{"id":146231,"date":"2021-02-18T16:17:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T21:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146231"},"modified":"2021-02-18T17:01:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T22:01:16","slug":"worst-person-to-ever-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-katie-hill-mocks-rush-limbaugh-blowback-ensues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-person-to-ever-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-katie-hill-mocks-rush-limbaugh-blowback-ensues\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Worst Person To Ever Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom\u2019: Katie Hill Mocks Rush Limbaugh; Blowback Ensues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fworst-person-to-ever-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-katie-hill-mocks-rush-limbaugh-blowback-ensues%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=146231&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\/Katie-Hill.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>After news broke that iconic conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh died after suffering from lung cancer, former Democratic Congresswoman Katie Hill decided to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo is Rush Limbaugh going to go down in history as the worst person to ever receive the presidential medal of freedom or is there someone else?\u201d Hill tweeted after reports that Limbaugh had passed away on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So is Rush Limbaugh going to go down in history as the worst person to ever receive the presidential medal of freedom or is there someone else?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieHill4CA\/status\/1362143278662057986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The comment elicited blowback from conservatives who pointed out two recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Price of The Daily Caller noted, \u201cTed Kennedy left a woman to drown in a lake and Obama gave him the presidential medal of freedom.\u201d T. Becket Adams of The Washington Examiner echoed the point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ted Kennedy left a woman to drown in a lake and Obama gave him the presidential medal of freedom <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSSFWMSXD0\">https:\/\/t.co\/qSSFWMSXD0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1362150699904229376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">well, considering ted kennedy, who killed a woman and got away with it, is a recipient, i\u2019d say no. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quKaelEduE\">https:\/\/t.co\/quKaelEduE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BecketAdams\/status\/1362268858355245059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Podcast host Gerry Callahan noted another Obama recipient: \u201cLet me guess: You think he\u2019s worse than Bill Cosby?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me guess: You think he&#8217;s worse than Bill Cosby? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BD8bFbc4Ht\">https:\/\/t.co\/BD8bFbc4Ht<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerryCallahan\/status\/1362157591116267520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump announced that Limbaugh was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at his last State of the Union address in February 2020. With Limbaugh in the audience, Trump stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Almost every American family knows the pain when a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness. Here tonight is a special man, beloved by millions of Americans, who just received a stage 4 advanced cancer diagnosis. This is not good news, but what is good news is that he is the greatest fighter and winner that you will ever meet. Rush Limbaugh, thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country. [Applause].<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And Rush, in recognition of all that you have done for our nation, the millions of people a day that you speak to and that you inspire, and all of the incredible work that you have done for charity, I am proud to announce tonight that you will be receiving our country\u2019s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. I will now ask the First Lady of the United States to&nbsp;present you with the honor. Please.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TISSUES PLEASE: President SURPRISES Rush Limbaugh with PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i22wIze7wgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>When Limbaugh returned to his radio show later that week, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=192059&amp;action=edit\">offered<\/a> some of the backstory about his appearance at the SOTU:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>I know many of you want to know the story of the State of the Union address on Tuesday night and how that all happened, and someday I hope to be able to tell you the entire story. I can\u2019t tell you the entire story now without divulging medical details that I, frankly, don\u2019t want to give. I don\u2019t want to give people an opportunity to start investigating and writing about and pronouncing opinions and this kind of thing. People know enough about what I have.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s late stage. It\u2019s advanced lung cancer. But there\u2019s good news associated with the diagnosis and the treatment. \u2026&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And, folks, I don\u2019t know if I should \u2014 I\u2019m gonna go ahead and tell you this. I realize that it\u2019s gonna open the floodgates of a bunch of people in the media, but, at this stage, I don\u2019t care. I never have cared, and I\u2019m not gonna start caring now what they say. One of the reasons I was reluctant was I just wasn\u2019t sure I deserved this. I mean, it\u2019s the highest civilian honor that the country awards.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s the exact same award that Congress gives, the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it\u2019s the exact same thing. There are different requirements. Military people who qualify are awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor with sometimes a ceremony at the White House. But this is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And there was a part of me, I\u2019m a radio talk show host, and I sit here behind this microphone and I talk. And this is, by the way, nothing new.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I remember when I was at the National Review 50th anniversary dinner in Washington \u2014 some of you will remember this story \u2014 I\u2019m sitting at Mr. Buckley\u2019s table, and a man walks up to me who has been severely wounded in battle. And he asks if I could come over to his table to meet others at his table who also have been wounded. So I did.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I got over there, and I was listening to these guys who have nearly died defending the country, telling me how much they enjoy listening to my program and all that. I said to these guys, \u201cYou know\u2026 (sigh) I don\u2019t know, guys. You\u2019ve faced bullets, almost died. I sit behind a microphone in an enclosed room and talk.\u201d The leader of the Wounded Warriors said, \u201cSir, we all have our role,\u201d and I\u2019ve never forgotten that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I remember when I started questioning, \u201cGee, is this something I really have earned or deserved?\u201d I remembered that statement from that really severely wounded warrior. \u201cWe all have our roles.\u201d And then I said, \u201cI can\u2019t react to this in a way that diminishes their appreciation. I can\u2019t sit here and say, \u2018Oh, come on, guys. You know, I\u2019m not worth this.\u2019 I can\u2019t do that. It means everything in the world to them that they came over and wanted to tell me this. So, you can\u2019t phony up the humility and act that way.\u2019\u201d \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve never been in the gallery. Oh, I have in the Senate, never in the House. I have seen the House Chamber from floor level. You\u2019re not allowed to go out there if you\u2019re not a member, and it was pretty full by the time we got there at 8:30, and all the Republicans are just\u2026 They\u2019re looking up and they\u2019re waving, thumbs up. It was so inspiring and gratifying and there was just a\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you can imagine an envelope or like a wave of warmth that just swept over me sitting there. Every Republican congressman, every senator, every\u2026 I\u2019m looking down there. And then to see the Democrats not doing a thing and they\u2019re dressed in all white and so forth. It was just a moving, moving night, and I\u2019m sitting there. I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re there, can\u2019t believe it happened, can\u2019t believe it all came together \u2014 and then, it happened<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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