The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill containing a provision that would create “Rush Limbaugh Day” in honor of the late radio icon.
The legislation would designate January 12th – the day that Rush was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri – as a day to honor Limbaugh each year.
The provision was successfully added to a bill that designates the first full week in September of each year as “Fox Trotter Week” and labels “The Gateway Arch” in St. Louis as the official state monument.
Republican Rep. Sara Walsh celebrated the bill.
“Rush demonstrated courage to speak boldly and encouraged his listeners and viewers to reach for their dreams and to push onward beyond the naysayers and discouragers that we all encounter in life,” she told the Associated Press.
Missouri House passes bill to create “Rush Limbaugh Day” https://t.co/kFxv2cfzJe pic.twitter.com/fM6tb8S491
— The Hill (@thehill) May 7, 2021
Rush Limbaugh Day
As you might imagine, not everybody was pleased with the notion of a Rush Limbaugh Day.
State Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove (D) alleged that Limbaugh being honored is a travesty because of his “constant attacks on Black people and other people of color.”
Rep. Hardy Billington (R), who sponsored the provision, acknowledged Limbaugh may not have been perfect but a majority of his work was outstanding.
“He had done so many great things,” Billington said when asked if he had ever heard Limbaugh make negative comments. “Now I think I told you before he probably had not been perfect by no means of the imagination, but he had done an outstanding job.”
The bill will now head to the Senate for approval which, according to the New York Post, will need to occur prior to the end of the legislative session next Friday.
Republicans have control of the Missouri Senate by a 24-10 margin.
Honored to speak on the House Floor today in support of Representative @Hardy4Rep152’s amendment designating January 12 as “Rush Limbaugh Day.” The bill (SB 72) now heads back to the Senate. 🙌🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/4c1xcbM4H6
— Sara Walsh (@SaraForMissouri) May 7, 2021
Distraught Democrats
Limbaugh has a penchant for driving Democrats off the deep end – even after his far-too early departure from this world.
In February, prominent members of the Democrat Party criticized Florida governor Ron DeSantis for a decision to lower flags to half-staff in honor of the conservative radio icon.
In Florida, @GovRonDeSantis will lower the flags in honor of Rush Limbaugh! ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6PnFOhrvI1
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) February 19, 2021
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) said, “Rush Limbaugh weaponized his platform to spread racism, xenophobia, and homophobia across the nation,” and suggested honoring him was “an embarrassment to Florida.”
American icon
Rush Limbaugh: “The day is going to come folks when I’m not going to be able to do this. I don’t know when that is.” pic.twitter.com/3OaNkHYxIN
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) December 24, 2020
Limbaugh, the conservative icon, radio legend, and conscience of the Republican Party, passed away three months ago at the age of 70 after battling Stage IV lung cancer.
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump at the State of the Union address in 2020.
During an October broadcast, deep in the throes of his disease, Limbaugh relished the opportunity to “hang around a long time to continue to annoy the left.”
Somehow, he’s still finding ways to do that long after he retired that golden EIB microphone.
This article was originally published by the Political Insider. Read the original article.
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