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Limbaugh's Secret Life
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| 10/06/2003
| Carol Devine-Molin
Posted on 10/07/2003 5:37:58 AM PDT by jimmccleod
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To: Servant of the 9
Pick up some extra disability and life insurance before the habit grows to mainlining high performance motorcycles.
I did the bike thing. Raced motocross, short track, etc. when I was younger. The good thing about that was that I never had to buy the bikes. Recently, I have been watching that "American Chopper" show on cable and I think the custom choppers are cool.
To: jimmccleod
Now, it's coming to light that at least two of these powerful painkillers are linked to sudden hearing loss. I had never heard this before. If that's the case, then it does make Rush's hear loss look very peculiar. Additionally, his many absenses from the air in the last year might have been due to stints in rehab. It's all pretty interesting in retrospect.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:18:02 AM PDT
by
tdadams
To: Neets
On some level Rush Limbaugh, like all substance abusers, has self-destructive tendenciesTHIS is what jumped out at me! How does she know this??? and what tendencies are those exactly??
Maybe a 'lil birdie told her, or she consulted a crystal ball. Or maybe she's simply another Rush hater who would enjoy seeing him go down in flames.
To: Walkin Man
"The answer to this disparity is not to start letting people out of jail because we're not putting others in jail who are breaking the law. The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them and send them up the river, too." Tough to backpedal on that one.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:29:39 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: sonserae
Perhaps...
you don't know the difference between an elected official, paid handsomely by the US taxpayer...and a
Private Enterprise paid radio personality. Duhhh.
And where do you see any comparison?
To: Destructor
Here's a so-called "conservative" that doesn't seem to believe in the concept of "innocent until proven guilty" that our legal system is founded on. Where do you get that??? Here's what she said:
We conservatives are all saddened by the news that Rush Limbaugh is being investigated by law enforcement authorities for illegal buys of prescription painkillers.
Was there anything accusatory about that? Anything judgmental? No. Rush apparently
is being investigated. It was a statement of fact. There was no passing of judgment whatsoever. Lighten up.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:33:35 AM PDT
by
tdadams
To: Bluntpoint
You think for a moment he could keep the audience? You think anyone we have in our locker can do what Rush does? Or did?
I don't.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:33:37 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(Qui tacet consentit!)
To: fabriclady
"
I will withhold judgement of Rush until I hear his side." 15 posted on 10/07/2003 6:49 AM MDT by fabriclady
Me too. But as a Rush fan and an ex drug and alcohol abuser myself I can not help but wish Rush would comment one way or the other soon. Stalling around certainly gives the appearance of impropriety and even reminds me of Bill Clinton's style. Rush's silence on this matter is not just hurting him it is hurting us his followers who have been so proud of him.
I hope he denies this today. Or admits guilt. Either way would be more manly than quibbling over fine legal points like a liberal caught in the head lights.
I pray I am wrong and it is all just some clever trick on Rush's part to befuddle his enemies and teach me a lesson in loyalty.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:34:07 AM PDT
by
carpio
To: steve8714
This stuff is also available from Paki and SA over the 'net, thanks to AARP.Somebody should've told Rush.
To: Kathleen
Hi sweetie!!!!!!
((((HUGS))))
Or maybe she's simply another Rush hater who would enjoy seeing him go down in flames.
Ya think????
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:37:54 AM PDT
by
Neets
(Frogs have it easy..they can eat whatever's bugging them.)
To: jimmccleod
On some level Rush Limbaugh, like all substance abusers, has self-destructive tendencies. Assuming facts not in evidence.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:39:07 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: Bryan24
I have yet to hear how someone can take, on average, 66 oxycodone pills per day for over a year. Assuming he was buying that many pills, nothing indicates he was using that many daily. I've had a close friend who was a pill addict. From that experience I'd say it's more likely that he was stockpiling pills so he'd always be assured of having some.
It's silly to take the number of pills he bought, divide it by a certain number of days and conclude from that he's used X number of pills per day.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:40:48 AM PDT
by
tdadams
To: Ronin
Sarcastically challenged?
To: jimmccleod; All
I think this woman is right. This drug story is not going away and Rush's hiring of a big dollar criminal defense attorney (Roy Black) is not the sort of thing a totally innocent celebrity does when a tabloid prints a libelous accusation.
His refusal to discuss the matter reeks of lawyer-directed defensiveness.
If he's addicted Rush doesn't need detox. He needs rehab. At least 28 days in a residential facility and zero ego-inflating activity during that time. That means a leave of absence from public life.
If addicted he must put recovery ahead of everything else, including his "fans".
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:44:14 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: jimmccleod
If this story is true, RUSH will kick the addiction if he hasn't already. Life will go on. The liberals will continue to have their panties in a twist over him.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:44:54 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
(ESPN now has 4 little wimpy sissies left. I'm switching back to FOX.)
To: Neets
That's MY personal wild speculation and I'm sticking with it. ;-)
((((HUGS BACK))))
To: aculeus
If you were innocent of any drug connection, and you got wrapped up in something like this, you'd want the best damn " big dollar criminal defense attorney" you could find.
Notice, I did say "if."
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:46:18 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: Ronin
You think for a moment he could keep the audience? You think anyone we have in our locker can do what Rush does? Or did? I don't.
There are plenty out there that do what Rush does and do it just as well as Rush. Hannity, Ingraham, Medved, Savage, Reagan, Boortz, and of course, the Other Radio Network- Radio Free Republic to name a few.
Misuse of Pain Drug Linked to Hearing LossLA Times, 2001
But the hearing loss problem may be "much more prevalent than we think," said Dr. Akira Ishiyama, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at UCLA Medical School who has treated nearly a dozen cases. Some doctors, he said, may not have drawn a connection between Vicodin use and sudden hearing loss in patients because they "haven't been looking for it."
When doctors see isolated cases of sudden hearing loss, they may believe it's just a chance occurrence. At the same time, patients may not realize--or admit-- their addiction to painkillers. Vicodin is typically prescribed for short-term use of two to three weeks at most, with patients taking one pill every six hours. But many of the patients who have suffered hearing loss were taking 20 pills or more a day for at least two months, doctors said.
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posted on
10/07/2003 7:49:16 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Bryan24
I have read a number of times on these threads that Rush would be taking about 60-70 pills a day based on the number purchased. Does anyone realize that pills have a shelf life? Just because you are buying them buy the thousands doesn't mean you are taking dozens per day. If you can get a large quantity in one purchase that might last a few years, why not do that, instead of many small purchases that increase the chances of getting caught in a sting? Not really important, but a little bug-a-boo of mine that I haven't seen anyone point out. I also believe Rush is innocent. I was very upset about this the day it came out until I heard it was reported by the NE!
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