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October 5, 1995, Rush Limbaugh TV show:

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.

...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.

December 4, 2003, statement from Roy Black, Limbaugh's lawyer:

Mr. Limbaugh suffered extreme pain and had legitimate reasons for taking pain medication. Unfortunately, because of Mr. Limbaugh's prominence and well-known political opinions, he is being subjected to an invasion of privacy no citizen of this republic should endure.

They are looking to publicly embarrass him and affect his radio program... Why is Rush Limbaugh the only person treated like this in America?

Oh, my aching head.

Ryan

Of course, the million dollar question is:

If the vulgar pigboy was in "extreme pain," as he says, where's the
"extreme pain" hanging out these days? Has he been miraculously "cured" of his agonizing affliction?

Amazing how he can get through his radio shift without screaming out in utter
agony, eh? In fact, the shitsack said he's now feeling "great".

I'm sure he'll come up with some bullshit scenario of how his pain
"disappeared" in the last 6 weeks. Anyone for Chinese acupuncture?

Magnets. A big honkin' huge magnet strapped across his vast midsection.

When he walks past his refigerator he gets stuck and has to call the maid for help.

Ryan

The more I think about it...

He'll probably use the "well, the pain must have disappeared quite a while ago, but of course I was already addicted by that point and didn't realize it" line.

That way, he gets to use the double whammy on his flock. The sympathy card and the blame the system card.

Surprise! It's the Democrats' fault that Rush has to answer for his vast consumption of illegal drugs. Gee, Rush, I thought you were in favor of strict enforcement of drug laws. Are you now arguing for lax enforcement?

Limbaugh loses petition to keep records private
Rush Limbaugh blames Democrats after a judge denies his request to keep his medical records private.
BY HANNAH SAMPSON
hsampson@herald.com

Radio personality Rush Limbaugh lost a bid to keep his medical records private from state prosecutors who want to determine whether he went ''doctor shopping'' for prescription painkillers.

Limbaugh's attorney had argued that his client's privacy had been violated when prosecutors seized medical records and asked that the records be kept private.

On Tuesday, Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey A. Winikoff denied that request, noting that ``the Court knows of no less intrusive means to obtain the clearly relevant information than the methods the State employed here.''

After the ruling, Limbaugh blasted the decision on his radio show, claiming that Democrats were out to sully his reputation and accusing the state of embarking on a fishing expedition.

His attorney, Roy Black, released a statement disagreeing with the ruling and announcing his plan to appeal.

The Associated Press reported that Black asked a judge to keep prosecutors from looking at the records until the appeal is decided.

''Mr. Limbaugh was not doctor shopping and he should not have to sacrifice his privacy to prove his innocence,'' the attorney's statement said.

Limbaugh has not been charged; whether he will face charges is still under investigation, according to the Palm Beach County state attorney's office.

Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer reiterated on Tuesday a statement he had made previously: ``This office has scrupulously protected Mr. Limbaugh's rights.''

On the radio show Tuesday, Limbaugh decried what his website called an ''ongoing Florida fishing expedition'' as well as leaks about the investigation to the media.

''My friends, it is, and has been, obvious to me for the longest time that all these leaks were an attempt to try me in the court of public opinion,'' he said, according to a transcript of the show on www.rushlimbaugh.com.

''The Democrats in this country still cannot defeat me in the arena of political ideas, and so now they are trying to do so in the court of public opinion and the legal system. I guess it's payback time,'' Limbaugh said.

Authorities seized his medical records after learning that Limbaugh had obtained more than 2,000 prescription pills from four different doctors between March and September, according to search warrants.

The Palm Beach Post and The Associated Press contributed to this report