Posted on 06/26/2006 5:22:35 PM PDT by ChessMan
Limbaugh Detained At Airport Image
Joy Purdy Reporting
(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.
Any prescription drug is "illegal" w/o a prescription but I think narcotics are governed by stiffer laws (sort of a guess, sorry for the pun). I wouldn't be surprised if Rush fell off the wagon, addiction is like that. But I wouldn't jump to that conclusion.
Besides, if he does...so what? It's legal. He's over 50. And you can bet he's not the only one in/with the MSM that uses them.
The releasing of the Viagra information part is a smear, pure and simple. I hope he didn't have anything else, but the suggestion is that there was something else besides the Viagra. I hope for the best. We don't need to lose Rush before the election.
Carrying Viagra is not illegal, at least not yet. Maybe having a woodie is now considered a dangerous weapon.
All this aside, Rush must be slipping: to carry ANY drugs at all into the country is beyond stupid, especially for a guy like Rush, a constant target.
Viagra? Does't sound like a relapse.
How much you want to bet that he has a script for it and this is just a way to get the "Rush uses Viagra" story out? Because if he does have a prescription, that's going to be the residue of this story.
Viagra is illegal ??
Heck .. wasn't NYC medicare giving them out for free?
Thank you Dog...I needed that.
Drudge has it linking to the same Palm Beach local news station. So all the sources for this "news" are based on the same report. No confirmation.
Here's the latest from WPTV.
http://www.wptv.com/News/062606_RushLimbaugh.cfm
More trouble tonight for conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh...
US customs agents detained him returning to Palm Beach International Airport.
The customs office tells us it's agents stopped Limbaugh as he was returning from the Dominican Republic on a private plane.
Agents say they found a prescription that was not in Limbaugh's name.
Agents tell us they called the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and detectives questioned Limbaugh.
He said the prescription was his, but in another name for privacy reasons.
The sheriff's office tells us Limbaugh was extremely cooperative. He was released without being charged and the evidence will be turned over to the State Attorney's office.
Limbaugh signed a plea deal earlier this year after being charged with doctor shopping. He did not admit guilt in the plea deal.. but agreed to drug testing, treatment for addiction to pain killers, and gave up his right to own a gun.
It is not clear if today's incident will affect that plea deal.
It's a smear campaign, folks. I will believe that until all the facts are in. It's just a drive-by, we should all be used to that by now. No need to go haywire just yet.
the dominican republic is one of many countries where people are allowed to determine for themselves their medications (not all, but many). many Americans take advantage of this and buy quantities of their prescriptions when there to take advantage of the savings. Don't see why Rush would bother other than since his records have a way of becoming public knowledge, he may have decided that he didn't want the press to know he used Viagra.
"...among them, Viagra." If they'd found something worse, they would have spelled it out. I will keep an open mind, but this has an odor to it, don't you think.
He's not an idiot--he's fighting a disease.
Just ask Patches kennedy !
Aren't YOU the witty one tonight!!!
LOL...but, this is hugh and series.
I've brought back antibiotics from Mexico with no problem. I hope what Rush brought back was ONLY viagra.
Much ado over nothing.
Maybe he needed the Viagra for a visit to 'Club Git-Some'
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