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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
Posted on 10/01/2003 10:41:34 PM PDT by lainie
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Yup. Whether or not there is much reality to the story, the timing of its release is likely well thought out.
To: blackbart.223
Doctors do underprescribe pain medications. I've had a herniated L5-L6 (yes, some folks have an extra vertebrae) for a few years, and only manage to get pain pills about once a year if I complain loud enough. I started ordering Ultram over the internet, it works OK I guess. On the up side, the lack of pain pills got me into swimming, and the pain seems to have improved quite a bit.
I just cannot fathom that this is a true story about Rush. Of course, it took a while for 9-11 to sink in too.
This is really ugly. Every time I hear someone say something bad about the US or Pres Bush, it takes a lot of restraint for me not to whack them in the face with a beer bottle.
522
posted on
10/02/2003 12:37:44 AM PDT
by
sandpit
To: Las Vegas Dave
"I doubt that this story is valid."
I think it's horse manure, actually.
To: DittoJed2
I've got to go to bed. I finally had eyes blurry enough to see why people thought he had sex with the maid (in the title). ROFL!
Which reminds me, if this story is true, do you think Marta is just now finding out? Yikes, he could lose his marriage over this?
524
posted on
10/02/2003 12:38:34 AM PDT
by
Yaelle
To: Reagan Man
Somethings not right about this story.Starting with the source...
To: DittoJed2
harumph, and I couldn't find them!
526
posted on
10/02/2003 12:38:55 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The War is not the Presidents hobby!)
To: Howlin; Timesink; Mo1
Isn't this interesting?
Describing his own client as ``incredibly stupid'' and ``such a fool, such an idiot, such a jerk,'' the attorney for accused bribe taker and former Miami-Dade Commissioner James Burke opened closing arguments Tuesday by asserting his client was only trying to help minorities get county contracts.
Well-known Miami defense lawyer Ed Shohat has not yet addressed the videotape of his client taking an envelope stuffed with $5,000 in cash and saying, ``This is a wonderful country.'' Shohat will finish his closing arguments this morning.
Throughout the two-month bribery conspiracy trial of Burke, his former aide Billy Hardemon and California financier Calvin Grigsby, Shohat has attempted to persuade jurors that Howard Gary, Miami bond dealer-turned-FBI snitch, twisted conversations and lured Burke into a government trap because he knew Burke was obsessed with making sure blacks got a fair share of the county's business.
Shohat's clients seem to love videotape and wires...
527
posted on
10/02/2003 12:39:23 AM PDT
by
Fracas
To: GeronL
Yahoo, people search, US Search.
528
posted on
10/02/2003 12:39:55 AM PDT
by
DittoJed2
(Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it,derived from our Maker- John Adams)
To: JohnHuang2
stinks like a fish grave-yard
529
posted on
10/02/2003 12:40:31 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The War is not the Presidents hobby!)
To: lora_one
No matter what, I am in Rush's corner!!!!!! AMEN to That!!! If he is a drug addict (which I do not believe, and I know of what I speak) - SO WHAT? He still beats the tar out of the rats. Even if all this were true, would I stop listening? - Not a chance (though I may be emboldened to attempt to correct some minor misconceptions on Rush's part). History is resplendent with great men that had a weakness, they overcame it. Churchill was one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century and was also an alcoholic. What of it? He performed a mighty feat. So what if he did it with a buzz or hangover.
I just hope the republicans decide enough is enough and start fighting these vermin! Rush - Lots of support here and everywhere else for you! Keep your powder dry, and I'll be tuning in...
To: Fracas
LOL.....he seems to be the Florida "go to guy" for scum, huh?
531
posted on
10/02/2003 12:40:56 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: JohnHuang2
no doubt.
They will probably release transcripts and tapes of Captain Kangaroo, saying ARnold raped him too!
There is no end to it.
Welcome to campaign 2004, John!
To: Yaelle
First, I don't think the story is true. Second, I doubt Marta wouldn't realize that her hubby is taking 4000+ pills in 47 days (unless their marriage is gone already).
533
posted on
10/02/2003 12:41:03 AM PDT
by
DittoJed2
(Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it,derived from our Maker- John Adams)
To: Howlin
Doing a daily talk show is probably one of the most stressful and mind wrecking jobs there is. I have often wondered how Rush can do it day after day like he does. His quality dropped dramatically when his hearing started failing. I would not be surprised if he was using a lot of meds of many kinds. That being said, I don't think he would buy from his own housekeeper on the black market. It violates every fiber of his being.
Oreilly told us just a few days ago that the smear/hate crowd (Dems) were offering his old high school friends big bucks to claim that he had done something stupid in high school. I have no doubt this housekeeper is a gold digger, paid for by the dems.
534
posted on
10/02/2003 12:41:25 AM PDT
by
LloydofDSS
(California Native)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
We already know it's a scam. The maid, who could not be reached for further comment, has a
high powered attorney representing her.Find out who pays the attorney, you find out who starting created the totally transparent smear campaign.
Rush freely announced he was on medication for a few months during his deafness battle,ie, the same time frame as this occurs. However, with just 3 Hydrocones you can't think, speak, and it's almost instantaneous sleep. 10 would be almost instant death.
I'm embarrassed to watch the reactions on this thread, although I'm sure alot are democrats trying to shape opinion.
To: Fracas
This Shohat guy seems to love defending creeps
536
posted on
10/02/2003 12:41:51 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(The War is not the Presidents hobby!)
To: Yaelle
If he needs time to clean up (though I think he probably has since this happened last year, if true), we need him back on the air soonest. Why not presume he's innocent until proven otherwise? If conservatives don't stand on that principle, who will? All of the "if true" posts bother me.
To: Yaelle
do you think Marta is just now finding out? Yikes, he could lose his marriage over this? If memory serves correct, Marta was a fitness trainer when they met. I seriously doubt she'd put the effort into getting Rush to lose all that weight while turning a blind eye to drug abuse.
In other words, this story is b.s. Rush probably borrowed a couple aspirin one day.
538
posted on
10/02/2003 12:42:20 AM PDT
by
Young Rhino
(Do the French know the meaning of the words soap, water, and deodorant?)
To: MJY1288
I take two 20mg oxycontin pills per day for constant severe nerve pain. 100 pills a day? Give me a break. One tenth that amount and you would be floating on the ceiling. Much more and you would be in a coma.
So he buys his pills from some house-maid he doesn't know from Adam. Then, after he suspects she might be wearing a wire, he still uses her as a middle-man and talks to her freely. This sounds like McCauliffe and Carville horse hockey. Maybe the Dems think that Rush is one of the reasons they keep losing. These people will absolutely stop at nothing when you are in their way. Ask Billy Dale.
He probably has taken pills for pain with all he has been through. And he may have ongoing chronic pain that is severe enough that he must constantly medicate.
I don't see what the big deal is with oxycontin when taken in pill form. It takes the edge off my pain, and it makes me drowsy, like an antihistamine. I've taken the same dose for four years and it is still effective. Is there supposed to be some buzz you get from it? If so, I'm missing out. I do know now from experience that a person can have such severe pain that you need something for it. If you don't think so, shove a bamboo shoot under your finger nail deep into the quick---and then find out that its there for the rest of your life.
Limbaugh may need medication. He may push himself too hard to overcome his handicap. But the rest of the story doesn't even begin to add up.
To: Yaelle
Do you remember before Rush married MartaYes I do remember. Rush's on air personality is professional. That's why he gets paid big bucks. When a person becomes a professional, what ever they are doing becomes like second nature to them. In other words, they don't have to work at it as much as they did when they were trying to become professional.
I don't know if that makes sense or not - it's getting a bit late.
540
posted on
10/02/2003 12:43:18 AM PDT
by
slimer
(i'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore!)
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