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Rush Limbaugh found with Viagra is detained at Palm Beach airport
Sun- Sentinel -10 out of 10 caged birds prefer the Sentinel! ^ | June 27 2006 | Chrystian Tejedor

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: adulterer; fornicator; idiotliberals; liberalwakkos; libwetdream; limbaugh; limpdicklimbaugh; pervert; redeemed; rush; sinner; viagra; witchhunt
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To: hope
I guess that they all want to look like "Bob".

A total turn off to me.
201 posted on 06/27/2006 7:02:30 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")
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To: LibertyLee

LL, sexual relations out of wedlock should not be given a rest. It is an important conservative position except to those who wish to live contrary to it.


202 posted on 06/27/2006 7:05:43 AM PDT by Sensei Ern (http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "Born to be M-I-I-I-LD!")
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To: Mad Dawgg
The libs tried to get him and failed they are hoping to nail him while he is on probation.

He's not on probation. Probation is a sentence subsequent to conviction. Rush has not been indicted.

He's in a diversion program; if he complies with the conditions of the deal, the charges will be dropped without ever going to court and he will have no record.

There was some howling at the time about Rush getting a "sweetheart deal." I checked with my dad, who's worked in the Georgia Department of Corrections for about 36 years, and he told me these diversion arrangements are pretty standard for first-time, non-violent offenders who aren't at high risk to re-offend. It's not in anyone's interest to put them into the system.

203 posted on 06/27/2006 7:06:04 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: KeyLargo

and I have $20, that is was a female agent.......


204 posted on 06/27/2006 7:06:31 AM PDT by thinking
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To: Sensei Ern
Does Rush have a place of leadership?

Is it a sin to have Viagra?

205 posted on 06/27/2006 7:06:33 AM PDT by Neverforget01
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To: LucyJo
medical reasons other than the one most commonly thought of

pulmonary hypertension
206 posted on 06/27/2006 7:08:33 AM PDT by Maurice Tift
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To: Caipirabob; potlatch; ntnychik; Smartass; Boazo; Alamo-Girl; PhilDragoo; ...

'say it ain't so, Joe...'

hehheh


207 posted on 06/27/2006 7:08:36 AM PDT by bitt ("Land of the Free, because of the Brave...")
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To: Sensei Ern
Well, I just think he should've done what folks are expected to do and carry the scrip. But if he was that worried about being embarrassed, though I can't for the life of me see why, he should've just left it home.
208 posted on 06/27/2006 7:10:25 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: meyer
I think you're considering "transfer" in the wrong terms. It is illegal for people to distribute prescription drugs to others for use or consumption. But it is not illegal for a person to purchase and carry (essentially acting as an agent) prescription medication for another.

I suspect that your correct regarding the use of the word "transfer".I routinely picked up my Dad's prescriptions when he was living with me.

But assuming that we're both correct on this matter,is what happened with Rush (assuming that the news report is accurate) a crime? Did the doctor involved "transfer" the drug to Rush in a way that violated state or Federal law (drug laws,laws that regulate pharmacy practices,etc) or laws (or "standards") concerning the practice of medicine.

So who,if anyone,is in trouble here? Rush? The doctor? Both?

209 posted on 06/27/2006 7:10:37 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: Maurice Tift

If anyone would have a reason for pulmonary hypertension it would be Rush. No, I'm not being sarcastic.


210 posted on 06/27/2006 7:10:49 AM PDT by madison10
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To: mariabush

At ages 25 to 40...I don't think it's Bob they care about.


211 posted on 06/27/2006 7:11:02 AM PDT by hope (Let know one deceive you!!!)
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To: Neverforget01

He does have a place of influence and leadership.

It is a sin to have sex with someone other than one's marriage partner.


212 posted on 06/27/2006 7:12:15 AM PDT by Sensei Ern (http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "Born to be M-I-I-I-LD!")
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To: Sensei Ern
It is the conservative message that is important, not the messenger.

But we're talking about the messenger, not the message and, FWIW, I don't respect folks who refuse to practice what they preach.

213 posted on 06/27/2006 7:13:18 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Caipirabob
You nailed it on the head with the first line. I cannot even think of anyone getting charged for something like this. What a joke!
214 posted on 06/27/2006 7:14:22 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: Sensei Ern
Do you even realize how silly it is to contradict yourself on an internationally read online forum?... As a Christian Conservative, I have a major problem with putting people that have major weaknesses in places a leadership. I am very forgiving, but I am also for giving someone else the leadership when the leaders falter. ... It is the conservative message that is important, not the messenger. You'll lose your sensei rating if you keep up that exposure.
215 posted on 06/27/2006 7:14:38 AM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: NC28203
I am no expert, but I don't think that they do search every single plane. If that were the case, I'm sure Rush and the other men with him would have known to take care of this minor problem before they landed.

I'd bet that the MSM will try to fan the flames with this story, but it's very like the Ann Coulter voting story. Both are very big public targets, and the necessary precautions must be taken. I read an article two weeks ago here on FR that was actually a sit-down interview with Ann Coulter, done by a female British journalist. Excellent interview. One of the most striking things I learned is that Ann has a stalker that the FBI classified as a Level One. The kind of stalker that murdered John Lennon. Common sense would dictate that Ann does not give out her address.
Michelle Malkin had to move her family in secret only a short time ago because of threats to her family.

The prosecution that became a costly persecution of Rush Limbaugh is what this story is all about...that Nifong wannabe prosecutor down in Miami is still intent on seeing Rush jailed for something...anything, it seems. Somebody ought to be taking a good, hard look at that guy.
216 posted on 06/27/2006 7:14:41 AM PDT by ishabibble
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To: Sensei Ern; Neverforget01

You must have missed one of the posts. Viagra isn't only used for, well, you know, it is also used in cases of pulmonary hypertension.

Please get off the judgment seat. No one is perfect and everyone doesn't have your sense of right and wrong. Maybe you could try praying for Rush instead.


217 posted on 06/27/2006 7:15:08 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Sensei Ern

Yes it is a sin...But, it's no ones damn business!


218 posted on 06/27/2006 7:15:15 AM PDT by hope (Let know one deceive you!!!)
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To: thinking
IMHO, you are in a bit of a corner here, one can not have prescibtion drugs in their possession, that are not prescribed for/to them....a bottle of prescription drugs, with a label for DR. J. Doe, it just that, medicine for the use of Dr. J. Doe.

There are two separate issues: Whether Rush had a legitimate prescription, which he apparently did, and whether his name was on the bottle, which it apparently wasn't.

As long as he had a legitimate prescription, even if it was filled in a fake name, he's not on the hook for illegal possession. It would be like checking into a hotel under a fake name -- something celebrities do all the time -- as long as you're not doing that to get out of paying for it, no harm done.

As far as I know -- and I'm not a lawyer or a pharmacist -- if I have a legal prescription for 25 Vicodin, and I have 25 Vicodin with someone else's name on the bottle, I'm not breaking the law. It's not like each tablet is stamped for one person's use. Not illegal, but it does raise eyebrows in Customs.

219 posted on 06/27/2006 7:16:34 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: Neverforget01
Is it a sin to have Viagra?

More importantly, 'is it illegal to have Viagra?'. And should it be illegal?

220 posted on 06/27/2006 7:17:39 AM PDT by meyer (A vote for amnesty is a vote against America.)
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