Posted on 06/27/2006 2:29:14 AM PDT by Caipirabob
Rush Limbaugh was briefly detained Monday at Palm Beach International Airport when customs agents inspected the conservative talk show host's luggage and found Viagra that belonged to two Florida doctors, authorities said.
"He was not arrested," Palm Beach County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Pete Palenzuela said.
Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, issued a statement through a spokesman saying that agents found a "non-narcotic prescription drug, which had been prescribed by Mr. Limbaugh's treating physician but labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes."
Limbaugh, 55, of Palm Beach, and three others arrived on a private jet from the Dominican Republic to the General Air Facility at PBIA on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service said.
Agents searched the plane during a routine customs inspection and found a pill bottle that was not in Limbaugh's name, said Jennifer Connors, a Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman. Agents confiscated the medicine and called the Sheriff's Office, which took over the investigation.
"Mr. Limbaugh was cooperative. He gave a statement that he had a bottle in his possession and that it was Viagra," said sheriff's spokesman Paul Miller, who noted that the prescription was filled in Florida.
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My bet is Rush will ride this for the week as funny as hell.....
Last thing we need is a hardheaded Rush Limbaugh running around loose in airports with a loaded weapon....after all, it's certainly no small thing to overlook! He needs to straighten up. No doubt the liberal media will probe deeper into this matter, but let's not jump to premature speculations. ;-)
To be honest, Rush made his name embarrassing liberals for years. The news coverage on this is goes-around-comes-around.
Since when do liberals need someone to point out what a bunch of Asses they are? They do that all by themselves.
lol.....
TIME OUT! How many of us have been given Doctor's samples of many different kinds of meds...That's why the Drug companies distribute them!
I hope as well. . .OR, he makes them all poorer by packing up his money et al. . .and leaves that miserable - if only because it is Liberal - haven.
As usual, we see the 'hollow' in these Libs concerns for the 'privacy' of American citizens.
If only they could contain their smugness. . .be it natioinal security or the 'none of our business' details of an individuals private life; if it serves the Libs hate. . .or agenda; it is 'out there'. . and the sooner the better.
I recall some samples being given in a bottle.
So is Viagra now considered a narcotic?
Is it this Sheriff Ric Bradshaw?
Dorothy Bradshaw, the wife of Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, said Tuesday she's considering a run for the western District 6 seat on the county commission after being encouraged by some Democrats to enter the race.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2006/06/07/m3b_bradshaw_0607.html
Of course, it doesn't mean HE is a Democrat.
I have to take 13 meds a day for morning and evening. I travel with a 14 day pill holder. It's the only way NOT to spend 20 minutes in the a.m. and p.m.
Absolutely. And you'd think he'd get a clue about Palm Beach. The Dem machine needs oiling as it is trying get back at years of hanging chad jokes and El Rushbo is providing a little grease.
LOL!
If Palm Beach County prosecutes Rush for having viagra, Rush will own Palm Beach County.
I am guessing that he absolutely does. . .
"Florida has no personal property tax! "
No property tax? I wish.
"Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, issued a statement through a spokesman saying that agents found a 'non-narcotic prescription drug, which had been prescribed by Mr. Limbaugh's treating physician but labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes.'"
Why would Rush be concerned about privacy issues. Aren't there privacy laws that are designed to protect the confidentiality of physician-patient information? /s
>>>Guess he has too many oats to sow!! Go Rush!!!
I thought it was the conservative position that sexual relations out of wedlock were to be frowned upon.
I wondered if Chloe was going on the trip...could be!
Each bottle/container he got from the drug store would have a little sticker on it that said something like "Federal law prohibits the transfer of this medication to anyone for whom it was not prescribed" (I can't recall the exact wording,I haven't seen it in a while).
That warning seems to be pretty unambiguous to me.
The bigger question is.......Who is the "beneificiary" of his Viagra use?
I think that the government officials in Palm Beach have a "hard on" for Rush. (someone's probably already said it)
Give it a rest...the guy's been married three times...
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