The thing that really bothers me about this thread is that there are some major facts here that have been omitted. First it is a fact that the prosecutor in this case screwed up royally when he granted immunity to the two clowns who were selling him the drugs in the first place. After extorting money and shaking him down for ogles of money, it is when Rush would not pay them any more that they then go to the police. After these two morons go to the police and are granted immunity by the prosecutor they then sell their story to the Enquirer. To sum it up they lost their case. Then it was leaked to the press that there was a money laundering investigation in New York that turns out was bogus. Then you hear that Rush was involved in a drug ring and then that disappears. In short the Prosecutor is on a fishing expedition. I do not know if you are aware of this but leaking any thing to the press in an investigation of this magnitude is a crime in the State of Florida. Furthermore, in Florida's constitution there is a right to privacy that is guaranteed by that constitution. Remember the original crime that was committed was purchasing non prescribed pain killers not street drugs like heroin or cocaine. So why does the prosecutor need to see these records? Yes and one thing that has not been said is that two of the doctors in question work in the same office. A third is an audiologist in Los Angeles where he sought treatment after he lost his hearing and I could go on in the past he has talked about our medical system
"Remember the original crime that was committed was purchasing non prescribed pain killers not street drugs like heroin or cocaine."
And because of this Rush is a hypocrit. He espouses his good ways and moral upbringing from his soap box then smacks his listeners in the face. I used to be a Rush fan until he became a mouth-piece for the republican party and saw NO wrong in Republicans. He holds double standards as do may in here. Both parties have their faults. I am a Republican but do not tote the party line.
There appear to be several "dead ends" in this investigation. In the case of the money laudering investigation, I haven't seen where this has come to an end. However, politics being what it is, I wouldn't be surprised to see the DOJ let this go by the wayside. Similarly, I don't for a second doubt that there is some political motivation on the part of the PB prosecutor.
As a matter of fact, I'm not sure the two morons that went to the Enquirer to sell their stories change the facts of whether or not they sold Rush drugs illegally. However, going to the Enquirer does nothing to enhance their credibility.
And no, I was not aware that leaking an investigation was a crime in FL but it sure should be a crime.
"Furthermore, in Florida's constitution there is a right to privacy that is guaranteed by that constitution."
As stated previously, in the FL constitution, the operative words are "except as otherwise provided herein".
And, it wasn't until reading this thread this morning that I became aware of the claim that two of the doctors were in the same practice and two more were audiologists in CA. Where is this information coming from and how do we know this if the records in FL cannot be leaked and there has been no action in CA?