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"laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:06:00 PM |
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It's official - Limbaugh buys his way out of "doc-shopping" charge |
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Rush_Limbaugh_makes_deal_in_doctor_0428.html
Rush Limbaugh makes deal to end 'doctor shopping' probe
RAW STORY Published: Friday April 28, 2006
After his arrest on Friday, Rush Limbaugh has entered into a
settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's
Office to end their probe of allegations that the conservative talk
show host went "doctor shopping" to obtain prescription pain-killing
medicine, RAW STORY has found.
The Palm Beach Post reported that Limbaugh turned himself over to
Florida authorities late Friday afternoon after a warrant had been
issued.
"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," said a spokesman for the State Attorney's office, according to
the Palm Beach Post.
According to attorney Roy Black, a single charge of doctor shopping
will be filed in court by the state attorney, and as long as Limbaugh
"completes an additional 18 months of treatment" by his physician, and
pays $30,000 "to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the
investigation," the charge will then be dropped.
In November of 2003, investigators raided four Florida doctor offices
after Limbaugh's former maid claimed that she and her husband sold the
conservative pundit drugs. Limbaugh was accused of "doctor shopping"
in order to obtain an "inordinate abundance of painkillers," which
included "OxyContin, Lorcet, Norco, Hydrocodone and Kadian, the
anti-anxiety drug Xanax, the cholesterol-lowering drug Niacin, and
Clonodine, which treats high blood pressure" according to documents
obtained by The Smoking Gun.
The "Booking Blotter" for the Palm Beach Police Department can be seen
at this link.
Rush Hundson Limbaugh was booked at 4:25 PM under Charge 893.13-3730:
Fraud-Conceal info to obtain prescription, according to the Blotter.
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.
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| User: "B1ackwater" |
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| Title: Re: It's official - Limbaugh buys his way out of "doc-shopping" charge |
28 Apr 2006 10:15:22 PM |
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Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
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| User: "Aunt Judy likes it in the rear" |
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28 Apr 2006 10:38:48 PM |
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B1ackwater wrote:
Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
Hypocricy from the dimocraps? Perish the thought! :))
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| User: "laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" |
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29 Apr 2006 09:59:43 AM |
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On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:15:22 GMT, B1ackwater <bw@baarrk.net> wrote:
Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
And if it was our first lady who KILLED someone by her reckless
driving then you criminal coddling conservatives would say - forget
it.
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| User: "B1ackwater" |
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29 Apr 2006 09:10:45 PM |
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:15:22 GMT, B1ackwater <bw@baarrk.net> wrote:
Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
And if it was our first lady who KILLED someone by her reckless
driving then you criminal coddling conservatives would say - forget
it.
The authorities reviewed the case and decided
to drop it. End of story.
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| User: "Sid9" |
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29 Apr 2006 09:59:25 PM |
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B1ackwater wrote:
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:15:22 GMT, B1ackwater <bw@baarrk.net> wrote:
Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
And if it was our first lady who KILLED someone by her reckless
driving then you criminal coddling conservatives would say - forget
it.
The authorities reviewed the case and decided
to drop it. End of story.
Let's see,
So far $30,000 fine
$3,000 bail
18 months in rehab
Random urine tests.
$30/month to pay for his probation officer.
At the end of 18 momths he faces a judge who may or may not agree with the
deal he got from the DA.
Limbo will drop his pants to provide drug tests....
he will even be polite to his probation officer.
Dropped?
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| User: "B1ackwater" |
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30 Apr 2006 02:52:58 PM |
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On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:59:25 -0400, "Sid9" <sid9@bellsouth.net> wrote:
B1ackwater wrote:
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE <xeton2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:15:22 GMT, B1ackwater <bw@baarrk.net> wrote:
Hmmm ... now if this was some slum-dwelling 'minority'
gang-banger you'd scream if the courts didn't give him
EVERY CHANCE to rehab instead of going to jail ...
Guess 'liberals' only want the courts to be 'liberal' in
CERTAIN cases ......... :-)
And if it was our first lady who KILLED someone by her reckless
driving then you criminal coddling conservatives would say - forget
it.
The authorities reviewed the case and decided
to drop it. End of story.
Let's see,
So far $30,000 fine
$3,000 bail
18 months in rehab
Random urine tests.
$30/month to pay for his probation officer.
At the end of 18 momths he faces a judge who may or may not agree with the
deal he got from the DA.
Limbo will drop his pants to provide drug tests....
he will even be polite to his probation officer.
Dropped?
The subject had switched to Laura Bush. She DID run over
a guy way back when she was a teenager. Charges were not
persued. Our own 'Laura' want's everyone to think it was
because she's a "Bush" ... although she hadn't even met
"W" way back then. More like it was a real ACCIDENT and
Texas chivalry at the time would tend to give a cute
young girl a break.
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| User: "=?iso-8859-1?q?M=F6bius_Pretzel?=" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:15:29 PM |
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
I hate Rush.
I hope a new breed of liberal snipers develops,
and blows his fat ***** all the way to Hell.
(that's the little Hitler in me talking)
But being addcited to anything is not a crime.
(just ask the Founding Fathers of America, who had a Hell of a time,
kicking their habit of owning slaves)
Free Rush.
But free also, every other drug addict that is rotting away in prison
also.
America can not call Herself a 'Free' nation if She continues to do
that.
(yeah I know I'm asking a lot from the people that brought you
'Guantanamo & Gitmo')
You can't just go around acting like you're the greatest nation on the
planet
without backing it up.
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Rush_Limbaugh_makes_deal_in_doctor_0428.html
Rush Limbaugh makes deal to end 'doctor shopping' probe
RAW STORY Published: Friday April 28, 2006
After his arrest on Friday, Rush Limbaugh has entered into a
settlement agreement with the Palm Beach County State Attorney's
Office to end their probe of allegations that the conservative talk
show host went "doctor shopping" to obtain prescription pain-killing
medicine, RAW STORY has found.
The Palm Beach Post reported that Limbaugh turned himself over to
Florida authorities late Friday afternoon after a warrant had been
issued.
"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," said a spokesman for the State Attorney's office, according to
the Palm Beach Post.
According to attorney Roy Black, a single charge of doctor shopping
will be filed in court by the state attorney, and as long as Limbaugh
"completes an additional 18 months of treatment" by his physician, and
pays $30,000 "to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the
investigation," the charge will then be dropped.
In November of 2003, investigators raided four Florida doctor offices
after Limbaugh's former maid claimed that she and her husband sold the
conservative pundit drugs. Limbaugh was accused of "doctor shopping"
in order to obtain an "inordinate abundance of painkillers," which
included "OxyContin, Lorcet, Norco, Hydrocodone and Kadian, the
anti-anxiety drug Xanax, the cholesterol-lowering drug Niacin, and
Clonodine, which treats high blood pressure" according to documents
obtained by The Smoking Gun.
The "Booking Blotter" for the Palm Beach Police Department can be seen
at this link.
Rush Hundson Limbaugh was booked at 4:25 PM under Charge 893.13-3730:
Fraud-Conceal info to obtain prescription, according to the Blotter.
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.
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28 Apr 2006 09:17:56 PM |
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"Möbius Pretzel" <mobius_pretzel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
I hate Rush.
I hope a new breed of liberal snipers develops,
and blows his fat ***** all the way to Hell.
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Actually you will die of AIDs long before that happens.
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28 Apr 2006 09:32:58 PM |
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"Another Big Oil Loving Democrat" <Al Gore Says High gas Prices are
great @ Enviroweenie farm.org> wrote in message
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"Möbius Pretzel" <mobius_pretzel@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146276928.956356.259050@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
I hate Rush.
I hope a new breed of liberal snipers develops,
and blows his fat ***** all the way to Hell.
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Actually you will die of AIDs long before that happens.
And regardless of how long you live, you will die alone in your trailer,
most likely from a self-inflicted bullet wound to your head once Hillary
wins the next Presidential election.
When the smell causes your neighbors to kick the door in, they will find
your fat pathetic ***** sprawled out on the floor amongst all of your
kiddie porn.
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| User: "dave481" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:27:36 PM |
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Actually, for a first time conviction, $30,000.00 and 18 months
probation is probably as harsh a sentence as has been handed down for
that charge.
Most similar offenders get 6 mos probation and no fine. because he's
white, fat, and republican the laws shouldn't apply equally? No wonder
you guys got voted out. *****, you guys are dangerous, puts a lot of
people in as much trouble as Jews in 1939 Germany.
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| User: "Winston Smith, American Patriot" |
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28 Apr 2006 11:51:15 PM |
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"dave481" <daave481@yahoo.com> wrote in alt.politics.bush:
Actually, for a first time conviction, $30,000.00 and 18 months
probation is probably as harsh a sentence as has been handed down for
that charge.
$30,000 is about 1% of his past year's gross adjusted income. Maybe even
0.1%.
Most similar offenders get 6 mos probation and no fine.
He's not even doing this in front of a judge. This is some sort of
extrajudicial nonsense.
This should go to trial and he should have the guts either to declare his
innocence and walk or cop to a plea like the guilty PoS that he is.
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Estimate the worth of a man by how sincerely he greets you.
Arrive at the worth of a man by how he opens himself to you.
Know the worth of a man by how conscientiously he listens to you.
Verify the worth of a man by how warmly he takes his leave of you.
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| User: "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" |
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29 Apr 2006 12:39:35 AM |
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Winston Smith, American Patriot wrote:
"dave481" <daave481@yahoo.com> wrote in alt.politics.bush:
Actually, for a first time conviction, $30,000.00 and 18 months
probation is probably as harsh a sentence as has been handed down for
that charge.
$30,000 is about 1% of his past year's gross adjusted income. Maybe even
0.1%.
Most similar offenders get 6 mos probation and no fine.
He's not even doing this in front of a judge. This is some sort of
extrajudicial nonsense.
This should go to trial and he should have the guts either to declare his
innocence and walk or cop to a plea like the guilty PoS that he is.
That's right. He's charged with the crime but there will be no trial
and if he pays $30,000 and is a good boy for 18 months the charge will
be dropped!!!!! The press is calling this a plea agreement but it
isn't. He's not pleading guilty to anything. As i said this is pure
bribery right out in the open.
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| User: "MikeC" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:22:27 PM |
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"dave481" <daave481@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146277656.871093.299630@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Actually, for a first time conviction, $30,000.00 and 18 months
probation is probably as harsh a sentence as has been handed down for
that charge.
For sure. I'm really not sure what some people on the left were expecting
here.
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28 Apr 2006 09:52:33 PM |
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dave481 wrote:
Actually, for a first time conviction, $30,000.00 and 18 months
probation is probably as harsh a sentence as has been handed down for
that charge.
There is no conviction, you idiot. Which means the $30,000 is NOT a
fine. It's bribery pure and simple and right out in the open.
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28 Apr 2006 09:25:23 PM |
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Another Big Oil Loving Democrat wrote:
"M=F6bius Pretzel" wrote
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
I hate Rush.
I hope a new breed of liberal snipers develops,
and blows his fat ***** all the way to Hell.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Actually you will die of AIDs long before that happens.
Either way, no matter what happens, you will always be a lost cause
and a detriment to humanity.
I pray to the *****, Sadistic God that allows Hitlers like George W.
Bush
to flourish, and murder hundreds of thousands of innocent people for
oil
to prove me wrong.
But forgive me (like a good Christian should) and forgive my weakness
in faith.
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| User: "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:21:26 PM |
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M=F6bius Pretzel wrote:
Free Rush.
But free also, every other drug addict that is rotting away in prison
also.
America can not call Herself a 'Free' nation if She continues to do
that.
Ok - except for the drunk drivers. That's the one drug criminal that
belongs in prison forever. They are killers and maimers and they can't
be cured.
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| User: "Aunt Judy likes it in the rear" |
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28 Apr 2006 09:52:41 PM |
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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:
He gives the state $30,000 and they agree to drop all charges if
limbaugh completes 18 months of treatment. PURE CORRUPTION
Too bad for Rush that he isn't a dimocrapic senator from new england;
he wouldn't even have to do that!
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28 Apr 2006 09:08:09 PM |
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malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
Published Monday, January 12, 2004
ACLU defends Limbaugh's privacy in prescription drug case
By JILL BARTON
Associated Press Writer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Rush Limbaugh and the American Civil Liberties Union don't agree about much,
but they are in accord on at least one matter - that the conservative radio
commentator's medical records should be off-limits to prosecutors.
The Florida ACLU filed court papers Monday supporting Limbaugh's argument
that state investigators violated his constitutional right to privacy when
they seized his medical records in November to investigate whether he
violated drug laws when he purchased prescription painkillers.
"It may seem odd that the ACLU has come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh,"
Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, said in a
statement. "But we have always said that the ACLU's real client is the Bill
of Rights and we will continue to safeguard the values of equality, fairness
and privacy for everyone, regardless of race, economic status or political
point of view."
The organization said it wanted "to vindicate every Floridian's fundamental
right to privacy by ensuring that the state be required to comply" with the
law.
State Attorney Barry Krischer had no comment on the ACLU's involvement.
Spokesman Mike Edmondson said prosecutors have followed state laws and have
protected Limbaugh's rights throughout the investigation. Limbaugh has not
been charged with a crime.
Prosecutors say they cannot continue their investigation until they review
Limbaugh's medical records, which have been sealed since Dec. 23.
Limbaugh's attorneys have asked the 4th District Court of Appeal to keep the
medical records sealed past a Jan. 23 deadline set by the Palm Beach Circuit
Court.
Investigators went after the records discovering that Limbaugh received more
than 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at a
pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion. Limbaugh's former maid told
investigators she had been supplying him prescription painkillers for years.
Limbaugh attorney Roy Black said the issues in the case affect all
Floridians, whatever their political bent.
"As both the ACLU and we have stated, the seizure of Mr. Limbaugh's private
medical records without due process is not only a violation of Florida law
and the Florida Constitution, but also a threat to everyone's fundamental
right to privacy," Black said in a statement Monday.
Black and Limbaugh have argued that the investigation is politically
motivated - a charge that prosecutors deny. Black says the records would
only prove Limbaugh suffered from a serious medical condition and was
prescribed painkillers.
Limbaugh admitted his addiction in October, saying it stemmed from severe
back pain. He took a five-week leave from his afternoon radio show to enter
a rehabilitation program.
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On the Net:
ACLU of Florida: www.acluffl.org
Limbaugh: www.rushlimbaugh.com
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28 Apr 2006 09:24:55 PM |
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"Another Big Oil Loving Democrat" <Al Gore Says High gas Prices are
great @ Enviroweenie farm.org> wrote in message
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malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
Ah, yes, where else have we heard that tired line?
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28 Apr 2006 09:25:36 PM |
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"Another Big Oil Loving Democrat" <Al Gore Says High gas Prices are great @
Enviroweenie farm.org> wrote in message
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malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
It must be a crushing blow to you fascist that your hero was nailed. You're
sure spending a lot of time trying to defend your conservative hornblower.
Published Monday, January 12, 2004
ACLU defends Limbaugh's privacy in prescription drug case
By JILL BARTON
Associated Press Writer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Rush Limbaugh and the American Civil Liberties Union don't agree about
much, but they are in accord on at least one matter - that the
conservative radio commentator's medical records should be off-limits to
prosecutors.
The Florida ACLU filed court papers Monday supporting Limbaugh's argument
that state investigators violated his constitutional right to privacy when
they seized his medical records in November to investigate whether he
violated drug laws when he purchased prescription painkillers.
"It may seem odd that the ACLU has come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh,"
Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, said in a
statement. "But we have always said that the ACLU's real client is the
Bill of Rights and we will continue to safeguard the values of equality,
fairness and privacy for everyone, regardless of race, economic status or
political point of view."
The organization said it wanted "to vindicate every Floridian's
fundamental right to privacy by ensuring that the state be required to
comply" with the law.
State Attorney Barry Krischer had no comment on the ACLU's involvement.
Spokesman Mike Edmondson said prosecutors have followed state laws and
have protected Limbaugh's rights throughout the investigation. Limbaugh
has not been charged with a crime.
Prosecutors say they cannot continue their investigation until they review
Limbaugh's medical records, which have been sealed since Dec. 23.
Limbaugh's attorneys have asked the 4th District Court of Appeal to keep
the medical records sealed past a Jan. 23 deadline set by the Palm Beach
Circuit Court.
Investigators went after the records discovering that Limbaugh received
more than 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at
a pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion. Limbaugh's former maid told
investigators she had been supplying him prescription painkillers for
years.
Limbaugh attorney Roy Black said the issues in the case affect all
Floridians, whatever their political bent.
"As both the ACLU and we have stated, the seizure of Mr. Limbaugh's
private medical records without due process is not only a violation of
Florida law and the Florida Constitution, but also a threat to everyone's
fundamental right to privacy," Black said in a statement Monday.
Black and Limbaugh have argued that the investigation is politically
motivated - a charge that prosecutors deny. Black says the records would
only prove Limbaugh suffered from a serious medical condition and was
prescribed painkillers.
Limbaugh admitted his addiction in October, saying it stemmed from severe
back pain. He took a five-week leave from his afternoon radio show to
enter a rehabilitation program.
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On the Net:
ACLU of Florida: www.acluffl.org
Limbaugh: www.rushlimbaugh.com
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malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
You repugs are such hypocrtes. You talk about being tough on crime but
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Another Big Oil Loving Democrat wrote:
malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
You repugs are such hypocrtes. You talk about being tough on crime but
it doesn't apply to republicans.
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You rats are such hypocrits. Yo ***** lick the ACLU except when they defend
Rush because even the ACLU cant stand the partisan Maggot DemocRAT
prosecutors illegal and malicious political attack on Rush .
Published Monday, January 12, 2004
ACLU defends Limbaugh's privacy in prescription drug case
By JILL BARTON
Associated Press Writer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Rush Limbaugh and the American Civil Liberties Union don't agree about much,
but they are in accord on at least one matter - that the conservative radio
commentator's medical records should be off-limits to prosecutors.
The Florida ACLU filed court papers Monday supporting Limbaugh's argument
that state investigators violated his constitutional right to privacy when
they seized his medical records in November to investigate whether he
violated drug laws when he purchased prescription painkillers.
"It may seem odd that the ACLU has come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh,"
Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, said in a
statement. "But we have always said that the ACLU's real client is the Bill
of Rights and we will continue to safeguard the values of equality, fairness
and privacy for everyone, regardless of race, economic status or political
point of view."
The organization said it wanted "to vindicate every Floridian's fundamental
right to privacy by ensuring that the state be required to comply" with the
law.
State Attorney Barry Krischer had no comment on the ACLU's involvement.
Spokesman Mike Edmondson said prosecutors have followed state laws and have
protected Limbaugh's rights throughout the investigation. Limbaugh has not
been charged with a crime.
Prosecutors say they cannot continue their investigation until they review
Limbaugh's medical records, which have been sealed since Dec. 23.
Limbaugh's attorneys have asked the 4th District Court of Appeal to keep the
medical records sealed past a Jan. 23 deadline set by the Palm Beach Circuit
Court.
Investigators went after the records discovering that Limbaugh received more
than 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at a
pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion. Limbaugh's former maid told
investigators she had been supplying him prescription painkillers for years.
Limbaugh attorney Roy Black said the issues in the case affect all
Floridians, whatever their political bent.
"As both the ACLU and we have stated, the seizure of Mr. Limbaugh's private
medical records without due process is not only a violation of Florida law
and the Florida Constitution, but also a threat to everyone's fundamental
right to privacy," Black said in a statement Monday.
Black and Limbaugh have argued that the investigation is politically
motivated - a charge that prosecutors deny. Black says the records would
only prove Limbaugh suffered from a serious medical condition and was
prescribed painkillers.
Limbaugh admitted his addiction in October, saying it stemmed from severe
back pain. He took a five-week leave from his afternoon radio show to enter
a rehabilitation program.
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On the Net:
ACLU of Florida: www.acluffl.org
Limbaugh: www.rushlimbaugh.com
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Another Big Oil Loving Democrat wrote:
malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
You repugs are such hypocrtes. You talk about being tough on crime but
it doesn't apply to republicans.
Nor dimocrapic senators from Massachusetts.
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On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:08:09 -0400, "Another Big Oil Loving Democrat"
<Al Gore Says High gas Prices are great @ Enviroweenie farm.org>
wrote:
malicous and partisan improper prosecution .
In other words, Rush should get off on a legal technicality, to use
the words of conservatives in matters like this.
We all know he did the crime. That's not in question.
So he seeks an out on a legal technicality.
But legal technicalities are important. Even Rush Limbaugh is entitled
to privacy about his medical records.
Published Monday, January 12, 2004
ACLU defends Limbaugh's privacy in prescription drug case
By JILL BARTON
Associated Press Writer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Rush Limbaugh and the American Civil Liberties Union don't agree about much,
but they are in accord on at least one matter - that the conservative radio
commentator's medical records should be off-limits to prosecutors.
The Florida ACLU filed court papers Monday supporting Limbaugh's argument
that state investigators violated his constitutional right to privacy when
they seized his medical records in November to investigate whether he
violated drug laws when he purchased prescription painkillers.
"It may seem odd that the ACLU has come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh,"
Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, said in a
statement. "But we have always said that the ACLU's real client is the Bill
of Rights and we will continue to safeguard the values of equality, fairness
and privacy for everyone, regardless of race, economic status or political
point of view."
The organization said it wanted "to vindicate every Floridian's fundamental
right to privacy by ensuring that the state be required to comply" with the
law.
State Attorney Barry Krischer had no comment on the ACLU's involvement.
Spokesman Mike Edmondson said prosecutors have followed state laws and have
protected Limbaugh's rights throughout the investigation. Limbaugh has not
been charged with a crime.
Prosecutors say they cannot continue their investigation until they review
Limbaugh's medical records, which have been sealed since Dec. 23.
Limbaugh's attorneys have asked the 4th District Court of Appeal to keep the
medical records sealed past a Jan. 23 deadline set by the Palm Beach Circuit
Court.
Investigators went after the records discovering that Limbaugh received more
than 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at a
pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion. Limbaugh's former maid told
investigators she had been supplying him prescription painkillers for years.
Limbaugh attorney Roy Black said the issues in the case affect all
Floridians, whatever their political bent.
"As both the ACLU and we have stated, the seizure of Mr. Limbaugh's private
medical records without due process is not only a violation of Florida law
and the Florida Constitution, but also a threat to everyone's fundamental
right to privacy," Black said in a statement Monday.
Black and Limbaugh have argued that the investigation is politically
motivated - a charge that prosecutors deny. Black says the records would
only prove Limbaugh suffered from a serious medical condition and was
prescribed painkillers.
Limbaugh admitted his addiction in October, saying it stemmed from severe
back pain. He took a five-week leave from his afternoon radio show to enter
a rehabilitation program.
---
On the Net:
ACLU of Florida: www.acluffl.org
Limbaugh: www.rushlimbaugh.com
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