Posted on 02/18/2021 9:29:11 AM PST by Red Badger
There was, in the hours following Rush Limbaugh’s death Wednesday at the age of 70, a rush of praise and of judgment-passing about his career and what it meant in the world of politics. The human stories about Limbaugh tended to get lost if you didn’t look hard enough.
Thankfully, country music superstar John Rich was there to remind us.
In 2011, Rich was one of the final two contestants on “Celebrity Apprentice,” hosted by our future former president, Donald Trump. (In a contemporary piece that has aged like a chef’s kiss, Billboard noted that “Trump was presiding over ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ just six days after declaring he wouldn’t run for the White House in 2012. For several weeks, Trump had floated the idea of a Republican presidential candidacy during a publicity-commanding blast that seemed conveniently to coincide with the current season of his TV show.”)
For the unacquainted, “Celebrity Apprentice” involves celebrities of various levels of fame competing to win money for their favorite charities by completing business tasks.
Rich would eventually win the 2011 season, beating actress Marlee Matlin in a final contest involving promotional campaigns for a brand of soda. The singer, half of the duo Big & Rich, went on to earn $250,000 for his charity of choice, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
St. Jude, based in Memphis, Tennessee, is dedicated to ensuring that children suffering from serious and life-threatening illnesses are treated without their families ever receiving a bill for care. While it treats a variety of diseases, it’s best-known for its focus on childhood cancers.
In 2008, it was named a national comprehensive care center by the National Cancer Institute.
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Nice story.
Rush had more class and dignity in his little finger than exists in the entire liberal sphere of Western civilization.
This is entirely typical of Rush.
I wonder how Marlo Thomas feels about this.
He was impressive on the show. Surprisingly, so was Lil John. Gary Busey was the train wreck as expected.
Do you happen to know who is doing Rush’s show today?
He was a humble, generous man.
It’s going to hurt for a long time.
At first, I imagined that his funeral would be like when President Reagan lay in state. The line to see him and pay respects was incredibly long and full of people from all walks of life and of color.
Then I realized that two things will prevent this: Covid and the relentless hatred from the left. There’d be Antifa hoodlums and BLM nonsense, creating a disaster borne of Rush’s “racism.” (He was NO racist)
It will probably be a quiet, family event. I wonder, though, if there could be some way to gather and reminisce, shed tears and leave cards or gifts.
No doubt there are more stories along these lines out there.
Although if such a gathering would be held, the National Guard won’t be available to maintain order, since they are now, apparently, permanently stationed in D.C.
They must protect the politicians from 75 million “white supremacists.”
Mrs Alaska told me to pull over and donate $500 to that charity, and I never argued with her about money.
It became one of my annual gifts to Rush Charities.
In April 2016, it was reported that over the past 26 years, Limbaugh and his legion of fans had collectively raised more than $47 million for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
I have so many Rush hats, tee shirts, golf shirts, jackets, books and newsletters and I'm glad I do.
I listened more to that man than I did to anyone else on the planet {while my wife talked more to me, I said, listened}.
I feel like a junky going through withdrawal.
Rush, RIP, we will miss you, more than we know.
bkmk
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