Great Obit from a Guy who knows a guy.......
Rush Limbaugh
Conservative talk radio icon from way back. Really got his shit together in Sacramento in the early 80’s and, by the time he was done, was the second highest paid radio personality in the world (behind Mr. Howard Stern)—pulling in $80mm+ per with a net worth of $600mm…there’s a lot of $ in bullshit. Married 4 times, divorced 3. He invented alternative facts…Sean Hannity would be working at Ameriprise in Manhasset complaining about his Jew office manager right now if it weren’t for Rush leading the way. “The President has yet to prove that he’s a citizen”?—child’s play. Feminists were “Feminazis”…
Today the fawning-- from Ted Cruz: “ Rest in peace to the tireless voice for freedom and the conservative movement.”; from Kayleigh McEnany: “Rush Limbuagh had a relenting boldness to proclaim the truth”; Donald Trump: “The great Rush Limbaugh has passed away, free from physical pain and hostility.”
Let’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we? Just a handful of this great man’s greatest hits:
“I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safe after dark.”
On his radio show “translating” Chinese President Hu Juntai in 2011: “ Ching Cha, Ching chang cho chow, Cha Chow, Ching Cho, Chibababa, Kwo, kwa, kwa, kee. Cha ga ga, Ching Chee Chay, Ching Zha bo ba. Chang cha. Chang cho chi che. Chadee. Ooooh chee bada ba. Jeejee cho ba.”
“Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted ciminals resemble Jesse Jackson?”
“Let the unskilled jobs that take absolutely no knowledge whatsoever to do—let stupid and unskilled Mexicans do that work.”
And my son’t personal favorite: “The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.”—to which my son said that he cannot think of anything more racist to say without using a slur.
"But son", I replied, “this great man was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the land. It is bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made 'an especially meritorious’ contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Great Americans like T.S. Eliot, John Steinbeck, John Glenn, Jonas Salk, etc."
“No way!” exclaimed my son
“Way” i sighed.
70…the eight deadly sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth and douchebaggery…with a lung cancer chase