Yesterday a bright light was extinguished: Rush Limbaugh died. I won't bother saying who he was or what he accomplished in his 70 years here on earth since you can read that anywhere today. Instead, I'd like to debunk some of the lies that are out there, spun by lefties who likely never once heard his daily three-hour radio broadcast, only edited clips taken out of context by the likes of Anderson Cooper, Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon and played on their nightly Republican hatefests on CNN and MSNBC.
Rush was not a racist. Not at all, in fact quite the opposite, he loved every single American regardless of who they were or their station in life.
Rush was not a politician. He had no desire to run for office, thus had no need to lie about anything. He was an entertainer through and through, and his "shtick" was current affairs, history, Congress, the Constitution, and the foibles of those in power.
Rush was really, really funny. He was a great mimic, often doing impressions of people as he talked about them. Some of his best were Bill Clinton, Andrea Mitchell and Barack Obama. (The fact that Rush always called him Barack Hussein Obama made people think he was a racist, as if saying someone's whole name could be construed as a putdown.) He had nicknames for people; and his name for Joe Biden was "Plugs," dating back many years when Biden started going bald and got hair plugs. Even after Biden won the election, Rush still called him Plugs.
Rush was extremely kind. He was never rude to anyone who called his show, even if they were rude to him or represented opposing political views. His staff loved him and considered him a member of their family.
Rush loved kids. Whenever a child or a parent with young children called the show, Rush would have them give their address to his staff so he could send them gifts, like copies of his five best-selling children's books about American history (The Rush Revere series) or a laptop or iPhone if they didn't have one.
Rush was brutally honest, even about himself. He neither stretched the truth nor hid it. Knowing how loyal and caring his listeners were, he openly shared news about his cancer diagnosis beginning in February of 2020. In recent weeks we knew the end was near.
Rush was charismatic. Approximately 27 million listeners tuned in to hear his energetic, upbeat voice for three hours a day, five days a week. They came away with a deeper understanding of complicated issues regarding our government, our leaders and our foreign policies.
Rush made people smarter. As a conservative, he explained his beliefs thoroughly and clearly, at the same time clarifying the inherent problems with progressive idealism and anti-capitalism.
Rush was a bright spot during this pandemic. Now he's gone and all is dark.
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