{"id":142264,"date":"2021-02-17T15:12:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=142264"},"modified":"2021-02-17T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:13:45","slug":"in-his-final-broadcasts-limbaugh-displays-what-made-him-so-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-his-final-broadcasts-limbaugh-displays-what-made-him-so-great\/","title":{"rendered":"In His Final Broadcasts, Limbaugh Displays What Made Him So Great"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-his-final-broadcasts-limbaugh-displays-what-made-him-so-great%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=142264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Rush-Limbaugh-1-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As I\u2019m typing this, there are without a doubt plenty of leftists callously celebrating online over the death of conservative talk show legend Rush Limbaugh. And even if they can\u2019t put their finger on it, or say otherwise, their utter disdain for Mr. Limbaugh in part derives from what makes him so great and so beloved: his joy.<\/p>\n<p>Never the victim, always the fighter, sometimes the smartass, Limbaugh\u2019s brave and happy warriorism captured the attention and <em>affection<\/em>&nbsp;(is there another political host whose callers tell him he\u2019s like a father to them?) of millions and millions of Americans on a daily basis for decades while driving political foes out of their minds.<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh passed away Wednesday morning, his wife,&nbsp;Kathryn,&nbsp;told his loyal listeners at the top of the afternoon program. The icon was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer in early 2020 and defied odds by holding on as long as he did \u2014 and did so while working until the very end. Kathryn noted her husband\u2019s deep love for our nation, his gratitude, his brilliance, and his fight.<\/p>\n<p>That gratitude and love of country Kathryn spoke of particularly, I believe, fueled the joy that enabled Limbaugh to hang on as long as he did. Even in dark times, nothing about the legendary host reflected a sense of nihilism.<\/p>\n<p>This joy was why you consciously or perhaps subconsciously made it a point to tune into Limbaugh\u2019s program the day after the conservative movement took a particularly hard hit. We wanted the analysis, of course, but also we craved the joy and the hope.<\/p>\n<p>You can almost hear the screeches of Limbaugh-haters when the host calls himself \u201cAmerica\u2019s truth detector,\u201d or emphasizes that he\u2019s&nbsp;proven to be right \u201c99.6% of the time,\u201d and broadcasting with \u201chalf my brain tied behind my back \u2026 just to make things fair.\u201d&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m&nbsp;not retiring until every American agrees with me,\u201d goes another jovial Limbaugh phrase.<\/p>\n<p>Following President Donald Trump\u2019s election loss came one of the many crucial times for Limbaugh in his fans\u2019 lives. He repeatedly told listeners to continue to fight, that it\u2019s \u201cnever time to panic.\u201d Here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2020\/11\/06\/its-never-time-to-panic\/\">taste<\/a> of the host\u2019s tireless optimism on Nov. 6:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Yes, I\u2019ve told you that I\u2019ll tell you when it\u2019s time to panic. I\u2019ve said over and over again that I\u2019ll tell you when it\u2019s time to panic. It isn\u2019t time to panic because I\u2019m never gonna panic. I\u2019m never gonna give up. So, no, it\u2019s not time to panic. It\u2019s not time to run away. It\u2019s not time to walk away. It\u2019s never gonna be time to run away or walk away from the country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m never gonna run away from the United States of America. I may die, but I\u2019m not gonna run away from the United States of America. I\u2019m not gonna give up. I am not gonna tell you to give up. I\u2019m not gonna tell you to walk away. I\u2019m not gonna tell you it\u2019s time to panic. You can keep asking if you want, but I\u2019m always gonna tell you no.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026 There will never be walking away. There will never be abandoning the country \u2014 and there sure as hell not gonna be me telling you to. That was always designed as a humorous point, like a rhetorical question. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you when it\u2019s time to panic,\u201d but it\u2019s never gonna be.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Keep on keeping on, no matter how grim things may appear. That\u2019s what Limbaugh did following his devastating diagnosis, too. He didn\u2019t look for sympathy \u2014 he even struggled with telling his listeners the news because he loathed talking about himself. And he kept on fighting.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine said she wished Limbaugh didn\u2019t see the Trump loss, that he could go with a greater sense of peace. But maybe that was another sacrifice Limbaugh made for us. We needed him in the days and weeks following the loss, and he was there to give us hope, even as he faced his own mortality.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are many more words that could be spilled about the legendary conservative \u2014 his extreme&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/altoday.com\/archives\/32591-the-case-beyond-his-commentary-for-giving-rush-limbaugh-the-medal-of-freedom\">generosity<\/a>, his profound&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/supporters-emotional-after-limbaugh-signs-off-for-last-show-of-year\">gratitude<\/a> for his audience, his courage, etc., I\u2019ll attempt to close with a note on Limbaugh\u2019s faith.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old didn\u2019t often discuss his faith with his listeners&nbsp;\u2014 and that was intentional. He told us so. Like all of us sinners, Limbaugh was flawed but saved by the grace of God. And he knew it. Again, another peek into what fueled the legend\u2019s joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,\u201d he told his listeners in a recent program. \u201cIt is of immense value, strength, confidence and that\u2019s why I\u2019m able to remain fully committed to the idea that what is supposed to happen will happen when it\u2019s meant to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn told listeners that Limbaugh is an \u201cirreplaceable, remarkable talent.\u201d His listeners surely feel the same. Upon hearing the news, my father, who introduced me to the \u201cmagic of Rush,\u201d told me, \u201cNo one can take that voice over. No one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t be replaced, Mr. Limbaugh. Thank you for touching my life, and millions of others, and bringing us joy, hope, fight. We\u2019ll try to carry on the legacy as best we can. God bless.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I\u2019m typing this, there are without a doubt plenty of leftists callously celebrating online over the death of conservative talk show legend Rush Limbaugh. 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