*******UPDATE*******

“The Rush Limbaugh Show” released the following statement regarding the talk show host’s current status:

“Rush was admitted to and is resting comfortably in a Honolulu hospital today, after suffering chest pains.  Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes, and he will keep you updated via RushLimbaugh.com.”

We wish Mr. Limbaugh a speedy recovery.

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The news media and gossip blogs are ablaze over the confirmed hospitalization of conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

Limbaugh (who is vacationing in Hawaii) was rushed to Queens Medical Center earlier today in serious condition after complaining of chest pains.  No other information has been leaked about his condition.

As of this posting, there has been no official statement from Limbaugh’s representatives.  His attorney, Roy Black, admitted to CNN to being in-the-dark about the status of his client.

Also vacationing in Hawaii at the same time as Limbaugh is President Obama and the First Family.

It should be no surprise that Mr. Limbaugh is now a trending topic on Twitter (the tweets are pretty ugly – he has his share of non-supporters out there).  We’ll continue to bring you this story as it develops.

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