ROLLING STONE: Rush Limbaugh Did His Best to Ruin America How the right-wing talk radio icon corrupted the Republican Party, spread hate, racism, and lies, and laid the groundwork for Trumpism

 

Rush Limbaugh Did His 

Best 

to 

Ruin America

How the right-wing talk radio icon corrupted 

the Republican Party, 

spread hate, racism, and lies, 

and laid the groundwork for Trumpism

For 13 terrible days in Trumpland — 

while the mad president that 

Limbaugh helped make possible was flailing 

for survival, 

while the­ faithful were trying to 

“stop the steal” of the election, 

and even while the Republicans blew 

their Senate majority 

in the Georgia runoffs — 

the loudest voice in the right-wing echo chamber 

remained silent. 

By the time January 6th rolled around, 

even the millions of fans praying for a miracle cancer 

cure had to figure: 

If Rush had passed up the chance to fearmonger 

about Raphael Warnock’s 

old sermons and mock Jon Ossoff’s hair, 

well, he must be finished. 

At least with his trademark golden microphone, 

if not with this earthly realm.

But then, a miracle: 

The president incited a white riot on Capitol Hill, 

and like a mortally wounded superhero detecting cries 

of distress from his people, Limbaugh got himself 

to his Palm Beach studio by noon the next day, 

and unleashed a master class in state-of-the-art conservative 

disinformation. 

He knew the drill. He’d pretty much invented it.

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