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A Classic Case of Blame the Other Guy...
Here Rush is focusing attention away from the allegations against him and blaming democrats for them. Of course what is being left out is the
fact that he was in fact guilty of abusing prescription drugs. And in the state of Florida, illegally acquiring controlled drugs is a crime...
12/22 : BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 1:06 PM EST
Now, let me take you back to the beginning of this. Do you recall how you first heard of this story, ladies and gentlemen? It was in a tabloid newspaper. Nothing from law enforcement. You first heard about this in a tabloid newspaper, and everything in that tabloid newspaper article was accepted as gospel. The media ran with it. It was The Truth. Then, we heard stories that I was involved in a drug ring investigation. This was leaked by "anonymous sources," "high-placed government sources close to the investigation." Next, we heard that I was being investigated for drug trafficking - again leaked by anonymous sources, high-place government sources, close to the investigation.
With each of these leaks the media did solemn reports on the possible severe penalties, and the investigation continues, and then they would casually whisper "No charges have been filed." Next, we heard that I was being investigated for money laundering, again leaked by anonymous sources, high-government sources, quote, unquote, close to the investigation. Now, ladies and gentlemen, what happened to all that? Hmm? What happened to all those things? What happened to the drug ring investigation? What happened to the drug trafficking investigation? What happened to the money laundering investigation? Have you heard of them since they were leaked? No. I wonder why? Why haven't we heard about these investigations?
Now maybe we can answer the question. Now, these same high-place government sources have gotten permission to see my medical records. Why do they need my medical records? I mean, if they've got a drug ring investigation going and they've leaked all this to the press, and if they've got drug traffic investigation going and they've leaked all this to the press, and they've got a money laundering investigation, why do they need to invade my privacy to see my medical records? The answer is, because they need my medical records to discover, to learn whether I have committed a crime called doctor shopping.
Drug ring, drug trafficking, money laundering. Now they need my medical records, my private medical records to find out if I've committed a crime called doctor shopping? You mean with all these previous leaks, they now have to invade my privacy to learn whether I have broken the law? Why, I thought based on the leaks I've broken the law all these times! How many of you did? How many of you thought, "Gee, whiz, this is really getting bad." Doctor shopping? Doctor shopping. And they need to invade my privacy to even find out about that. These medical records, by the way, will prove legitimate medical conditions requiring treatment.
I'm so tempted to just tell you, but I'm just not going to make their job any easier. But the question is this: Why would any of us want such records made public, even if they prove our innocence? It's not up to me to prove my innocence by giving up my right to privacy. I have to give up my right to privacy now in order for the state who is, in effect, just casting a line out there, hoping to hook something. They've got to invade my privacy to do this. We still haven't seen Bill Clinton's medical records, have we? Has anybody? We haven't seen Howard Dean's records as governor for 11 years in Vermont.
But we can cast a wide fishing net, we can stand out there after all these leaks, and we can throw a fishing line out there and we can, "Ooh, let's maybe, maybe we'll find something in Limbaugh's medical records." Now, as you all know, I have admitted that I was addicted to prescription painkillers. I have been to five weeks of treatment. After failing twice to get off of these things myself, I sought professional help, did so, and I continue to be in treatment now. Now, I don't know, and this is...I run the risk here. I'm not whining about it. I'm just genuinely curious. How many such people are being pursued by the authorities?
I could give you some names of actors and actresses and sports figures, and not one of them have been pursued in this circumstance. Let me read to you from the New York Times today just to establish this leak business - and there's more than you even know about this. "During Mr. Black's presentation yesterday at the medical records hearing, the most detailed defense of Mr. Limbaugh since the investigation became public in October, the lawyer called the prosecution of his client 'a witch hunt built on leaks tailored to smear my reputation.' In court yesterday, Roy Black accused the state attorney's office in Palm Beach County of orchestrating leaks to several organizations, and details were given."
There was a court reporter there. Have you, in all the stories of this hearing yesterday, have you seen very many detailed references to what my lawyer said about the leaks in this case? Well, it's all there, if anybody cares to go get the court transcript, and you'll find out exactly what was said by my lawyer regarding this. 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. 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. And since I'm not running for office, can't get to me that way. They're going to seek the occasion of this event in my life to see, to find out if they can do any damage. And that's as much as I want to say... No, that's not as much as I want to say; that's as much as I'm going to say about it at the moment.
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In the first part of his diatribe, Rush makes the illogical argument that because the contents of his medical records are being sought and that he is being investigated for doctor shopping, that the other investigations are not real.
Sorry but the court's interest in his medical records does not mean that he isn't being investigated on the other matters. It is quite telling that Rush did not deny the existence of the other investigations. And the question he asks,
"why haven't you heard about them" is similarly meaningless. Perhaps the press should discuss them more frequently.
In regard to doctor shopping, there is a statute in Florida which endeavors to prevent people from illegally gaining access to controlled substances. And according to his former housekeeper, Rush was acquiring thousands of pills per month.
Clearly someone acquiring thousands of pills each month has violated the spirit of the law and consequently, somehow the letter. Investigations are what happens when law enforcement learns of someone violating laws.
Rush's cries about leaks ring particularly hollow. Rush has spewed, parroted and propogated the content of leaks where it came to attacking democrats. Rush did this ad nauseum during the years Clinton was in office. Rush regularly touts the
"work" of Matt Drudge who leaks things that are often thin to the point of being unreal.
The most outrageous and perhaps saddes statement in Rush's bout of obfuscation came in the form of blaming democrats. Rush should simply take responsibility for his actions. Because Rush does not enjoy the negative attention surrounding him due to his own actions,
it is convenient to blame the democrats. Of course Rush failed to show how it possibly can that all of the individuals in law enforcement in Florida are democrats. It is another illogical, self-serving, unproven allegation Rush has made to focus
attention away from his own actions.
And yes, aspects of Bill Clinton's medical records were indeed made public.
Just ask Rush and Matt Drudge about that.
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