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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRush Limbaugh Sculpture Is Planned For Missouri Statehouse
When Thomas Hart Benton's murals depicting Missouri state history for the Capitol building in Jefferson City were unveiled in 1937, deep in the dark days of the Great Depression, a clamor arose over the artist's inclusion of corrupt Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast. Within a few years, Pendergast would be locked away in Leavenworth -- something about failure to pay taxes on bribes received -- but Benton was adamant in defending his mural's depiction.
Facts were facts, truth was beauty. Everything in the mural had happened in Missouri history, Benton insisted, and if he had been hired to paint a mural for Illinois he would have included Al Capone.
Pretty much the same defense is now coming from Missouri Republican Steve Tilley, speaker of the House, who recently chose conservative radio shock-jock Rush Limbaugh to be immortalized in a bronze sculpture inside the state Capitol. Limbaugh is currently bleeding advertisers in the wake of a three-day diatribe demeaning a law student as a "slut" and a "prostitute" for her position on women's healthcare. The broadcaster lives in Palm Beach, Fla., but was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Its not the 'Hall of Universally Loved Missourians, Tilley told the Kansas City Star in defense of his decision, now the subject of a petition drive to halt the move. Its the Hall of Famous Missourians.
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Skidmore
(37,364 posts)for chewing gum.
nolabear
(41,990 posts)What does a good clown suit go for these days?
Warpy
(111,328 posts)He's declared himself a deadly enemy of half the human race. That aint smart if you want your monuments to be dusted and respected.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)In addition to insulting women, let's not forget how notorious he is for saying racist stuff, such as "Barack the Magic Negro". And how he was pretending to talk Chinese.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)This is so unchristian.
Initech
(100,099 posts)FSogol
(45,519 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)They are famous Missourians.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)the sculpture and ceremoniously dump it in the ocean. We might as well get a head start on planning because no way in hell is that sculpture staying there.
qb
(5,924 posts)wandy
(3,539 posts)Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)So much for vandals, and bird shit.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)They could make a fountain out of it. Instead of pus it could spray water.
librechik
(30,676 posts)with moobs
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)They can put him next to the statue of Ma Barker.