It is very clear that you haven't read this thread. Nor has JeffAtlanta.
There are many Rush apologists...and there are many of us who think he was completely stupid about the scrutiny he is under and didn't even take the simplest, common-sense steps to protect himself.
I must emphasize, however, that you have not read the threads.
Anyone that has read my posts over time knows I have little use for the egotistical Rush. Go back to my first post in this thread, he broke the law, no matter how minor a law does not matter. Too many that post here feel he was singled out or should have been given a bye. I do not think that way. He should be glad they only delayed him 3 hours, if I was the cop, he would be in jail on probation violation.
Paulat,
You, Marine Inspector and Postal Worker With a Gun (THERE'S a good handle!) think he is "stupid".
Most regular (non-customs/enforcement) people think this is absurd. And it is.
In my opinion, how the word got from a Customs official asking questions to a representative of a national news agency is, and should be the story. If it is determined that an agent tipped someone off, THAT person, who picked up a phone should be fired post-haste.
Now, everyone knows it was no secret, he wasn't sneaking in or out of the country. Hell, all of his listeners knew that he would be returning from the Dominican Republic on Monday, he said so on his last broadcast on Thursday (I heard him say it) so it could be that there were people on watch to see if he got taken from the agent's window into some small cinderblock room, and that could be how it got out.