I never cared for celebrity deaths. Especially as I got older and realized how fake a lot of them are. Thankfully the veil is lifting and more people are realizing that these actors are nothing more than moneys dancing a dance. Beyond that they are typically empty and hollow...
But one man was not. One man was always the real deal. If you want to educate your normie friends on why Rush Limbaugh meant so much to you, have them watch the Family Guy episode "Excellence in Broadcasting". Rush was more than a guy on the radio. He was a surrogate friend that you could pretty much count on to be on the air across the land at the exact same time Monday through Friday.
But he was so much more than just another voice on the radio. Yes he was a pioneer and more or less responsible for the modern day podcast, but the humanitarian work he did spoke volumes to his character, but I think what really touched my heart was how much he actually tried to be there for his fans. It's impossible to keep up with 30 million people, but man did he try. Every story about meeting him was apparently always positive and the man never put on an act.
Though he had a few more shows after, I felt his Christmas closer in 2020 was his "good-bye"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YAL0JAJIYs
I still haven't listened to his actual last show and... not sure if I ever want to, honestly. I really miss him and wish we had him. However this community has done well in honoring his legacy in that we continue to push and share information for the truth. He may have left us too soon, but he didn't leave us unprepared. Though that void in our hearts may not be fulfilled any time soon... we know one Day it will.
Rush got me into being a conservative and I owe a lot to him. He also gave me a piece of advice, "if you're unhappy with your life, stop blaming other people and decide to change it" and that did literally change my life. On the other hand, I think we need to admit that he wasn't just a little too close to the Bushes, he was an all-out apologist much of the time. Remember, they actually called into his show on anniversary and stuff like that. It's partly because I relied so much on him that I supported the terrible wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and I wasn't able to see through the evils of the Bush family. And I have to give my most serious critique. I think he was horrible for Christianity in America. We have a bunch of Christians who don't go to church, feel uncomfortable speaking much about their faith publicly, and really don't fully understand the difference between being a Christian and a Republican. This is exactly the watered down Christianity that he exemplified. Sorry, but it's true. I appreciate all the good and his absolute importance in breaking conservative ground in the media. He was clearly the man to do it. It's very hard for me to believe he could have been controlled opposition. But he was so important and such an example that his flaws have been passed down to the entire conservative movement, and let's not be unaware of them.