Let's see if he practices what he preaches...

[gridlore]

Limbaugh Arrested in Fla. on Drug Charges

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.

Let's assume for a moment that this ends with Rush being guilty.. he either pleads or is found guilty at trial. Care for his opinion on what should happen to drug abusers?

"Drug use, some might say, is destroying this country. And we have laws against selling drugs, pushing drugs, using drugs, importing drugs. And the laws are good because we know what happens to people in societies and neighborhoods which become consumed by them. And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be
convicted and they ought to be sent up."

-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html

"What this says to me is that too many whites are getting away with drug use, too many whites are getting away with drug sales, too many whites are getting away with trafficking in this stuff. The answer to this disparity is not to start letting people out of jail because we're not putting others in jail who are breaking the law. The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them and send them up the river, too."

-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html

"It's kind of like sentencing. A lot of people say that we have a heavy sentence for this crime and a light sentence for another crime, and what we ought to do is reduce the heavy sentence so it's more in line with the other. Wrong. In most cases we ought to increase the light sentence and make it compatible with the heavy sentence, and be serious about punishment because we are becoming too tolerant as a society, folks, especially of crime, in too many parts of the country."

-- Rush Limbaugh. October 5, 1995 show transcript.
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/gophotwrush.html

I am waiting with eager, nay, feral glee for this to play out.

Comments

[arib.livejournal.com]

Meh. He's a wealthy white guy, he'll get fines, probation and rehab.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Ah, but Limbaugh has called for the imprisonment of just this type of drug user!

Savor the irony.

[bunyip.livejournal.com]

What's the bet it will be the usual Conservative talking-head "Do As I Say, Not Do As I do"?

[jackwalker.livejournal.com]

Won't make any difference. Anyone who seriously considers Rush Limbaugh to be a moral authority in the first place is probably of the school that holds that moral authorities are not themselves obliged to behave morally. What's important is that moral authorities issue the proper dictates to the rest of us - their own behavior is irrelevant.

People won't suddenly acquire a moral compass just because the guy they follow has been shown to lack one. They'll just slather on another layer of rationalization for the ethically vacuous positions they already hold. Which is why the hunt for hypocrisy is not terribly productive.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid that he will get "The White Guy" punishment, ie a slap on the wrist. Even though this is Not the First Time he's been caught at this, and did rehap once already.

Never mind that he thought the law was being too gentle on the Movie Stars caught on drugs, that they should go to jail. His Lawyers will demand the same treatment. Witness that he is out on $3000 bail. According to him, Druggies shouldn't even be allowed out on bail. But there he is and on a real low one at that!

The Double Standard Reigns Supreme!

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Regardless of how the case turns out, Limbaugh haters can console themselves with this bit of schadenfreude:

The Florida chapter of the ACLU is on his side.

Imagine how it must gall him to count them among his defenders.

New Info

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Here's additional information on the matter at hand:

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:

Ø Mr. Limbaugh will continue in treatment with the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years.

Ø After Mr. Limbaugh completes an additional 18 months of treatment, the State Attorney has agreed to drop the charge.

Ø Mr. Limbaugh has agreed to make a $30,000 payment to the State of Florida to defray the public cost of the investigation.

Source of the above is The Corner (http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_04_23_corner-archive.asp#096240).

A Bit More Information

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Here's the rest of what was posted on The Corner:

Settlement Agreement Ends State Investigation of Rush Limbaugh

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.”

Note that Mr. Limbaugh has maintained that he is not guilty of doctor shopping or any other crime.

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

What happened the last time this sort of thing happened with him? Absolutely nothing. I predict the same thing this time.

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

This is from back then.

[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

Damn. I knew that justice for rich white guys turned slowly, I just didn't realize how slowly. The justice system wasted no time with me when I messed up. That's for damn sure.