Limbaugh arrested on drug charges

[WayAbvPar]

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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 agency spokeswoman Teri Barbera.

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

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

I know this makes me a bad person but:




BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[schild]

Awesome.

[Oban]

Life, meet Art.
Art, meet Life.

[TheWalrus]

I'll say when I first saw the title I thought someone had necroed.

[Llava]

Palm Beach, FL – April 28, 2006 – 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."

Sure must be nice to have $30,000 to blow.

BTW, here's the mugshot.  Seems we can expect a new trend among arrested politicians and shithead pundits.

[HaemishM]

That's the smile of "Hey, I have enough money that the law means fuckall to me. HAVE A NICE DAY, PLEBES!"

[Nebu]

The humor in this is that if the drug charges were brought against a democratic politician, Rush would be bashing them on the air. 

Double standards suck.

[vex]

Sure must be nice to have $30,000 to blow.

I agree but I'm betting he's already spent far more than that on lawyers over that last two years.  They have nothing on him or there would have been an arrest and charges before now.  This was a way for both sides to end the investigation and go on their merry way and really not much more than that.

[Murgos]

What the hell is 'Doctor Shopping' and why is it illegal?

[Miasma]

Going to doctor after doctor and presenting the same symptoms to get multiple prescriptions for the same thing, until you find a doctor who is willing to write you as many prescriptions as you want.

[Paelos]

What the hell is 'Doctor Shopping' and why is it illegal?

It's hunting for Dr. Nick Riviera.

HI EVERYBODY!

[Nebu]

What the hell is 'Doctor Shopping' and why is it illegal?

I like to think of it as one of the many reasons why healthcare_as_a_business is one of the worst fucking ideas ever. 

[Dren]

Going to doctor after doctor and presenting the same symptoms to get multiple prescriptions for the same thing, until you find a doctor who is willing to write you as many prescriptions as you want.

A friend of mine is a family doctor and has to fight against this an amazing amount everyday.  He takes a firm stance against giving out anything unless absolutely necessary and loves catching junkies trying to pull a fast one on him.  The methods they use are pretty obvious, so there are definitely doctors out there that just really don't care and will prescribe just to get people out of their hair and rack up visit charges.

[Xilren's Twin]

What the hell is 'Doctor Shopping' and why is it illegal?

I like to think of it as one of the many reasons why healthcare_as_a_business is one of the worst fucking ideas ever. 

Not to totally derail this but what would you prefer? Healthcare_as_a_government_run_program?

Um, no.

Xilren

[Endie]

Not to totally derail this but what would you prefer? Healthcare_as_a_government_run_program?

Works for us, thanks.  Of course, the downside is that the weak, the poor and the helpless don't die off as quickly, but Darwin can't be right all the time.  Anyone who wants private treatment can, of course, pay for it.  We like our safety net for the vulnerable, though.

[HaemishM]

What the hell is 'Doctor Shopping' and why is it illegal?

I like to think of it as one of the many reasons why healthcare_as_a_business is one of the worst fucking ideas ever. 

Not to totally derail this but what would you prefer? Healthcare_as_a_government_run_program?

Yes. I'd actually prefer that, despite the complete fuckup our government would no doubt make of it.

[Llava]

Could we have Canada run our healthcare?

<leans in close>

I don't think I trust Bush to do it right.  Call me crazy.