Far Proper Hate and Grievance Purveyor Rush Limbaugh, Who Spent Many years Attacking A lot of America, Lifeless at 70

Rush Limbaugh, the far-right radio host, hate and complainant, whose lies and attacks on LGBTQ people, blacks, Hispanics and other people of skin color, equality, feminism, science, democracy, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, many Democrats, People The Disease and the humane treatment of people who harmed America in general died by the age of 70. His wife announced his death Wednesday morning after battling lung cancer for years.

Limbaugh saw a drop in ratings when he labeled Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” in early 2012.

His lies stretched for decades, including recently on Jan. 20, 2021, saying President Joe Biden and Democrats “did not legitimately win” the presidency.

BREAKING: Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh died of complications from lung cancer at the age of 70. During his decades-long media career, he used his platform to promote racism, Islamophobia, misogyny and conspiracy theories. pic.twitter.com/YnKuwjqWMO

– NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 17, 2021

Many remember him less. Look here:

Rush Limbaugh, a talk radio pioneer who for over three decades saturated America’s airwaves with cruel bigotry, lies, and conspiracy theories, amassed a loyal audience of millions and transformed the Republican Party in the process, has died. https://t.co/2YyjXihzHz

– Jon Cooper @ (@joncoopertweets) February 17, 2021

Proud to have been called “Dope” by Rush Limbaugh.

– John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) February 17, 2021

After I wrote that Rush Limbaugh couldn’t buy an NFL team because of his years of racist ruse, he called me “State Run Media Scum” on his show. Put that shit on a business card.

– Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) February 17, 2021

If Rush Limbaugh talked about whites and conservatives as he did about the rest of us, his death would be seen as the end of an extremist who inspired and nurtured intolerance and hatred against much of the country. Instead, he’s a GOP hero. Tell you everything.

– Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 17, 2021

A crucial part of Limbaugh and its legacy was how mean he was. A presidential candidate and then a president who mocked disabled people obviously didn’t follow Sean Hannity or even Glenn Beck. But Limbaugh’s ostentatious cruelty was definitely a harbinger.

– Isaac Chotiner (@IChotiner) February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh died. Rights on Twitter praise him.

I urge you to read the things he said about minorities, blacks, gays, women, sexual consent, torture, climate, and even the January 6th attack and find things there to praise.

I challenge you.

– Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan), February 17, 2021

Her memory of Rush Limbaugh calling him “just another dead fool” when Jerry Garcia died. and a bastard “

– Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 17, 2021

I said what I had to say about Rush Limbaugh a year ago. For three decades he brought theories of cruelty, bigotry, and conspiracy to huge audiences, fabulous wealth, and a virtually unmatched influence on Republican politics that culminated in Trump. https://t.co/tSOCGe46v8

– Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh was gifted with tremendous talents that eventually gave him a massive, influential platform. He could have used it to uplift many who were oppressed, poor, or in pain. He did not do it. He used it as a weapon for the cruel and mighty. A costly abuse of talent and potential.

– Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh was a coward and white supremacist. He aggressively and cynically exploited the divisions in our country by arming hatred and bigotry for his personal gain. He was in the service of his own greed, prejudice and hypocrisy, and this is how history will remember him.

– Charlotte Clymer @ (@cmclymer) February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh was a lying bastard who got rich by being a racist, sexist piece of shit. The world is worse off just because it existed and we are better off when it is gone

– Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) February 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh called Chelsea Clinton a dog when she was 12, racist as hell, misogynist; and homophobic.

The world is better without him.

– Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 17, 2021

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