NY Daily News: Rush Limbaugh in Pill Probe -- Talk radio star had drug habit, maid sez

NY Daily News & Drudge ^ | October 1, 2003 | Tracy Connor

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Rush was probably fired by Eisner and he's being allowed to say he quit.

That's how they set you up and knock you down in Disneyland.

[lainie]

nite, nite

[GeronL]

This Shohat guy has DEFENDED some real scum

[nutmeg]

My husband is a medical doctor and I've just awakened the him to get his opinion:

"You woke me for this? Use your head. 4,000 and some odd pills in a 47 day period, and you would be reading his obit, not some salacious news article."

Thank you, onyx! Great post.

[cherry]

unless they tested specifically for drugs , the doctors would not know about any addictions to pain killers, other than the fact that he, if true, would have been inquiring anxiously about his pain from minute one of his hospitalization....

now, Tylenol can be harmful to one's liver, but again, perhaps they checked his liver enzymes, and perhaps they did not....

you have to understand what pressure doctors , nurses and hospitals are under these days to RELIEVE ALL PAIN AND DOCUMENT IT......we have to record what the pt. says about his pain, and show what we did for it, and then how it helped or not....

no doctor is ever going to refuse his pt. pain meds. at all, even when the doctor knows he is dealing with an addict, because the legal ramifications of leaving your pt. in pain is looked at in a worse light than over prescribing, even to addicts....imo....

[Howlin]

If you're a conservative, I'm proud not to be considered one. As I have told you on numerous occasions, I'm completely happy with the people who I am associated with on this forum.

[hmmmmm]

*L* sorry. Rilya Wilson is the young girl who disappeared while in the custody of Florida's Dept of Family Services (I can't recall what they actually call it). She was placed with her grandmother who turned out to not actually be related. Many of the details escape me at the moment but there was an attempt to connect her to the body of the missing child in KC, Precious Doe.

[nopardons]

The Daily News is garbage, has lost so many readers, that it's on verge of going out of business, has so many errors and/or posts so late in its gossip column, that the N.Y. Post is ALWAYS making fun of it/them, and is a LEFTY paper.

[bluebunny]

Well, what was the purpose of the Enquiring Mind person. Is the person friend or foe?

[kayak]

My mother-in-law is on pretty heavy doses of pain killer these days, including hydrocodone (2 pills a day, I believe, but can take a 3rd one if needed .... I'm not sure of the strength).

At times, she can't remember what she said 5 minutes earlier .... and that doesn't count the fact that such severe pain in itself becomes debilitating and often causes depression.

I don't often get to hear Rush much these days but have tuned in enough to believe very firmly that he would not be a sharp and as quick-witted as he is if he were either in that much pain or that addicted to such meds.

[shadowman99]

The Enquirer employed the same law firm as the Clinton White House at one point (during impeachment) and Rush himself pointed out on many occasions how the tabloid made certain to legally watch it's butt. The National Equierer had a full out exchange of hostilities with the Clintons during that period. You might recall they broke many of Lewinski scandal highlights.

They always have lawsuits in the back of their heads. On something like this they will be certain they didn't print anything they hadn't verified from 2 sources.

That said, this still stinks of a political hit job. I can almost hear Michael Corleone before the baptism saying "today I settle all family business". Rush and Arnold impacting together, with the Bush/Wilson story still at full steam. Bill and Hillary, you just had to sign your message, didn't you?

Rove, you better grow a pair and answer them for this! Screew this Compasionate Conservatism bullshit. Do you want to give away everything next year?

As for Rush, I still respect him. It sounds like he needs help, but then again so did my dad once upon a time. I still love my dad and he's been sober for nearly 20 years. This isn't going to change the way I view Rush. I hope he gets well before something worse happens. Perhaps by having the story impact like this he will finally be forced to change. AA works Rush, check it out.

[GeronL]

Prominent DEFENSE lawyer in Miami

[lora_one]

I hope it's a lie-----but, it doesn't matter. Rush is Rush!!!! Any little thing will make the first page of every paper in the country. This isn't "little," so I expect BOLD PRINT.
Very rarely am I up this late at night, but this is a killer!!!! No matter what, I am in Rush's corner!!!!!! I've been a devoted fan since day #1, and I will remain a fan no matter what!!!!!!!!

[slimer]

his analysis has been as sharp as ever, and pain killers would have affected that, wouldn't they?

Not necessarily, it depends on how much and how long he was taking them. Eventually it catches up with you though.

The part in the story about the e-mails makes me wonder. If the story is true, how could Rush be so stupid to leave an evidence trail through e-mail? This could be an indication that his thinking was affected.

[ApesForEvolution]

Great, because you're brand of 'conservatisim' has given us the wonderful socialist American GOP we live with today. Congratulations to you and your pack.

[nutmeg]

It would sure be nice if Rush, Hannity, and all the other conservative Clear Channel syndicated hosts started agitating with CC to start pulling ABCNEWS affiliations from their stations, moving their shows off Disney-owned stations, etc, in retaliation for the ESPN smear. The amount of cash it would cost Disney would be huge. Vey hugh and series.

I like the sound of that, Timesink. That would be hugh! :)

[hmmmmm]

Pardon the intrusion but here's the link I posted in 173 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/glicken071098.htm

[GeronL]

Ed Shohat is a big time defense lawyer and Democrat in Miami

[lainie]

forgot what?