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| − | Limbaugh underwent a scandal several years ago when his housekeeper was caught purchasing prescription narcotics, and it was revealed that Limbaugh was addicted to prescription drugs. He has since claimed to have been rehabilitated. | + | Limbaugh underwent a scandal several years ago when his housekeeper was caught purchasing prescription narcotics, and it was revealed that Limbaugh was addicted to prescription drugs. He has since gone into rehabilitated for his addiction. |
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| − | Another scandal occured when Limbaugh made a joke in which he allegedly referring to Chelsea Clinton as "the White House dog". Chelsea was thirteen at the time. Limbaugh, however denied that he was talking about Chelsea, stating that he was not making a joke, and Chelsea's picture was accidentally put up on the screen<ref>MotherJones: [http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1995/05/ivins.html "Lyin' Bully"]</ref>.
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| − | Limbaugh has also been criticized for his comments regarding Michael J. Fox's participation in Claire McCaskill's 2006 senate campaign in Missouri. In his radio broadcast, Limbaugh criticized a campaign commercial Fox filmed in support of McCaskill's position on stem cell research. Limbaugh accused Fox of being off his medication in order to generate sympathy. In the commercial, Fox is visibly swaying and moving in sudden, jerky movements which are the symptom of Parkinson's Disease, and the reason the acclaimed actor quit the hit show [[Spin City]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2006-10-24-limbaugh-fox_x.htm], USA Today</ref>
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| − | Another scandal occurred when Limbaugh was returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic and customs officials found him illegally carrying Viagra prescribed to another man in his luggage.<ref>CBS on Limbaugh's Viagra[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/27/national/main1753947.shtml]</ref>
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |