasons.

[bossradio93]

In a related story, 'Druggie's' into Viagra, also? :confused: Read on. Rather than starting a new thread, I'll post this article.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/26/limbaugh.viagra.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/26/limbaugh.viagra.ap/index.html)

Limbaugh held for having Viagra without prescription

Tuesday, June 27, 2006; Posted: 7:28 a.m. EDT (11:28 GMT)

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Rush Limbaugh was detained for about 3 1/2 hours at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.

The 55-year-old radio commentator's luggage was examined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after his private plane landed at the airport around 2 p.m. from the Dominican Republic, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Customs officials found in Limbaugh's luggage a prescription bottle labeled as Viagra, a prescription drug that treats erectile disfunction, Miller said.

"The problem was that on the bottle itself was not his name, but the name of two Florida doctors," Miller said.

The matter was turned over to the sheriff's office, whose investigators interviewed Limbaugh.

"He said he had the Viagra in his possession for his use and that he did obtain it from his doctors," Miller said.

Sheriff's investigators confiscated the drugs, and Limbaugh was released around 5:30 p.m. without being charged.

However, the sheriff's office plans to file a report with the state attorney's office.

"We believe there may be a second degree misdemeanor violation, which is possession of certain drugs without a prescription, because the bottle does not have his name on it," Miller said.

A doctor had prescribed the drug, but it was "labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes," Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement.

Last month, Limbaugh reached a deal with prosecutors who had accused the conservative talk-show host of illegally deceiving multiple doctors to receive overlapping pain pill prescriptions. Under the deal, a single charge commonly referred to as "doctor shopping" would be dismissed after 18 months if he complies with terms that include submitting to random drug tests and continuing treatment for his acknowledged addiction to painkillers.

Copyright ©2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

CNN.com-June 27, 2006

[James"Thunder"Early]

Thunder kind of reminds me of CBS News. He jumped on this non story the instant he heard a few details without getting the entire story.There entire story is out, what details are you waiting for?

[T_ID]

It was in someone else's name (doctor's) for privacy reasons. Completely legal.
Being in the possesion (or trading) prescription drugs without a prescription is illegal, no matter the context. :)

[Dr. John Becker]

There entire story is out, what details are you waiting for?


You made it sound like he was held on a major drug bust, not just a hard on pill.

[Dr. John Becker]

Being in the possesion (or trading) prescription drugs without a prescription is illegal, no matter the context. :)

You're an expert on this matter too? :lol:

[Dr. John Becker]

Proscecuting Limbaugh for this is a bit pointless when there's worse criminals out there to catch.

[Fleet]

It is not legal, not even for privacy reasons.
If that is true, he will be charged. The chance of that is nil, though.

[Fleet]

Being in the possesion (or trading) prescription drugs without a prescription is illegal, no matter the context. :)
Why wasn't he held and charged then?
BTW, there WAS a prescription.

[T_ID]

You're an expert on this matter too? :lol:
Anyone can look things up via internet.Why wasn't he held and charged then?
BTW, there WAS a prescription.
For pain killers yet, because he's addicted to those as well.

I won't blame him for that tho, it must be really painfull to be a hardcore conservative, you got to lie and ignore facts so much, remain ignorant at all costs, it's got to take years of hard training and the occasional headache to pull it off. :D

[MsOrange]

I don't get where the debate is??

OK, the guy had an illegal prescription according to the law. A prescription, not in your name, is illegal, no matter the context or logical reasoning behind it (if someone can provide me with a link stating that this is legal, please do so, i've been proven wrong before!:)) It's not like he was smuggling coke, and plus, he does have doctors saying that that was written for him and backing up his story. I think he should just get a fine, probation, whatever the light sentence is. I would think this of ANYONE who got caught in this situation.

But the bottomn line is, I do believe he broke the law, but their shouldn't be a lynch mob after him just because of who he is.

But maybe i'm wrong...

[Dr. John Becker]

Anyone can look things up via internet.


I'm glad you admit that. With your history we all know what kind of web sites you surf to. (looney left wing sites)

[KissMyGrits]

I don't get where the debate is??

OK, the guy had an illegal prescription according to the law. A prescription, not in your name, is illegal, no matter the context or logical reasoning behind it (if someone can provide me with a link stating that this is legal, please do so, i've been proven wrong before!:)) It's not like he was smuggling coke, and plus, he does have doctors saying that that was written for him and backing up his story. I think he should just get a fine, probation, whatever the light sentence is. I would think this of ANYONE who got caught in this situation.

But the bottomn line is, I do believe he broke the law, but their shouldn't be a lynch mob after him just because of who he is.

But maybe i'm wrong...

Your not wrong, it is just the liberals using this as another excuse to put Rush in a bad light!!

Heaven forbid we go after people that are really breaking the laws. Wouldn't want to go after the "millions" of illegals in the country now. Would we? But we have to make sure that we go after someone that is using a legal drug!!

There are more important things to worry about, but the Democrats have a tendency to pick and choose which ones they care about. Until Rush is off the air, anytime his name is mentioned they will act like dogs going after a bone.

[T_ID]

But the bottomn line is, I do believe he broke the law, but their shouldn't be a lynch mob after him just because of who he is.Well, it's a logical consequence really. After all that slandering everything which isn't extreme-right (like even by becker on the start of the 3rd page of this discussion, or the post above this one) it's fun to see that one of the icons of the extreme-right turns out to be a helpless impotent drug addict.

Exreme republicans systematically slander everyone who disagrees with them (Ward Churchill discussion for instance, Al Gore, Clinton, etc etc) so now the response to that is that one of their icons being defaced means that it gets more attention then it normally would as well.

[Fleet]

I won't blame him for that tho, it must be really painfull to be a hardcore conservative, you got to lie and ignore facts so much, remain ignorant at all costs, it's got to take years of hard training and the occasional headache to pull it off. :D
The Palm Beach County officials now admit that Rush did not break any laws. It looks like you'll have to direct your hate at someone else, T_ID.

You may now cry because those in Palm Beach County, who are trying to destroy Rush, failed.

:crybaby:

[James"Thunder"Early]

Your not wrong, it is just the liberals using this as another excuse to put Rush in a bad light!!

Heaven forbid we go after people that are really breaking the laws. Wouldn't want to go after the "millions" of illegals in the country now. Would we? But we have to make sure that we go after someone that is using a legal drug!!

There are more important things to worry about, but the Democrats have a tendency to pick and choose which ones they care about. Until Rush is off the air, anytime his name is mentioned they will act like dogs going after a bone.None of that is the point, the point is Republicans are never expected by their own to follow the law and when they break it, it's always the same excuse that the Democratic Party set them up. I've seen that excuse used for Delay, Libby and even Cunningham, despite the fact that he was proven guilty without a doubt.

[James"Thunder"Early]

The Palm Beach County officials now admit that Rush did not break any laws. It looks like you'll have to direct your hate at someone else, T_ID.

You may now cry because those in Palm Beach County, who are trying to destroy Rush, failed.

:crybaby:Yes, everyone is out to get Rush Limbaugh, because he is the greatest and most important person in the world. Rush has certainly poured you a big cup of that Kool-Aid, because you are far from reality.

[Dr. John Becker]

None of that is the point, the point is Republicans are never expected by their own to follow the law and when they break it, it's always the same excuse that the Democratic Party set them up. I've seen that excuse used for Delay, Libby and even Cunningham, despite the fact that he was proven guilty without a doubt.


I haven't heard much from the Democrats about drunk Kennedy, but Rush has some Viagra and watch out. :)

[James"Thunder"Early]

I haven't heard much from the Democrats about drunk Kennedy, but Rush has some Viagra and watch out. :)A Kennedy reference, it never fails to come up from the card carrying Rethuglicans.

[KissMyGrits]

None of that is the point, the point is Republicans are never expected by their own to follow the law and when they break it, it's always the same excuse that the Democratic Party set them up. I've seen that excuse used for Delay, Libby and even Cunningham, despite the fact that he was proven guilty without a doubt.

How about Robert Kennedy?! He got by with what amounted to a slap on the wrist and I don't hear any Democrats crying foul? Why? Because he is a Kennedy! Anyone else would have gotten their butt thrown in jail. Certainly you or I would have!

Cynthia McKinney is another example of a fine upstanding Democrat! She slaps a Congressional police officer, but nothing happens to her. I bet if she was a Republican, the Democrats would be all over the place crying foul and how the Republicans can get away with anything. Please! Anyone else, in any part of the country, would be in jail so fast their head would spin.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Cynthia McKinney is another example of a fine upstanding Democrat! She slaps a Congressional police officer, but nothing happens to her. I bet if she was a Republican, the Democrats would be all over the place crying foul and how the Republicans can get away with anything. Please! Anyone else, in any part of the country, would be in jail so fast their head would spin.The grand jury concluded she did nothing wrong and there was a tape.

And lets get real, if she was a Republican, you'd be screaming some conspiracy theory she was set up by Hillary Clinton.

[Fleet]

The grand jury concluded she did nothing wrong and there was a tape.

Rush also did nothing wrong. And he didn't even slap a police officer!

[Fleet]

Yes, everyone is out to get Rush Limbaugh, because he is the greatest and most important person in the world. Rush has certainly poured you a big cup of that Kool-Aid, because you are far from reality.
But Rush didn't break the law.
It's no secret that he was singled out and detained and his small carry-on bag/shaving kit searched (which rarely happens) because he is Rush.

[James"Thunder"Early]

But Rush didn't break the law.
It's no secret that he was singled out and detained and his small carry-on bag/shaving kit searched (which rarely happens) because he is Rush.And what proof do you have he was singled out? You are being pretty paranoid here.

[KissMyGrits]

Robert Kennedy is dead, I don't know what the heck you are talking about.

The grand jury concluded she did nothing wrong and there was a tape.

And lets get real, if she was a Republican, you'd be screaming some conspiracy theory she was set up by Hillary Clinton.

Sorry, it was Patrick Kennedy. Forgive my error.

Hello!! I call it as I see it. I never once defended Tom Delay, because I do think he did something fishy.

I do not always side with the Republicans. I side with the truth.

If there was a tape then how could I say it was a conspiracy. I do believe that Hillary is the one that love the right wing conspiracy theories.

[Fleet]

And what proof do you have he was singled out? You are being pretty paranoid here.
Keep right on drinking the Kool-aid, Thunder. :lol:

[James"Thunder"Early]

Keep right on drinking the Kool-aid, Thunder. :lol:No proof he was set up, just as I expected. Just another one of your conspiracies :crazy:

[Fleet]

No proof he was set up, just as I expected. Just another one of your conspiracies :crazy:
It's well known, except to you liberals, that many officials in Palm Beach County are trying anything to accuse Rush of *anything* and try to destroy him.

It's the kind of thing in which you can't find "evidence" unless you can read minds.

And I didn't say he was "set up." I said that he was detained only because he was Rush. He did NOT break any laws.

[Dr. Thong]

Oh no, he was guilty of having Viagra.

Liberals are now preparing to mount a protest against erections.:lol:

Oh yeah, I can see Clinton getting behind that one...so to speak.:D

[Fleet]

And what proof do you have he was singled out? You are being pretty paranoid here.
Can you explain why the federal person who examined the shaving kit called the local authority who then called the Associated Press?

The odds are very low of someone's shaving kit being searched when taking a private plane.
The normal procedure would have been for the person examining the kit to call the doctor on the prescription for validation.

[Dr. John Becker]

A Kennedy reference, it never fails to come up from the card carrying Rethuglicans.

Just like the Democrats and the Rush druggie references.

I don't remember any Republicans on this board rushing to start a new topic the latest time Kennedy was caught driving drunk. You however, couldn't wait to get on here and make it sound like Rush was in the middle of a huge drug bust.

[Fleet]

Just like the Democrats and the Rush druggie references.

Yeah, the DemonRats are good at doing that.

[James"Thunder"Early]

It's well known, except to you liberals, that many officials in Palm Beach County are trying anything to accuse Rush of *anything* and try to destroy him.

It's the kind of thing in which you can't find "evidence" unless you can read minds.

And I didn't say he was "set up." I said that he was detained only because he was Rush. He did NOT break any laws.Oh, so now you are saying you know what people are thinking. You are insinuating a massive conspiracy by a municipality on one man. He's only been in trouble once and that one time he really did do something.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Just like the Democrats and the Rush druggie references.

I don't remember any Republicans on this board rushing to start a new topic the latest time Kennedy was caught driving drunk. You however, couldn't wait to get on here and make it sound like Rush was in the middle of a huge drug bust.What's the problem with calling someone what they are? Rush is a druggie.

And you must not have been paying attention, there were several threads started about Patrick Kennedy.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Yeah, the DemonRats are good at doing that.Here we go with the name calling, the Fascist-Republicans are so good at that.

[Fleet]

Here we go with the name calling, the Fascist-Republicans are so good at that.
Name calling?:lol:
I was just replying to your name calling (see YOUR post #38).

[Fleet]

What's the problem with calling someone what they are? Rush is a druggie.

Not by choice. Due to severe back pain.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Not by choice. Due to severe back pain.And that is not an excuse to doctor shop, that was by choice.

[Janice]

What's the problem with calling someone what they are? Rush is a druggie.
Do you have any evidence to support that claim? Rush is a recovering addict who has been clean for almost three years.

[Janice]

Here we go with the name calling, the Fascist-Republicans are so good at that.
Do you want to cheapen this board with the DUmmie name calling? Do you really want to go there? I've got more names for Democrats than you can shake a stick at, but it's better to maintain a certain level of civil discourse, so I don't do that.

Looney liberals, kool-aid drinking conservatives....that's mild and even funny.

Once members start going to Rethugs, Repugs, Repukes, Neo-cons, Facists (remember, I'm a member of DU myself), it brings the board down.

You should think about that.

[James"Thunder"Early]

Do you have any evidence to support that claim? Rush is a recovering addict who has been clean for almost three years.Recovered or not, once an addict always an addict, that applies to anyone who's been an addict.

[Janice]

Recovered or not, once an addict always an addict, that applies to anyone who's been an addict.
It's still not right to call a recovering addict a druggie.

[Fleet]

It's still not right to call a recovering addict a druggie.
Especially when it's not by choice. If Rush had no back problems, it never would have happened.

Now if Thunder wants to call someone who started using drugs for the sole purpose of becoming an addict, that's different. But since liberals are so open-minded (and empty-headed ;) ), they only criticize Rush and not those who started using drugs by choice.

[Fleet]

(remember, I'm a member of DU myself),
I didn't know you are a DU member, Janice.
You must be the only member there with a brain! ;)

[Janice]

I didn't know you are a DU member, Janice.
You must be the only member there with a brain! ;)
It's always good to know what's going on with the other side. ;)
Some of the threads are hilarious.

[Fleet]

It's always good to know what's going on with the other side. ;)
Some of the threads are hilarious.
I have checked it out, but I can only take about 5 minutes of it. Make that 3 minutes. :D

[Ireneparalegal]

I have a question...where was Rush on his way to on this travel excursion?

[KissMyGrits]

I have a question...where was Rush on his way to on this travel excursion?
He was coming back from the Dominican Republic.

[Ireneparalegal]

He was coming back from the Dominican Republic.
thank you.

btw it isn't right to call someone a druggie. When one is a recovering addict, then that is the term to be used. No different if one was an alcoholic, you don't call them ALCHI.
If I may add the following in regards to ONCE AN ADDICT ALWAYS AN ADDICT, i got this from one of the Al-Anon sources:

At its most basic level, addiction is a conditioning of the reward systems of the brain. These mechanisms become hijacked as people become addicted to a particular substance or activity. The mechanisms are intensified and become directed at a particular agent, whether it's alcohol, drug or pain killer.

Once those changes have occurred, they usually do not ever go away. The brain's ability to tolerate discomfort does tend to increase and the drive to use this substance does tend to diminish over the first 12 months of abstinence, but once the switch has been thrown on addiction, anything that activates that region of the brain will activate very powerful drives to pursue drugs. So not only will heroin immediately activate heroin addiction, but any drug that you are exposed to that stimulates that same reward system in the same way will either cause you to become addicted to that drug or direct you quickly back to heroin. You must swear off alcohol, benzodiazepines, opiates, marijuana, hallucinogens, cocaine, speed and any non-necessary prescription drugs.

[Dr. Thong]

I have heard recovering addicts refer to themselves as junkies. You know, I'm not going to weigh in on Rush's drug use, but how do we really know he's sober?? I mean, he can tell us anything he wants, but there are instances where celebrities have declared themselves sober and drug free, only to get busted later on.

Just a thought.

And us centrists love to bash Kennedy too - I love it when Boston talk show host Howie Carr calls him "fatboy" or plays the splashing sound when referring to his driving skills. He loves to say more people have been killed riding in Kennedy's Oldsmobile than in Iraq!

[Fleet]

I have heard recovering addicts refer to themselves as junkies. You know, I'm not going to weigh in on Rush's drug use, but how do we really know he's sober?? I mean, he can tell us anything he wants, but there are instances where celebrities have declared themselves sober and drug free, only to get busted later on.

Just a thought.

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that part of the agreement that Rush's lawyers agreed to was that Rush had to submit to regular drug tests to verify he has continued not to take the prescribed medication he was taking.

[Dr. John Becker]

Here we go with the name calling, the Fascist-Republicans are so good at that.


I recall your "Rethugicans" before Fleet's "DemoRats."

[Dr. John Becker]

It's always good to know what's going on with the other side. ;)
Some of the threads are hilarious.

I was ROFL @ a thread on DU about the best president ever, and they all agreed on JIMMY CARTER!:rofl: :rofl:

[Dr. Thong]

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that part of the agreement that Rush's lawyers agreed to was that Rush had to submit to regular drug tests to verify he has continued not to take the prescribed medication he was taking.

That's certainly possible. Actually, I think the Limbaugh drug issue is a dead issue myself. Okay, it made for some good press a while back but it's had its day. Let's move on - there are far more earth-shattering events going on the world at this moment.

[Ireneparalegal]

That's certainly possible. Actually, I think the Limbaugh drug issue is a dead issue myself. Okay, it made for some good press a while back but it's had its day. Let's move on - there are far more earth-shattering events going on the world at this moment.
moving on to Star Jones...

[Janice]

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing that part of the agreement that Rush's lawyers agreed to was that Rush had to submit to regular drug tests to verify he has continued not to take the prescribed medication he was taking.
You're right. That was part of his deal.

I have heard recovering addicts refer to themselves as junkies.
I can't imagine anyone, struggling hard and overcoming their drug abuse, only to refer to themselves as a junkie. Recovering addict seems a fitting description.
You know, I'm not going to weigh in on Rush's drug use, but how do we really know he's sober?? I mean, he can tell us anything he wants, but there are instances where celebrities have declared themselves sober and drug free, only to get busted later on.
I'm of the school of thought where you give a person the benefit of the doubt, unless given reason to believe otherwise. Rush has three years of being straight under his belt. There are no guarantees, but I'd say he's doing well.

[Fleet]

Actually, I think the Limbaugh drug issue is a dead issue myself. Okay, it made for some good press a while back but it's had its day. Let's move on - there are far more earth-shattering events going on the world at this moment.
I agree. Now, if Rush had become addicted on some illegal drug which he started using for "kicks," that would be completely different.

That's really why this whole thing was blown out of proportion. Many thousands of people have become addicted to some type of prescription, legal drug, but they aren't famous so no one know about them, except for a select few like family members.

[Dr. Thong]

I agree. Now, if Rush had become addicted on some illegal drug which he started using for "kicks," that would be completely different.

That's really why this whole thing was blown out of proportion. Many thousands of people have become addicted to some type of prescription, legal drug, but they aren't famous so no one know about them, except for a select few like family members.

I think part of the reason it caused such a brouhaha was some statements Rush was alleged to have made about sending drug dealers and drug offenders to prison. He was very adamant about it, according to reports.

But yeah, it's over and done. Like I said, let's move on to something more relevant.

[Fleet]

I think part of the reason it caused such a brouhaha was some statements Rush was alleged to have made about sending drug dealers and drug offenders to prison. He was very adamant about it, according to reports.

But yeah, it's over and done. Like I said, let's move on to something more relevant.
I remember that. But he was referring to use of illegal drugs and drug dealers selling illicit drugs.

Again, a big difference between prescribed, legal drugs to illegal drugs.