Rush Limbaugh to resume hosting radio program Monday

[Maddy McCall]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/11/12/national1331EST0609.DTL&type=printable

(11-12) 10:31 PST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) --

Rush Limbaugh will return to his radio talk show Monday after completing a five-week treatment program for his addiction to painkillers, his brother said Wednesday.

David Limbaugh made the announcement to Internet personality Matt Drudge, who was sitting in Wednesday for the conservative commentator.

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"He's obviously chomping at the bit to get back to doing what he does best," David Limbaugh said.

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His brother said the host successfully completed the first phase of his treatment. He did not say what the next step is.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

1. David Limbaugh

"He's obviously chomping at the bit to get back to doing what he does best," David Limbaugh said.

I agree, he probably does want to eat some more oxies lickity-split.

[BiggJawn]

6. "Chompin' at the Bit..."

"Bit-O-Oxycontins"?
The new confection for RW blowhards....

[Sagan]

2. That's fantastic!

He'll do one more broadcast, say goodbye to his fans and turn himself in to the police, right? I mean, after all, Rush is ALL ABOUT personal responsibility and taking accountability for one's own actions, right?

What Rush did was clearly and blatantly illegal. I expect him to do the right thing as a conservative, law-abiding citizen and to turn himself in to the authorities and confess fully.

[maggiemay]

20. ah ha ha ha ha ha!

beautiful!!

[ThorsteinVeblen]

3. Rush Limbaugh - the Daryl Strawberry of Radio

The guy is not going to change his life. He is going to commit to the downward spiral in which he destroys himself, his family and his career.

His format, his status, his political vitriol, his power, which he loves above everything else, all demand retreat into chemical bliss. He cannot hate without destroying himself. He cannot live the life he is living without medicating himself.

He knows what he is doing. He is responsible. He has made a choice in the last month. Pity him.

[FredScuttle]

33. more like the Steve Howe of Radio

Howe got more chances in MLB than Rush has belt notches.

[northernsoul]

52. yep, you can't escape karma

the hate and the arrogance will drag him back down eventually

[Brucey]

4. Will he be broadcasting from prison?

[truthisfreedom]

5. god, i miss him so much.

the airwaves have been so kind and calm... where's the hate? i miss the hate. bring on the hillbilly heroin hate.

[Richardo]

7. It's "CHAMPING" goddammit!!

"He's obviously chomping at the bit to get back to doing what he does best," David Limbaugh said.

Pet peeve here :hi:

Other than that: :boring:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

24. I've always heard "chomping" and have pictured a horse biting or

"chomping" on a bit. But then again, I'm from Mo as well so maybe it's a local thing.

[realFedUp]

8. Will he have a doctor or his lawyer sitting with him?

I guess it's about time police did their job....

[loudnclear]

9. Ok, so when does he go to jail?

That's the main point. A minority caught in the exact act as and conditions as Rush would be in jail right now.

[Hubert Flottz]

28. Kids in South Carolina would too, or worse!

The Pigs will terrorize the high school kids for suspected drug trafficing, but they won't hassle that shitbag for dealing and using!

Turn the dawgs and 9mms loose on that drug dealer Rush 8ball, you know he was trafficing! Rush raved and ranted about nobody being above the LAW when the Repubs were impeaching Clinton! I wonder if he still feels the same way?

[leesa]

40. Anybody middle-class or poor, no matter what race would be in jail.

I wonder if it would work to put pressure on the law enforcement folks to do the right thing, as they would say. Couldn't be more blatant.

[CO Liberal]

10. If He Was in A "12-Step" Program.....

...he will have to make amends to those he has injured in the past. Like The Clintons, the Democratic Party, and liberals in general. This oughta be fun.......

:-)

[Westegg]

21. Rush the 12-Stepper

Rush will indeed have to make amends, if he's working the Steps. But that's one of the later steps, which some take years to get to, and, let's face it: we have no evidence that Rush is actually "working the Program." I am certainly looking forward to hearing him when he comes back "on air."

[mumon]

30. BEFORE THAT THE "FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY"

Hell, just send him some Vicodins! He'll never be able to look at himself.

[Dr Fate]

11. I prefer Rush's "psychedelic period" the best...

...he obviously does his best work when he is fucked up out of his mind- I really dont want to hear a sober Rush...

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. Humvees & Suburbans, Limbaugh, Pringles

and other useless products foisted on a brainless population for purchase and consumption.

[demdave]

14. People are brainless for eating Pringles??

I suppose animal crackers makes us animal abusers also. Who are you to dictate what are acceptable products? Thank God you aren't in power and can dictate what people should and shouldn't drive or eat.

[The_Casual_Observer]

15. Who said anything about dictating what could be sold or offered?

If someone is stupid enough to pay (with time or currency) for a worthless product that isn't consider illegal, that is their sad business.

[MostlyBlackCat2]

48. My favorite columnist has some input

on pringles and a lot of the other crap we eat:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/11/12/notes111203.DTL

"...Maybe we need to start reading ingredient lists. Compare. Contrast. Ask basic and commonsense questions, like, which is better, the natural chips with four organic ingredients, or the preliquefied heat-molded salt-crusted Pringles Xtreme Ranch, with 142 unpronounceable ones made by Dow Chemical? Feign ignorance, and ignore the obvious difference at your, and your body's, peril. "

and a lot more to say at the link. love Mark Morford indeed.

[VolcanoJen]

13. Wouldn't it be a scream if he had an epiphany...

... much like Lee Atwater, and even David Brock?

"I was so wrong about everything. I'm an asshole. I'm sorry."

:D

[Fridays Child]

17. Then VolcanoJen woke up...

...and exclaimed, "Whew, I just had the craziest dream!" B-)

[VolcanoJen]

26. <<< rubbing my eyes >>>

Wow... it was a dream, wasn't it?

:D

[bushisanidiot]

16. Wanna Start A Pool For How Long It Takes Boil Ass To Fall Of The Wagon?

heh.. he probably has to pop those pills just to keep his mind numb enough to spew his garbage to his ditto head followers and keep a straight face.

[saigon68]

18. Boil ASS or an ASS w/ A Boil??

I guess I heard it all when I found out the Draft Board rejected him because he had a BOIL on HIS ASS.

LOL

[Westegg]

23. Boil? No, honey, a Pilonidal cyst.

I have the same Pilonidal cyst Rush has, but alas, I don't have the major cash ($5000) to have it removed. You wanna pay my surgical bills? I've suffered with this thing for the last 15 years. So say what you want to about Limbaugh, but desist with the "boil-because-he's-a-conservative" stuff. That's like dissing Julius Caesar because he was an epileptic.

[saigon68]

44. Sorry about your medical problem

If we had universal health insurance your medical condition would be taken care of.

As to the mother fucking draft dodger--- and chicken hawk he is scum in spite of the Cyst on his ass.

[bushisanidiot]

47. He's A Chickenhawk Boil Ass Draft Dodging Pill Popping P*ssy

you can call it a cyst.. whatever. he used that lame ass excuse to get out of going to vietnam just like all of his other chickenhawk repuke buddies.

i don't feel the least bit of sympathy for that piece of puke. he's done nothing but spew hatred over the airwaves over the last 10 years or so in an attempt to brainwash and divide the country.

he's a boil assed piece of chickensh*t slime. :)

[DancingBear]

22. Sure!

I'll take last Wednesday. :)

Presuming of course he actually got ON the wagon.

[Junkdrawer]

32. Mrs. Junkdrawer wants "3 weeks"...

I guess I'll take 4 weeks. I just don't think he's hit "pitiless demoralization" yet. I can't tell you how many times I would think "after THAT jackpot, I'll NEVER drink again", only to be stewed a few days or weeks later.

[Jacobin]

34. Put me down for 15 days, 14 hours, three minutes!!!

I like this idea.

[rocktivity]

19. Not from Florida, I'll bet

Doesn't he have some legal questions to answer there? And will he be subject to drug screening by his employer Clear channel? Aren't they required by law to provide a drug-free workplace? Isn't he a criminal as well as a fugitive?


rocknation

[0rganism]

25. He did not say what the next step is: RELAPSE

5 weeks ain't shit. "First phase" means the physical withdrawals are over for now. True recovery requires a fundamental shift in worldview, from substance-reliance to self-reliance.

What has he changed in 5 weeks? If he continues the same lifestyle patterns and habits, the best he can manage is a "dry drunk".

I hope he gets some calls asking about how he plans to take personal responsibility for violating federal substance control laws.

[mumon]

31. We should get by his screeners to confront him here!

Give him the ol' "tough love."

Where's David Toma when you need him???

[MoonAndSun]

27. If the Feds do not charge pigboy, then there should be a march

in the streets. Why should he not be held to the same standards as the rest of the citizens of Florida?

Oh, I forgot, he is a repuke with lots of money. Nevermind :mad:

[joeunderdog]

51. He had enough that he should be charged for Intent to DISTRIBUTE

People do not grow Oxycontin. They steal it. And people are often k i l l e d in the robberies. People who are hooked on it (who don't have jobs as hatemongering radio hosts) develop criminal lifestyles to support their habits--just ask Rush--and are at risk for relapse without

strict treatment requirements or containment.

[SideshowScott]

29. Riddle: Whats the diffrence between Rush and a Drug Addict doing time?

Answer: Not a god Damn thing!

[Jacobin]

35. Except that PigBoy won't be doing time in a jail

However, he'll have his own personal hell with relapse and finally death from hill billy heroin

[Malva Zebrina]

36. He has not learned a thing

and the older he gets, the less likely he is to "rehabilitate" or learn. He will be back on the old habits in a short period of time. He is just spinning his image -- the phenomena of American cultural experience that is truly out of control.

[hyphenate]

37. Yeah

Why isn't the a**hole in jail for felony drug abuse and purchasing?

[54anickel]

38. Most have probably seen this, but for those who may not have

This is a "hoot"
http://www.ericblumrich.com/nazi.html

[Jacobin]

39. LOL

Thanks!!! Good one.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

41. limbaugh coming back? i'm going go back on painkillers

[Endangered Specie]

42. when limbaugh dies...

from overdose, or whatever hes on, Im gonna fly my flag at double staff.

[truthisfreedom]

43. rush limbaugh IS A LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A CYST.

chomping at the bit to get chompin' on some oxycontins, more like.

[maxanne]

45. if he were serious about recovery

he'd probably take some time off - and try a six month transitional program, seeing as how he's tried stopping and rehab twice before.

As much as I cherish the thought of an epiphany where he had to make amends - I think what we'll get is the usual suspect - possibly even angrier and more bellicose than ever.

The seed of doubt has been planted, though. Even the most slobbering fans will always have a scrid of doubt, wondering if he's high or not.

[WillyT]

46. Hmm... Interesting Reading Here:

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Did Limbaugh commit moral turpitude under Clear Channel policy?

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Link: http://www.radiodailynews.com/viewpoints-gorman.htm

:shrug:

[BiggJawn]

49. Poor, lonely, misunderstood guy!

I was at the sawbones today, and the only thing in the lobby to read that didn't involve smacking a little white ball with "PGA Approved" on the side of it was that ish of "People" from a month ago...

I never realised that Rush has all that money, his own radio show, the ear of Karl Rove, millions of adoring fans, etc. and is LONELY!!!!

The po' boy's LONELY!!! that's why he gobbles pills by the shoebox full...

Give me a BREAK! Oxycontin means never having to cry yourself to sleep, I guess.

Be he "Strawberrys" before New Year's....

[Dulcinea]

50. The day after Christmas.

That's my bet.

[Bake]

53. I'll bet he's high ON THE AIR MONDAY!

Higher than a frickin' kite.

Bake