Rush Limbaugh found with Viagra is detained at Palm Beach airport

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[foreverfree]

I didn't know Viagra was an illegal drug, like maryjane? Since when did it become so?

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[Solamente]

If I was Rush, I'd get on the air today and say the Viagra was not for sex - but in the event the taildragger gear failed.

[GOP Poet]

So true. Lower taxes AND year round sun. I'd move there myself if it wasn't so darn humid and slammed by hurricanes. Rush has some fine homes down there. Those Dems are so envious of him. He is living the good life.

[TankerKC]

...a rogue Rush Limbaugh with a legal prescription of viagra in his suitcase...

It has always been my understanding that it is illegal to take prescription drugs that are prescribed for someone else. The viagra was prescribed to his doctor (or two doctors, in some stories).

Anyway, Rush had to know that he was under scrutiny, so why bother. Take a few tabs down and come back with none.

[mewzilla]

Everyone and their cat knows that there is no greater threat to world peace and international security than a rogue Rush Limbaugh with a legal prescription of viagra in his suitcase. Saints protect us....

That said, what the heck was he thinking? Rules are rules, and the ones regarding flying with prescription meds are there for a reason. If he was worried about embarrassment, he should've left the Viagra at home.

[Raycpa]

The NYT and MSM is more concerned about invading the financial privacy of terrorists overseas transactions than with Rush Limbaughs medical privacy.

[ArcadeQuarters]

I wouldn't be surprised if a liberal at the airport saw Rush and decided to call in a hoax report of drug smuggling.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Agents confiscated the medicine and called the Sheriff's Office, which took over the investigation.

He's lucky. This could've resulted in a stiff sentence.

[taildragger]

PBR,

The good news is Rush probably paid for his Viagra via his tax deductible contributions to his HSA as opposed to GM retiree's or SSI recipients.....

[detroitdarien]

The one thing WJC doesn't need, I'm guessing...

[Niteranger68]

"If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours, please seek medical attention a movie deal."

[KDD]

If I was Rush, I'd get on the air today and say the Viagra was not for sex - but in the event the taildragger gear failed.

LOL!

[detroitdarien]

It has always been my understanding that it is illegal to take prescription drugs that are prescribed for someone else. The viagra was prescribed to his doctor (or two doctors, in some stories).

Anyway, Rush had to know that he was under scrutiny, so why bother. Take a few tabs down and come back with none.

I really hope it IS Viagra, and not something else... opiate addiction is a devastating thing, not easily overcome. If Rush is slipping back into looking for fixes, he really needs to be committed to a rehab institution for several months minimum, for his own sake. The legal issues are secondary here (as much as the libs will gloat). Rush will always have his audience - a few months won't matter in the long run.

[mewzilla]

Click here for the info on prescription meds from the TSA's website. From the link:

Medications should be labeled so they are identifiable.

That little blue pill is pretty easily spotted. Why the heck didn't he just fly with it in the prescription bottle?

[Brilliant]

Sounds like another invasion of Mr. Limbaugh's privacy to me. Since when is it the job of airport security personnel to make sure you're not illegally using Viagra?

[FReepaholic]

...Rules are rules, and the ones regarding flying with prescription meds are there for a reason...

What are those rules? Do they apply to private jets?

[mewzilla]

They're there to screen. Meds get screened. Fly with your scrip, and you won't have a problem :)

[Finalapproach29er]

but I guess God wants Rush to be even stronger than he is. My prayers are with you Rush.

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Or, maybe show a little more humilty and sympathy for the weak.

The Japanese say God pounds the nail that sticks up the highest. I'm looking for Oprah to be humbled soon.

[Brilliant]

It's a story. Why are airport personnel inspecting passengers for Viagra? Why do they think it's their job to enforce this plea bargain? And would they also inspect the luggage of John Doe with equal vigor?