Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio's Conservative Provocateur, Dies at 70

[underpants]

Source: New York Times

Rush Limbaugh, the relentlessly provocative voice of conservative America who dominated talk radio for more than three decades with shooting-gallery attacks on liberals, Democrats, feminists, environmentalists and other moving targets, died on Wednesday. He was 70.

His wife, Kathryn, announced the death at the beginning of Mr. Limbaugh’s radio show.

“I know that I am most certainly not the Limbaugh that you tuned in to listen to today,” she said before adding that Mr. Limbaugh had died of lung cancer that morning.

He had announced on his show last February that he had advanced lung cancer. A day later, President Donald J. Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during the State of the Union address.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/business/media/rush-limbaugh-dead.html

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ON EDIT - changed source to New York Times.

[Solly Mack]

1. It's always a good thing when there is less hate in the world.

See? I managed to say something positive.

[underpants]

7. Well done

👍

[Solly Mack]

11. I gave it my least.

My very least.

[underpants]

13. 😁

[lunatica]

261. Well it's the least you can do so you're good.

[Solly Mack]

305. It's the lack of effort that counts.

[lunatica]

315. Well at least you never gave it a try.

[Solly Mack]

323. I couldn't have tried harder.

[Gator.Veteran]

298. Better Person than me

I would have said Good Riddance.

[Solly Mack]

304. That is what I said.

[central scrutinizer]

78. "If you don't have anything nice to say,

Come sit by me” Alice Roosevelt Longworth

[Solly Mack]

82. Guilty

[niyad]

164. My very first thought!

[colorado_ufo]

170. Thank you, that made me feel better!

When I read that he had died, I did something that I had never in my over seven decades of living had done: I whooped!

I immediately clamped my hands over my mouth, hoping that God had missed that. But, as He is pretty quick, I figured I should utter a prayer asking for forgiveness (it was, admittedly, a short one).

[razorman03038]

267. I will attempt to refrain from thinking or saying anything unkind, here.

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There will be many politician and celebrity funerals in the near future. Some of them will be people we like; others, not so much. I still hope that they all Rest In Peace.

[Red Raider 85]

327. fortunately. gods are all imaginary.

curse away!

[calimary]

174. Yep!

[Initech]

194. Kind of hard to say nice things about a guy....

Who's been a narcissistic abusive jerk who's enabled the abusive jerks, liars, and bullies of the world for the last 40 years!

[wnylib]

121. Better than I could have done.

My Christian creds slip considerably when commenting on the likes of RW hate spreaders.

I feel like celebrating, and definitely cannot mourn.

[Solly Mack]

145. There is always one waiting in the wings, but I'll take what I can get.

One less spewing hate speech. That's a good thing.

[fwvinson]

214. There is space open on the radio.....Al Franken, come on down.

[calimary]

163. Well, I got up and danced around the room!

That bastard singlehandedly turned the industry I loved (and was so proud and grateful to be a small part of) into a roiling cesspool of hate, division, and prideful resentment.

He made hate, intolerance, and selfishness cool and out in the open, and profitable. He gave cover and legitimacy and justification to that foul inner snake pit we all battle in the deepest parts of our worst and most resentful moments (what Mom & Dad and the nuns and wise teachers and role models and all those other human guideposts in our lives tried to teach us to rise above and be better than) and made those monsters okay to come out of the closet where they’d remained rightfully suppressed. A permanent blight on broadcasting.

GLAD he’s gone. Best thing he’s ever done. Maybe the ONLY good thing he ever did.

[wnylib]

195. Well, when you put it that way....

Yeah, I'm glad he's gone.

[Lonestarblue]

204. I don't only wish he could have taken Alex Jones and Mark Levin with him.

[bdamomma]

248. Yes

indeed. One goes, another pops up.

[Tumbulu]

218. I was loading hay and I stopped and clapped

I am right with you on everything you said so eloquently! It will take a long time to deal with all the horrific ideas that he released and encouraged to flourish within our society.

I have nothing positive to say about him; I only wish that he had gone 4 decades ago.

[calimary]

223. You and me both, my friend.

[UpInArms]

264. +1

Me, too.

[electric_blue68]

252. So well said. I love listening to my Local Public Radio Station

[lunatica]

262. You speak for me

Thanks!

[Ferrets are Cool]

333. This x 1000

[ouija]

183. Thoughts and prayers

[riversedge]

222. well said and I will poach your words.

[Solly Mack]

235. Poach away.

The world is better.

[musette_sf]

2. The author of the last 30 years of incivility

[calimary]

169. Yep. He was the one who unleashed the demon whirlwind.

Good riddance.



VERY good riddance.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Bette Davis

[oasis]

49. She had the best line for such occasions.

[bullwinkle428]

74. I raise you Mark Twain.

[CrispyQ]

4. Lifts glass. "Good riddance."

Much of today's hate & acrimony can be laid at his feet.

[dianaredwing]

41. I have to say

Felt exactly the same way. I'm an old fart and I'm really tired of all the repug BS. Another one bites the dust. Thank you Freddie.

[lastlib]

125. Where will he be buried?

Yucca Mountain?

I want to start filling my bladder.

[Bengus81]

144. Originally in a grand piano box but he did lose weight over the last couple of years

[paranoid floyd]

5. Well...there it is.

[GoneOffShore]

6. Tots and pears. Oh, and I have to go polish my dancing shoes.

[pwb]

8. Not Sad.

I usually make a little request to God when people die. Not for this guy. He was mean and evil to the bone.

[BradAllison]

9. Good! (n/m)

[jimfields33]

14. I try not to be happy when republicans or conservatives die

Since we all die, our progressive icons will too and I hate when republicans dance on graves so that’s why I never will.

[BradAllison]

44. He was a horrible human and a criminal. Fuck him. (n/m)

[Tommymac]

52. Welcome to DU

Your sentiment is echoed by me.

Now back to regularly scheduled programming.

[jimfields33]

60. You are right but as I said in another thread,

Tomorrow one of our icons could die and won’t you be pissed off seeing republicans dancing on that person’s grave. That’s why I won’t.

[BradAllison]

131. I agree with this tweet

Link to tweet

?s=20

[geardaddy]

175. This is perfect

😍

[dsc]

212. and don't forget HIV sufferers.

[JackBeck]

339. WTF is an HIV sufferer?

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Are you stuck living in 1985? Jesus Christ what an awful thing to say.

You just missed an opportunity to excoriate Limbaugh's demonization of the LGBTQ community. Yet chose to stigmatize people living with HIV.

Leave this one to the professionals to sort out.

[Crowman2009]

141. Excuse me?!?!? That asshole cheered for wars that caused the death of thousands of soldiers...

...the deaths of thousands of innocent civillians in the middle east, fat shammed women, call women who wanted birth control covered on their health insurance "sluts", called feminists feminazis, referred to AIDS as a "federally protected virus", downplayed the cancer risk to tobacco products, is responsible for the dredge of right-wing sludge in the media today. So no, I don't regret with others who lived through this in saying that I'm glad the son of a bitch is dead!

[geardaddy]

173. I think you may have missed the gist of the tweet

Limpballs treated Michael J. Fox, et al. with complete contempt.

[progressoid]

104. Agreed. Fuck him.

[calimary]

227. Welcome to DU!

This news actually put a lilt in my step. I only regret that he took so many years to leave.

The damage he did to society at large and to politics in general is incalculable.

[Rebl2]

66. Well said

[Montauk6]

165. I agree...

I'll do my partying/tapdancing/corkpopping/highfiving when the MESSAGE dies. When the ideology, the culture, the mindset, the philosophy flatlines and burns in hell, it'll be shindig time.

Of course, that's a long time away, and I still like breathing.

[LanternWaste]

351. And I try not to appear sanctimonious or self-righteous...

at the expense of who are merely expressing a visceral reaction.

[niyad]

187. Welcome to our DU family on this happy occasion.

[VMA131Marine]

10. Limbaugh will be remembered as one of the most divisive figures

in US history. I can’t think of one good thing that he did.

[ewagner]

24. His success as a flame-thrower

spawned so many clones that the infection will live on far beyond his mortal existence....

The damage he has caused will be his shameful legacy.

[Gregory Peccary]

37. His death is the only positive thing he ever did

[wnylib]

132. +1000.

[Raster]

151. +1000

[calimary]

228. + another 1000!

[NewDayOranges]

272. 😂

[modrepub]

79. If He'll Be Remembered At All

or at best remembered for selling crappy EIB stuff to his followers.

[Botany]

171. One good thing he did...

... he got cancer and died.

His act and it was an act poisoned a lot of minds.

The man was a drug addict, who peddled hate and lies,
was a huge closet case, flew to the Dominican Republic to have sex with boys, and split up families with his bile.



I am having a beer to celebrate right now.

[CanonRay]

12. Makes me wish there was a hell

[Grokenstein]

15. That explains it!

I was wondering where the aroma of roast pork was coming from!

[calimary]

352. LOL! Indeed!

[soothsayer]

16. No one poisoned as many innocent young minds as Rush Limbaugh!

Link to tweet

?s=21


Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
No one poisoned as many innocent young minds as Rush Limbaugh!

Kayleigh McEnany
@kayleighmcenany
1/3 Rush Limbaugh had unrelenting boldness to proclaim the truth. Watching his wit, passion, and willingness to hold the media accountable informed my entire career.

Growing up in Plant City, Florida, my dad would always play the Rush Limbaugh program in his pick-up truck...

[machoneman]

243. Fuck that dumb blonde too. Her and the horse she rode in on!

[PassingFair]

274. "road" Nt

[dalton99a]

295. +1

[Ollie Garkie]

17. I'm sure

There's a replacement waiting.

[CrispyQ]

67. Don the Con?

Enquiring minds want to know. It would be a win-win for the repubs. It would give the Con the attention he craves & maybe he wouldn't muck up their plans by running for office, & it would give the base a daily hate fix.

[treestar]

86. They may not be as good at it as he

Poor imitations with less effect, hopefully.

[stonecutter357]

18. Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio Racist, dead at 70 ..

[George II]

19. I'm going to try hard not to say anything bad, but it's a lot easier to not say anything good.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. It is rumored

that the cemetery where he is to be buried is not even going to attempt to plant grass anywhere around the grave. They are installing the entire area with concrete and installing drains................

[BBG]

119. Gonna need more urinal pucks

Better set em up with a velocity feed to handle the load.

[RussellCattle]

120. Astroturf that, after a week, smells like a college bar's Men's room.

[DENVERPOPS]

341. Good one RC nc

[RussellCattle]

350. Thank you. It was only a little later that I thought of "bus station men's room" but I really....

.....do have more experience in college bars.

[MissMillie]

230. A man who said so many terrible things about other people...

I will not honor him by doing the same.

[calimary]

318. Well, some of the seditionists on January 6th spread feces all over the Capitol.

And then they tracked it all over the place. I bet many of them were fans of his.

Why couldn’t that “favor” be returned in this case?

[MissMillie]

342. I don't recall saying

that I condone the behavior of Rush or any of his supporters.

And you using the word "favor" in quotes implies that I used the word, and I didn't.

[calimary]

353. Acknowledged. Use of the word "favor" way my choice.

Put it in quotes not implying I was quoting anyone, but rather, in an attempt to suggest irony.

[Frasier Balzov]

21. A great broadcaster. He made me so angry every day.

Given the catastrophic hearing loss he experienced, he may be the greatest radio man of all time.

I know, it's not cool to praise him here.

But I find it useful to listen to what the right is up to.

End of tribute.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

33. You know he lost his hearing due to Oxy abuse? He was an evil greedy fuck and I won't give him

another word.

[LittleGirl]

45. No no no

He was able to say everything that polite society would not.

[StClone]

263. Nor should say.

[louis-t]

48. His hearing loss most likely linked to his drug abuse.

He'd still have been deaf if he weren't so rich.

[George II]

61. He lost his hearing due to drug abuse, for which he demanded long jail sentences for others.

[Bengus81]

113. A great broadcaster? Saying the Clinton's didn't need a dog they had Chelsia?

FUCK YOU LIMBAUGH YOU POS!! Hope you stay DEAD so the World can heal a bit. Now...when does O'Reilly kick off?

[calimary]

232. Maybe it was a misspelling. "Grate broadcaster" might be more fitting.

[Ilsa]

332. He was the worst kind of "shock jock."

He peddled insults to people who hate anyone not like themselves, who then realized they could create media train wrecks using this style of vile politicking. Trump probably got the idea of being insulting and nasty from RL. RL made it "okay" for white men to be openly misogynistic and racist, and then complain that they were the victims.

[usajumpedtheshark]

22. A man who made a living by fearmongering, lying and bullying is finished but

his attitude and actions live on in the RepubliQan Party.

[NewDayOranges]

23. Can anybody here point me to a good Chili recipe?

I'm ready to do an old favorite dish in a new way...

[yellowdogintexas]

156. I can give you mine, developed over a number of years

Despite my DU name, I am not a true Texan and I put beans in my chili

1 pound lean ground beef (or more if you want a lot)
Southwestern spices to taste
salt and black pepper
onions and garlic
Minced peppers (your choice of bell, poblano, Anaheim, jalapeno, serrano. If you can get Hatch so much the better) one jalapeno, 1 or 2 serrano and a poblano make a good combo if you enjoy heat; if not you can use just poblano which have a wonderful taste.
If you can't find the fresh peppers you can use a can or two of the minced mild or hot peppers
Red Wine about 1/2 cup (NOT cooking wine; if you won't drink it don't cook with it)
Water as needed
At least 1 can diced tomatoes (I use 2 and if I want to stretch it I use 3)
Canned beans rinsed and drained (we prefer black beans) At least 2 cans

Minced cilantro (optional, of course)

Brown ground beef with onions and garlic
Sprinkle the dry spices of your choice over the meat to your taste and stir them in throughly. We like it spicy so take that into consideration. (chili powder, cumin, cayenne, paprika) We like lots of cumin.
Cover the meat in water and let it cook down. Do this twice

Add: minced peppers of your choice
Bell pepper, mild chiles such as poblano; hotter such as jalapenos, serrano. I use jalapeno, serranos and poblano. Poblano has such a nice taste - they are the peppers used for Chiles Rellenos or stuffed peppers.

Add tomatoes, ( I use two) and enough water to yield the consistency of soup.
This is optional but I throw in 1/2 cup or so of red wine. The red wine really boosts the dish

Bring to a boil then reduce to low & simmer

Rinse and drain black beans and add to the pot. I use 2 of these.

Simmer until you have the consistency you want. Add water if needed.

When you are ready to eat, mince up cilantro if you like it.

Sometimes I will put shredded Mexican blend cheese on top.
It is delicious over rice.

It makes about 4 to 5 quarts, depending on tomatoes and beans

[NCjack]

217. I'm a Texan who loves chili. Your recipe sure fire makes me hungry.

I would eat it and enjoy it with or without beans.

[NewDayOranges]

277. Sounds yummy!

[moniss]

226. Always one of the best

6 cans Hormel (Please remember to recycle the cans)

Heat on high in Microwave for 4 and 1/2 minutes (maybe more but I scalded my thumb once at 4 and 1/2 minutes)

1 Box of soda crackers

Bust up 3 of the 4 packages (Save one pack for having sausage and cheese later)

Mix in soda crackers

Raw cut onions (Make someone else do it because you'll need those tears when you run out of this chili)

Add onions on top

Black pepper

Sprinkle until you feel like you've gone too far

Serves 1

Eat with lots of cold beer.............keep going on both until gone.

No open flames allowed in the vicinity for a minimum of 36 hours.

Your mileage may vary.

Not intended to treat or cure any disease.

[NewDayOranges]

276. Will eating your Chili require me to

Wear a colostomy bag afterward?😅

[moniss]

300. Only

one that is reinforced substantially or you can use a reinforced trash bag. Tall kitchen size. Carry extras.

[aquamarina]

25. Good riddance.

There, I said it. No apologies from me.

[Captain Zero]

102. Only speak good of the dead. He's dead. Good.

nt

[VA_Jill]

114. Exactly what I was going to say

[LiberalFighter]

26. Not soon enough!

[scrabblequeen40]

27. Karma wins again

And decency and honor may yet survive.

[cstanleytech]

28. OP, does this belong in LBN? After all this forum is for news of national importance and I suspect

few of us here would consider Rush important.
An asshole? Yes
Evil? Yes
Nasty? Yes
Vile? Yes
A giant hypocritical douche canoe of a supposed human being? Yes
Important though? Not so much.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

43. It's news. NT

[cstanleytech]

53. Well, that much is true.

[dsc]

71. He is important in the same way as Goebells as important

or any other powerful but awful person.

[Shrike47]

76. He was important in that he held an unreasonable amount of control over a lot of people.

They believed him. Impressive given that he lied through his teeth. He was VERY good at laying out a persuasive world view. His guest hosts, presenting the same arguments and misfacts, aren’t nearly as good.

May EIB go bankrupt.

[keithsw]

181. You're correct,

But I can't fault him for that. He was a terrible, racist POS, but if someone believed him, that's on them. They are woefully ignorant and probably racist.

[drmeow]

168. Rush isn't important to us

The news of his death is important to us

[kimbutgar]

29. I just got up and cheered and danced when I saw this headline !

Ding dong that right wing bastard is dead. I hope he’s frying now in all the hate and division he caused in this country.


Sorry to be cruel but he deserves it!

[AKing]

30. Happy Dance...Make sure they bury him deep enough!

[Ziggysmom]

31. He ate too many 🥕 carrots I guess?

5 years ago he said smokers aren’t at any greater risk than people who “eat carrots.”

[House of Roberts]

32. I guess Gwad repossessed his talent finally.

He reneged on the loan many years ago.

[StClone]

265. That old canard, been years since I heard that phrase...sickening.

[barbtries]

34. oops I said it out loud.

"Finally!"

no remorse.

[appmanga]

35. That this person got the Medal of Freedom...

...is a disgrace to the heroes who actually earned that honor. I don't care to speak ill of the dead so...

[Bengus81]

115. I'd loved to pin that medal to his liver before he croaked!

[underpants]

184. Sitting directly down the row from an actual Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee

https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/state-of-the-union-2020-tuskegee-airman-charles-mcgee-100-honored-by-president-trump.html

That was totally disrespectful.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

36. He lasted a long time with Stage IV lung cancer.

Who was it who died last week or so, just three weeks after he got a cancer diagnosis? Screech (Dustin Diamond)?

[Pantagruel]

75. In 2009

I was diagnosed with Stage 3B . I'm missing most of my right lung but my scans continue coming up clean. You can beat it if you catch it early and have great MD's.

[Jon King]

38. He spewed lies and hate until his very last show...

He never had a moment of reflection. He literally went to his grave spewing hate and lies.

What an evil, evil man who did so much damage and made so much money off of his hateful speech.

[NoMoreRepugs]

39. Not sure of the movie but the line was - "fuck 'em - he's trash."

[Archae]

40. Just too bad Bartcop died years before this demagogue did.

Like Clarence Darrow said, "I never wished death on anyone, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

[edbermac]

188. Bart's smiling in Heaven now.

And having a few shots of the old Chinaco Anejo!

[StClone]

266. Miss that Dude. Terrance loved his Chinaco.

[not a texan]

335. my friend gets a shout out to Bart

This one earned a forever button on BC. I'm glad there are still of us around that listened to and still miss Bartcop. Give this a listen Mega Bartcop dittos Pigboy


www.bartcop.com/megabartcopdittoespigboy.mp3

[yaesu]

42. B.I.H.

[LiberalFighter]

46. Don't they say it happens in threes? Who are the other 2 conservative news jerks?

[Bengus81]

118. Hoping for O'Reilly..........

[bdamomma]

255. I just posted the same thing

great minds ...........and all that.

I counted Larry King, and now Rush Limpballs....who's next???

[Crunchy Frog]

47. Makes me wish I believed in Hell. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

50. If you don't want to use Faux - here is a WaPo of it

Rush Limbaugh, conservative radio provocateur and cultural phenomenon, dies at 70

By Marc Fisher
Feb. 17, 2021 at 12:29 p.m. EST

Rush Limbaugh, who deployed comic bombast and relentless bashing of liberals, feminists and environmentalists to become the nation’s most popular radio talk-show host and lead the Republican Party into a politics of anger and obstruction, died Feb. 17 at 70.

The cause was complications from lung cancer, his wife, Kathryn Limbaugh, said at the start of his Wednesday radio show.

In February 2020, Mr. Limbaugh, a cigar aficionado who long defended tobacco use, told his audience that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. One night later, then-President Donald Trump broke with tradition and bestowed on him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during the State of the Union address.

“He is the greatest fighter that you will ever meet,” Trump said.

For more than two decades, starting in the late 1980s, Mr. Limbaugh dominated the airwaves, inspiring a generation of conservative talk show hosts and politicians. He parlayed his popularity on the radio into stints as a TV commentator, football analyst on ESPN and best-selling author of incendiary political books.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rush-limbaugh-dead/2021/02/17/61bacd24-e04b-11e7-8679-a9728984779c_story.html

[Fritz Walter]

85. That's where I read this news first

So I headed straight over here. I know it's "breaking news," but I want to find out where his remains will be buried. Didn't see it mentioned in this article.

My plan is to set up a food truck just outside the gate, where I can sell coffee, iced tea, and beer. Each customer gets a free serving of aspraragus. By the time each visitor has made it to the front of the line (at the gravesite), their kidneys should be just about overflowing.

[BumRushDaShow]

96. I had the WaPo breaking banner pop up on my iPad and ran over here too

NYT just did their breaking -

Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio’s Conservative Provocateur, Dies at 70

A longtime favorite of the right, he was a furious critic of Barack Obama and a full-throated cheerleader for Donald J. Trump.


By Robert D. McFadden

Feb. 17, 2021, 12:35 p.m. ET

Rush Limbaugh, the relentlessly provocative voice of conservative America who dominated talk radio for more than three decades with shooting-gallery attacks on liberals, Democrats, feminists, environmentalists and other moving targets, died on Wednesday. He was 70. His wife, Kathryn, announced the death at the beginning of Mr. Limbaugh’s radio show.

“I know that I am most certainly not the Limbaugh that you tuned in to listen to today,” she said. “I, like you, very much wish Rush was behind this golden microphone right now.” She added, “It is with profound sadness I must share with you directly that our beloved Rush, my wonderful husband, passed away this morning due to complications from lung cancer.” She did not say where he died.

Mr. Limbaugh had announced on his show last February that he advanced lung cancer. A day later, President Donald J. Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during the State of the Union address.

Mr. Limbaugh soon resumed his broadcasts, and his adoration for Mr. Trump. As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the nation, he likened the coronavirus to the common cold. And in October, as Election Day neared and Mr. Trump recuperated from the virus himself, he joined Mr. Limbaugh on the air for a two-hour “virtual rally,” largely devoted to his grievances.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/business/media/rush-limbaugh-dead.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

[jb5150]

51. Been waiting with anticipation of this for a long, long time ...

That man is responsible for a lot of misery in this world, he was an evil, ugly person.

[Turbineguy]

54. Not

before time.

[Denvermosaic]

55. The country is better without this racist instigator

[yaesu]

56. Rest In Piss is trending on twitter

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it is what it is

[llmart]

81. Best line yet!

I have no trouble speaking ill of the dead if that's what they generated in the world while they were here. He contributed absolutely nothing to the betterment of humankind and our country in particular.

Lifelong atheist here hoping I'm wrong about the god/devil thing, because if it's true, it's for sure that's where he'll end up along with the orange anus mouth when it happens to him (puleeze, puleeze make it soon).

[progressoid]

110. Aaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaaaa *cough cough*

[skamaria]

57. Bye Felicia!🤗

N/T

[deurbano]

58. Died much too...

late.

[WHITT]

59. Well

I'm not going to say anything negative, but the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and as Louis Armstrong sang:

I see trees so green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you.
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

[still_one]

62. A purveyor of hate is what he will be remembered for

[jpak]

63. The Goddess has cancelled him

Yup

[iscooterliberally]

64. For some reason I have this ear worm stuck in my head.

[2naSalit]

65. About f'ing time.

Good riddance.

[OAITW r.2.0]

68. 2021 keeps getting better......nt

[bdamomma]

259. Atlantic

City Hotel imploding now this...............not a bad thing.

[PatrickforO]

69. He spread so much hatred and divisiveness in his life.

I wonder if he actually believed half the stuff he spewed out?

[Ford_Prefect]

70. Looks like that back-order of "what goes around" finally got delivered...

Although I do wonder if his estate will be held liable for damages.

[homegirl]

72. NO LOSS

to humanity.

[Vinca]

73. Finally . . . some good news.

[iluvtennis]

77. Hope he was able to make peace w/his higher being for all of the hate he spread over the years. nt

[steve2470]

80. OK...

Noted. I can't say anything nice at all.

[LittleGirl]

83. Happy Dance!

That mf racist Piece of shit has finally been silenced. His hate speech is fucking dead!

I blame him for all of the hate and racism and how it Ruined our Democracy! I’ll never forgive him for how he screwed our Democracy and split many families in the process. Mine included.

My surviving siblings have been tainted by his rhetoric for 3 freaking decades. Their minds are poisoned forever against liberals nationwide. We should all be raising a glass that that mf man is DEAD! Rest in Hell Rush. I hate you.

I do not apologize for my post. I will not. The first time I heard that rat bastard in ‘86, I knew he would destroy our country. Trump is a product of that hate speech. I hope 45 is next!

Shakes fist

[calimary]

317. Take a number!

Last edited Wed Feb 17, 2021, 09:16 PM - Edit history (1)

I share, and raise a toast to, your every word! Um ... do I dare say “mega-dittos”?

The only bad thing about that bastard’s death is how long we all had to wait for its arrival.

He’s definitely one who turned that Cub/Boy Scout advisory “leave the campground better than you found it” on its head. He left this country, the national psyche, and the entire political landscape, catastrophically WORSE than he found it.

[LittleGirl]

340. I really worried my post would get removed

but I hate that man about as much as I hate 45 but only because 45 hasn't been around as long poisoning the minds of conservatives.
Thanks!

[hibbing]

84. What racist, misogynistic, lying host will replace him on thousands of stations?

I sincerely hope talk radio is dying, but like in thousands of communities across the country, the biggest blowtorches play this crap 22 hours a day, the other two hours filled with local hacks spewing local right wing garbage.


Peace

[blue sky at night]

87. Ding Dong

The W I T C H is D E A D!! Mother Fucker, good riddance you huge POS!

[Tommymac]

88. We traveled through Cape Girardeau, MO in the 2000's.

Stopped at the Visitor Center, and the lady working the counter told us with a huge smile that the Cape was Limbaugh's birthplace, and they had lots of commemorative gifts featuring him for sale.

I took the offered free map, told her we liked the mural paintings on the levee walls, mentioned that to us Limbaugh was an American Traitor and an inherently Evil man, said have a nice day, and immediately walked out. Didn't even use the restroom.

Her expression was priceless.

We had planned to eat lunch there but instead got in the car and continued driving north towards St Louis.

Didn't spend a dime there.

That is the nicest thing I can say about the evil douche bag - hope he burns in eternal hell.

[Trueblue Texan]

89. Ok, I don't care who is bothered by this, I'm gonna say it.

PRAISE all the loving and benevolent forces of the UNIVERSE! Thank all that is good that the lying scum is gone from this planet!

When my kids were growing up, Florida citrus growers named Rush as their spokesperson. I told my kids we weren't buying anymore orange juice from Florida. We could have juice from Texas, California, South America, but no more Florida orange juice OR Snapple products because it was the same outfit.

My kids begged and pleaded....PLEEEEESE buy us some orange juice... nope.

That went on for about a year till they got rid of Rush as their spokesman. We celebrated with Florida orange juice.

This morning when I sent them the news he'd died they messaged: Can we have orange juice now? They are in their late 30s and early 40s. Some lessons stick.

[Wednesdays]

90. I planned on saying something good when Limbaugh died.

Rush Limbaugh is dead. Good.

[Faygo Kid]

93. +1

[underpants]

160. A classic

I remember reading something like that when Falwell dropped dead.

[calimary]

320. I think Bette Davis said that upon hearing that Joan Crawford had died.

Something like - “my mother said one should never speak ill of the dead, only good. Joan Crawford is dead. Good.”

2021 has already paid dividends and it’s only February! We got Joe Biden in the White House, Kamala Harris as VP, COVID vaccines started happening, we dumped trump and flushed Rush!

What an outstanding year so far!

[olddad65]

91. Made my day!

[malchickiwick]

92. There's going to a long line of people waiting to micturate upon his grave. (n/t)

[mtngirl47]

152. I always enjoy learning a new word! n/t

[SamsDrink]

94. I used to listen to him on KFBK in Sacramento before he was syndicated

and political. He was actually quite entertaining. Then he found his local audience grew by spewing right-wing jabs at California government and he took off from there. I moved to Phoenix at about the same time he became syndicated. I remember telling one of my conservative co-workers, who obviously had never heard him before: “you’re going to love this guy.” Boy was I right.

[PaulRevere08]

95. The air does seem to smell a little fresher today.

[Ellipsis]

97. Less sulphur.

[CloudWatcher]

98. Many people are saying ...

I don't really believe there is any substance to the rumors that socialists are going to steal the body and rebury it (on a rotating spit) under the urinals of a rest stop.

But if anyone knows how I could contribute to such an effort, let me know

[Auggie]

99. Oh Frabjous Day!

[Marty Marzipan]

100. Shall we show him as much respect...

... as the Repugs showed Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

[tonekat]

101. And it's a beautiful day

A life spent spreading BS, division, and hate.

I hope they take back the Medal of Freedom before they toss him in a landfill.

Good Riddance.

[muntrv]

103. Buh bye, smoking-doesn't-cause-cancer man!

[MarcA]

105. In a Just World he would have been Banished long ago. n/t

[Politicub]

106. I don't believe in an afterlife, but...

if there *is* an afterlife, may he experience the torment and suffering that his toxic influence inflicted on countless others.

[qallunat]

107. Thank you, Rush! Finally you have made the world a better place!

[OhioTim]

108. About Time

I first heard him in the 80's and was shocked they had him on the radio. His program was heard all over the country in big cities and small towns as the company that syndicated his show bought out hundreds, if not thousands, of stations. He was the personification of hate radio. Don't know if there is a hell, bit he belongs there.

[Dawson Leery]

109. The trash took care of itself.

Rush did far more damage than the 9/11 hi-jackers. There is no comparison.

BYE!!!

[usaf-vet]

111. One less cancer to metastasize in the body politics.

[ornotna]

112. 20 years too late

Rotten fucker.

[aeromanKC]

116. Ding Dong!!

[Pepsidog]

117. Good riddance. Hateful bastard.

[Alacritous Crier]

122. Assumed room temperature! 😂

[DemoTex]

123. One down, two more to go ..

A former VP and a former P.

[Rorey]

200. Well, they say these things happen in threes......

And I'm fine with that.

[Bengus81]

124. Must have spent his last couple of weeks near a wind generator!!

Aw shucks Rush.........

[Mabel]

126. I just clicked to see how many tots and pears he got..

[AirmensMom]

127. Well, if such things happen in threes ...

can we make requests for the next 2?

[lamp_shade]

128. ....

[Jazz Jon]

129. Great.

Hurray. He's dead.

[Bengus81]

130. Mega ditto's on your DEATH Rush!!!!

[Crowman2009]

148. I was thinking more like mega dildos to the pig man!

[calimary]

331. Mega dildos! Good one!

[LEW]

133. Yeah!

Yeah, yeah! A vial human specimen..Would not wish him on any other generation...

[keithbvadu2]

134. The children at his child prostitution resorts have one less predator.

The children at his child prostitution resorts have one less predator.

[Baclava]

135. 2021 is looking better and better, sorry, RIP, karma and all that...

[Oldem]

136. One down. Now,

Shawn, Laura, Tucker take careful notes from the master.

[kedrys]

137. DING DONG

Bury him with his ass sticking out so someone has a spot to park their bike.

[5X]

138. Bots and Payers. n/t

[robleb]

139. Can only hope....

Hannity is next.

[NurseJackie]

140. Champagne for everyone!

(Vivian Vance)

[COL Mustard]

142. My Condolences To All The Freepers Who Are Mourning Rush

Who's going to tell them how to think now? My gosh, having to maybe think for yourself may be too much for some of them.

Now, can Mark and Sean please follow?

[nycbos]

143. I think it was Twain who said...

... "I never wished a man dead but I have read some obituaries with pleasure."

[Traildogbob]

146. I will follow the trending high road here

Don’t want to, but I will not stoop. The good news is finally there will be justice for all the harm the evil blob has done. Hell will welcome him, probably a seat at Satans side. The REAL justice system as per the Book, has better jurors than the senate.
He will have many friends joining him soon I pray.

[droidamus2]

147. I don't feel bad...

I lived in Sacramento when Rush first started his show so I can say I heard the first broadcast of his show. For a while people were trying to figure out if the show was satire making fun of conservatives or for real. Of course once he went national and started getting paid the big bucks it was obvious he was just an ass and a blowhard. I don't have anything good to say about because in my opinion there was nothing good about him. Not afraid to say I am glad he is gone.

[lordsummerisle]

149. Could we get the Medal of Freedom back

and give it someone else?

[underpants]

189. Supposedly a surprise. Not. And right in front of Charles McGee.

https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/state-of-the-union-2020-tuskegee-airman-charles-mcgee-100-honored-by-president-trump.html

[slumcamper]

150. At long last our suffering is over. A blessing indeed. n/t

[obamanut2012]

153. How sad

hahahhahahha I'm lying.

[Raster]

154. "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." ― Mark Twain

[Prichards115]

155. paraphrase Bette Davis

You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Rush Limbaugh is dead. Good.

[dalton99a]

157. I hope he suffered.

[marble falls]

158. Resquiat. Volumus mortem non homo.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

159. Meh

[nwliberalkiwi]

161. Little Kids

There was a rumor going about how he used to take vacation so he could have sexual relations with kids---don't know if this is true or not. Glad he is gone---rot in hell!!!

[Darkstar53142]

162. I have a signed, first-edition of one of his book screeds...

...which I inherited from my Mother. It's probably going to skyrocket in price.

[ET Awful]

166. My mom always told me to only say nice things about the dead. . .

nah, too soon.

[NBachers]

167. Sorry, I can't take the high road with this one. I just wish he had died sooner.

[infullview]

172. Did not die soon enough as far as I'm concerned.

Before he left, this man damaged our politics almost beyond repair, and was responsible for promoting only policy that was good for his corporate benefactors but not good for humanity.

[bringthePaine]

176. awwww, couldn't happen to a shittier guy...but there's always hope🍊

[JudyM]

177. K&R

Good riddance.

[Evolve Dammit]

178. Thought it was warmer than usual today. Gates of Hell opened up for this one.

[left-of-center2012]

179. My mother taught me to say nothing if I have nothing nice to say. So I'll just say ...

[djacq]

180. BIGOT, MISOGYNIST, HOMOPHOBE, CRANK: RUSH LIMBAUGH DEAD

Headline from the Huffington Post;

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-talk-radio-dies_n_5fe4e082c5b66809cb30ad57

Very confident that nobody here will miss him.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

182. My mom said, "If you can't say good about the dead, don't say anything at all."

I guess I'll say "good."

[TygrBright]

185. Who? n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

186. Hooray! Celebration!

Break out the champagne!

[Hulk]

190. I really hope for his sake, there is a hell

One worthless piece of shit. The world is a better place. Unfortunately, there are a thousand hate spewers waiting to fill his smelly shoes.

[Roland99]

191. I have but one thing to say...

WOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!


(that fucker mocked people w/Parkinson's. My dad suffered from that before the cancer took him)

[Traildogbob]

192. Justice

Justice is coming trump. Your boy Rusty Limpballs got the sentencing from the lead judge. No GQP jury to dave you. Heel Spurs and Ass Pimples will no defer you from this hell scape. Hitler and Rusty will save ya a spot near em. Bless y’all’s hearts.

[rickford66]

193. Where should he rest in state ?

[pecosbob]

196. Ha ha you're dead.

[carburyme]

197. This is just so sad....

Alexa play Celebration by Kool and the Gang now!

[Rorey]

198. My condolences to the fa.............

My condolences to the families of all those he helped kill with his continued lies.

May he rot in hell.

[packman]

199. Hope he's enjoying that cigar

Brother and father both died of lung cancer. I hated Rush when he promoted smoking.

[Warpy]

201. He was useful to a friend of mine

who said he listened to him on a cross country drive because pounding the dashboard with his fist kept him awake.

Otherwise, in an attempt to say something good about the dead: Rush Limbaugh is dead. Good.

[oldsoftie]

202. Its amazing how "normal" people can sound right before dying. He didnt sound sick.

I heard him just last week, i believe; and he sounded pretty much like he always has. One of my clients always had him on

[LymphocyteLover]

246. Yeah, agree. For being so sick, he sounded pretty normal

[BigBearJohn]

203. Rush who?

[geomon666]

205. .

[LymphocyteLover]

206. Ding Dong.... the Witch is Finally Dead

[mdbl]

234. That was just the wicked witch of the west,,,

he has a much more evil sister, the wicked witch of the east, Sean Hannity.

[srose58089]

207. I grew up with Rush aka Rusty Limbaugh

I am a year older than Rusty his nickname when we we younger. The last time I talked to him was almost 50 years ago. A few memories of our childhood follow. He was not always like he became.

We grew up a few blocks from each other in Cape Girardeau Mo. His house's driveway was big and had a basketball goal that the kids in the neighbor hood played on a lot. His mother lots of times would have snacks and ice tea when we took breaks.
Neither one of us were very good at basketball.

He wanted at an early age to be a radio D-Jay. His parents bought him recording equipment and he had a "studio" in the basement. I remember several times during our junior high school years being in the basement in his "studio". He would have written a radio skit with several parts and kids in the neighborhood would take this or that part. He took a few parts and did the sound effects. He would then cut and spliced together and we would listen to the "broadcast". I thought he was creative and talented in his efforts

We were both in boy scouts troop 3. He dropped out after he got chigger bit after our first camping trip. I got the Eagle Scout badge and God and Country award.

He was the class clown in high school and shy around woman.

Our families went to the same church. Back then both our parents insisted the family attended Sunday School and the Church Service. No excuses. His mother and my mother both sang in the church choir and are both deceased.

His family was always Republican my family Democrats. Political discussions were more civilized back then. His Grandfather was a Teddy Roosevelt Republican and I liked and admired his Grandfather. His dad was different. I remember Rusty and I while being on the debate team in high school sought his dad's opinions one season. You had to argue the affirmative and negative sides of the debate topic. His dad left me with the impression that his opinion was always right and if you disagreed with him you were not only wrong but you did not have a functioning brain. Not good advice for an aspiring debater.

His family wanted him to attend college and law school and follow in his Grandfather's, Dad's and Uncle's steps and be an attorney. He dropped of college and never attended law school like his younger brother. I believe he attended SEMO because they started a college radio station and he got to broadcast the late show. My last memory was helping him while he broadcast. I would get records from the stacks for him to play. I had to spend more time on my studies and being on the college debate team took a lot of time so I quit fetching records. I do not remember if it was 1 or 2 or 3 semesters before he flunked or dropped out. He moved and I moved and our paths never crossed again.

I thought one day I would call into his show and give him my opinion on whatever but then I never did. He had become too different. I think the pursuit of money and power and fame corrupted him. As a kid growing I thought he was shy and did not have a lot of self confidence. From the movie Dances with Wolves I recall the line "It is not good to talk about dead people" but then here I am "talking".

Rusty used to be my friend but he did a lot to divide this nation by preaching hate to his ditto heads and for that I can not forgive him. That is all. Perhaps I should not post this but then ... DING DONG the witch is dead.

[LymphocyteLover]

245. Thanks for that interesting insight

[Kali]

260. interesting

I remember in the 80's first hearing about him from a friend of a friend. listened to a show, mostly ranting about govt regulation of something or other. a few good points but he didn't entertain me enough to ever listen again. having the military platform disturbed me the most.

[bdamomma]

271. Hmm..

money and power can definitely mess up a person. Oh well...karma is a bitch.

[underpants]

273. Very interesting

Thank you.

[Upthevibe]

208. I feel the world's a little lighter

and brighter. He was an evil monster who's influence regarding the state in which we find ourselves can NEVER, EVER, EVER be overstated.

[LymphocyteLover]

209. everything trump touches dies...

too soon?

[NCjack]

210. Here come the wannabe replacements -- first in line is F****r KKKarlson.

[fwvinson]

211. About God Damn Time. Rest in Hell you piece of shit.

[LiberalLovinLug]

213. So grateful that he didn't have to suffer for long in some ICU bed.

.........We need those beds now for more worthy Americans.

[LaMouffette]

215. Reminds me of the Trump Plaza implosion: another conservative icon biting the dust.

Now if the whole conservative movement would just implode.

[world wide wally]

216. Rush who?

[AnrothElf]

219. "Nothing at all."

As my mama taught me.

[Celerity]

220. POS, I would shit on his grave if given a chance. May that motherfucker Trump soon follow.

2 of the worst American scum the nation ever produced.

The damaged they caused to tens of millions is incalculable.

Fuck off Rush!

[extvbroadcaster]

221. Really, just a con man like Trump

Limbaugh was really just a con man. He did a "show" where he spewed a boring line - GOP good, Democrats bad. In between, he shilled for everything under the sun. Computer software, gold, his own crap like the "Limbaugh letter." He really was not any type of deep thinker, he just tapped into a vein of anger and rode it to riches. In the end, he made the world a worse place. Some legacy.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

224. R.I.H., Limbaugh.

Enjoy golfing with the devil....... .......

[sakabatou]

225. He's dead. One chapter of evil is done.

[BadGimp]

229. So long Rush!

You clearly made a dent bother.

Good luck with your meeting with St Peter at the pearly gates.

[SergeStorms]

231. Finally.

What took you so long, Rusty? If there actually is a hell, I know you're there, and Satan is hiding his valuables. Can't say 'fuck off and die' anymore, so just fuck off.

[SpankMe]

233. And the country makes another slight lurch forward

I just wonder what new conservative dickhead is in the wings to back-fill for Rush the monster.

[paleotn]

236. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where are they burying the carcass?

[sarge43]

237. Fine. Took too long, but fine. n/t

[robertpaulsen]

238. I'm so glad he lived to see Kamala Harris inaugurated.

The horror from less than a month ago must have been the last dagger in the dark racist stone he called a heart.

[electric_blue68]

279. sooo true...

A woman. A smart woman. A smart South-Asian woman.

And most of all... a Democratic smart Black woman !!!
😂😂🤪😂😂😂😂😂😂


😠🤬 Rushbo! 🤬😠

[twodogsbarking]

239. I didn't care for him

but no one deserves cancer. Stay well all.

[matt819]

240. We the majority: This is a great opportunity. . .

. . . for RW hate radio to step back and rethink what it means to have put out this kind of hatred for so many years.

RW hate radio: Nah.

[turbinetree]

241. Fuck him, he was a vile despicable person and whoever shows up for his eulogy will be a who's who

of enabling traitors to democracy, he supported a fucking authoritarian narcissistic fascists' ..............

[Best_man23]

242. I guess we'll never know

Just who destroyed the last horcrux that ended Limpballs.

[Blue Owl]

244. Oh what a beautiful morning...

[bdamomma]

247. Oh well

I guess heads are exploding their prophet Rush died, but like moles they keep on popping up on the right wing propaganda radio stations.



They say celebrity deaths come in 3's. Larry King, Rush.........who's next.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

249. Don't know if anyone has posted this one yet...

It just seems apt.

[BobTheSubgenius]

250. Oh! Rush died? That. Is. Too. Bad.

I hope that someone wedged that medal where the sun don't shine.

[MyNameGoesHere]

251. I'm at a loss of words.

[electric_blue68]

281. That's when emojis come in handy! 😁 👍 😂

[Raine]

253. So he really did have cancer ... no comment beyond that. nt

[Miles Archer]

254. Hate, bigotry, misogyny, conspiracy theories and division, and millions from it in his bank account

Hope y'all enjoyed my eulogy.

[Blue Hal]

256. I am Devastated by This Horrible News!

[Mira]

258. R.I.P. - AKA as

Rot In Pergatory

[PghTiny]

268. Good riddance to bad rubbish

A little less verbal poison on the public's airwaves

[Javaman]

269. See that how things work...

evil drops dead and I get power back 😅

[underpants]

275. Glad you got your power back

Looks like 1/4 to 1/2 of ice and 1 inch of snow TONIGHT. As the guy in the radio said - virtually everyone could lose power. Richmond va.

[SmartVoter22]

270. Best news since Sen Joe McCarthy died in 1958

the world needs less of these small-minded proponents of selfless greed and ignorance.

I, for one...(and I know I am not the only one) am glad to see his demise.

As an atheist, I hope he burns in hell, twice.

[malthaussen]

278. Clarence Darrow may have the floor for me. n/t

[wysi]

280. I hope he experienced the kind of pain...

... that he doled out to his countless victims.

[Marie Marie]

282. The way people feel about one's death is a reflection of the

the way one lived their life. Enough said.

[WiseElder]

283. In his will he directed that there be a charge to piss on his headstone.

In his will he directed that there be a charge to piss on his headstone. He said he made so much money from low IQ right wing nut jobs that it was high time he made some money off of liberals.

[slightlv]

284. Here was my comment upon hubby telling me the news:

WoW! This is going to be VERY enlightening day for Mr. Limbaugh!

I hope he comes back as a caterpillar!

(I know the goddess Hecate understands exactly where I'm coming from!)

[llashram]

285. great, good, excellent

may his soul rot in a bad place full of the hate, pain and misery he and his kind spread.

[BHDem53]

286. Ding dong, Ditto Dead.

[electric_blue68]

287. Finally! I remember after Bill Clinton was elected, Rush...

got calls saying - the right for women to vote should let
be taken away from them. 🤬

And he had his whole -
"America Held Hostage" thing against The Clinton's.

Not mention his 🤬 hatred for Black People in particular, though really all POC, the LGBTQI community, Muslims, smart independent women, Liberals (natch), Environmentalists, etc


I listened at times the way you look at a car wreck, or to hear the opposition.
Also there were hardly any Liberal Radio Hosts back in the early '90's. I hadn't found my local Public Radio Station yet, either. I listened off and on for just a few years, occasionally listening to Savage, Grant, too, during some of Bill Clinton's term. Then 💖 Air America came along.

He did practically uncalculible damage to
Our Country!!!


Burn in Hell, Scum! 🤬

[pstokely]

288. have they booked Elton John for his funeral?

he performed at his fourth wedding

&ab_channel=tivo596

[underpants]

289. Yes. He did.

Elton will play anywhere for money especially then.

I seem to remember his being paid $3M or something like that.

[lakercub]

290. This is why I don't believe in karma

No disrespect intended to those who do, but...

Even if his lung cancer was extremely painful and caused agony, it wasn't enough. This man was so loathsome, so foul, so hideous, vile, and disgusting that karma can't possibly cover the torments this piece of shit deserves. Unless there is an after-life or reincarnation where he can suffer excruciatingly and publicly (and I've seen no evidence that there is), then karma isn't going to cut it. Outside of murderers, rapists, and abusers, he is the lowest form of life...and he probably belongs in at least one of those camps too. The world is a better place now that he's gone, but it's a decidedly worse place because he was here at all.

My interest now will be in the right wing messaging. Rush was extremely talented (while being evil to the core) in his ability to spin anything and everything and to come up with the bullshit the other right wing hacks parroted. Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson, Coulter, et al, seemed to take most of their cues from crap he conjured. There is going to be a struggle to be the next Rush, but most of these people aren't smart or clever enough. Their only real talent is to amplify someone else's nonsense. Here's hoping I'm right and this particular brand of evil dies as none of the current adherents are smart enough to keep it going.

Last, I've said this once before (Bin Laden), and I will say it for Kissinger, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Trump as well when they finally go: Go fuck yourself Rush. I'm glad your dead.

[Locrian]

291. +1

I would only add that there is something wrong when people like rush aren't relegated to living in a van down by the river. Rewarding people $$ for being so cruel, vile, and disgusting shouldn't be a way to make a multi-million $$ living.

Oh, and fuck you rush.

[Pacifist Patriot]

292. +100

It's days like these I wish I believed in hell.

[ladym55]

293. There is a little less evil in the world today

Don't call Limbaugh a "provocateur," New York Times. He made a career of spreading lies, racism, and misogyny. He destroyed rational discourse all while making millions.

I take his damage personally because I watched his poison take over my parents and my aunt and uncle. They listened to his radio shows, bought his books, and shared his hate with the family. To hear my elderly mother (who gave birth to two daughters) sneer "Feminazis" always brought me pain. And I expect stories of the impacts of this vitriol and hate like mine are repeated all across the country.

[SteelSmasher]

308. Exactly

Both of my parents lost all sense of right and wrong and I can easily trace it back to RL. It's a bittersweet relief that he's dead. He will be replaced by another monster, but at least for now the world is a slightly better place.

[DinahMoeHum]

294. (Yawn!)

Rest In Piss, you fat pathetic slob.

&t=61s

[Sloumeau]

296. I am glad that there will be less hate and bigotry on the radio. :) nt

[634-5789]

297. Rush Limbaugh passed? May his decisions in this life meet him on the other side.

[DFW]

299. He spent his life getting revenge for a sorry childhood

In the process, he made our country a far worse place, and made hate, derision, scorn and bigotry an acceptable brand, and a shield for the mentally damaged to hide behind.

I note his passing. I will not celebrate, as the damage he did is irreparable. It's sort of like celebrating if Mark David Chapman were to die in prison. That won't give the world back 40 years of John Lennon's music that we will never hear. Limbaugh's passing won't repair the damage he did to the national psyche while he had the chance, and he used EVERY chance he got.

[virgdem]

301. No loss. Life will be more pleasant without him.

[judesedit]

302. Can't say I'm sorry the nasty bastard's kaput. Was hoping it wouldn't be long

Cracking a beer in his honor lol

[AllaN01Bear]

303. this .

[Marthe48]

306. We would not have him on

Switched the radio, even stopped tuning to channels that carried his show.

I wasn't going to post anything about this death, but I just saw a post on Facebook and I have to share it. Somebody posted a meme that limbaugh had a segment where he named gay people who died from AIDS. One of my husband's cousins said, "Do you have a link? I listened to him for decades and never heard that." And her sister said, "Well, that's why you are the way you are." lol

Guess which cousin I'm friends with on fb? lol

[underpants]

311. Snopes verified that it's True.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rush-limbaugh-mock-aids-gays/

[Marthe48]

313. Thanks for checking that

the r's I know would deny any of their heroes did things like this. Even on tape. Even if they were tied down to a chair like the anti-hero in A Clockwork Orange and made to look and listen. They would not hear and see.

[Martin Eden]

307. I was taught to speak only good of the dead.

Rush Limbaugh is dead.

Good.

[Tikki]

309. "Nothing at all"...*

*His importance in the really important things that matter in this Country.



Tikki

[yuiyoshida]

310. May his soul rot in Yomi

May the souls of a thousand dead Samurai chase him forever swords drawn between the rivers of lava.. and when caught slice his soul to ribbons. He deserves much suffering for leading his party down the darkest path.

[Owl]

312. Good.

[heckles65]

314. Not to change the subject, but --

Speaking of truly horrible people, why is it when I access Democratic Underground I have to look at one of those faux-survey ads with Wayne LaPierre's image on top??

Ted Bundy has less blood on his hands. I don't want to look at either.

[tavernier]

316. Amazing eulogy here.

All I can add is that the few times I heard his crap show. he was truly a horrible person.
I hope next time around he is given a better road to travel.
Buh bye.

[underpants]

319. Some accurate and brutal assessments here

https://www.ajc.com/news/social-media-reacts-to-death-of-rush-limbaugh/MHUXME7X6FBA7FYDKBIJR26QTI/

[hay rick]

321. America has one less enemy.

No tears.

[Beartracks]

322. "I thought we'd never be rid of him 'til hell froze over. Turns out...

... all it took was Texas. "

Observation from my spouse.

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[underpants]

328. That's pretty clever.

[aggiesal]

324. I'm not the type of person to dance on anyone's grave ...

But I'm happy that is radio show will no longer be broadcasted.
Maybe the hate will stop.

[Red Raider 85]

325. Exactly 70 years too late.

Rest In Agony Rush, I hope, you worthless POS.

[justcheckinin]

326. and not a moment too soon

Stark reality is he was evil - whether he believed his hateful speech or not,matters not. Perhaps he was in it for the $ fame - but what he wrought was hatred which populated among others like himself. He added nothing of value, of matter to the American discourse. He demeaned the value of free speech. My thought upon reading of his death was simply GOOD.

[Ricky-by-the-lake]

329. "Talent on loan from God"?

I guess the fucker got repo’ed. AMF as we used to say in the 1970’s.

[live love laugh]

330. He sold America out for $500m net worth that he can't touch. nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

334. I am proud to say that in total, I've never listened to more than 5 minutes of his hate filled

rhetoric. I wish he had died 25 years before he finally sucked his last breath.

[cntrfthrs]

336. as a person of color...I have nothing good to say about limbaughs passing...

...except Good Riddance you racist pig. If i could pee on his grave, I WOULD.

[Jedi Guy]

337. When a prominent liberal dies, the outrage at the right's grave-dancing will be very amusing.

It's gross then they do it, it's gross when people here do it, it's gross no matter who does it. There's nothing so hypocritical as condemning someone else's bad behavior and then turning around and behaving the exact same way. That's classy as all hell.

As for those wishing for things to come in threes, you're no better than the people on the right hoping Biden or Pelosi or any other Democrat dies.

[Turin_C3PO]

344. Just because someone is dead

doesn't mean they deserve respect. I personally am happy when malignant racists like Limbaugh die. No guilt whatsoever.

[Jedi Guy]

349. I never said he deserved respect. I said grave-dancing is distasteful.

I also said that one can hardly castigate the right when they do it, and then turn around and do the same thing oneself. Vastly different from saying Limbaugh deserves respect in death.

[kurtcagle]

345. No, not quite the same

I think what you are seeing here is valid. Limbaugh made his reputation on hate. He was a propaganda master, someone who was adept at making the unacceptable sound reasonable, and you can draw a direct line from him to the Capitol insurrection. Most of the people on the liberal side of the fence are honestly trying to make the world a better place, and when someone like RGB passes away, it's worth noting that globally most people respected her and praise. There's nothing to respect with Rush. He was a vile, evil man, and deserves the condemnation he's receiving.

[Jedi Guy]

348. You can rationalize it however you like, but people here are still behaving like those on the right.

I'm not saying we should mourn, but grave-dancing is distasteful no matter who's doing it. We're supposed to be better than the other side, so maybe we should behave better than they do.

[Paladin]

354. Acting "better than the other side" has gotten our guts kicked out for decades.

The right wing takes advantage of liberals, when we adhere to a set of good-conduct rules they discarded many years ago. It's not a remotely even playing field, until we meet them on their own trashy ground, eye-to-eye. If you're not up for fighting dirty, stand aside for those of us who are. All that's at stake is our democracy.

And to hell with Rush Limbaugh---very literally.

[Jedi Guy]

356. I'm not willing to become like them in order to beat them. If you are, I feel sorry for you.

You don't get to tell me, or anyone else, to "stand aside." If people on the left sink to the same depths as those on the right, I'll be here to call them out on it. You can't pat yourself on the back for being a wonderful person and then turn around and behave exactly like those you condemn. That's hypocrisy, and I have no taste for it. If you do, well... again, all I can say is that I feel sorry for you. You're letting them win by behaving the way they do.

[LudwigPastorius]

338. Limbaugh did the most to poison the well of American democracy since Richard Nixon.

He was a hypocritical, racist, misogynist, homophobe, giant piece of shit.

If there's a hell, he's burning there.

[machoneman]

343. Thought and pra.....Nawh! Fuck him to Hell, that fat ugly and stupid bastard. Rot you motherfucker!

[LudwigPastorius]

346. I found this, and had to add it, because it's so good.

[Paladin]

347. So glad to hear it.

Sorry the Texas weather has delayed my posting this---but what an infinitely better, more pleasant world it is, without that pig Limbaugh poisoning the airwaves. The damage he did over the years puts him down on a Josef Goebbels level---I hope Rush and Lil' Joe enjoy one another's filthy company in hell, for eternity, and that trump joins them with all possible speed.

Dirty, evil man.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

355. Unrest in Turmoil scumbag. n/t

[electric_blue68]

357. Heh 👍