Posted on 04/28/2006 3:11:12 PM PDT by kristinn
Edited on 04/28/2006 3:20:03 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Rush Limbaugh's attorney has issued a statement announcing a settlement of the Florida prosecutor's investigation into alleged doctor shopping by Rush Limbaugh.
Details have been read by Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. Basically, the charge of doctor shopping is dismissed, with some conditions.
In response to media and other inquiries, Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, released the following statement today concerning a settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office to end the investigation of Mr. Limbaugh:
"I am pleased to announce that the State Attorney's Office and Mr. Limbaugh have reached an agreement whereby a single count charge of doctor shopping filed today by the State Attorney will be dismissed in 18 months. As a primary condition of the dismissal, Mr. Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years. This is the same doctor under whose care Mr. Limbaugh has remained free of his addiction without relapse.
"Mr. Limbaugh and I have maintained from the start that there was no doctor shopping, and we continue to hold this position. Accordingly, we filed today with the Court a plea of 'Not Guilty' to the charge filed by the State.
"As part of this agreement, Mr. Limbaugh also has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation. The agreement also provides that he must refrain from violating the law during this 18 months, must pay $30 per month for the cost of "supervision" and comply with other similar provisions of the agreement.
"Mr. Limbaugh had intended to remain in treatment. Thus, we believe the outcome for him personally will be much as if he had fought the charge and won."
The actions taken today are as follows:
-- The State Attorney has filed a single charge of doctor shopping with the Court. The charge is being held in abeyance under the terms of an agreement between the State and Mr. Limbaugh.
-- Mr. Limbaugh has filed a plea of "Not Guilty" with the Court.
The formal agreement between Mr. Limbaugh and the State Attorney will be filed with the Court on Monday. The terms of the agreement are substantively as follows:
-- Mr. Limbaugh will continue in treatment with the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years.
-- After Mr. Limbaugh completes an additional 18 months of treatment, the State Attorney has agreed to drop the charge.
-- Mr. Limbaugh has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation.
If it bleeds, it leads. They'll fill us in on the positive side of the issue for Rush later, after they have their fun.
In honor of this thread, I just fired up "Take me to the River" by Talking Heads.
That's my impression as well. It's a win for everyone. That's what these types of deals are all about.
Both "sides" win. The DA claims victory by charging him on ONE count. Limbaugh claims victory by having the charge eliminated after 18 months of being a "good boy". The financial fine is, of course, no consequence to Limbaugh.
IMO, chessy on all counts. Limbaugh should have stuck to his guns (I AM INNOCENT), even though he will say this will "put it all behind me". Yea, but what about your integrity, Rush?
"IOW a media Much ado about nothing."
...except that it gives the media and the DUmmies a lot to gloat about, and ammo for their smear campaign. And all because of his back pain.
Thank you for wading in the sewer for us. :)
Hell... I made $5000 without even trying. ;)
CNN has it breaking that Rush was arrested and released.
Shep Smith just announced on foxnews that Rush had been arrested. What?
Will thesmokinggun.com get to run his mug shot on their infamous mugshots website?
lol
In the words of Dan Blather, this story is:
"Fake, but accurate".
Sure, he's smart. You always release "bad" news late Friday afternoon. It gets lost in the weekend shuffle because people are off doing other things and not standing around the water cooler talking about it. It's PR 101.
Exactly.
Max Boot -- actually a very, very bright guy -- did an excellent column on the history of political debate awhile back. I believe it's available on the CFR website.
That said, I would be cranky about the state of political debate 200 years ago as well.
Probably because there were 8 damned threads about it and the mods were pulling the dupes. This was apparently the first.
That's what government gets to do....all the things that individuals would be imprisoned for doing.
The MSM is still playing this that 'Rush Limbaugh was arrested on Drug charges.. ::whispering:: oh yea btw charges will be dropped.. '
Oh, please; he copped to it.
And now you're going to start hearing what they have on him leaked.
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