Rush Limbaugh's medical records seized

[thebaghwan]

Here is the link: http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/12/04/limbaugh.records/index.html

Maybe they are going to get this SOB after all!!

[Booberdawg]

1. Ha! Good!

Rush Limbaugh's medical records seized

From Susan Candiotti
CNN
Thursday, December 4, 2003 Posted: 3:28 PM EST (2028 GMT)


"We have been informed that this afternoon the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office will announce that it has seized the medical records of four doctors who treated Rush Limbaugh for serious medical conditions and the pain resulting from them," lawyer Roy Black said in a written statement Limbaugh read during his show.

"In fact, what these records show is that Mr. Limbaugh suffered extreme pain and had legitimate reasons for taking pain medication. Unfortunately, because of Mr. Limbaugh's prominence and well-known political opinions, he is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this republic should endure.

"Let us make our position clear: Rush Limbaugh is not part of a drug ring. He was never a target of a drug investigation. He became addicted to a prescription drug during legitimate medical treatment. He has publicly admitted this problem and has successfully sought treatment, which continues today.

"We won't speculate on why the State Attorney's Office is handling Mr. Limbaugh's case the way it is. But what should be a responsible investigation is looking more and more like a fishing expedition."

[The Sushi Bandit]

7. Screw the slimy bastard!

[leetrisck]

2. Can't stand Limbaugh, but

not sure how I feel about seizing medical records. Also the way that is worded - seized the medical records of 4 doctors - is it just Limbaugh's records they seized or all medical records (for all people they treated) that the 4 docotors had

[marshall]

3. confusing report

I agree that the report is confusing. Was Limbaugh's just one of all the patient files that were seized or was it all of the records for four doctors seized? The headline makes it sound like the investigation is centering on Limbaugh. But it could be that the investigation is focusing on the doctors. If so, that is an even greater violation of privacy issue because dozens if not hundreds of individuals' records have been seized, and Limbaugh is just one of the crowd.

[pansypoo53219]

5. personally the thought that he felt pain

WARMS THE COCKELS OF MY HEART.
how much pain has that fat bastard caused over the years.

[Alpharetta]

4. Weak defense

He illegally obtained prescription drugs. That is a felony.

[GAspnes]

6. it's the 'entitlement' defense

The defense is building a case for justifiable drug addiction. Nothing like mapping out new law.

[VolcanoJen]

8. Dupe... locking

Please continue discussion within the original LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=252780&mesg_id=252780

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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