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I miss Rush Limbaugh
Washington Times ^ | Monday, October 4, 2021 | Paul J. Batura -

Posted on 11/23/2021 9:08:32 AM PST by conservative98

It’s been just over seven months since radio legend Rush Limbaugh died - and eight since signing off for his final show on February 2, 2021.

Radio personalities come and go, sometimes quietly and even mysteriously. At times, station managers invoke soviet-era tactics, surreptitiously making talent changes overnight. It’s the nature of the business, not wanting to promote another station or call attention to a departing personality. One day a host is advertising a local car dealership, the next day they’re gone. Explanations are rarely given – they’re into the ether and out of our lives.

But not Rush.

A fixture on the dial for over 30 years, Rush Limbaugh was woven into the fabric of weekday radio life. Critics couldn’t stand him, but they couldn’t ignore him either. No matter where you were in America, you could find him somewhere mid-morning or early afternoon, the familiar beat of “The Pretenders” opening each hour of every show. Regardless of what was happening in the world, you could be sure he had an informed opinion about it.

Those of us who listened were often accused of being mind-numbed robots, waiting on and taking our marching orders from Limbaugh. Nothing could have been farther from the truth. Rush didn’t tell us what to think – he simply articulated the principles we already believed and used his massive megaphone to encourage others to stand strong.

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To: Brookhaven

I think Steven Crowder, with his humor comes closest to Rush.


21 posted on 11/23/2021 9:18:55 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: conservative98

You are greatly missed Maha Rushie (╥﹏╥)


22 posted on 11/23/2021 9:19:01 AM PST by Magnetar
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To: conservative98

MEGA DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss him so much!!!!!!!!!!


23 posted on 11/23/2021 9:20:27 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: ilgipper
Yep. He would be having so much fun this past 90 days as the progressive house collapses on itself.

He would have outdone himself. Biden is more ridiculous than either Clinton or Obama. When you add in the circumstances of his "election defeat" of President Trump, the combination would have had Rush going on a rampage.

Can you imagine the parody ads and skits he would have had!

24 posted on 11/23/2021 9:20:41 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: conservative98
James Golden, aka Bo Snerdley has a multi-episode podcast where he and others who knew/worked for Rush reminisce about the show.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-rush-limbaugh-the-man-beh-81488209/

Have plenty of kleenex handy.

25 posted on 11/23/2021 9:22:01 AM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: EvilCapitalist

Oh my gosh, yes, he would have been hilarious on the Brandon meme.

Rush was genius because he knew an ounce of laughing at them was better than a pound of vitriol.


26 posted on 11/23/2021 9:22:03 AM PST by Valpal1
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To: Jim Noble

Forces we are against are beyond the work of anyone man to overcome. What they did was contribute to the consciousness that has fought against this leviathan.


27 posted on 11/23/2021 9:23:07 AM PST by Bayard
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To: sasquatch

And James Golden has a radio show.


28 posted on 11/23/2021 9:23:39 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: conservative98
I remember the first time I heard Rush.In January of ‘89 we were vacationing in Florida (the Sarasota area) and one afternoon we were driving down I-75 and I just happened to tune to WFLA in Tampa. Rush was on,talking,and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. After about 30 minutes I just about drove off the road...”this guy thinks just like me!” I said. Well,it was a few years before he made it to Boston radio (this was long before iHeart Radio) and the rest was history!
29 posted on 11/23/2021 9:24:56 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: LoveMyFreedom
Snerdley was outstanding! He has a show? I'll have to look that up!
30 posted on 11/23/2021 9:27:18 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: lee martell

EVERY decent human being misses Rush.


31 posted on 11/23/2021 9:29:16 AM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: conservative98
I was at a large conservative convention in Colorado last June, lots of great speakers. But not one of them mentioned Rush, not even once.

He was on our hearts and minds, though.

32 posted on 11/23/2021 9:29:24 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: conservative98
My favorite Rush Limbaugh routine from his TV Show:

Rush Limbaugh TV- All American First Cavalry Amazon Battalion

33 posted on 11/23/2021 9:30:15 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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To: conservative98

Yes. But Xiden is undoing himself and that Administration of his without any help at all. We are going to see a Congress controlled by the opposing party come the elections of 2022.


34 posted on 11/23/2021 9:33:18 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gay State Conservative

I just referenced him yesterday how all the media were saying the exact same thing about how Darnell was fleeing a knife fight

All in unison, same words, at the same time on the morning news

Think of his wisdom every day


35 posted on 11/23/2021 9:33:37 AM PST by digger48
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To: Gay State Conservative

Snerdley was outstanding! He has a show? I’ll have to look that up!


https://wabcradio.com/podcast/bo-snerdley-james-golden/


36 posted on 11/23/2021 9:38:58 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: conservative98

When Rush made his announcement about his cancer I wrote him a note in one of the prayer threads on his site. I told him I had listened to him since his first day on the air and that I was praying for him. I promptly forgot about the note, but not the praying.

3 or 4 months later I got a package. In it was a picture of Rush getting his Medal, 2 Rush t shirts and a jacket, and a thank you note. I, for the life of me, couldn’t figure out where it came from. After a while I realized it was the result of my note to him, from Rush’s people as a generous thank you for being a listener.


37 posted on 11/23/2021 9:40:09 AM PST by Grammy (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: conservative98

I loved listening to his show the day before Christmas. Last year was a tough one but I was so happy I did!!!! Rush will be forever in my heart!!!!! Hope to meet him one day on the other side!!!!!!!!!!


38 posted on 11/23/2021 9:43:00 AM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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To: ilgipper

“Yep. He would be having so much fun this past 90 days as the progressive house collapses on itself.”

I have thought that many times recently, he would have laughed at them, but also communicated how deadly serious their incompetence is for our nation.

As a Rush 24/7 subscriber, I go back and watch the broadcast for this date last year. It’s amazing how you can feel like he’s literally still here when he goes into people and events....


39 posted on 11/23/2021 9:50:36 AM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: conservative98

I miss Rush too.😞


40 posted on 11/23/2021 9:54:45 AM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. NEVER be a peaceful quiet slave in a newe socialist America.66)
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