Rush Limbaugh turns himself in on doctor shopping charges.

[Cyrano]

Just heard this on the radio here in Palm Beach County. No details yet.

[YOY]

1. What?

Turned himself in?

What?

Sounds either too good to be true or a publicity stunt.

[Cyrano]

7. Nope, no publicity stunt. Local media is reporting it, but no details yet.

Hopefully it will be on network news.

[Tesha]

40. It made it to the tease for ABC national news (NT)

[Tesha]

42. ABC is *LEADING* the report with the Great Gasbag! (NT)

[Tesha]

55. CBS doing it now. (NT)

[Greylyn58]

46. CNN is breaking the story on their website

but no link yet!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

102. Remind you of anyone?

[BrightKnight]

205. Are their eyes dilated?

Looks like they have been snorting Saccharine Kool-Aid

[NMMNG]

207. What sort of freaks smile for mug shots?

Being arrested is not exactly something to be proud of (unless you're being arrested for protesting injustice).

[No Exit]

219. This just in: Junkie Limbaugh Relocates to Mexico

And, in a bonus development, the Bush Crime Family will finally be in a LEGAL business (in Mexico, if not in the U.S.)!

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-04-28T164933Z_01_N281836_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEXICO-DRUGS.xml


(Well... it COULD happen...)

[Jack Rabbit]

2. Ready . . .

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[don954]

3. Does anyone know if we have a mandatory minimum here in Florida?

This is the one case that i would hope we do... :evilgrin:

[FighttheFuture]

147. Only a large offenses, Jeb's Girl, Noelle broke the law several times...

but got a slap on the wrist, so don't expect much to happen to Flush or any other Right Wing criminal.

Jebs Little Girl.... http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0212d.asp


Florida Drug Laws: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4530

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Limbaugh in jail.

I would not want to be him.

[Radio_Lady]

128. No jail, just bail. It's called a "plea agreement."

I'm SO glad I don't have to listen to him anymore (because AAR is a choice in Portland). What a charade!

[wtmusic]

5. First one with the mug shot gets a piece of candy nt

[redacted]

51. MUG SHOT HERE:

http://www.pbso.org/index.cfm?/36236E2D250215130035161D520F070B37523F371E40392C392E20013D0E0B33001818001A0231073F021E4037272013795E5253507E512B46595E51625B51534319621D3561231D0641112F101916541702214901041C4A6D70637F7F5D535656705C56/index.htm

[Caoimhe]

81. It took so long to load

once it finally finished I alt-prtscn it and stuffed it in photobucket for everyone's enjoyment

Here you go!

[HuffleClaw]

119. photo shop?

that sure doesn't look like any mugshot i've ever seen. unless, of course, he's been given the CELEBRITY treatment.

[redacted]

132. Thanks Caoimhe!

you rock

[brentspeak]

142. How come Rush doesn't have to have the profile shot?

Or be photographed holding up an identification sign?

[Warren DeMontague]

203. His middle name is "Hundson"???

:rofl:

what a weenie.

[wtmusic]

231. Bingo

You're fast!

[Julius Civitatus]

66. I got his mugshot!!!

Here it is:



(BWAHAHAHAHAHA)

:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

75. *Oink*

:rofl:

[Julius Civitatus]

85. Seriously, here's the real mugshot

imageshack.us

[LuckyLib]

144. Rush did the old "appear on a Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. and

hope nobody's around" routine. Busted, Rush! DUers are ever vigilant!

[Lars39]

158. They'd throw his carcass out a 12 story building if they thought

it would distract from the more serious news that's generally dumped on a Friday.

[Miss Chybil]

176. He looks so proud of himself. nt

[cassiepriam]

210. These crooks always smile so pretty, like they just won the lottery!

when they get arrested or indicted....

[Catherine Vincent]

115. ROTFL!

:rofl:

[jerry611]

6. Turned himself in and out on $3,000 bond

In and out.

[otohara]

12. Seriously ?

He probably was treated like king shit by the Florida police. Mr. Limbaugh, can we get you anything? Oxycontin, Valium, Morphine?

[xultar]

8. ...

:woohoo:

[cal04]

9. Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation(2 links)

Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh


PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/14455252.htm

[AlCzervik]

10. slap on the wrist and he lights his cigars with $30,000, i'm sure

he's having a good laugh right now.

[SammyWinstonJack]

71. Wasn't he the one who said drug abusers should be sent up the river?

Or something along those lines. As long as he doesn't get the same treatment that he advocates, that is. :banghead:

[Caution]

11. This is straight up bullshit.

Another fucking scumbag walks.

[hwmnbn]

13. He skates on this!!??!!

This is bullshit. There are folks in prison for possession of marijuana. Mother fucker I'm pissed!!!

[sofa king]

112. Get mad AND get even.

So Rush gets away with a hand-slap, as expected. But in the process, he just made a precarious agreement: Rush made a promise to not violate the law at all for eighteen months.

So why don't we use all the powers at the disposal of our no longer free nor private society to put a pair of eyes on Rush at all times, making sure he doesn't do anything like support his drug habit, make illicit campaign contributions, or acquire and smoke Havana cigars. He may be tempted to cash in on the shady real estate development scams and local government manipulations which are flourishing in Palm Beach county right now. He may aid and abet criminal elements within our very government through his position as a public figure.

Rush is asking for the public's help in keeping him straight. So let's help him be the person he do desperately wishes to be... or throw his lilly white double-buttholed arse in the hoosegow if he fails.

[Toots]

223. Which law's that , the one for regular people or the one for Republicans?

The one for Republicans is pretty sparce....I think their main law is "Don't get caught"

[Gato Moteado]

14. rich white repuke filth always get off easy........

.....if limbaugh's white trash listeners were busted for the same crimes you'd see the swat teams busting into their trailers on COPS and cuffing them while they're in their underwear.

and if it were an african american busted for the same crime he'd be beaten by the cops and sent to jail for 20 years.

it just don't make no sense.

[hippywife]

168. I have no doubt we're already seeing this.

.....if limbaugh's white trash listeners were busted for the same crimes you'd see the swat teams busting into their trailers on COPS and cuffing them while they're in their underwear.

[PurpleChez]

214. You forgot NASCAR. I always try to work in a slur agains NASCAR.

[Gato Moteado]

220. damn, i forgot to work that one in

nt

[Warpy]

15. UNFAIR

The rich pigs can buy their way out of everything. If thee or me had been doing this shit, we'd never see the light of day again.

Repugs really are pure, unadulterated evil.

[BillZBubb]

16. The law treats everyone the same!

Jeez, what a laugh. Repugs once again are soft on crime when it's their guy. Way to go Jebthro.

[MADem]

29. The law treats everyone with MONEY the same!!!

Innocent until some asshole gets a payout, then you're doubly innocent!

[tsuki]

I am going to scream this long and loud. You get jail time in

Florida for smoking a joint. Mr. RNC gets a republican "Get Out of Jail Free" card.

:mad:

[long_green]

54. I can't wait for the first time he goes on a rant about our

soft legal system. I don't want Limbaugh in jail, I want him free as sees himself slide into irrelevance.

[tsuki]

Good point, and who did he run to when he got in trouble, the ACLU.

[long_green]

226. He did? Really? Where can I see that?

Not doubting you, tsuki, it's just that I want to see it so I can bash some people over the head with it later.

[tsuki]

230. It was in the FWB Daily News at the time. I'll try to look it up.

Can't find the Daily News, but I did find this:

31 May 2004 In an interview with Time magazine, Rush Limbaugh declares himself a longtime fan of the ACLU after they filed an amicus brief on his behalf in his prescription drug case: "In a situation like this, I think it's safe to say I welcome its support, and I don't find it hypocritical at all, because I am not anti-ACLU. If the ACLU wants to go after, say, nativity scenes or this sort of thing, I may take issue, but there are other areas where I've supported things it has done."

http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/entertainers/pundits/rush-limbaugh/

and this from KO

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3947362/

[warrior1]

23. fucker

It pays to be rich I suppose.

[MADem]

24. Ah, a variation on the Noelle Bush plea deal

In order to qualify, you have to be a wealthy, famous, GOP asshole....or be related to one!

[rodeodance]

38. so, he throws in a few pennies, goes to his doc and no record. Sweet

[DoYouEverWonder]

Good thing he's rich, white and famous

There are a lot of people filling FL prisons for much less.

[warrens]

50. How can you plea bargain, then plead not guilty????

I think there is more going on here.

[rateyes]

69. He probably entered a "not guilty" plea....

waived his right to a jury trial on the condition that the judge doesn't charge him with the crime as long as he stays clean. If he doesn't stay clean, the charge is filed, he is found guilty and he is punished.

Sucks. You or I wouldn't get to do that. Money talks. Hell, it wouldn't surprise me if before Dubya leaves office he doesn't pardon old Limpballs.

[Radio_Guy]

95. You have got to be kidding me

If it were anyone else, they would get 5 to 10. We need progressives who will get tough on this kind of BS and make people like Limburger do the time he deserves.

[Gregorian]

175. Oh yeah, this is justice. Chong gets 9 months for what?

Plus a $109,000 fine. For what?

And evil hate spewing lying over the public airwaves Limbaugh gets essentially nothing? Maybe I've read this wrong. But it sounds like Republican justice.

[Dudley_DUright]

17. IOKIYAR

It's OK if you are a republican. What a crook.

[Algorem]

18. It's Fatsmas!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

35. ROTFLMAO!!!

[matcom]

19. ARRESTED!!

according to my local news (breaking)

[katty]

22. Yes-Breaking News: Arrested!

[Cooley Hurd]

27. MSNBC Breaking: Radio host Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription fraud...

..charges!

http://msnbc.msn.com/

That's SWEET to read!:D

[CrazyOrangeCat]

20. Nasty little prick walks free . . .

. . . hope he chokes on his goddamn cigar.

:argh:

[creeksneakers2]

21. It doesn't say anything about urine testing n/t

[Up2Late]

25. CNN/HLN just said he was ARRESTED!

Big Graphic, "Limbaugh Arrested"

Plus their is this BS statement from his Lawyer: <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2>

Press Release Source: Roy Black

Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh
Friday April 28, 5:57 pm ET

PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

(more at link)

<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2>

[badgerpup]

182. Riddle me this.

If he IS "free from addiction", then why is he doctor shopping and concealing evidence to obtain Rxs in the first place?

HMMMMMMM????? :wtf:

[johnfunk]

26. WCBS (NY Channel 2) confirms Limbaugh ARRESTED!

[leftchick]

28. msrnc said he was arrested on prescription fraud charges

not very clear right now.

[Chiyo-chichi]

30. Dan Abrams is covering on MSNBC

Abrams to defense atty.: If there was a plea agreement, how does he get to plead "not guilty?"

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

31. It's a whitewash if there's no guilty plea and the charge is dismissed.

[journalist3072]

32. Just heard this on my local channel 9 news

[Az_lefty]

33. OMG!!!

on edit: he walked right back out? Must be nice to be a rich white republican.

[onehandle]

34. Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription fraud charges (Sun-Sentinel)

WEST PALM BEACH -- Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said.

Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the State Attorney's Office, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office.

The conservative radio commentator came into the jail at about 4 p.m. with his attorney Roy Black and bonded out an hour later on a $3,000 bail, Barbera said.

The warrant was for fraud to conceal information to obtain prescription, Barbera said.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0428rushlimbaugh,0,783429.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

[Up2Late]

53. $3000.00 Bail! That sucks!

Hell, in 1983, when I was harrased by the police in a small Indiana town for under-age drinking, they set a $10,000 bail (of course, this never officially happened, as all records of this incident were expunged and returned to me). :blush: :hide:

[merh]

82. See post 41 - the deal he made is juicy for him

but suxs since he bought he way out of real time.

[Beetwasher]

36. Holy Crap! BWAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAH!

Man, that is so fucking cool!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

37. Finally!! Yippee!!! :-))

[goclark]

43. So does he have to do time or not?

[rodeodance]

47. no jaul time for him.

[goclark]

61. And a white wash in the Media

It may look like a pretty picture for him but he is sweating bullets and
probably still taking pills.

Still got his fake girlfriend Daryn- Miss CNN?

Is she a man or a woman? She reminds me of Ann The Man.

[DAMANgoldberg]

145. We all make choices in life that don't turn out, don't we?

Say what you want about CNN, but Daryn Kagan is ALL WOMAN.

[Up2Late]

39. THIS JUST IN: Rush Limbaugh has a Realllllll perdy mouth...

(Gratuitous "Deliverance" reference)

[merh]

41. Looks like what we call here - non-adjudicated supervision/probation

Press Release Source: Roy Black

Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh
Friday April 28, 5:57 pm ET

PALM BEACH, Fla., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/nyf133.html?.v=2

(mods - since this is a press release, looks like it is okay to post it in full)

[rodeodance]

45. msnbc just showed his mug shot. not bad. He is smiling.

[merh]

72. Sure he is smiling

The fucker got off - he pays $30 a month - $30,000 for the investigation fees and he pays some smoe to say he is getting treatment and he gets off after 18 months.

It's a cush deal, shows how money can buy you freedom.

Now if this was some poor fellow on the streets, he would do the time and not get the cush deal.

:argh:

[Arger68]

91. That's because they took his photo while

doing the cavity search!!

[JohnnyRingo]

159. That's the 1st thing I thought....

He went in...
pleads guilty...
posted a bond...

Then skipping the part we commoners call a trial...

18 months of drug testing at $30 a month. (By his own physician?)
$30,000 "fine"

'Round here we call that "probation and expungment", typical in first offenses.
But where the hell is rule of law?
Why was no judge involved? They went from enforcement directly to probation dept, bypassing the judicial bench entirely.

Was there the chance a Democrat judge would hear the case?
This isn't right

[Scout1071]

44. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

I swear, I feel like Thanksgiving and Christmas came early. Limbaugh, Rove, Libby and we've only just begun.

[DesEtoiles]

48. It's like the end of Casino

[AnnieBW]

49. Him And Coulter

I wonder if he'll share a cell with his buddy Mann Coulter?

:rofl:

[Julius Civitatus]

52. I just peed my pants!!!

Tell me I am not dreaming or something.

[DesEtoiles]

56. What will CNN (Daryn Kagan!) say?????

[Darth_Kitten]

59. Is she on stress leave yet?

:D

[ClintonTyree]

215. Her little "snookums" is a criminal drug addict.....

it won't matter to her though. She's just another money-grubbing media whore with the principals of an alley cat.

[klook]

57. So can Tony Snow still fill in for him while he's "away"?

And what's the Clinton angle? I know Bill & Hillary are somehow to blame!

[karlrschneider]

58. On CBS evening news at this moment!

...some sort of deal, not many details. Woot!

[adigal]

60. Charges will be dismissed, Dobbs says

WTF??? You think they would drop charges against one of us?? Are there two sets of rules or what???

[OneTwentyoNine]

62. Oh BAWHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!!! BUMP!!!!!! nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

63. No wonder Bush

didn't offer him the job of press secretary.

[Faygo Kid]

64. He's guilty, but don't get so excited. Mug shot all over the Internet.

He pleads to one charge, which will be cleared after 18 months, and is fined $30,000. I only hope his attorney, Roy Black, cost him millions.
As for his mug shot, it shows that disgusting waste of "human" flesh. I won't post it, it's just like Smilin' Tom DeLay. Yuck.

[0007]

80. The fine was 3k not 30k.

[shain from kane]

87. And $30 per month for supervision. That has to be cost effective. n/t

[0007]

103. Ouch! That will add up fast. I hope Rush is so ecstatic that he

over doses tonight.

[JohnnyRingo]

162. Bond was $3000

Cost of the investigation is to be paid by Limbaugh at $30,000.
They can't call it a fine....because they aren't using a judge. He wasn't convicted of anything.
Plus monthly drug testing, apparently by his own doctor(?), at $30 a month.

They went from sheriff to the probation department, skipping the judge and jury entirely, thanx to a friendly district atty.
There may be a shortage of Republican judges in FL.

[0007]

65. Guess they had him but he cut a deal to get out of trouble

by alluding to the fact that he did doctor shop. So now there will be no jail waiting for Russ. The deck has been stacked and jeb bushie is the dealer.

So in reality Rush has fucked us to save his stinking ass. Only in Florida could this happen.

[ClintonTyree]

216. Amazing, Rush was able to play golf all the time....

he was supposedly in such "great pain". All of those "charity" golf tournaments and the hours of practice each day to keep in form. :eyes: I once was an avid golfer, 4 handicap, but MY back pain prevents me from playing ever again. I guess I should see Rush's "doctor", he seems to have worked miracles with Lard-ass! :eyes:

Pain my ass, Rush. You're a common junkie, no better than hundreds of thousands of others who get JAIL TIME for THEIR transgressions! :grr:

[d_b]

67. I love it!

Just bring on November already

:rofl:

[shain from kane]

68. New definition for being "sent up the river". Shit floats. n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

70. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I love it!

[AngryAmish]

73. I feel terrible

I am laughing so f'n hard it feels like my gut will explode.

[AngryAmish]

76. OK, I have read that he walks

This sucks.

[shain from kane]

78. He waddles. n/t

[shain from kane]

79. And wobbles. n/t

[Ignacio Upton]

74. This is really HUGH!!!!1111!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :smoke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[NoAmericanTaliban]

77. Something is fishy. How can he be arrested, pleads innocent, & get plea

bargain. In other words he committed a felony, gets a slap on the writs, & it doesn't get on his record because he pleads not-guilty?!? Sounds like the 'no wrong doing' crap the corporations are always pulling. Oh, millions of dollars are pilfered by our exec. but not one did anything wrong. Or
we just polluted a river, made a deal with the gov't, & nothing wrong happened.

Sounds like complete story isn't in yet or this is the ultimate whitewash.

So when it comes to Rush or Jeb Crows daughter - GOP is soft on crime, but for dems & minorities it's lock em up forever. Except - rich dems get away with stuff too - i.e Kennedy.

Note the timing of the press release - Friday evening - is that by accident?

[shain from kane]

83. Friday night news dump. Speaking of dumps, I feel like

taking one.
He's all ready had diarrhea of the mouth for 3 hours today.

[GOPNotForMe]

86. Sounds like he got a deferred prosecution agreement,

wherein the defendant agrees to comply with a bunch of set tasks (treatment program, no substance abuse, a fine, community service, etc.) within a certain period of time, during which the state keeps the case on hold. If the defendant complies, the charges are dropped. It's really not that unusual.

I still hate Rush with every fiber of my being.

[shain from kane]

89. For a drug offense? n/t

[GOPNotForMe]

97. I've seen it plenty of times. He's not getting a good deal because he is

a winger or white; he's getting a good deal because he has money.

[BigDDem]

84. Let me guess...

it's because he's a Christian, right?

[NoAmericanTaliban]

94. Welcome to DU!

..that & he serves the cool-aid!

[CAG]

222. I just got a freeper email about how mexican govt treats foreigners

badly and the person who sent it to me opened it "its a good thing we're a predominantly christian nation"; I'll have to remind her that Mexico is about 99.9999% catholic.

[bluestateguy]

88. For the next 18 months we will get to call Limbaugh a criminal

Let's enjoy it.

Now, should a criminal have an FCC license? A Democratic president could order the FCC to revoke the license, but, oh well.

[Name removed]

116. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[mac56]

121. What, are you new in town or something?!

Oh...I see you are.

Enjoy your stay.

[bluestateguy]

126. Yes, I hate him. I don't apologize for that.

In fact I think hate gets a bad rap. Hate can be a very positive and constructive emotion.

When Limbaugh apologizes for all of the years of hate and disrespect that he showed to Bill and Hillary Clinton and pledges his full support for the Clinton health care plan, then I may reconsider my position.

Otherwise, I will let a wave of hate wash over me, and bathe in it.

[ldf]

134. so i am vile, huh?

ok. i can live with that.

anger and hate are two powerful emotions with lots of drive in them.

so you will have to pardon me while i revel in my primitive, base emotions.

pissing on the constitution and using it as toilet paper is not something that warrants a "turning the other cheek" response. these people have destroyed this country. this is not a hate the sin, love the sinner scenario.

there is nothing wishy washy about me (except maybe my walk, and i am trying to butch that up). :-)

in the meanwhile, forget angry. color me LIVID!

:grr:

[karlrschneider]

135. Hate? Nope, I just would give $5000 to get him alone in a room.

...enjoy your stay.

[nookiemonster]

137. BWAHAHAHA. Looks like you have lost your way...

Free Republic has been looking for you.

Have a nice stay, albeit, its brief duration.


:crazy:

edited for spelling

[Lars39]

138. Limbaugh has done a lot of damage to this country

with his hate radio program.
He's helping this administration take this country down the road to fascism.

[JohnnyLib]

148. amen to your comments

He'll laugh this off in his sociopathic way, but I have hopes that it will stir the sentiment against arrogant, rich folks aka Bushites.

[brentspeak]

149. Who could possibly hate such a Man Of Brotherly Love like Rush?

Just listen to all the pleasant, helpful, non-divisive, never accusatory, never character-assassinating, never untruthful, never slanderous, never, ever rumor-mongering comments Rush has showered upon his fellow Americans these past 20 years or so.

Guy is like a ROCK...a SYMBOL...a LIVING MONUMENT! of American civility and upstanding honesty and...and...

(Wait. My "Will-Say-Ludicrous-B.S.-On-Behalf-Of-The-GOP-And-Its-Slimy-Allies" meter has run out. Please deposit $25 for another five minutes.)

[alteredstate]

150. I guess I'm just plain vile......

Why the hate? Limbaugh isn't just a rich guy who committed a crime --- he makes his living by spewing hateful lies for three hours a day, Monday through Friday.

[tabasco]

157. I hate Limbaugh because Limbaugh is hate.

Limbaugh calls me a traitor because I am a liberal. I also happen to be an Army Ranger.

Limbaugh is a hatemonger. He preaches hate to gullible people who then hate whoever Limbaugh tells them to hate.

Limbaugh is an enemy of this Nation. Limbaugh is a typical coward freeper. He loves war as long as he isn't in it.

I hate Limbaugh and all the stupid fuckers that believe his lies. Karma is not done with Limbaugh yet.

Go back to FR and tell all your lardass freeper friends to visit this site and SIGN UP!

www.goarmy.com

[Name removed]

170. Deleted message

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[tabasco]

173. Boohoohoo !! Poor wittle baby !!

Back to freak republic !!

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[kestrel91316]

178. You're not very good at faking, BTW.

[Pale Blue Dot]

180. Wow. Didn't take much to turn you, did it?

nt

[JohnnyRingo]

198. Let me try an experiment:

Hillary Clinton!
Ted Kennedy!!

How does that make you feel?
It just wells up inside you doesn't it?
Hahahaha

[Kathryn STone]

233. a tale of two radio stations:

1. I needed new brakes guess what station the mechanics were listening to? Rush! of course-

(no opinion here just fact)

2. our plumbing was getting fixed and I had Randi Rhodes playing loud and the plumber goes, "ma'am can you turn that radio off?"

[brentspeak]

234. I don't blame the plumber

I'm not a big fan of Randi Rhodes, especially when I heard her once compare the Iraqi insurgants who are blowing up our troops with "freedom fighters".

[Warren DeMontague]

169. LOL.

Welcome to DU.

Enjoy your, uh, stay.

[kestrel91316]

177. Why the hate???

Guess you are one of those Rush fans, eh? Can't see why that poor angelic sainted man is so disliked by the evil "communists" and "feminazis".................

Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay.

[Warren DeMontague]

206. Code Name "hard hat"... "hard hat"... "HARD HAT!"

What's that?

Bye Bye, Lardass!

[ClayZ]

90. Bwahahahha ! K and R

:rofl: :popcorn:

[Libby2]

92. BFD

The lousy bastard.

[chelsea0011]

93. And Rove later this month. Who says there ain't a god?

This is great news. I only question why it took this long.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

96. CNN: 18 months probation and his record is wiped clean....

...if he were an unknown kid from an inner city someplace he would be doing hard time for several years.

This sucks.

[Shakespeare]

101. Hell, there's a middle-aged white guy doing 25 years now for LEGIT scrips.

ABC news, I think, did a story on him a couple of months ago. He has a legitimate and serious chronic pain problem (back injury), and requires a ton of low-dose oxycontin. He has legitimate scrips for them. An overzealous federal investigator arrested him for prescription fraud, and he's now in prison where, ironically, he finally gets all the pain meds he needs.

[KamaAina]

106. Yes, and that was IN FLORIDA

but of course, that guy's not a rich, powerful repuke like the OxyMoron. :grr:

[brentspeak]

152. That's an outrage

Get that poor guy out of prison now and fill his empty cell bunk with the slime federal investigator.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[chelsea0011]

98. Plea agreement or not, is he considered a felon?

[valerief]

99. Wonder if he'll wear an ankle bracelet a la Martha. n/t

[shain from kane]

105. With his ankles, it will look like a hula hoop. n/t

[DrBloodmoney]

100. No fucking way... way a shitty deal for us

that prosecutor bent over and took a little rush.

1. 'no guilty' plea
2. no record after 18 months of treatment
3. pays court cost.

what a fucking joke...

I'm sickened by this

[kestrel91316]

181. They let bad drivers off the hook with this sort of thing,

but DRUG ADDICTS? Who lie to get their stuff????

What a f---ed up world we live in.

[madmark]

104. i dont like these kinds of charges; the guy is wrong on a variety

of policy issues, but it doesnt make these stupid drug laws right.

[tom22]

109. This is not an unusual disposition

for an aged first time offender.

[madmark]

111. that's fine; i still dont like the charges or the laws giving rise to them

[physioex]

166. Those.....

That live by the sword, must die by the sword..... No sympathy here.....

[Warren DeMontague]

202. I agree, the drug war is a travesty and a cruel waste of money and life.

But Rush has advocated- forcefully and repeatedly- in favor of the drug war, as well as a "lock 'em up" approach to so-called "druggies".

I'm sure he was thinking of deadheads in a VW bus with a pot seed on the floot when he said those things, but now the shoe is on the other foot. Tough. If these draconian laws should be enforced on anyone, it should be on the people who think they're such a great fuckin' idea. Maybe they'll wise up and understand that not only is it none of the government's business from a philosophical standpoint what consenting adults do (so long as they're not harming or endangering anyone else) with their own bodies and bloodstreams, but also that addiction should be approached as a public health matter, and not a law enforcement one.

[ekelly]

107. Legal question here..........

On CNN they quoted Limpball's lawyer as saying that they entered a plea of NOT GUILTY.
I thought a person has to plead guilty or no contest in order to get a plea deal.

Don't you have to go to trial if you plead NOT GUILTY?

[genieroze]

174. No, at a plea hearing you always plead not guilty, and then play

lets make a deal with the prosecutor to avoid a lengthy trial.

[Autonomy]

108. I have a friend who did time for this

I think he spent 9 or 10 months in the county jail. What a load of crap.

[deadparrot]

110. Wasn't George Allen just singing El Rushbo's praises the other day?

:rofl:

[delete_bush]

143. Yep, here you go...

"People like Laura Ingram, and Tony, and Hannity and, uh, Rush Limbaugh, they understand what's going on in the world, and I think that's going to be very helpful for the White House as they develop policy to move this country forward."

Notice he did give a momentary stutter before mentioning Limpballs.

[Sgent]

113. This sounds (gulp)

pretty standard (at least in my area).

Fine + drug/alcohol rehab+ supervision + drug testing for first time drug users is fairly common around here. About the only time its not used is if you pissed off the DA/Cops somehow.

[Catherine Vincent]

114. Just heard it briefly on MSNBC.

Freepers shitting bricks?

[bliss_eternal]

156. How much you wanna' bet they're spinning it

as his being framed by liberals?

:rofl:

[raysr]

117. Actually he's more

important to the pukes than Rove! They got guys in joint that'll help him with that "cyst"!

[llmart]

118. This is still great news.......

because all the headlines will say, "Rush arrested" and that's what sticks in people's minds.

Couldn't happen to an uglier, fatter piece of shit as far as I'm concerned. He's one of the worst things that happened to this country.

[savemefromdumbya]

120. That's it round them all up

we going to need a mighty big prison!

[Megahurtz]

122. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[mac56]

123. Wonder what's gonna happen with his endorsement deals.

Advertisers don't usually like controversy.

[No Exit]

218. He has NEW endorsement deals! Just inked a K with Merck!

"Ladies and gentlement, Merck's products give the best high EVER!"

(Jus' kiddin'.)

[Rex]

124. Perp walk pic!

Why do white, uber-rich assholes get to 'turn themselves in', while working class gets arrested (sometimes violently) and cuffed?

[Rex]

125. 3,000 dollar bond, after 18 months charge is dropped from his record.

Yadda yadda bullshit. Rich RW assholes get all the breaks. :eyes:

[anitar1]

127. Oh happy day!!! n/t

[anitar1]

130. Well, at least his mug is all over the country.

Those who really adore him will hang on --some may get the idea that he is a real liar. I was hoping he would spend the night in a cell with a friend.

[Control-Z]

199. I doubt this will change

his following in any way. It didn't the last time he went into rehab. I'm not in the habit of listening to the pompous dough boy but I got an earful in my car one day after my X had borrowed it and changed the radio station. Dough boy was talking shit and pointing his finger at some "real" criminal druggies in his usual know-it-all, better-than-thou voice. His followers were still calling in - stupid as ever. I don't expect this time will be any different. (Unfortunately)

[grateful581]

129. what great news

too bad he will only get a slap on the wrist.

[catmandu57]

131. It's not enough

I want blood. This piece of shit has spread so much hate over the years a slap on the wrist just doesn't do it. I hope that this slimey scumsuckers listeners turn on him now, I doubt that, but, all I can hope for.

[raccoon]

225. Same here--anybody who still listens to him after this has their

head HOPELESSLY stuck up their arse.

[berni_mccoy]

133. AND THE WALLS... COME TUMBELIN, TUMBLIN...TUMBELIN, TUMBLIN DOWN!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

:kick:

[demo dutch]

136. OMG- I was just going to post this!!!!!! how hysterical!

[AngryOldDem]

139. Yahoo! saying that he was **not** arrested

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060428/laf068.html?.v=18

Okay. I'm confused. :shrug:

[JI7]

140. is it wrong to take enjoyment from this ?

because that's what i'm doing. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

[Roland99]

179. Not by a long shot!!

Chug a beer!

[Patchuli]

141. Yayyyyyyyy!!

:toast: :bounce:

[liberaliraqvet26]

146. I am proud to live here in PBC!!!!

we have a great da

[demo dutch]

151. Don't be proud -- the pleabargain is a fucking joke!

1. bail at $3,000
2. 'no guilty' plea
3. no record after 18 months of treatment
4.pays court cost

[bliss_eternal]

153. Wow, Christmas in April...

or is this a wonderful dream?! ;)

[DIKB]

154. YAY

/em does a little "Happy Dance."

:headbang:

[Patsy Stone]

155. Look what happens when I go out for the afternoon!

Oh.My.Goodness. The wheels are coming off the bus. Wheeee!

[Tennessee T]

160. CNN Did they change the headline?

I could have sworn on my one eyed uncles grave that CNN first reported the 'arrest' of Rusty Limpballs. It seems they changed the headline to Limbaugh 'cuts a deal' with prosecutors.

It's more like 'Limpballs cuts some hillbilly heroin with a shick razor to snort'type of headline.

Was CNN bullied by Glen Beck or LimpBalls lawyer?

[flyingobject]

161. pimple butt chickenhawk

[flyingobject]

163. CNN: Rush's Drug Deal

CNN: Rush's Drug Deal

That is what Anderson Cooper's show has/had on the screen.

Michelle someone is saying that this is a great deal for pimple butt.

[DinahMoeHum]

164. Sick Republican sleazeball. . .with the face of a horse's ass.

Fat Nazi:
http://realnewsonline.com/rushnazi.html

:evilgrin:

[SiouxJ]

165. Friday news dump

how surprising. No doubt he's hoping it will all be forgotten by Monday. Another repuke crook, how shocking.

[Skittles]

167. I usually have great sympathy for people with drug problems

but that hypocritical piece of garbage can go to hell

[JWS]

171. Aww, all he wanted was to do a little partying!

[Ammonium]

172. That Karma she sure is a bitch!

hahaha!

[Lib Grrrrl]

183. Couldn't Happen To A More Deserving Asshole!!

'nuff said - Hope some prisoners break his jaw so he has to SHUT UP for a while!

[Sparkly]

184. It's not a NEW charge, except technically...

It's part of a deal related to the same ongoing charges that have been going on for three years. I'm not sure how this works, but he apparently agreed to be booked and charged (I didn't know people got to decide such things) on one charge, for a lenient penalty.

[barb162]

185. I wonder if he will still talk about how drug addicts should go

to jail, that they are weak-willed, etc.

[Tab]

186. Limbaugh Reaches Settlement in Drug Case (charges to be dropped)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh and prosecutors in the long-running painkiller fraud case against him have reached a deal calling for the only charge against the conservative commentator to be dropped if he continues treatment, his attorney said Friday.

Limbaugh was booked on a single charge that was filed Friday, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Jail. He left about an hour later, after Limbaugh was photographed and fingerprinted and he posted $3,000 bail, Barbera said.

The radio giant's agreement to enter a diversionary program ends a three-year state investigation that began after Limbaugh publicly acknowledged being addicted to pain medication and entered a rehabilitation program.
...
Limbaugh pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of fraud to conceal information to obtain prescriptions. Though he steadfastly denies doctor shopping, the charge will be dismissed in 18 months if Limbaugh complies with court guidelines, his lawyer Roy Black said.

"Mr. Limbaugh and I have maintained from the start that there was no doctor shopping, and we continue to hold this position," Black said in an e-mailed statement.

Limbaugh spokesman Tony Knight said the commentator signed the agreement Thursday, and that it called for him to enter the not guilty plea. "It's not in the system moving toward trial. It was all a formality. It's a concluded deal," Knight said.
...
As a primary condition of the dismissal, Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past 2 1/2 years, Black said. Among other provisions, he also has agreed to pay the state $30,000 to defray its investigative costs, Black said.

After 18 months, "He will not have any criminal record," Black said.
...
Limbaugh "feels that a great burden has been lifted from his shoulders," Black said. "What he told me is that this is the first day of the rest of his life."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060429/ap_on_re_us/limbaugh_painkillers

[graywarrior]

187. Hope he attends NA meetings.

[Gregorian]

188. Republican justice is not justice.

The burden on his shoulders will only be lifted when his head is no longer there.

[begley]

189. Wow

That's basically nothing.

[joefree1]

190. Ha, like the public is just gonna forget all about it

Yeah, his life is gonna be different, cause he'll never be able to totally get away from this thing. The bigger the lie ...

[rodeodance]

191. yup--Ruch L. can claim victory--NOTHING on his record. SWEET huh Rush!

....Limbaugh "feels that a great burden has been lifted from his shoulders," Black said. "What he told me is that this is the first day of the rest of his life."

[Julius Civitatus]

193. John Doe would get his life destroyed, years in prison, and a rap sheet

This is revolting.

[Julius Civitatus]

192. Imagine if he was poor and black. Heck! Imagine if he were just any of us

This is DISGUSTING!!!

Truly revolting how every fucking day we get more exampels that there really are TWO systems of justice in America: the sweet deals for the rich, and throwing the book at everyone else.

Historians keep saying the USA is turning into a SouthAmerican-style banana republic, faster and faster.

Are we Mexico already?

Are we?

[Placebo]

194. Rich White Republican Man Justice!

Welcome to America.

[sam sarrha]

195. so will this set a precedent to release all the prisoners into treatment..

that would same like $40 billion dollars in the prison system

[global1]

196. Rush Gets A Mulligan.......nt

[depakid]

197. Big surprise, huh?

Laws don't apply to Republicans- yet.

[rusty charly]

200. is this a precedent

that could be cited in a later drug case?

"But your honor- in "florida vs. limpballs", the pimple-assed drug addict walked. no more witnesses. the defense rests."

[goodboy]

201. yet this pig calls for the rest of us to be sent up the ricer. fuck you

[jdelullo]

204. I know some conservatives who are eating crow right now

Any time one of their newsmen screw up (see O'Reilly and loofah/falafel) I find this shit hilarious. And my conservative friends automatically call foul and say its all the liberal media. Face it, Rush is a druggie, and its funny.

[jillan]

208. Maybe ** should have hired Rush for press sec'y?

He could give him oxycotin, and Rush would get up there and say what ever
they told him to say.

Rush - an absolute perfect name!

[T_i_B]

209. US radio pundit on drugs charge

Even the Beeb can't resist!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4957154.stm

US radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been charged with fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs.

The move comes after an investigation into the commentator that began over two years ago.

Mr Limbaugh, 55, was charged with illegally obtaining prescriptions, or "doctor shopping", after presenting himself at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

He was later released on $3,000 (£1,643) bail, according to his lawyer, Roy Black.

[Divine Discontent]

211. shared these in the PHOTO thread..

boy oh boy, does this Tom Delay shirt fit RUSHY BOY! the boy gained all his weight back I see, he needs to go into betty ford... for his sake.




http://www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[Voltaire99]

212. American drug laws: for commoners only (nt)

[ScreamingMeemie]

213. Bingo...blows my mind.

Hey, you too can buy your way off...for $30,000.

[ktlyon]

217. Oh no, what will "WHAT WILL WE TELL THE CHILDREN"?

It's about time

[suegeo]

221. Having a drug addict as your movement's brains...

Having a drug addict as your movement's brains is not a good idea. But since they do have a drug addict acting as their brains, they have not figured this out yet.

Pathetic.

[wicket]

224. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

What news to wake up to :rofl:

[politrix]

227. Privileged = Private Law

From its Latin origin, a privilege is a "private law," a law with someone's name on it, a law that permits someone to do what others may not do.

www.wealthandwant.com/themes/Privileges.html

We throw the word around casually but, it literally means the rich have a different law system than than the rest. It's just that simple.

OF COURSE, he got off easy - he's 'privileged'.

[happydreams]

228. Limbaugh=Jeff Christie

This has been a topic here at DU. Rush changed his name to Jeff Christie back in the early 70's. It is said that he was a nabbed in a homosexual act on a city street in PA. Anybody here anything else about this?

Is Limbaugh's virulent homophobia really a denial of his own gayness?

[politrix]

229. Sure, He's Gay

The worst men in history are the ones denying their their homosexuality.


People wanna homosexuality a menace but, the REAL MENACE is homosexuals who are in denial.

From Napolean to Bush to Rush. Denial of it seems to manifest into aggression. And, more often than not, it's against gays - when they KNOW they really are interested in men.

Denying their true feelings sublimates into some extremely negative shit.


Ask Hoover.


The world would've been better off of he just went out and met a nice guy and didn't have to hide it.

But, I don't mean to disparage gays by adding him to the pool. No, it's a different group that has no name.

I call it 'nascent gay'. Not truly gay, if they could ADMIT IT, they'd be gay.

Instead, they turn into some malefic distortion of what they really are because they can't admit it.

This is different than being in the closet - knowing you're gay but, not feeling safe to let people know. THESE MEN haven't even been able to make that connection in their minds and they lash out instead of trying to explore it. But, it doesn't go away so, they keep pretty busy acting out - throughout their whole lives.

I don't think there's anything more dangerous than a latently gay man who can't admit it. If he gets into a position of power, he'll shit all over everything, trying to deal with his hidden needs that he can't express.

Repressing sexuality is a dangerous thing. We get perverts and tyrants and fascists and monsters.

In the end, if Hoover could've admitted he liked men and lived that way, there would've been alot less energy spent on making everybody else miserable.

I guess a man that wants men but can't have them IS miserable - and, misery loves company...

[sciouscience]

232. free republic leading in "rush arrest posts,' now 1069 to 232.

i dare anyone to wade through a kilo of freep shite.

-edited to update precise post numbers.

[cloud75]

235. "Got him"