How can I write this delicately with some dignity attached?
First I would write the world just became kinder, gentler and hopefully smarter.
My first voting experience came in the Election of 1976 with Jimmy Carter defeating Gerald Ford.
I registered as a Republican and voted for Ford inspite of the pardon of Nixon because I thought the pardon was the best option in not tearing our country apart. I then remained a Republican until the election of 2000 when I parted ways with the party and became a registered Independent. I consider myself an Independent to this day with no party affiliation. My voting in presidential elections to date has been six votes for the Republican candidate, five votes for the Democratic candidate. My sole independnt vote was for John Anderson in 1980.
My historical opinion of Rush Limbaugh is fairly parallel to what I think of Donald Trump…with the exception being Limbaugh at least didn’t run for or hold office.
As I look at the scorched earth of current American politics…I view five media people most responsible for where we are as a country circa February 2021.
The five I hold most responsible are in this chronological order…. 1 Rush Limbaugh, 2 Roger Ailes, 3 Rupert Murdoch, 4 Sean Hannity, and 5 Donald Trump.
As a decent person should I mourn the death of Rush Limbaugh or piss on him in eulogy?
I would say me pissing on anyone in death would be a bad reflection of my spiritual balance and not say much about me as a human being.
So instead of pissing on Rush Limbaugh today…instead, I’m going to pray for his soul and hope his next stop in his spiritual journey shows a significant upturn in the decency and empathy categories.