Limbaugh linked to painkillers.

Palm Beach Post ^ | Friday, October 3, 2003 | By John Pacenti and Mary McLachlin

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>David Cline was arrested for cocaine trafficking in 1982 in Collier County. He posted bond to get out of jail and then skipped, living as a fugitive in New York and Fort Lauderdale under different names until surrendering in 1989. He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.

SO this is the person accusing Rush of pill popping.

>>>>>>>>>>>>In April 2000, while he and his wife were allegedly supplying Limbaugh with drugs, Cline was arrested in Palm Beach County and charged with identity theft, having a counterfeit or stolen driver license and a false vehicle registration, possessing marijuana and resisting arrest.

Where does the Enquirer find these people?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cline said he had made $40,000 to $50,000 a year and that he had not filed any income tax returns for the preceding five years. He also said he had used an alias to avoid paying child support for two children from a previous marriage.

All-in-all a total class act.

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[Blood of Tyrants]

There were two possible motives, 1, Rush's house keeper was attempting to blackmail him and was unsuccessful or 2, (more likely) this couple is in trouble with the law and copped a deal to help the police bust Rush Limbaugh (why else would she wear a wire in conversations with Rush?) in exchange for a reduction in or dropping of charges. She then decided that she could make a quick buck with the Enquirer.

[Dante3]

Were they also given immunity for tax evasion? I presume he could not get immunity for avoiding child support payments. Not exactly credible witnesses.

[AmericanInTokyo]

So THAT's what he meant by 'with half of my brain tied behind my back' to be fair.....

[irish_links]

When did the so-called legitimate press start printing verbatim quotes from a supermarket tabloid? Four years ago the name Juanita Brodderick could not be printed in a newspaper or uttered on TV. Now, one day after the NE publishes material on a conservative talk show host, much of which sounds exagerated and laughably dramatized, a newspaper prints all the gory detail.

You can be certain that if any of the "papers of record" had the least reticence of going with the story before the Palm Beach Post's report, this will relieve their sorry little conciences. Once the story breaks it becomes fair game for the pack, at least when it's a conservative's ox that is being gored.

This story is sad from a multitude of perspectives.

[lilylangtree]

Didn't this occur during the period of time he lost his hearing rather suddenly because of the quick onset of a genetic disease?

[RaceBannon]

The messages also mention "small blue babies," an apparent reference to the painkillers

I was taking hydrocodone for my shoulder, and they aint blue!!

[mass55th]

I'm confused a bit. The Enquirer initially reported that Limbaugh and Cline met at an Amoco gas station. Here it says a Denny's parking lot. There was a picture of Cline with a cigar box that was supposed to have been used in exchanging the pills and money, yet, in both the Enquirer and this article, Cline is said to have stuffed the pills under his mattress at the house. So which was it...the Amoco gas station, the Denny's parking lot or the mattress? I also heard someone on the radio yesterday reading from the Enquirer, which stated that Cline's husband had a prescription for the pain killer and was getting 60 pills a month. So how were they able to supply Rush with 80 pills a month initially as stated in this article? Too many discrepancies for me folks, not to mention the fact that the allegations are coming from known crooks.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

A lot of this is probably true. I pray that Rush can get over the horrible addiction of drugs. Drug addiction does not discriminate. It is a horrible thing.

[steve50]

this couple is in trouble with the law and copped a deal to help the police bust Rush Limbaugh

Informants are used all the time, most are criminals and many are even paid for their efforts. Never heard a conservative complain about using them to bust other users before.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Uhm, he could have been referring to a different pain killer.

[monkeywrench]

"Palm Beach Linked to Stupidity"...sigh

I really wish someone would pull out whatever evidence against clinton was hidden away in the Ford building, so the left could 'have a bad week'.

[M Kehoe]

She started to keep a log of her purchases, she said, and within the first 47 days she delivered 4,350 pills to Limbaugh.

Rush should be dead if he ingested that many pills in 47 days.

5.56mm

[technomage]

They said they sold him 11,900 tablets over six months in 2001.

What? That is about 66 pills a day if Rush was using. Or, 33 a day if he and his wife were using. I believe they would not have survived that.

So, now the Rush haters will say he was selling??

I do not blame Rush for staying quiet (per his lawyers instruction no doubt). Something is not right with this scenario.

Let the news percolate for a few more days or weeks. Give the Rush hatersmore rope. Then hang um!!

Would it not be sweet if it is found these terrible excuses for humans were put up to this by the DNC (McAwful)??

[EggsAckley]

I was taking hydrocodone for my shoulder, and they aint blue!!

You're right, Race! AND.....THEY AIN'T SMALL!

[AMNZ]

Just a few little lies. No harm done. Let's move on.

[steve50]

Would it not be sweet if it is found these terrible excuses for humans were put up to this by the DNC (McAwful)??

Unless the story is false I don't see what difference it makes who was behind the probe. Are only republicans allowed to investigate republicans?

[COUNTrecount]

"In 2002, Wilma Cline said, a Palm Beach attorney showed up on her doorstep, gave her a check for $100,000 and made her sign a promissory note, but said the "loan" would never be collected. Four months later, in November, the attorney gave her a check for $100,000 and told her not to give Limbaugh any more pills. "

So Ms. Cline photocopied the checks and gave them to the

Enquirer as part of her story,where they can be seen,

right? Show me the $$