To quote Rush (always talking about) "bending over" Limbaugh and about his chances of survival post-heart attack: "I HOPE HE FAILS!"
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Suffering Chest Pains
AUDREY McAVOY | 12/31/09 09:29 PM | (AP logo, NTVNAT logo)
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HONOLULU — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained
hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar
to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally
syndicated radio show.
Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital Wednesday during a
vacation.
"He is being treated today, continues to rest comfortably, and remains
in good spirits," The Queen's Medical Center said Thursday in a news
release. "Mr. Limbaugh appreciates the prayers and well wishes of his
many fans and supporters."
On the radio show, guest host Walter E. Williams described Limbaugh's
pains as similar to the feeling of a "heart attack coming on." He said
doctors haven't confirmed whether the 58-year-old had a heart attack,
and more exams were planned Thursday.
Williams said any information about the cause of the pain would have
to come from Limbaugh himself.
"He's doing very well and he appreciates your prayers and concerns,"
Williams said, asking callers to just say "dittos" for their well-
wishes and get on to questions on political and social issues.
"Rush is in good, stable condition and as comfortable as one can be in
a hospital while on vacation, but he's in good hands," he said.
Williams, an economics professor at George Mason University, was
already scheduled to fill in Thursday while Limbaugh was on vacation.
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Kit Carson, Limbaugh's chief of staff, told The Associated Press that
Limbaugh left for his Christmas vacation Dec. 23 and was due to return
to his show Jan. 4. Carson didn't have any information on whether that
schedule would change.
Limbaugh broadcasts from a studio near his mansion in Palm Beach, Fla.
Honolulu television station KITV reported that paramedics took
Limbaugh from the Kahala Hotel and Resort to The Queen's Medical
Center in serious condition.
The report said Limbaugh was seen golfing at Waialae Country Club – a
country club next to the hotel – earlier this week.
With his sarcastic putdowns of liberal policies, parodies and self-
promotion, he began capturing conservative listeners in the 1980s and
grew to become the highest-rated radio broadcaster in the U.S.
Recently, he's found a renewed purpose and has boosted ratings by
railing against Barack Obama's presidency.
His three-hour weekday show is heard on some 600 radio stations across
the country, including KHVH in Honolulu, and more than 14 million
people listen to him at least once a week.
Americans said in a poll last month that Limbaugh was America's most
influential conservative voice.
In 2001, Limbaugh reported he had lost most of his hearing due to an
autoimmune inner-ear disease. He had surgery to have an electronic
device placed in his skull to restore his hearing.
Two years later, Limbaugh acknowledged he was addicted to pain
medicine. He blamed the addiction on severe back pain and took a five-
week leave from his radio show to enter rehab.
Limbaugh began his talk radio career on KFBK-AM in Sacramento, Calif.,
where he had his own show from 1984 to 1988. The station continues to
air him live.
"We wish him a very speedy recovery and wish him the best of health,"
Operations Manager Alan Eisenson said Thursday. "We're looking forward
to having him back on the air."
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Associated Press Writer Brian Skoloff in West Palm Beach, Fla.,
contributed to this report.
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