Limbaugh Arrested on Drug Charges

[Decker]

Rush got into pain killers ... Oxycontin ... because he was undergoing a procedure to restore his hearing.

ManicLion pointed out that Limbaugh's abuse of drugs created his hearing problem.

Now consider you were once a fat-assed bastard that worked hard to lose the weight through exorcise and diet. Good healthy livin. You slowly need more and more Oxycontin to reduce that constant ear ache but it is against everything you believe in and live by ... what would you do?

What do you do? You take your substantial resources and get more medical opinions. What you do not do is send your maid out to a Denny's parking lot in the dead of night to score you more smack.

Last question.
Who here givin the same resources would not have done the same thing?

I wouldn't do the same thing. I suffered excruciating pain for many years due to sinusitis (result of badly broken nose that destroyed my sinuses). I had 2 surgeries and had to rely on the same drug Brett Favre was addicted to. B/c of this pain I almost had to drop out of law school b/c of excessive absences. Same story in college. I did not become a drug addict though....unless you count pot as a drug (I'm not even sure that's illegal anymore)

Yeah yeah yeah a poor black man woulda been in prison already but hey news flash ... so would of a poor white boy. Nothing new here ... same old shit since long before Jesus walked on water. And besides ... rich black men get away with murder and pedophilia so put the race card back in the deck. This is about power ... the haves and the have no Oxycontin.

Rush got a slap on the wrist because he took advantage of a State Law that is soft on first time offenders.

Yes, Rush looked contrite smiling his bloated face off in his mug shot.

I believe in the decriminalization of drugs. But when a hypocritical horse's ass like Rush is doled out some deserved justice, I have to smile.

In your best Rush voice:
FOLKS, THIS GUY didn???t just use drugs, he put another person in harm???s way to feed his own habit. He repeatedly sent his maid out into a parking lot to score for him. Thousands of pills. Talk about cowardly. The housekeeper was being set up by her big celebrity boss to take the fall if they got busted. Now, that???s the problem with these famous people who develop the wrong ???60s values. The little person???the kind of average American who listens to this program???takes the risks, while the celebrity gets the slobbering praise for overcoming his ???problems.??? That???s the world these liberals have brought you. Unforgivable. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3158209/

 

[CowPimp]

Uhh fellas he was prescribed the drugs he abused ... he just went on to use the same prescriptions over and over again, while getting the same scripts from several doctors.

Right. That's called drug abuse. The funny thing is that if someone else who was a well-known political/media figure were in his shoes, then he would definitely be ranting negatively about that person on his radio show.

 

[busyLivin]

I can get any drug I want and I have no interest in being a junkie like Rush. Most people can get drugs and most people chose not to use them....Rush is just a typical drug addict.

Weren't you using steroids?

 

[Pepper]

One thing that these threads just prove over and over again is just how much hate the left has these days.

You guys make the Clinton bashers look like reasonable, mild-manored foks.

 

[Pepper]

I realize that this will mean little to you guys, but the story is inaccuarate. He was not arrested on Friday.

Reports of Rush Limbaugh's arrest inaccurate
Posted on Saturday, April 29, 2006 (EST)
Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office in Florida and US talk show host Rush Limbaugh have reached an agreement ending his drug probe that began more than two years ago.

 

[Decker]

One thing that these threads just prove over and over again is just how much hate the left has these days.

You guys make the Clinton bashers look like reasonable, mild-manored foks.

You're right.

More heroin for the 'soul' of the republican party. Accountability is overrated anyways. Isn't that correct, my well-heeled republican friends?

???Too many whites are getting away with drug use. The answer is to ... find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them, and send them up the river.???

--Rush Limbaugh

 

[Pepper]

You're right.

More heroin for the 'soul' of the republican party. Accountability is overrated anyways. Isn't that correct, my well-heeled republican friends?

???Too many whites are getting away with drug use. The answer is to ... find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them, and send them up the river.???

--Rush Limbaugh

Yeah, that's what I was saying....Drug abusers should get away with no accountability.

 

[Decker]

I realize that this will mean little to you guys, but the story is inaccuarate. He was not arrested on Friday.

That story may fly at the FreeRepublic.

But not here.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Rush Limbaugh on friday. He surrendered to a sheriff and was taken into custody.

He was booked and his mugshot was taken. He was apprised of the charge and his rights.

Textbook arrest. http://upstatelife.com/cityofeasley/police/elements.htm

 

[Decker]

Yeah, that's what I was saying....Drug abusers should get away with no accountability.

No what you're saying is, is that pointing out the hypocrisy of limbaugh's arrest for heroin procurement via dr. shopping is equal to the frothing hatred by the right of everything Clinton.

I'm not one for hyperbole too often, but that is most outrageous fucking ludicrous statement indicating once again the complete lack of individual critical acumen in any rightwing supporter.

Other than that, you're right on.

 

[Pepper]

Yeah, because here you guys are always so accurate with your stories?

Most news organizations are backing off of using the term arrested b/c these are not new charges. They are a settlement of the old charges.

 

[Pepper]

No what you're saying is, is that pointing out the hypocrisy of limbaugh's arrest for heroin procurement via dr. shopping is equal to the frothing hatred by the right of everything Clinton.

I'm not one for hyperbole too often, but that is most outrageous fucking ludicrous statement indicating once again the complete lack of individual critical acumen in any rightwing supporter.

Other than that, you're right on.

Wait a minute! You think I am saying that soley about this thread? What is frustrating about you guys is you take every fucking statement out of context. This is just another example, in my opinion, of how much hate the left has. There is no reasonalbeness to you at all. You think I reached that conclusion in this thread alone?

 

[Decker]

You're right Pepper. The warrant...well that was just an invitation to chat with the police. No real significance there. The booking of Limbaugh on a charge of prescription fraud...that was just a warning, that's all. No legal significance there either.

Why this was just one big circle jerk.

Look, arrests are made all the time at the conclusion of investigations. This one's no different.

Even if I'm wrong about the arrest, which I am not, what difference does it make?

El Rushbo is still a hypocritical heroin addict.

Is he not?

 

[Pepper]

Even if I'm wrong about the arrest, which I am not, what difference does it make?

This I agree with. It is irrelevant and really didn't need to be posted.

I have not listened to Rush in 10 years, at least, probably more. I have no idea what he has said on this subject. I was ditto-head in college but not any more.

 

[Decker]

Wait a minute! You think I am saying that soley about this thread? What is frustrating about you guys is you take every fucking statement out of context. This is just another example, in my opinion, of how much hate the left has. There is no reasonalbeness to you at all. You think I reached that conclusion in this thread alone?

What's wrong with a little hate Pepper?

If you think criticism is hatred well that's your problem. I've seen your other pronouncements re the incivility and unreasonableness of 'you guys.' You people can certainly dish it out--like when Clinton was pres--but you cannot take the heat.

Let's face it, quantifying hate in politics is kind of a stupid endeavor anyway. There will always be animosity between the parties. The republican animosity sprouted into countless, fruitless investigations of Clinton and a failed removal and impeachment. The democratic animosity manifests itself in criticism.

Which one's worse for the country?

 

[Pepper]

I was not on IM during the Clinton years so I can' link to a post, but I despised him. However, even I thought the crusade against him was over-the-top.

 

[Pepper]

What's wrong with a little hate Pepper?

No one is reasonable anymore. Not just here. I sickens me. How can anything get done when the absolute worst is assumed about everything anyone does?

That is a topic for another thread.

 

[Decker]

This I agree with. It is irrelevant and really didn't need to be posted.

I have not listened to Rush in 10 years, at least, probably more. I have no idea what he has said on this subject. I was ditto-head in college but not any more.

When the Republicans captured Congress in 1994, they held a ceremony in honor of Limbaugh, naming him "an honorary member of Congress" and "the Majority Maker."

Like him or not, Rush is a leader in this country. As such he is subject to criticism, like pointing out his hypocrisy on locking up drug offenders.

I said it before and I'll say it again, "Clinton was stupid enough to get caught. The vote for impeachment should have went through w/ a vote of 'do no impeach.' Moral of story--don't get blown while on the clock and then get caught.

 

[BoneCrusher]

ManicLion pointed out that Limbaugh's abuse of drugs created his hearing problem.

Manic pointed out that this MAY be the problem from a site that had no mention of Rush, only that a very small number of people have reportedly suffered hearing loss from addiction to hydrocodon. Nothing has been posted evidencing Rush's situation is related

What do you do? You take your substantial resources and get more medical opinions. What you do not do is send your maid out to a Denny's parking lot in the dead of night to score you more smack.

WTF ... where did you hear he was into smack?

I wouldn't do the same thing. I suffered excruciating pain for many years due to sinusitis (result of badly broken nose that destroyed my sinuses). I had 2 surgeries and had to rely on the same drug Brett Favre was addicted to. B/c of this pain I almost had to drop out of law school b/c of excessive absences. Same story in college. I did not become a drug addict though....unless you count pot as a drug (I'm not even sure that's illegal anymore)

Sinusitis is an old friend of mine. I fought in the PKA back in the late '70s and had my nose broken 4 times ... seems like after the first break my nose would snap when the wind blew ... and also needed surgery to deal with it. When I relate that pain I endured to the agony I experienced as a kid with chronic ear infections I can only say there is none. Not even close to feeling like someone was ALWAYS moving an ice pic in and out of my ear ... three of for days at a time that would last. Dude I've been stabbed, shot, and run over but nothing ... excluding the death of loved ones ... in my life including emotional pain from a broken marriage has ever come close.

Rush got a slap on the wrist because he took advantage of a State Law that is soft on first time offenders.

Yes, Rush looked contrite smiling his bloated face off in his mug shot.

I believe in the decriminalization of drugs. But when a hypocritical horse's ass like Rush is doled out some deserved justice, I have to smile.

Now you went and said what I COMPLETELY agree with but I'd go one step more to say he should have been charged as we would have ... on each count as a seperate violation. My entire premise in this thread was never to defend Rush, but rather the actions he took. Most people given the resources would find a way to end or reduce their suffering rather than endure it. I don't like Rush at all, he is an asshole of the highest order because he knows he is full of shit and just keeps on shoveling it out there for the money.

In your best Rush voice:
FOLKS, THIS GUY didn???t just use drugs, he put another person in harm???s way to feed his own habit. He repeatedly sent his maid out into a parking lot to score for him. Thousands of pills. Talk about cowardly. The housekeeper was being set up by her big celebrity boss to take the fall if they got busted. Now, that???s the problem with these famous people who develop the wrong ???60s values. The little person???the kind of average American who listens to this program???takes the risks, while the celebrity gets the slobbering praise for overcoming his ???problems.??? That???s the world these liberals have brought you. Unforgivable. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3158209/

 

[busyLivin]

Moral of story--don't get blown while on the clock and then get caught.

Clinton was impeached for commiting perjury, not getting blown.. as I'm sure you know.

 

[Pepper]

Dude, that was 12 years ago. He is not near the leader he was then.

Back then, not a day would go by without someone mentioning something he was talking about. Now, I never hear about him. I think the last time I heard about Rush was when he was originally outed for the drugs.

His time has passed. At least with me it has.

 

[BigDyl]

Hold on a minute here guys..


It's not like limbaugh got a BJ or anything..

 

[busyLivin]

Hold on a minute here guys..


It's not like limbaugh got a BJ or anything..

Clinton was impeached for commiting perjury, not getting blown.. as I'm sure you know.

 

[BigDyl]

 

[busyLivin]

people try to make the Clinton impeachment about the BJ he got... It was nothing about that. He lied under oath. End of story.

 

[Decker]

Manic pointed out that this MAY be the problem from a site that had no mention of Rush, only that a very small number of people have reportedly suffered hearing loss from addiction to hydrocodon. Nothing has been posted evidencing Rush's situation is related

The coincidence btn Rush's onsetting deafness and verbal slurring were too much of a coincidence in light of his abuse of the stuff.

WTF ... where did you hear he was into smack?

Oxycontin is a substitute for heroin.http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/oxycontin/index.html

Sinusitis is an old friend of mine. I fought in the PKA back in the late '70s and had my nose broken 4 times ... seems like after the first break my nose would snap when the wind blew ... and also needed surgery to deal with it. When I relate that pain I endured to the agony I experienced as a kid with chronic ear infections I can only say there is none. Not even close to feeling like someone was ALWAYS moving an ice pic in and out of my ear ... three of for days at a time that would last. Dude I've been stabbed, shot, and run over but nothing ... excluding the death of loved ones ... in my life including emotional pain from a broken marriage has ever come close.

So you know what it's like...the pain. You are one of the few. The pain would be debilitating for up to 16-18 hours at a time. No sleep or respite. Just white hot pain. One entertains ideas of suicide in times like that.

 

[BigDyl]

people try to make the Clinton impeachment about the BJ he got... It was nothing about that. He lied under oath. End of story.

So? Clinton lied about a BJ which killed 0 people. Bush's lies killed 100k.

 

[Pepper]

people try to make the Clinton impeachment about the BJ he got... It was nothing about that. He lied under oath. End of story.

http://blog.glennf.com/images/mt/180px-Pwned_cat1.jpg

 

[Pepper]

So? Clinton lied about a BJ which killed 0 people. Bush's lies killed 100k.

Changing the subject again.....

 

[Decker]

people try to make the Clinton impeachment about the BJ he got... It was nothing about that. He lied under oath. End of story.

He got caught. The semen stained dress sunk him. Technically Clinton didn't lie in the sense that he perjured himself. The meaning of "is" and all that. Fucking lawyers.

 

[busyLivin]

Technically Clinton didn't lie in the sense that he perjured himself. The meaning of "is" and all that. Fucking lawyers.

oh brother. Call it what you want.. he lied under oath.