Limbaugh detained at Palm Beach airport

inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
edited June 2006 in A Moving Train
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060627/ap_en_ce/limbaugh_viagra

Limbaugh detained at Palm Beach airport

11 minutes ago

Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement examined the 55-year-old radio commentator's luggage after his private plane landed at the airport around 2 p.m. from the Dominican Republic, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

ICE officials found a prescription bottle labeled as Viagra, a drug that treats erectile dysfunction, in his luggage, Miller said.

"The problem was that on the bottle itself was not his name, but the name of two Florida doctors," Miller said.

Limbaugh reached a deal last month with prosecutors who had accused the conservative talk-show host of illegally deceiving multiple doctors to receive overlapping painkiller prescriptions.

The matter Monday was referred to the sheriff's office, whose investigators interviewed Limbaugh.

"He said he had the Viagra in his possession for his use and that he did obtain it from his doctors," Miller said.

Investigators confiscated the drugs, and Limbaugh was released around 5:30 p.m. without being charged.

The sheriff's office plans to file a report with the state attorney's office.

"We believe there may be a second-degree misdemeanor violation, which is possession of certain drugs without a prescription, because the bottle does not have his name on it," Miller said.

A doctor had prescribed the drug, but it was "labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes," Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement.

Under Limbaugh's deal with prosecutors, the charge, commonly referred to as "doctor shopping," would be dismissed after 18 months if he continues to submit to random drug tests and treatment for his acknowledged addiction to painkillers.
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  • falconfalcon Posts: 163
    WTF??? All the man wants to do is get a chubby in peace, leave him alone!
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,733
    More proof that the Karma boomerang is alive and well...
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  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    All that hate leaves the man with a limpy ! Couldnt have happened to a nicer fella. No wonder he made such a big deal out of Clinton's blowjob -- he was friggin jealous !!!! I guess I cannot call him a "tool" anymore.....
  • InsaneSoupInsaneSoup Posts: 37
    Hmmmm....wonder what he was doing in the DR with a bottle of viagra....
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  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    I wonder if he claimed to be a Member of Congress, a Kennedy, and tried to employ a jedi mind-trick to get out of his situation. "you don't need to see my prescription. I'm not the pundit you're looking for" That's what I would have done in his place.
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  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    I wonder if he claimed to be a Member of Congress, a Kennedy, and tried to employ a jedi mind-trick to get out of his situation. "you don't need to see my prescription. I'm not the pundit you're looking for" That's what I would have done in his place.

    what are you talking about...?

    ol' limpy limbaugh is a pill poppin' freak...plain and simple, what's that have to do with Kennedy...? both he and kennedy should be held accountable...just because limpy has a blind following it does not mean he above he law...

    anyhoo, perhaps he was high on oxy again and did not realize he had them in his bags...
  • John BudgeJohn Budge Posts: 260
    I'm sure the liberal media made him obtain drugs w/o a prescription.
  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    inmytree wrote:

    A doctor had prescribed the drug, but it was "labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes," Roy Black, Limbaugh's attorney, said in a statement.

    looks like that worked out well
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Detaining a big fat radio host and frisking him for limp pecker medication makes about as much sense as preventing trade with Cuba.

    Thanks US Government, proving once again, you're way to involved with stuff that really dosen't fucking matter.

    Thanks for keeping me safe border control. Man it would be horrible for big fat radio blowhards to bring in drugs from the dominican republic to have 4 hour erections.

    Why the Fuck do we care what people take anyway?

    If they die, they die. The only crime occurs if it costs anyone else money.
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  • mtildenmtilden Posts: 62
    Pacomc79 wrote:

    Why the Fuck do we care what people take anyway?

    If they die, they die. The only crime occurs if it costs anyone else money.

    I don't think many people do. But because it's Rush and like that other guy said, Karma is really funny sometimes.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mtilden wrote:
    I don't think many people do. But because it's Rush and like that other guy said, Karma is really funny sometimes.


    Oh yeah I'm not denying the comedy, it's really funny especially given his history he would be stopped with any drug much less one for impotence. I'm more annoyed with customs/"border control" in general.

    IE: how is a cigar that happens to be from cuba threatening to the US?

    Or if I bring a crate of lipitor home for my dad because it's cheaper why is that a problem?

    It's like not being able to buy beer on Sunday.....at the supermarket oh but I can in a restaurant.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I'm sure that somehow this will be the liberal media's fault.
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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,762
    He seems to have a bit of a pill problem...

    One time is one thing, but apparently this is the second time.
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  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    He tried to joke it off on his radio show today by saying that he got the pills at the Clinton Presidential Library and that they told him they were blue M&M's. I guess NoBloodRush Limpaugh thinks it is funny as well.
  • Pacomc79 wrote:
    Oh yeah I'm not denying the comedy, it's really funny especially given his history he would be stopped with any drug much less one for impotence. I'm more annoyed with customs/"border control" in general.

    IE: how is a cigar that happens to be from cuba threatening to the US?

    Or if I bring a crate of lipitor home for my dad because it's cheaper why is that a problem?

    It's like not being able to buy beer on Sunday.....at the supermarket oh but I can in a restaurant.

    I agree.
  • useruser Posts: 19
    It's all just proceedure. If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about. We can't be too safe.
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    I wonder if he claimed to be a Member of Congress, a Kennedy, and tried to employ a jedi mind-trick to get out of his situation. "you don't need to see my prescription. I'm not the pundit you're looking for" That's what I would have done in his place.


    hahahahahahahahahahaha

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    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
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  • TexJamTexJam Posts: 31
    He tried to joke it off on his radio show today by saying that he got the pills at the Clinton Presidential Library and that they told him they were blue M&M's. I guess NoBloodRush Limpaugh thinks it is funny as well.

    That waaaas funny. haha. Hopefully he won't drive a car into the Chapaquitic(?) with a woman on board and let her drown.

    But fair is fair. If people want to salivate over celibrity problems...so be it. At least he is not a paid public official.
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  • CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    Viagra?!? You couldn't make up stuff this good if you tried. I can't believe this guy still manages to scrape together a listening audience. I guess Ann Coulter just doesn't gget the old dog up anymore??? HAHAHA
    VIAGRA!!!
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  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    El_Kabong wrote:

    Why are you obsessed with this non-story?


    http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york060303.asp

    When you come up with EVIDENCE of lies, get back to me.

    You may scoff at the source, but you know as well as I do, if there was REAL evidence, al-Dean et, al. (al-Durbin, al-Feingold, al-Kennedy) would actually make some headway into impeachment proceedings.
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Why are you obsessed with this non-story?


    http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york060303.asp

    When you come up with EVIDENCE of lies, get back to me.

    You may scoff at the source, but you know as well as I do, if there was REAL evidence, al-Dean et, al. (al-Durbin, al-Feingold, al-Kennedy) would actually make some headway into impeachment proceedings.


    ahhhh, so bush mispoke and didn't mean an iaea report, he meant a report that was put out 2 days after he made the claim, riiiiiight ;)

    Bush"... a report came out ..." that implies past tense, your article states the report was issued on Monday AFTER he made the statement that Saturday

    wow, that was clever w/ the al-'s in front of the dems names! too bad the dems are a worthless party who have no backbone
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • Purple HawkPurple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    El_Kabong wrote:
    ahhhh, so bush mispoke and didn't mean an iaea report, he meant a report that was put out 2 days after he made the claim, riiiiiight ;)

    Bush"... a report came out ..." that implies past tense, your article states the report was issued on Monday AFTER he made the statement that Saturday

    wow, that was clever w/ the al-'s in front of the dems names! too bad the dems are a worthless party who have no backbone

    don't you people make a life (not a living) out of calling W a bumbling fool who has trouble speaking his own name? why is it so hard to believe he made a mistake in citing a bureaucratic agency?

    But at least we agree that the Dems have no backbone!
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    don't you people make a life (not a living) out of calling W a bumbling fool who has trouble speaking his own name? why is it so hard to believe he made a mistake in citing a bureaucratic agency?

    But at least we agree that the Dems have no backbone!


    b/c i don't believe a thing any of them have to say.

    also-

    Bush: "a report came out of the Atomic -the IAEA- that they were 6 months away from developing a weapon. I don’t know what more evidence we need.”

    your article: "It was in fact the International Institute for Strategic Studies [IISS] that issued the report concluding that Iraq could develop nuclear weapons in as few as six months...the IISS had finished a report, which was released the Monday after Bush's Saturday statement, which said Iraq could "assemble nuclear weapons within months if fissile material from foreign sources were obtained."


    first we have the issue of past tense vs future tense. a report came out...released 2 days AFTER the claim

    then there's the issue of saying they 'WERE 6 months away' from developing a weapons vs 'IF material from foreign sources were obtained' he's saying they ARE, the actual futuristic report says it's POSSIBLE. do you really not see the difference in those 2 statements? easpecially at that time after 9/11 and them talking about mushroom clouds, then saying 'hey, they ARE 6 months away from having a nuke what more evidence do we need?', mobile weapons labs that they KNOW where they are, the bullet-proof evidence linking them to al-qaeda and 9/11, the faulty niger intel...drilling for fear
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
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