Rush Limbaugh caught in drug ring

I also listen to Stern on the way to work 6:20-6:45 every day out of habit. Used to listen to Curtis/Kuby untill after 9/11 when it seemed that Kuby just gave it up to that blowhard.

Other than Stern's rabid pro-war stance, he has pretty reasonable (IMHO) positions on most political issues that I have heard him rant over.

Best moment was when they wondered if Rush and Tommy Chong would be sharing a cell.

How is this one going to be spun by the Drudges, Newsmaxes, Fox news people?
 
thrombus29 said:

How is this one going to be spun by the Drudges, Newsmaxes, Fox news people?
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Drudge scooped that the Enquirer was going to run the story.

Newsmax will rail on the "coordinated atttack by the liberal media".

Fox will probably verify that there actually is an ivestigation before running the story.
 
I heard about this on Stern. Apparently the National Enquirer has an abundance of evidence including e-mails between Rush and his maid, and even an audio recording! Really great stuff.
 
Today the Enquirer runs the story. The fact that they run the story becomes a news story with a few other news orgs.

Today is also the day Mr. Limbaugh delivers his keynote speech to some big radio convention.

I am open to the possibility that the Enquirer could be truthful but part of me thinks this is a "dirty trick" and the Enquirer is the only outlet that would pick it up.
 
corplinx said:
Today the Enquirer runs the story. The fact that they run the story becomes a news story with a few other news orgs.

Today is also the day Mr. Limbaugh delivers his keynote speech to some big radio convention.

I am open to the possibility that the Enquirer could be truthful but part of me thinks this is a "dirty trick" and the Enquirer is the only outlet that would pick it up.
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Perhaps you are confused about the role of the Enquirer in this.

The Enquirer broke the story, their reporters researched it, 99% of the information that the other stories use come from the article about their investigation.

Now that they have broken the story it is time for the other news outlets to "Pick it Up" and run it.

Other news outlets who have it picked it up.

Daily News
Atlanta Journal
CNN
And I am sure many, many, more by tomorrow.

Regrdless of wether or not the Enquirer is just a scandal rag or not, they have been sued enough times to have a very tough fact checking operation in place.

There is no way they could have made someting like this out of whole cloth.
 
"Perhaps you are confused about the role of the Enquirer in this."

Not at all, You must have misunderstood me.

"There is no way they could have made someting like this out of whole cloth. "

I agree. From the cryptic statement Rush released today about not being in contact with any investigator, I am guessing the old boy caught a bad case of the oxycontin blues. If there was no truth in this whatsoever, I think his people would have denied it outright. However, its the timing and the "spin" of the story that have me thinking dirty tricks. The worst ditry trick is of course buying oxycontin from doctor shoppers. If this is true, I think its time for Rush to once again endorse Victorian shame........ this time at himself.
 
I am sorry, it seemed to me from this line.


...part of me thinks this is a "dirty trick" and the Enquirer is the only outlet that would pick it up
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That you might have thought that this story was created by the great leftist conspiracy to discredit Rush, and that the Enquirer was the only rag stupid enough to print it.

Now that my joy at seeing such an evil demagauge being brought down by a vice that he has spewed so much of his bile on has come down a bit, I do feel a little bit sorry for the guy on a strictly human level.

A little bit.
 
corplinx said:
"Perhaps you are confused about the role of the Enquirer in this."

Not at all, You must have misunderstood me.

"There is no way they could have made someting like this out of whole cloth. "

I agree. From the cryptic statement Rush released today about not being in contact with any investigator, I am guessing the old boy caught a bad case of the oxycontin blues. If there was no truth in this whatsoever, I think his people would have denied it outright. However, its the timing and the "spin" of the story that have me thinking dirty tricks. The worst ditry trick is of course buying oxycontin from doctor shoppers. If this is true, I think its time for Rush to once again endorse Victorian shame........ this time at himself.
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You know, I intensely dislike Crush Bimbo, but this kind of attack, that frankly does look orchestrated, makes me wonder just what is going on. He may be (I don't know!) addicted to Oxycontin, for whatever reason, he may not be, but in a sane world, one would TREAT that kind of thing, not criminalize it.
 
jj said:

He may be (I don't know!) addicted to Oxycontin, for whatever reason, he may not be, but in a sane world, one would TREAT that kind of thing, not criminalize it.
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Rush himself would be the last person who would excuse this sort of thing for someone else.

Oxycontin addiction is a horrible thing, and having an addiction is no crime. However, the means and method of getting the pills can be highly illegal.
 
You know, I intensely dislike Crush Bimbo, but this kind of attack, that frankly does look orchestrated, makes me wonder just what is going on. He may be (I don't know!) addicted to Oxycontin, for whatever reason, he may not be, but in a sane world, one would TREAT that kind of thing, not criminalize it.
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Yes, I've been thinking about the treatment vs. jail time (or treatment and jail time). Most men in the early fifties who never sold drugs and committed no crimes other than purchasing drugs should go to treatment rather than jail. Society is neither more protected nor better served by sending these people to jail.

On the other hand, the evidence indicates that this addiction has been going on for years. So it seems somewhat duplicitous that Mr. Limbaugh railed against illegal drug use. Of course part of having that type of addiction is having one's judgement and views impared. Perhaps he really believed that he was not a drug addict and therefore there was nothing hypocritical about his stance.

My view is treatment and if he does not follow the rules or if he uses again, a stiff jail sentence - and not in one of those minimum security prisons. It's about time we had a vocal advocate for prison reform and Rush may just be that man.

It is somewhat embarrassing to take joy in another's misfortune. I suppose it comes from his very vocal positions. While he was not holding the reins on the bandwagon that gave us mandatory sentencing, stiffer drug penalties, no legal exemption for medical use marijuana, and reduced rights for those accused of drug use; he was sitting shotgun cheering the horses onward.

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Yes, jj, in a sane world one would TREAT that kind of thing, not criminalize it. Unfortunately the U.S. in 2003 cannot be described as a sane world.
 
Ladewig said:

Yes, jj, in a sane world one would TREAT that kind of thing, not criminalize it. Unfortunately the U.S. in 2003 cannot be described as a sane world.
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My point exactly.

Treatment, in case it's not clear to some knee-jerker out there, is NOT the same as "encourage".
 
I heard on TV last night that abuse of Vicodin and OxyContin can lead to hearing loss.

Here is a timeline on Rush's deafness and the drug allegations: http://shock-awe.info/archive/000923.php

On his show yesterday, he was vague about the drug allegations:
I don't know what I'm dealing with, folks. I really don't know the full scope of what I'm dealing with. When I get all the facts, when I get all the details of this, rest assured that I will discuss this with you and tell you how it is -- tell you everything there is.
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zakur said:
I heard on TV last night that abuse of Vicodin and OxyContin can lead to hearing loss.

Here is a timeline on Rush's deafness and the drug allegations: http://shock-awe.info/archive/000923.php

On his show yesterday, he was vague about the drug allegations: [/B]
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Aha! So his hearing loss might have been his own fault! If that is true, then there is no reason to feel sorry for him.
 
Alright, two parts of this story are out right now. You have a women (his maid) who had some kind of connection with a doctor shopping ring and said ring was under investigation by authorities. She sold her story to the enquirer and got it out first.

Now parts of her story sound credible, others do not. Like him just asking her out of the blue for oxycontin. My guess is he complained about some sort of pain, and the happy maid said she knew of a pill that could knock out any pain, a prescription med. This is how some people get introduced to oxycontin. The other way I've seen people get introduced to it is through their pot dealer. Typically when there is a "dry spell" of pot, the dealer will recommend xanax or other pills (including oxycontin).

I just don't buy all of this woman's story. She painted it to where she was always a victim somehow.
 
What I found amusing was how, when I mentioned this to some Limbo-admiring folks I know, they told me not to jump to conclusions--the very same people who readily leap to the most idiotic conclusions imaginable and begin ranting when some "liberal" person is mentioned.
 
I am a bit confused. Rush did exactly what? He talked about pills and might have used them. So? Any physical evidence that he broke a law? Dealt? Being addicted is not a violation of any law that I am aware of. "Having had them" in his posession is a non-starter. They say that he got people to get him drugs? Prove it. Show me the drugs. Show him taking physical possession of them.

This sounds like bull to me and the playing up of it does smack a bit like a conspiracy.

I will make a bet that any talk of legal action will fade away.
 
If it is bull than the Enquirer has a pretty big lawsuit on its hands.

I read the article, and it isn't painting the housekeeper with a victim brush.

Agreed, the E-mails could have been forged.

Guess we will have to wait till we hear the transcript of the recordings she made.

Even if there are no legal ends I think the Dittoheads need a fat, blubbery Mea Culpa.
 
Here's to the holier than thou moralizers! The ones who are the first to tell us all what's wrong with everyone else. The ones who say that America is slouching toward Gomorrah.




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The louder they moralize, Bible-thump and wrap themselves in the flag, the more likely they like sex with prostitutes and riding crops, gambling to extreme excess, scoring illegal drugs and dressing like a girl and having sex with little blond boys.

Hell, everyone expects the democrats to be loose with their morals, smoking and inhaling, etc!

All hail Rush, the man who made personal attacks on the private lives of Democrats, saying it's absolutely about "character".

Rush, may you be shown all the sympathy you showed them.
 
I read about this last night on Google News (I don't recall the newspaper they linked), and from what they sketched out it sounded credible.

Now, reading these links, I still think, Enquirer or not, that the story is most likely true. She has put herself out there by claiming she has a tape, and some e-mails as evidence of her credibility. She must be aware that the authorities investigating will want her to produce them.

I must admit to doing a double-take at the figures. 4,350 pills in a 47 day time period? Of course it did not say the mg of the oxy, but even at their lowest strength, he was either selling some, or had quite a habit.

I have taken oxycontin in the past for severe, chronic pain. Never did I experience a 'high', or any sense of euphoria. It was however, something that finally gave me a few hours freedom from pain.

Someone I know told me recently that she is buying just about any pain killer she wants over the web. I don't know if it's true. If so, it's really frightening.
 
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