Posted on 06/27/2006 4:00:45 PM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly
Limbaugh Likely to Wait Several Days
By BRIAN SKOLOFF
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Rush Limbaugh will likely have to wait several days to find out if he violated his deal with prosecutors in a prescription fraud case when authorities found him in possession of a bottle of Viagra that was apparently prescribed to someone else, a spokesman for the state attorney's office said Tuesday.
Limbaugh, 55, was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after he returned on his private plane from a vacation in the Dominican Republic. Customs officials found Viagra in his bag, but his name wasn't on the prescription, Palm Beach County sheriff's spokesman Paul Miller said.
Limbaugh's lawyer, Roy Black, said the prescription was written in his doctor's name "for privacy purposes." The conservative radio host was released without being charged and investigators confiscated the Viagra, which treats erectile dysfunction.
Limbaugh joked about the search on his radio show Tuesday, saying Customs officials didn't believe him when he said he got the pills at the Clinton Library and he was told they were blue M&Ms. He later added, chuckling: "I had a great time in the Dominican Republic. Wish I could tell you about it."
It is generally not illegal under Florida law for a physician to prescribe medication in a third party's name if all parties are aware and the doctor documents it correctly, said Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for the state attorney in Palm Beach County. He would not discuss specifics in the Limbaugh case Tuesday.
The sheriff's office was continuing its investigation and would turn the case over to prosecutors in several days, Edmondson said. The alleged violation could be a second-degree misdemeanor if Limbaugh's doctor doesn't confirm the prescription.
Under last month's deal with prosecutors, authorities will dismiss a "doctor shopping" charge if Limbaugh doesn't get arrested for 18 months, among other terms. Prosecutors had said he illegally deceived multiple doctors to get overlapping painkiller prescriptions. Limbaugh denied the charges but admitted he was addicted to painkillers.
This latest case may simply be dismissed if prosecutors can confirm with Limbaugh's doctor that the prescription was indeed for Limbaugh, said Kendall Coffey, a former U.S. attorney in Florida.
"It's perhaps a little embarrassing but not highly incriminating," Coffey said.
In addition, possession of Viagra is in a "completely different universe than a matter that would involve Schedule Two (controlled) substances such as OxyContin" Coffey added.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Viagra is not considered a controlled substance because "it's not something you can be addicted to," said DEA Investigator Maria Gilbert.
The Food and Drug Administration oversees regulations concerning non-addictive drugs that are not considered controlled substances, Gilbert said. A telephone call to the FDA was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Leno and Letterman must be just rubbing their hands together in glee. Rush caught with Viagra!!!! Half their work is done for them!!
I am looking forward to seeing them talk about it. The reason is first that they make fun of EVERYONE equally. I love the fact that Rush made some jokes about it. I bet Rush will catch the first couple minutes of Leno and have a great laugh. With Leno especially, it is just light fun.
If Rush is a conservative spokesperson, then he should walk the walk, because if he doesn't it is embarrassing, he's not married, is he? He should be embarrassed, but I feel sorry for him because we live in a very confused world.
It was just a thought.
Isn't Tylenol (the active ingredient in it) the one that you don't have to have much of an overdose along with alcohol to take out your liver?
Yep. People take it believing it's "the same as aspirin."
I know that my wife and I have a travel bag set up with all the essentials so that we don't have to go through the house collecting what we need. The bag is ready to go. Rush probably has a Viagra bottle in the bathroom and one in the bag. It is lucky he had his Viagra in a prescription bottle. I would have put a few in a film can from the main supply bottle. In my case, it would have been antacids. What would they do if they found these mystery pills in a film can? Would they have a cow over my method of storing antacid pills?
Finally, what if they did not find any Viagra in Rush's toilet bag? What if they found a vibrator? Would that information be blasted out to the media? I do believe this is on that level. The Palm Beach Prosecutor is a scum sipper of the lowest order. The people of Palm Beach should be embarrassed to be represented by an official of such low integrety.
Or he could have E.D.
"What happened to the Drudge Report that said he didn't have any illegal pills?"
Mac Davis is one of the more prolific and successful songwriters in the last 50 years. He also wrote a number of songs for Elvis, including "In the Ghetto."
Of course, he also wrote "Rhinestone Cowboy" for Glen Campbell and that classic performed by CW McCall, "Convoy," but we probably shouldn't hold that against him.
Mark
According to his November 1999 interview in Playboy, Ben Afflack admitted to using Viagra.
Leni
It's time for Rush to leave Florida and move to Texas. One of the reasons he moved there was to avoid state income taxes. We don't have one too and we have some good golf courses too.
Ah! Another Mac Davis fan! Thought I might be the only one left! Used to go see him in concert, and his favorite line was that he would sing a medley of his hit....then would sing In the Ghetto that he wrote for Elvis.
Still curious, did Rush play Baby Baby Don't get Hooked on Me or Oh Lord it's hard to be humble? Both seem appropriate! ;>)
And who can forget another Mac Davis classic.....I'm going to Build me a Bar in the Back of my Car And Drive Myself to Drink!! ;>)
"The Palm Beach Prosecutor is a scum sipper of the lowest order."
I don't believe there has been ANY word from the prosecutors office yet on this.
Do you think they should drop what they are doing and jump right on it because it is Limbaugh ?
You don't seem to realize the point here -
It appears that all Rush has to do is have his doctor acknowledge that he did in fact prescribe the pills.
( Why does this sound so much like EXACTLY what he could have done a few years ago ? )
Will Rush stand his ground again ?
Will he reject having to PROVE his innocense ?
Will he allow the investigators to talk to his doctors ?
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