The first thing I thought, also, was that Rush was shilling.
The thing I can't understand is:
If they are paying him in cash, how much more does he need when he gets about 20 million a year I believe.
If they are paying him in cigars, he must actually smoke some.
Regardless of what he's getting to pimp the cigars or what pills he's popping, I'll keep listening to his show as it's a great way to pass my commute to work, and I agree with a lot of his political views, which I won't even begin to talk about in a cigar forum.
Maybe we could invite him to CA and get him in a newbie sampler trade.