Missouri House approves push to create ‘Rush Limbaugh Day’

The proposal to honor late conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh with an official state designation is one step closer in Missouri.

The state’s GOP-led House on Thursday approved legislation that would mark Cape Girardo’s birthday on January 12 as “Rush Limbo Day.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

The measure now requires approval from the Senate before the end of the legislative session next Friday. Reportedly, the proposal’s sponsor, Rep. Hardy Billington, R-Poplar Bluff, applied it to another bill regarding several other proposed state designations.

The 70-year-old Limbo died in February after a year-long battle with lung cancer. Following his death, an immediate tribute to the conservative firebrand, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he “revolutionized American radio” and guided the conservative moment for millions of Americans.

Missouri Democrats argue that Rush Limb Ough's history of racism, misrule, and homophobia disqualifies him from official state recognition.
Missouri Democrats argue that Rush Limbo’s history of racism, misrule, and homophobia renders him ineligible for official state recognition.
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President Trump honored him for the presidency – the nation’s highest civilian honor – during the Union’s last speech in February 2020.

“Tonight is a special man, beloved by millions of Americans who have received a Stage 4 advanced cancer diagnosis,” Trump said. This is not good news, but the good news is that he is the greatest fighter and winner you will ever meet. “

Missouri Capital Building.
Approval from the Missouri Senate is required to pass the measure.
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The honor came the day after Limbaugh, a heavy cigar smoker, Announced that he had lung cancer.

Meanwhile, Democrats in Missouri are opposing the effort, claiming Limboa’s history of racism, misrule, and homophobia makes them ineligible for official state recognition.

“Have you ever heard him say any negative things on the radio about any race or any other?” Rape Jerome Barnes, D-Rytown, reported from Billington on Thursday, post-dispatch.

Proposal to be made on January 12,
January 12, the proposal to create “Rush Limbo Day” is sponsored by Rep. Hardy Billington.
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“To me, that was an excellent deal,” Billington reportedly replied. He said, “He did many great things. Now I think I told you earlier that he was not perfect by any means of imagination, but he did an excellent job. “

Ashland Republican Sarah Walsh said Limbaugh “dared to speak boldly”, encouraging her followers to “reach for their dreams”.

But Kansas City Democratic Rep. Other lawmakers, including Ashley Blund Manlove, destroyed her “constant attacks on black people and other people of color”.

Measures to be made on 13 January
13 January Walter failed to pass a measure to make Cronkite Day.
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The successful House vote, meanwhile, came after the St. Joseph native dubbed “Walter Cronkite Day” January 13 as a failed Democratic-led proposal to anchor CBS Evening News for nearly two decades in 2009 Later died.

With post wires

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