Rush Limbaugh Arrested? New Drug Incident?

by Matt Stoller, Mon Jun 26, 2006 at 04:40:16 PM EDT

I hear Rush Limbaugh was just arrested. Hopefully I'll get confirmation shortly.

Update: Ok, got it via this diary at Daily Kos. CBS4 in Florida reports:

Sources have confirmed to CBS4 News that conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been detained at Palm Beach International Airport for the possible possession of illegal prescription drugs Monday evening.
Limbaugh was returning on a flight from the Dominican Republic when officials found the drugs, among them Viagra.
Limbaugh entered a plea deal back in April in a previous case where his charge of fraud to conceal information to obtain prescriptions was dropped under the condition he continue undergoing treatment for addiction.
Limbaugh had admitted to being addicted to pain killers on his radio program and had entered a rehabilitation program prior to that arrest.

Is that too much information? Yeah, I thought so too.

Update again: He wasn't arrested, but there's something going on.

Update, yet again: Here's a statement from his lawyer:

Roy Black, Rush Limbaugh's attorney, issued the following statement today in response to several inquiries by the media:
While going through routine Customs inspection of luggage at Palm Beach International Airport upon his return from an international trip, Rush Limbaugh was detained by customs agents after they noticed a non-narcotic prescription drug, which had been prescribed by Mr. Limbaugh's treating physician but labeled as being issued to the physician rather than Mr. Limbaugh for privacy purposes. After a brief interview, Mr. Limbaugh was permitted to continue on his journey.

That was fast.

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

BHAHAHA! i love it.

by JAmbro 2006-06-26 04:45PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

I express my sympathy for the woman, women and/or young boy/s in Florida and in the Dominican Republic who had to endure Limbaugh's enhancement.

by illinois062006 2006-06-26 04:49PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

No, no, no that was Cheney in a fat man suit who got busted.

Can't you 'bloggers' get anything right. I'm emailing Kos right now!

by Pericles 2006-06-26 04:55PM | 0 recs

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Did Kos tell you to e-mail Kos? I sure hope so. Wouldn't want to experience the wrath of Kos.

by DavidNYC 2006-06-26 05:33PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

I'm going to combine two nasty big media narratives into one.

Star Trek 8: The Wrath of Kos

by Matt Stoller 2006-06-26 05:50PM | 0 recs

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Spike Jonze's new movie:

Being Daily Kos

by Valatan 2006-06-26 07:20PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

I can't stand it every time they arrest poor old Rush. Even though I know he is paid $32 million a year to hate me! Folks, this is abuse! I, too will be sending this to Kos!

by blues 2006-06-26 05:28PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested

Karma, baby, Karma.....once an addict, always an addict...only question is whether you are an active addict that day.

Might mention that to The President.

by BigDog 2006-06-26 05:28PM | 0 recs

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Off topic, but many may want to know that

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by illinois062006 2006-06-26 05:30PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, lots of places broke that before kos and you yourself are linking to cbs4.

You must have gotten the memo...

by bugmenot 2006-06-26 05:35PM | 0 recs

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Like, seven people forwarded me the memo.

by Matt Stoller 2006-06-26 05:51PM | 0 recs

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Rush and Viagara

It's immoral for unmarried people to have sex. And as we all know, Rush Limbaugh is very much a Republican family-values guy.

So what was Rush doing with Viagara?

by Master Jack 2006-06-26 05:37PM | 0 recs

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Helping his married friends in the Dominican Republic, obviously.

by Matt Stoller 2006-06-26 05:51PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh Arrested?

Kos told me to.

by Matt Stoller 2006-06-26 05:49PM | 0 recs

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Trafficking now?

Hahaha. Let's see if he gets the same charges for drug trafficking that a "normal" person would get for that business.

by auronrenouille 2006-06-26 05:56PM | 0 recs

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Re: Rush Limbaugh New Drug Incident

An FDL commenter in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. says:

[...] that "BRIEF" interview is now CONFIRMED at 3 1/2 hours...it was just on a news blip here in Ft Laud....they said more infor to come at 11.

by Matt Ortega 2006-06-26 06:19PM | 0 recs

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God, I guess he doesn't have a moral perpitude clause in his contract with the radio stations.

by bruh21 2006-06-26 06:48PM | 0 recs

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The DR is a popular destination for sex tourism, something Bush has inveighed against many times. Going in the offseason,June, when the heat is intolerable for most activities, suggest to me the viagra was used with prostitutes.

by Bob H 2006-06-27 03:01AM | 0 recs

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What are the penalties for the Doctor?

I gather the prescription was in his Doctor's name. This sounds like an abuse of his medical license. Not that the Florida Medical Association would do anything anyway to one of their own.

by molly bloom 2006-06-27 04:01AM | 0 recs