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kpete

(71,994 posts)
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:16 PM Feb 2021

Rush has passed

I had 3 brothers, the youngest one died of suicide in 2002, the oldest is a good friend. My middle brother was lost to Rush/co decades ago, we rarely speak - last time was in March 2020 when he begged mr pete & i to take Hydroxychloroquine and trust that trump would take care of us.

Rush Limbaugh has passed away.
you can imagine how i feel today.
https://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=rush-limbaugh-dies

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Rush has passed (Original Post) kpete Feb 2021 OP
I thought he'd never leave ... VMA131Marine Feb 2021 #1
Hope he doesn't figure out a way to come back.... magicarpet Feb 2021 #7
Whew. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #2
I've been waiting for this news! liberal_mama Feb 2021 #3
I normally don't piss on graves Horse with no Name Feb 2021 #4
Dittos... sorry, couldn't resist!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2021 #9
Finally. Nay Feb 2021 #5
I will pay my respects as soon as I can reach his gravesite. unblock Feb 2021 #6
I'm not sure he's deserving of the kindly eupemism "passed on" but I swore I'd say no more... hlthe2b Feb 2021 #8
In the words of my favorite recording artist, Elvis Costello: Freddie Feb 2021 #10
His wife announced it on his show about 15 minutes ago I guess underpants Feb 2021 #11
Some grace us by their presence... roamer65 Feb 2021 #12
thoughts and no prayers HAB911 Feb 2021 #13
I generally consider grave-dancing to be tacky and inappropriate, but The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #14
Well, we know what to expect now. cwydro Feb 2021 #15
I hope he suffered Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #16
Finally the toilet flushed!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2021 #17
The air does seem cleaner. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #18
Well this made today a whole lot brighter. jalan48 Feb 2021 #19
I was taught to not speak ill of the dead - if I had nothing nice to say, to remain silent - so: TomSlick Feb 2021 #20
Hell welcomes its newest resident. GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #21
One should only speak good of the dead. ploppy Feb 2021 #22
Satan. Table for one. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #23
fuck him, may his fat putrid corpse rot in hell gopiscrap Feb 2021 #24
Ding Dong... PCIntern Feb 2021 #25
Wow. I feel a little bit lighter seeing this. Sorry about your brother. nt Crunchy Frog Feb 2021 #26
His legacy will be that he caused a lot of harm and a lot of confusion in this nation. Sprite Feb 2021 #27
Hey Hannity newdayneeded Feb 2021 #28
Interesting. Same terminology as for kidney stones and bowel blockages. eppur_se_muova Feb 2021 #29

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
3. I've been waiting for this news!
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:18 PM
Feb 2021

I had a feeling it was coming since he hadn't been on his show in weeks.

hlthe2b

(102,279 posts)
8. I'm not sure he's deserving of the kindly eupemism "passed on" but I swore I'd say no more...
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:20 PM
Feb 2021

so...

Freddie

(9,266 posts)
10. In the words of my favorite recording artist, Elvis Costello:
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:20 PM
Feb 2021

“And when they finally put you in the ground
I’ll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down.”

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
14. I generally consider grave-dancing to be tacky and inappropriate, but
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:21 PM
Feb 2021

today I'm limbering up for the Macarena.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
15. Well, we know what to expect now.
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:21 PM
Feb 2021

Reckon I'll take a break today.

Grave-dancing is tiresome. (Obviously not speaking of your OP, but here it comes...)

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
16. I hope he suffered
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:21 PM
Feb 2021

And I hope he was alone, but I hope he was aware these last 4 weeks that President Biden was making American Great.

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)
20. I was taught to not speak ill of the dead - if I had nothing nice to say, to remain silent - so:
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:23 PM
Feb 2021

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GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
21. Hell welcomes its newest resident.
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:24 PM
Feb 2021

The world is a better place not that it is no longer subject to his Excrement in Broadcasting.

theneworiginal

(302 posts)
23. Satan. Table for one.
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:25 PM
Feb 2021

Rush has destroyed lives. He did it without a gun, but that doesn't mean that he didn't tear lives apart.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)
24. fuck him, may his fat putrid corpse rot in hell
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:26 PM
Feb 2021

and me his friends and enablers suffer and grieve in shame

Sprite

(77 posts)
27. His legacy will be that he caused a lot of harm and a lot of confusion in this nation.
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:29 PM
Feb 2021

Rush was a terrible man. He spewed propaganda and was mean spirited. He was a racist, climate change denier, defended Trump and constantly distorted facts. He paved the way for the current Republican party. May he burn in hell.

newdayneeded

(1,955 posts)
28. Hey Hannity
Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:31 PM
Feb 2021

You will move into Rush's time slot, and you are about to have a rude surprise when a ton of rush listeners will turn your show off. your show had the listeners ONLY because their stations just stayed tuned after his show, but the volume was turned down to background filling levels.

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)
29. Interesting. Same terminology as for kidney stones and bowel blockages.
Thu Feb 18, 2021, 10:40 AM
Feb 2021

In any case, yes, a dangerous obstruction is gone.

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