Limbaugh shags ACLU

In what has to be the most ironic story of the day, The Dallas Morning News is reporting that:

....Limbaugh, his attorneys and the ACLU have argued that the seizure violated Limbaugh's right to privacy and the confidentiality of the relationship between patients and doctors. The attorneys want the state 4th District Court of Appeal to rule that the records should remain sealed.

"What meaning would the patient protections in the Constitution and the law have if prosecutors could disregard them any time they wanted to?" Limbaugh attorney Roy Black said in a statement.

Palm Beach prosecutors seized the records in November for their investigation into whether Limbaugh illegally went "doctor shopping" to obtain pain pills. The crime refers to visiting several doctors to receive duplicate prescriptions of controlled narcotics. Limbaugh sought treatment for his admitted addiction in October and has not been charged with a crime.

Prosecutors had no immediate comment Tuesday but Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer has repeatedly insisted that investigators have followed the law and "scrupulously protected" Limbaugh's rights.

A circuit court has kept the records sealed since investigators obtained the medical records. But prosecutors had a brief opportunity to review the documents Dec. 22 after Palm Beach Circuit Judge Jeffrey A. Winikoff ruled to unseal the records and before Limbaugh's attorneys won a delay to keep them sealed.

The investigation is now on hold until the appeals court rules.

Limbaugh told listeners to his afternoon radio show Tuesday that the investigation "is all political, disguised as a legal case" and that it was a "search- and-destroy mission."

He accused prosecutors of leaking details about the investigation to plant "false stories in the press."

"How many of you people think I was drug trafficking? How many of you people think I was laundering money? Pure leaks," Limbaugh said. "And there's nothing to it."

Limbaugh kept his comments brief, saying, "It's tough for me to talk about it. I mean, I can, but it's uncomfortable for me to do so."

Prosecutors have drawn criticism for other actions in the case. Last month, the state Attorney General's office questioned the motives of Krischer and his staff after they released letters from Black about negotiating a guilty plea. Prosecutors cited support from the Attorney General's office and the Florida Bar, but both groups contradict those claims.

Krischer's office began investigating more than a year ago after his former maid, Wilma Cline, told them she sold Limbaugh "large quantities of hydrocodone, Oxycontin and other pharmaceutical drugs" for years. She provided investigators with e-mails and answering machine recordings to support her claims......

More at link above. So, Rush is now calling on the ACLU to assist him. The irony is delicious. I know it's an older story, but it is getting some more air today.

Rush Limbaugh has got to be the biggest hypocrite that the RWEC has..okay, so he has lost a few pounds. Boy those lefties sure are handy when you need them, eh Rush? Cerebrum melting irony.