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Limbaugh, the self-dubbed “epitome of morality of virtue,” recently resigned from his spot on ESPN after claiming that a football player’s success stemmed from his race rather than his talent. But the more condemning crime wouldn’t surface until a few days later, when Rush acknowledged an addiction to painkillers and lent credence to the claim that he’d illegally purchased some 30,000 pills from his maid—which involved covert operations featuring parking lots and cigar boxes full of cash...
ADMITTED. By RUSH LIMBAUGH, 52, conservative commentator; his addiction to prescription painkillers, for which he said he was checking into a rehab facility; on his nationally syndicated radio program. Limbaugh, who resigned from ESPN after making statements viewed by some as racially insensitive, said his addiction began "some years ago" after spinal surgery. Two weeks ago, his name was linked to an investigation into an illegal-drug ring in Florida. Limbaugh was said to be a possible buyer but has not been charged with any crime...
...politics (Michael Savage, Bob Grant) or comedy and news (Howard Stern, Don Imus). But a Sunday morning TV sports show--on a cable network that prizes its access to black athletes--is different. "We had explicitly told the world, and Rush, that this needs to be about football," an ESPN executive says. "And for four weeks, it worked." In fact, last week's ratings were the show's highest in seven years. Adds the ESPN executive: "When he went beyond those boundaries, we had the results that...
...ADMITTED. By RUSH LIMBAUGH, 52, conservative commentator; his addiction to prescription painkillers, for which he said he was checking into a rehab facility; on his nationally syndicated radio program. Limbaugh, who recently resigned from ESPN after making statements derided by some as racist, said his addiction began "some years ago" after spinal surgery. Two weeks ago, his name was linked to an investigation into an illegal drug ring in Florida. Limbaugh was said to be a possible buyer, but he has not been charged with any crime...
...Last Week's Question: Was Rush Limbaugh right to resign from ESPN...