[Reagan Man]

Somethings not right about this story. Sounds like an embellishment of the highest order. The highest liberal order. To liberals anything can be turned into a scandal, if you work at it enough.

With Rush`s recent hearing problems, his unique operation for a cochlear implant and his continued radio show, pain and discomfort sounds likely. Abuse of pills is not out of the question. But a black market? Hmmm

[Mo1]

With Rush`s recent hearing problems, his unique operation for a cochlear implant and his continued radio show, pain and discomfort sounds likely. Abuse of pills is not out of the question. But a black market? Hmmm

More like Blackmail maybe??

[fire_eye]

That's what keeps bothering me... Let's assume Rush is a complete dope addict. Is he going to be getting pills from a #$%^&! *housekeeper*? and one that he barely knows? when Spew York is *full* of sleazy doctors who'll write a *prescription* for pills (and are then AFAIK bound to maintain confidentiality, just as are lawyers)??

The guy is a multimillionaire, and he's scrounging narcotic pills off a *housekeeper*?? ***PuhLEASe...***

[lainie]

I know. "Drug ring?"

[Lurkd Long Enough]

"Abuse of pills is not out of the question."

True, but these are controlled substances. You're only supposed to take one ever three or four hours. Maybe 2 if that's what it takes to get rid of the pain.

But four at a time, five, ten?

Once Rush started buying pills off the black market to satisfy his habit, I would say that he has a problem.

[GOPrincess]

On another thread a poster dug up a quote from Rush's doctors at the House Clinic stating that his hearing loss was not caused by overuse of medication...which if this "maid" story is true, he would have been using in the time frame before his hearing loss. Surely they had investigated his medication thoroughly and wouldn't knowingly lie in a press conference. Even if they knew he took the stuff but didn't think it caused the hearing loss (hydrocodone=Vicodin, which can cause hearing loss if abused) you'd think they wouldn't touch any of that with a ten-foot pole. The House Clinic is the finest hearing clinic in the world and I can't imagine they'd jeopardize their reputation. Something isn't right here. I also have trouble believing that anyone as smart as Rush would send emails on this subject, knowing how the left would be gunning for him. You never know -- I mean, who woulda thunk Bill Bennett was a high-stakes gambler? -- but something just seems odd here, especially combined with the ESPN story.

I'm sick of conservatives always being the "good guys" who fall on their swords -- and in this case it was totally unnecessary. The leftists (who kept quiet when Dusty Baker made totally racially idiotic comments earlier this year!) twist and turn and demagogue and suddenly the truth is what they've made it, not what really happened. (I see some of the same stuff going on in the "CIA" scandal story, media playing hide-the-ball with pertinent facts, blowing it up with gusto...) They're gonna be crowing about this "kill" for years. Just once, whether it's Frist and filibusters or Rush and ESPN, I want to see a conservative say "I'm not going to take it anymore" and push back.

[Howlin]

Not to mention emails! He sent emails? I doubt that.


But it bothers me that his lawyers had no comment.

[Exigence]

Somethings not right about this story.

Starting with the source...

[MHT]

One of the greatest failings of modern medicine is our difficulty controlling pain. However, it seems to me that as one of the richest men around that he, if anyone, would have access to doctors who could give him the best drugs and get a handle on pain. <P<There was a show tonight about Marilyn Monroe's death and it only took 24 to bring her down. The amounts listed in the article seem highly unlikely.