Limbaugh Takes Off Gloves: Blasts Coverage, Investigation of Drugs

The Rush Limbaugh Show via The Drudge Report ^ | December 23, 2003 | Rush Limbaugh

[jagrmeister]

I wish I could be as idealistic as you are. First, he's admitted culpability to no crime. The use of prescription drugs are legal. I don't know what you're referring to by "black-market" drugs. Second, the "crime" he's supposedly committed is doctor-shopping. This ranks up there with jaywalking. This is an enormous waste of taxpayer resources on a politically motivated lawsuit.

[Tall_Texan]

If it's true that he got drugs from the maid, she got them from somebody who was stealing them from a pharmacy - hence "black-market". I've yet to hear Rush deny he got drugs from the maid (he's had two months to deny it) so I'm presuming this to be true.

That's a whole different situation from the "doctor shopping" part which I would guess would be fairly easy to prove or disprove once all the records are in.

If the only thing they try to nail him on is doctor shopping, it won't be a very successful case from what I've heard so far. IMO, the doctor-shopping is a sideshow to the charges stemming from the maid's story.

[Guillermo]

Even Democrat talking head Julian Epstien says the prosecutor is way out of line.

But the schadenfreude contingent on FR will continue marching on...

[deport]

Why would his maid be or attempting to black mailing rushie if he is completely innocent and has done nothing illegal? What does she know that would cause rushie to be in a position to be black mailed by her?

[jagrmeister]

This whole ordeal has embarassed Limbaugh and made him appear the hypocrite on drug users. He could have avoided all of it and the litigation by paying her off. That's how blackmail would work. Celebrities avoid the appearance of impropriety- especially someone like Limbaugh, whose political opponents would (and are) making hay of something like this.

[jagrmeister]

I'm not aware of the details regarding the maid's story but I think it's safe to say that if he was using prescription drugs and acquiring them indirectly, I don't believe this is the type of crime that warrants the kind of attention and resources of the county prosecutor's office that it's receiving.

[Neever]

Are you kidding? We have the judicial system?

Come on. Let's be realistic. Do you think for one moment that the judicial system in a Democratic stronghold is going to give Rush a break? Have you not considered for a moment that unscrupulous rats with power and authority may be influencing these proceedings.

The rats are afraid of Rush because he's almost single-handedly turning the nation conservative.

[CyberAnt]

"accept the situation"

NEVER! That's what liberals do. They whine and cry and claim they have been put upon.

Rush will never do that.

[RS]

"The allegations that Limbaugh was part of a drug-ring investigation and drug trafficking were both reported in the media "

Gee, these came out a day or two before the Enquirer hit the stands - Could it have been the Clines, or the Enquirer itself looking to start the "buzz" ?

Seems like a strange timing for the cops since they had the info for 120 months before !

Has everyone's "truth detector" suddenly gone on the blink ?

[RS]

120=10 Obviously

[jagrmeister]

Yes, I was not accusing Limbaugh- I was responding to someone who questioned a statement I made earlier in post #26.

I said: "The leaks by the prosecutor's office are a blatant violation of privacy."

Someone said: "What leaks are those?"

I responded: "The allegations that Limbaugh was part of a drug-ring investigation and drug trafficking were both reported in the media."

...in order to validate the criticism that the prosecution has been leaking to the media and are in violation.

[RS]

"...in order to validate the criticism that the prosecution has been leaking to the media and are in violation"

But my point was that the prosecution had the info for almost a year and did NOT leak it, yet the "leak" shows up a day before Clines publication, which looks suspiciously like the Clines themselves did it - not the investigators.

The prosecution simply has nothing to gain from "leaks" - but like any celebrity case, the media will ask questions and certain things just don't have to be protected.

[jagrmeister]

The prosecutor is a Democrat who supported Reno and McBride. Would he have something to gain by leaking damaging information about Limbaugh to the press? I would think so. As far as timing, who knows? I can't presume to know why the leaks would occur now except for the issue has become public, therefore newsworthy, and on the heels of another Limbaugh scandal regarding his racial remarks on television.

[RS]

"Would he have something to gain by leaking damaging information about Limbaugh to the press? I would think so. "

Let's just say it was illegal for the DA to leak whatever this was to the press - which I have heard tossed about around here - seems like it must be a pretty good gain to entail such a risk - What is it ?

So blame the DA, instead of the Enquirer who we KNOW has a reason to leak it NOW ?

See, you're thinking with your emotions, not logic.

Rush would be ashamed, your truth detector is out of whack -

[jagrmeister]

LOL. It's hardly a matter of emotion. It's straightforward logic that for some reason seems to elude you. The Enquirer, of all "news" sources, is not privy to what the DA knows. The only way for the media to report the details of the investigation is for the DA to leak, and partisan motivation is strong enough to encourage him to do so. You are overstating the risk to the prosecutor of leaking. People make accusations but ultimately those that engage in it are hardly ever held to account for it.

[RS]

"The Enquirer, of all "news" sources, is not privy to what the DA knows."

Strange, I thought the only thing the DA knew were the lies the Clines told them, and things that it lead to - like the money laundering, and doctorshopping-

- are you saying that there is other dirt that has come out that is NOT connected to the Clines ?

If you look at the timing of the "leaks", as I said - it was right before the Enquirer printed the expanded information they got from the Clines, which is where the DA got his info in the first place ...

"ultimately those that engage in it are hardly ever held to account for it."
.. and again "hardly ever" seems like a fairly large risk for no consceivable gain.

[hershey]

Exactly right. Rush is in HItlery's cross-hairs. She figures with him off the air by hook or by crook, the dems can regain control of congress and she gets the WH by default.

[RS]

Rush Limbaugh... the savior of the world !

... He did such a great job getting Bush 1 re-elected, helping Bob Dole keep Clinton out, and the resounding trouncing given to Al Gore !

Methinks you give the man 'way too much influence...

[hershey]

The dems blame Rush for their loss of control of congress. According to Hitlery, that's when all their troubles started, when the vast right wing conspiracy rolled up its collective sleeves and mobilized voters, at the same time pillorying Bill Clinton. We almost got him kicked out of office. If she hadn't stolen those FBI files on republicans, the senate would have voted to impeach. They're desperate to counteract Rush with Liberal radio, which will flop and deservedly so. They've been working day and night to silence him. Like him or not, he had a profound effect on that congressional election. On the subject of the drug investigation, etc., one would hope that he'd be treated like any ordinary citizen, but in Palm Beach, that doesn't seem likely.

[hershey]

Besides, we all remember the idiot Florida supreme court. That pack of unprincipled bums.