Franken waiting with remote in hand for Rush's arrest

[oxycontinrush]

"...Al Franken, author of the bestselling exposé of right-wing bias in the US media, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, and a long-time critic of Limbaugh, said yesterday he felt sympathy for anyone who suffered a drug addiction but conceded many on the political Left would be happy to see him arrested if the allegations held up.

'I'll be switching television channels to get it from every angle,' he said. 'My favourite part is when they push their heads to get them down into the police car...."

(about halfway down page)

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/story/0,11581,1056158,00.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. I wish I thought or could hold hope that he'll be arrested, but

there's really no way unless he resold or distributed the drugs himself. The way the evidence was gathered is a little dodgy, for one thing, since the police weren't involved, and the maid probably made a heck of a lot of money selling to him, and who arrests junkies unless they commit other crimes? He'd have to be high driving his car and get caught with a bunch of pills in his possession in order to get arrested, I think. I think he deserves it... I just am not going to hold my breath.

[oxycontinrush]

4. They have Rush dead for attempting to possess narcotics

We all know Rush will probably never see a night in jail, but at some point there will be a conviction, he will be taken into custody, and we will at least get a mug shot out of all this. There are 4 pages of e-mail from him conspiring to purchase narcotics. That cannot be ignored.

He'll plead to something that will get him put into rehab and probabtion.

[-UHLEK-]

36. You are dead on.

You are dead on.

This is actually what happens with most rich public people.

[Loyal]

42. Heya

Welcome to DU! :)

[schultzee]

39. What about ASScroft's new end to plea bargaining? lol

[7th_Sephiroth]

40. its called

the double standard, he's in thier circle, so they protect him.

[freethought23]

43. Not necessarily.

Click here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=148121&mesg_id=148121

[DoNotRefill]

44. Ummmm....

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but since when is email damning evidence in court? There are all kinds of ways to spoof it, and I guarantee that the paper the email is printed on doesn't have Rush's fingerprints on it. It's not like he typed her an email, printed it out, and handed it to her...

What's the evidence trail look like on the emails? How long were they on the woman's computer and not in the hands of the police? Even if they absolutely, positively can PROVE that the email came from Rush's computer (they can't, my understanding is that the headers etc can be effectively forged...if spammers can do it...) how can they prove that Rush was sitting at the computer when it was typed in?

We'll have to hear what the contents of the audio tapes are before we can know if there's ANY chance of a conviction...but trust me, email doesn't cut it in court unless there's video of the sender sending it.

[loudnclear]

5. Hey, Marion Barry...whom Rush ridiculed endlessly...was caught

by entrapement and I sure as hell didn't feel sorry for him. Rush was caught by his own actions...nobody set him up!

[sfecap]

6. He could very well be arrested.

He possessed the drugs without a prescription. In the quantities alleged, that is a felony, and carries a mantatory sentence in FL.

He has retained Roy Black, one of the best criminal lawyers in the country.

Pigboy is in deep shit, and he knows it.

I would be curious to know if the States Attorney for Palm Beach County is a Dem or retug, and whether he/she is running for higher office...

[Cappurr]

23. She has him on tape

And the quantities we are talking about are automatically "distribution" charges....not possession. Distribution does not mean selling. Distribution can be sharing with friends.

[chasqui]

28. Here in Chicago

There is an ongoing operation that nabs BUYERS, and ARRESTS them, and sends them to JAIL.
If Rush is addicted to a controlled substance that he did not have a prescription for, then he must have obtained it in some unlawful fashion. Therefore he is liable for arrest and prosecution.
Not likely, though.

[saigon68]

31. WITH ALL THE RUCKUS I WONDER HOW THE BOIL ON HIS ASS IS DOING

It worked to keep him out of the Draft maybe it will work again.

[DoNotRefill]

45. Not only that...

but I'm wondering what kinds of credibility problems the woman will have on the stand. From what I've seen, she's going to be painted by the defense as a disgruntled former employee out to get her former boss.

On top of that, if she testifies that she gave him drugs, that pretty much guarantees her a distribution charge (and certain conviction, because she'd be confessing in court under oath) for EVERYTHING she sold or gave him. Her testifying on the record would either cut her own throat figuratively, or be the result of a "sweetheart deal", which further damages her credibility.

[Patriot_Spear]

2. God bless Al Franken... brings a tear to my eye.

I feel sorry for Limbaugh- I hope he keeps a good grip on the soap in the shower room.

I heard one legal talking head say in Florida there's a mandatory 15 year term for possession of a controlled substance in the amounts he's been accused of having.

[ILeft]

9. I hope Court TV hires Al and Arianna to cover the trial!

I think I'll email Court TV and suggest it.

edit: I suggested it:

http://www.courttv.com/contact/

[nini]

24. LOL.. I'd get cable again to see that!

hahaha

[liberalnurse]

3. Thank you for sharing this link.....

We must not ever forget why we dispise Limbaugh.....

He is an awful person.

[lovedems]

7. That's alot of head to push!

It is fun to imagine that scene! In Jeb's state it will probably never happen. We see how they take care of their cronies.

[bluestateguy]

8. The IRONY

This is the same guy who has spent a lifetime demanding that as many young black men as possible be sent to jail for drugs.

Chickens come home to roost! BAWK! BAWK! BAWK!

[davidinalameda]

10. He'll pull a Noel Bush

go to rehab and then out and resume his radio show

I would't mind seeing him go to jail. It's a shame that Oz is off the air, he could be the special guest star in the cellblock.

[arwalden]

12. Shillinger's "Prag"

Adabisi's cellmate. (Chris Keller would have been too good for him.)

-- Allen

P.S. How did Adabisi manage to get his little stocking cap to stay perched on top of his head? Glue?

@

[oxycontinrush]

13. Cellmate? I was kinda hoping for Mumia

Now THAT would be priceless.

[Junkdrawer]

15. Look, Rush is in real trouble, and I don't mean legal...

he's already lost his hearing to the drugs, if he doesn't ASK for help soon, he'll die. It's that simple. And all of his money and power won't save him.

[oxycontinrush]

17. That's a given

He has a disease. I recognize that. But the last thing you should do for an addict is to try to slow down his arrival at his/her "rock-bottom." Until that moment when the accept they are an addict and need help, I refuse to cut them any slack. It doesn't help them.

[Junkdrawer]

21. Absolutely: "To coddle an addict is to kill an addict"

His "supporters" think they're doing him a favor by helping his denial. If they gave him a gun it would be quicker and a lot less painful.

[E_Zapata]

30. Exactly - tough love is what he needs, and that he will get from us

And his puke followers? They will explain his problem away until he ends up dead from an O.D.

And you know - I don't get the impression that drug addicts (with scripts or street drugs) tend to get on a pulpit 5 days a week throwing daggars at drug addicts.

There's something else very, very wrong with Rush and it doesn't have a thing to do with drugs.

Hey.......whoa.....Head Rush, dude!

[JoFerret]

46. Get a brain....

...erm, Get a Spellchecker! (Just a friendly suggestion)

[mandyky]

11. Rush being frog-marched!

We can only hope.

[Rose Siding]

14. There will be Fox News helocopters

and "this is cnn Breaking News". But I'm hard pressed to say which part would be my favorite. sigh

[ewagner]

16. Try this for justice

Rush cops a plea........

Pays a HUGE fine....millions would be fair...

Does mandatory rehab....

Then has to do 1 year of Public Service in the most economically and racially diverse neighborhood in Florida.

Let him live with the people he's been raking over the coals for 15 years and let him have to work FOR them, under THEIR supervision and live THEIR REALITY.

That, my friends would be justice with a capital "J"

[Morfos]

18. I don't feel sympathy for Rush

I guess I don't feel sorry for him because I hate all the shit he says about Liberals,women,gays etc....

[BattyDem]

26. I don't feel sorry for him either

The man has spent his life promoting hatred of women, minorities, homosexuals, Liberals and anyone who practices a non-Christian religion.

What comes around, goes around. He always said young, black men should do jail time for drugs - so why shouldn't middle-aged white men? :evilgrin:

[alfredo]

29. A couple months in jail just to teach him humility.

Maybe he will get some help with his anal cyst.

[Champion Jack]

19. Toss him in the pokey

Jail Rush T-Shirts here:
http://www.cafeshops.com/time_to_go



.

[truthisfreedom]

20. My hope is that rush simply fades into the background, losing his sponsors

and his radio show after a long a protracted media feeding frenzy, and he is forgotten, left alone with his ill-gotten millions, friendless, and still a junkie. i don't really care if he stays a junkie for the rest of his life, as long as he shuts up... he has been terrible for our country.

[Junkdrawer]

22. Rush seems to be using his money and influence to make your vision....

come true. Junkies are like that.

[madrchsod]

25. rush should be up

for federal charges..will asscrap charge him??????

[E_Zapata]

32. Noooooooo, we don't want federal charges.....

We want rush in statesville prison NOT a swank federal prison.

Sheeeeeeeeettt, if he went up on federal charges, they could put him in any federal prison and I see it having a nice tennis court. Whereever Milkin went.....

No, we want regular ordinary florida state charges. Let Rush get to know "the other Florida."

[Porcupine]

37. Rush needs to do county time like the regular junkies.....

I think about 2 years of protective custody in a county prison would teach him about how real junkies live.

County prisons don't have much in the way of services. Prisoners are lucky if they can scrounge something to read. It's where most repeatedly arrested drug addicts do their time.

[7th_Sephiroth]

41. yeah

have him in like a jail where the majority is hatian or cuban, he'd be toast in 3 seconds.

[Fridays Child]

27. I wish Al could tail Rush with a camera crew and a satellite uplink.

We'd get some great color commentary.

[Nottingham]

33. Baawaaahaaa! Where oh where is the News Media

probably covering the Weather channel :bounce:

[Loyal]

34. haha

:)

[DemBones DemBones]

35. What was Tommy Chong's sentence again?

Chong is in prison not for selling, buying, or possessing drugs illegally but for selling bongs. How is that even illegal?

Pigboy should do prison time for buying huge quantities of controlled drugs illegally. He knew he was breaking the law and he's done so for years. He's supported the get-tough-on-addicts Republicans so let him play by their rules.

Then let's elect Dennis Kucinich to end the war on drugs and start helping addicts instead of jailing them.

Though we might consider continuing to jail all card-carrying Republican addicts since that's what they support!

:evilgrin:

[R Hickey]

47. Tommy Chong is a Democrat. Rush Limbaugh is a Republican

There is some kind of double standard here. I'm sure glad that smoking bongs doesn't cause deafness. I bet if pot caused deafness, a lot fewer countries would have legalized it the way Canada and the Europeans did.

Edited for bad grammer.

[Zhade]

38. You know...

As much as I hate Rush, and would love to see him go down, I hate our insane drug laws even more.

As despicable as this fucker is, he - and everyone - should have the fundamental right to put whatever the hell he wants into his own body, as long as no one else is hurt by it.

Talk about being torn...!