R.I.P Rush Limbaugh.
An American giant, champion of freedom and thought has left us. I first heard Rush at around the time his show was about to go national. On my morning commute I listened to KGO radio, the ABC affiliate talk station in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ron Owen was the host of the morning drive time show, and on vacation for a week in what I remember as 1988. Limbaugh, in Sacramento, was piped in as his replacement, and it was glorious. His words cut through the liberal fog like a beacon, and I could imagine leftist heads exploding throughout No. California. His laser sharp analysis, his wit, and ability to skewer prevailing leftist thought was remarkable. The station’s phone lines were lit up like a fireworks show as San Francisco was treated to a dose of Americanism. I was hooked, and followed him when KSFO picked up his show shortly after. Over the 30 plus years since then, he’s been a constant companion, and source of solitude and reason when the days darkened.
Rush Limbaugh’s contribution to American political philosophy, and especially conservative narrative, is immeasurable. No one can take his place, but his words and deeds have helped define our path. He will be missed, but not forgotten by those of us who were enlightened by his thought.