If only THIS were a joke...

[WhoIsNumberNone]

From Huffington Post:

Rush Limbaugh To Be Honored With Bust In Missouri Statehouse
WASHINGTON -- The Hall of Famous Missourians in the Missouri State Capitol is filled with the busts of famous people from the Show-Me State. There are political figures (Harry Truman, John Ashcroft), writers (Laura Ingalls Wilder), musicians (Scott Joplin, Charlie Parker) and even a game show host (Bob Barker). Right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh, who is currently embroiled in controversy after he called a female law student advocating for contraception coverage a "slut," will soon be joining that esteemed group.

On Feb. 13, Kansas City, Mo. sculptor E. Spencer Schubert posted on his blog that he was in the process of sculpting busts of Limbaugh and Dred Scott, a slave who unsuccessfully sued for freedom for himself and his family in the famous 1857 case Dred Scott v. Sandford, to go into the Missouri State Capitol. Sean Nicholson of Progress Missouri was first to flag the post.

So do we have a new contender for "Lamest State in the Union"?

[polichick]

1. Good God, what a pathetic move. Lame indeed!

[OriginalGeek]

2. Hey! It's not Florida!

but shit - he still lives here...

[libinnyandia]

3. If he were depicted as the south-bound end of a north-bound horse then it would be ok.

[tosh]

6. Great idea.

I can picture that.

[malthaussen]

4. Great, a famous rascist and a famous freedom fighter go in together.

I suppose they would defend this on the grounds of "even handedness?"

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

5. "I would rather people ask why there is no statue of Cicero, than to ask why there is."

Well, Rush is no Tully, and it appears the Missouri legislators never heard of him, either.

-- Mal