Katie Couric Jokes About Limbaugh’s Addiction to Pain Killers

[davidinalameda]

http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2003/cyb20031007.asp#6

Katie Couric joked about Rush Limbaugh’s reported addiction to pain killers. On Monday’s Tonight Show, the co-host of NBC’s Today offered this spiel:
“When I do the Today show out here I get up at 2am because out here you have to be up and ready to go at 4 because it’s 7 in the east. So I was getting a little tired, but I feel actually good because I flew out here and Rush Limbaugh sat next to me on the plane. He gave me some vitamins.” She then spun her head to flip her hair as she smiled and yelped: “Whaa! It feels good!”

[gasperc]

1. Fuck

I getting too tired to say anything else, what a bitch

[RobertFrancisK]

8. What?

SHe was getting a laugh at his expense, why does that make her a bitch? I'm not sure at all what you meant about that. I suppose Franken is an asshole for doing the same in his book by that logic.

[Forkboy]

9. God forbid we say anything bad about Rush's problem

Fuck him...and the same to you for calling Katie a bitch :puke:

[LibInternationalist]

14. and the Ignore list gets longer...

[Ishoutandscream]

2. Excellent! Keep dog piling the son of a bitch

He deserves every last bit of it!

[NoKingGeorge]

7. Limpnut has the sniffles.

I listen to the cyst at lunch, the callers are hilarious, today in the middle of some rambling he said 'excuse the sniffles'. Seems his nose was causing problems. Is this part of a progression in withdraw?
First running from Philly in paranoia, then denial of ANY knowledge about an investigation, Now nose problems...
Anyone know the next stages? nose collapses, tongue swells and cuts off airway, anal cyst bursts...

[TeeYiYi]

12. Yes. Absolutely . . .

. . . a runny nose and watering eyes are symptoms of narcotic (opiate) withdrawal. And it gets much worse. I'll google it and see what I can find.

TYY

[TeeYiYi]

18. This from two different websites . . .

Withdrawal (from all opiates) includes dilated pupils, diarrhea, runny nose, goose bumps, and abdominal pain.

These drugs can cause physical dependence, which means that the body reduces production of its own natural opioids (endorphins and enkephalins) and begins to rely on the drug to manage the functions of these natural brain chemicals.

When the drugs are stopped, the body needs time to begin providing neccessary amounts of the natural opioids again and withdrawal symptoms result. Withdrawal from opiates can occur whenever any chronic use is discontinued or reduced.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000949.htm


OxyContin withdrawal symptoms include but are not limited to:

perpetually being tired
hot/cold sweats
heart palpitations
joints and muscles in constant pain
vomiting
nausea
uncontrollable coughing
diarrhea
insomnia
watery eyes
excessive yawning
depression

http://www.addictionwithdrawal.com/oxycontin.htm

TYY

[mojowork_n]

16. Everyone's favorite personification of a pustulating anal cyst...

I had to go out and buy the Enquirer, so I could enjoy the whole thing, and see the e-mails.

According to that story, Rush went to some kind of painless, 24-hour, 'detoxify-while-you-sleep-c linic-for-rich-junkies'. The second visit almost killed him. He may have done the same thing, again, over the weekend, or maybe he's had to modify the regimen.

Either way, the cyst hasn't had the balls to even hint about the article, or his drug use.... This, from the man who said, "good riddance", when Kurt Cobain O.D.'d, and something very much like that, when River Phoenix checked out.

[alphafemale]

3. Good one, Katie!

I hardly ever even check into that AM drivel, (I prefer Washington Journal,) but I did happen to catch that.

[0007]

19. I prefer Washington Journal also,

and have never seen or saw this gal named Katie. But if she scolded the motor mouth and the freeper's idol, good for her.

[oasis]

4. Katie was a cutie on that one. She was rather giddy.

[CPschem]

5. Katie was cracking up

the entire time Al Franken was sticking it to O'Reilly.. she could barely contain herself. Leno's a douchebag, but last night's show was good times.

[rasputin1952]

6. I wonder if Rush had to pay for two seats...

on for each cheek.

[Gloria]

10. Leno said he was an "independent" last night as he intro'd Franken's

book...said he read from "both sides" and said that "even if you aren't a liberal person" the book is good. I wonder if he intros conservatives that way (Even if you are a conservative.....")

Leno an "independent"????

He was OK with Franken....but he had to spoil the mood by announcing that the odious Dennis Miller will be on tonight (Tues) with his "political" insights...(Leno apparently treasures his "political insights.")

[skypilot]

13. Dennis Miller, AGAIN ?!?!

*

[gasperc]

11. I'm misunderstanding Katie's response

it sounds like Rush's drug addiction was no big deal, that's what got me mad, I was outta line for calling Katie names

[VermontDem2004]

17. Drug Addiction is no laughing matter

if you ask me, addiction is a very serious thing and it is not easy to recover from the grip.

[Fixated]

20. .....

I can't speak for others, but it's not the drugs that piss me off, it's his hypocrisy.

[RummyTheDummy]

24. You're right, it's the hypocrisy is that's serious......

The drugs are the laugh out loud funny part.

[nini]

15. If she had said that on her show then it would have been out of line

On Leno - as a guest - go for it.

[UTUSN]

21. LIMBOsevic Has Been Slamming Katie for Years

More power to her!

[MurrayDelph]

22. It's all perspective

One person's Schadenfreude is another's poetic justice.

[FredScuttle]

23. turnabout is not only fair...

it's absolutely goddamned deserved.

Good one, Katie