RUSH SPEAKING NOW (LIVE THREAD)

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[Hemingway's Ghost]

On Stern this AM, Mike Walker of the N.E. described that Limbaugh had gone through an ultra-high-cachet 24-hour detox program in New York that's all the rage with celebrities now. It offers total anonymity and it fights drug abuse with other drugs, including some that can strip the opiates from brain receptors. FWIW.

[icwhatudo]

"I promised to stay away from politics...just like I promised ESPN"

Laughter from crowd

[Tank-FL]

Aliens just land, next to the trailer park in a Florida swamp and GW Bush has 5 twin sisters from outer space!

Natl Enqu

[mewzilla]

And hopefully is planning one heck of a libel suit.

[shhrubbery!]

There is no way on God's earth that this guy is ingesting a huge amount of pain pills a day.

It IS hard to believe someone who performs so well could be that doped up. (Sadly I think some of the allegations are likely true, though I suspect hugely exaggerated.)

Bit of a slow start with this speech, but he's warming to his subject now. Speaking passionately and spontaneously. Has audience laughing now.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Classic Rush!

[Rusty Shackelford]

Rush just paused....

I think he will address the issues. He's leading up to it.

[icwhatudo]

Let them come, (lefts version of his show), we are success because people have choosen not because someone just decided to make a type of show.

One of first manager said we would back you-dont be afraid to be controversal

Just tell the truth and back it up

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

This was reported on last year! The doctor overprescribed and Rush got addicted, the dose was reduced and eventually stopped. Now the same story is punched up and falsely says that there is a drug investigation.

[whattajoke]

Just be wary of the coming media storm which will point out that some of these pain killers actually cause hearing loss as a side effect.

[Katya]

Since Rush is a grown-up, I personally couldn't care less if he consumes drugs of any kind.

[mathluv]

Yes. the bigs would not support him.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Not all people who have lost their hearing have a drug abuse history. I thought he was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that lead to his hearing loss.

[adam_az]

No kidding -

If Rush is on pills -

I wish he would share!

[mathluv]

It has been more like 2 or 3 years, not last year, that he had his surgery.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

You are correct. My apologies.

[whattajoke]

Oh, I know... I'm just saying that that's what we'll be hearing in the next couple days.

[icwhatudo]

They told me it wouldnt work, national show impossible

We showed we could move product, its a business-its about profit. We brought in new advertisers that never adv on radio before.

[Tank-FL]

those must be good pills

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

Those pain killers don't cause hearing loss. Not the autoimmune response type that Rush has.