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Things Would Be Different if Rush were Still Here His sober, calming message is desperately needed
https://larrys.substack.com ^ | Dec 15, 2022 | Larry Schweikart

Posted on 12/20/2022 10:55:34 AM PST by Red Badger

I miss Rush so much. There are a few people in my life who constantly look to me to inspire them, tell them there is hope, encourage them. But the person who did that for me was Rush Limbaugh.

“I’ll tell you when it’s time to panic,” he used to say. Except you know what? Deep down, Rush was never going to come to that point where it was time to panic. He had a deep-seated, abiding faith in America and her institutions; of her founding by God; of her (still) unique place in all the world. For those reasons, he always maintained a faith that America’s best days were still ahead.

And given how horrible some of the stuff we deal with on a daily basis from the Rutabaga and his corrupt, illicit, suicidal administration hand us, it’s actually hard to see how things can get worse.

Rush would remind us that sooner or later, they all reach the end of their rope; that at some point a just God always delivers justice. And in telling us that, he would entertain us by ridiculing these chalksmokers, while at the same time logically exposing the fallacy of their utterly demonic ideologies.

I can’t help but think if Rush were here we’d all feel just a little bit better, just a little more certain that whatever is happening, America will pull through.

And never were some of his “Undeniable Truths of Life” more relevant than today: *The world is governed by the aggressive use of force.

*The aggressor sets the rules

*Feminism was invented to give unattractive women access to the mainstream of society.

To those he had a few other obvious maxims, such as the environmental movement is a facade for anti-capitalism and Marxism. Or, there is a country class and a governing class, and the latter does not care about the former.

Though not a Trumper when Donald Trump came down the escalator, within a year Rush was fully on board the Trump Train. By then, I think, he had come to see the Republican Party for what it is: a corporatist protection racket that got elected occasionally by throwing a sop of tax cuts to the base. But after they rolled over for Zero and did nothing to seal the border, Rush gradually edged away.

I am especially grateful to President Trump for rightly honoring Rush with the Medal of Freedom before it was too late.

We miss Rush more than he could ever imagine.

Thank you Rush. Here is his last Christmas farewell to us all.

VIDEO AT LINK...............


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1 posted on 12/20/2022 10:55:34 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger; LS

I miss Rush too.


2 posted on 12/20/2022 11:02:46 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Red Badger

Rush ignored the lawless violent open borders and rarely was a topic on his show. Not to mention he went to the White House when it was occupied by an open border globalist.

Chris Plante is the man..


3 posted on 12/20/2022 11:04:16 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Red Badger

Well said and needed.


4 posted on 12/20/2022 11:05:58 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: Red Badger

“I can’t help but think if Rush were here we’d all feel just a little bit better, just a little more certain that whatever is happening, America will pull through.”

That is probably why YHWH took him away from us. It was no longer time to feel either better or more certain. Action! Action! Action!


5 posted on 12/20/2022 11:06:01 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: MtnClimber

Every time I hear that song intro......................


6 posted on 12/20/2022 11:07:08 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I would agree. Rush Limbaugh was the kind of talent that comes along only once in a century. He was a combination of Mark Twain and Ben Franklin. The day he died I turned off my radio, and I haven’t turned in back on since that black day.


7 posted on 12/20/2022 11:07:28 AM PST by Publius
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To: Publius

It was a sad day for so many of us.


8 posted on 12/20/2022 11:14:40 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Red Badger
I listened often. He was an unmatched entertainer and I'm sure he'd tell you that was his goal.

But he never mentioned Obama's birth certificate, election fraud, and other off limit topics. Not my place to judge now.

9 posted on 12/20/2022 11:14:44 AM PST by CA_soon_gone
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To: MtnClimber

I never felt the same about Rush after I heard him gushing over Romney once and saying what a “decent, decent man” he (Romney) was. And I think his stupid Hillary stunt actually cost us votes.


10 posted on 12/20/2022 11:15:41 AM PST by livius
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To: Red Badger

I still haven’t listened to his farewell speech. Someday soon.


11 posted on 12/20/2022 11:16:42 AM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: peggybac

A sad day for the Republic when he passed on to his reward. It is up to a new generation to step forward to lead the movement of the right.


12 posted on 12/20/2022 11:20:36 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: Red Badger
I miss Rush terribly and say to myself nearly every day that if he were alive, he would be talking about Kari Lake and the ongoing Election Theft committed by Democrats and facilitated by RINOs.

Just by him talking about it, he would shame RINOs into doing something. It would not be forgotten like it is now.

No one on radio is talking about it anymore. They just accepted the Nov. 8th theft and then tell us we're the ones who must stop voting solely on Election Day.

13 posted on 12/20/2022 11:20:45 AM PST by HandBasketHell
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To: Red Badger

MegaDittoes. Now it’s time for an adult beverage.

See I Told You So.


14 posted on 12/20/2022 11:25:12 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL )
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To: Publius

The quiet is nice. Just have to pretend it’s 3:05 PM. ET


15 posted on 12/20/2022 11:28:01 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL )
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To: Red Badger

Love the sentiment.

Truth is, nothing about the events unfolding would change a wink.

Maybe Rush would have some influence on the idiots pushing Desantis, but even then I recon back to Rush telling us Rubio and Cruz were as good a choice as Trump. Rush did not support Trump in the beggining as he claimed later. I was there.

Levin hated Trump, but made up for it later when his credibility and income took a hit. Simpletons like me were held in contempt for seeing Trump was the guy from the moment he came down the elevator. I went to a rally when the disruptors were thick as theives - the “Don’t hurt ‘em” “Go home to mommy” days.

Tucker is helping. Hannity too in his own weird cut off his guest just as they are making their point way.

Truth is we don’t need Rush now. We need Trump. Period.

Rush, God rest his soul, never left the studio to walk the talk.

We’re in big trouble as a Nation and there is only one man willing and able to withstand the fire and come out victorious and give the country back to we the people.

Trump.

Here’s some friendly advice too for those of you not on board, every time you open your mouth you come across as an unsharp loser who demonstrates a willingness to vote against your own self interest to show everyone how smart you are.

Wise up. Desantis and Youngkin are bought and paid for.

(sorry about the carjacking Red)


16 posted on 12/20/2022 11:30:08 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: dragnet2
Limbaugh was like the band The Eagles. They are one of the best-selling bands of all time, have one of the top selling albums of all time, and millions of fans globally. But aside from Joe Walsh and a handful of tunes, for many of us The Eagles are white noise.

Then there is Zappa. He isn't as popular as the Eagles, hasn't sold nearly as many albums, but blows them away on every other dimension.

Andrew Willow is Zappa.

17 posted on 12/20/2022 11:32:28 AM PST by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Red Badger

After Rush passed away I began organizing all the podcasts I had saved on different computers, external drives, etc. I happened to click ‘play’ instead of ‘save as’ on a podcast from August 2007. I have been listening in order ever since. In August 2007 Hillary was the heir apparent, and Obama not even a blip on the radar screen. While Rush always addressed current events, he connects everything to the timeless wisdom, values, and the American Founding. After Obama was ‘selected’ (that’s the word Rush uses, President Select Obama) Rush began taking apart his statements and Cabinet choices as no kind of Hope & Change, just many democRAT flunkies from Clinton and others. Since Obama and his minions are really running everything, all of Rush’s comments from 2008 forward, have a lot to do with what is happening now. I am looking forward to listening to Rush take apart Obama / Biden Regime.

Listening every day reminds me that Rush is still with us, because he enriched our lives with excellence on a daily basis. As his illness progressed, people would talk about Rush ‘enjoying’ what time on Earth he had left, to use the time for his own bucket list. He did. He was born to broadcast, and we were honored, privileged, and born to listen. During some of the last year he broadcasted, he gave so much to accomplish the show, he was completely drained. But he continued as long as he could. Rush will be remembered and celebrated for all time.


18 posted on 12/20/2022 11:33:56 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: DoodleBob

Wilkow?


19 posted on 12/20/2022 11:37:21 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: Red Badger

Rush was one of my best friends who I never met. America is still great and we do have a God of justice. Thanks for your thoughts.


20 posted on 12/20/2022 11:39:28 AM PST by Son-Joshua ( )
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