{"id":153818,"date":"2021-02-20T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T22:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=153818"},"modified":"2021-02-20T17:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T22:58:35","slug":"desantis-makes-move-to-honor-rush-limbaugh-democrats-spaz-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-makes-move-to-honor-rush-limbaugh-democrats-spaz-out\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Makes Move To Honor Rush Limbaugh, Democrats Spaz Out"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdesantis-makes-move-to-honor-rush-limbaugh-democrats-spaz-out%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=153818&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\/GettyImages-1249638278.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrats lashed out after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced&nbsp;Friday that the passing of conservative talk show host and&nbsp;Palm Beach resident Rush Limbaugh would be honored in the state by ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we do when there\u2019s things of this magnitude, once the date of interment for Rush is announced, we\u2019re going to be lowering the flags to half-staff,\u201d DeSantis said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2021\/02\/19\/ron-desantis-will-honor-rush-limbaugh-with-lowered-state-flags\/\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"40\" data-uri=\"ee12bcb297b93828de46bc5a6d91f98c\">The Tampa Bay Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis similarly ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal, in September, the Times noted. Flags were also ordered lowered following the breach on the U.S. Capitol in January.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/desantis-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-for-rush-limbaugh-2021-2\">noted<\/a> by Business Insider, Democrats were outraged by the move to honor Limbaugh.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Florida State Sen. Gary Farmer slammed DeSantis for the order and ripped Limbaugh, who had died just days earlier from stage 4 lung cancer, as \u201ca man who served no other interests than his own and did his best to deeply divide a country along political fault lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLowering the flag of the United States is a high honor reserved for those who have honorably and bravely served our state and our nation,\u201d Farmer\u2019s statement said.&nbsp;\u201cUnfortunately, Governor DeSantis has now transformed this distinction into a partisan political tool to salute a man who served no other interests than his own and did his best to deeply divide a country along political fault lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any move to lower our flag in deference to a man who helped drive the hatred and inflame the prejudices against marginalized groups, people of color, women, and anyone who did not look like him or think like him is wrong, and should be rescinded. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sm6KG1BBja\">pic.twitter.com\/sm6KG1BBja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Gary Farmer (@FarmerForFLSen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarmerForFLSen\/status\/1362839256247459845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"Chair_of_the_Democratic_National_Committee\" class=\"mw-headline\">Democratic&nbsp;<\/span>Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, who formerly served as&nbsp;c<span id=\"Chair_of_the_Democratic_National_Committee\" class=\"mw-headline\">hair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) \u201c<\/span>called the decision an \u2018an embarrassment to Florida,&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/desantis-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-for-rush-limbaugh-2021-2\">according<\/a> to Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLimbaugh weaponized his platform to spread racism, xenophobia and homophobia across the nation,\u201d accused Wasserman Shultz.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Florida Rep. Ted Deutch reacted to DeSantis\u2019 announcement about Limbaugh by calling it \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida is better than this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said Thursday that Limbaugh would be missed \u201cdearly,\u201d and noted that the legendary host allowed him on his massive broadcast a couple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe obviously was a legend in his field, really incomparable,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/state-houses\/florida-gov-desantis-announces-plan-honor-rush-limbaugh-lowering-flags-half\">said<\/a> on \u201cFox &amp; Friends.\u201d \u201cHe had me on when I&nbsp;was running for governor and I was getting the tar kicked out of me every day \u2026 I was honored to appear on his show a couple times. We are going to miss him dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh was&nbsp;diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer in early 2020 and passed away Wednesday morning from complications of the disease. His wife,&nbsp;Kathryn,&nbsp;informed his loyal listeners at the top of the afternoon program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, like you, very much wish Rush was behind this golden microphone right now welcoming you to another exceptional three hours of broadcasting,\u201d Kathryn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/wife-statement-rush-limbaugh-dead\">said<\/a>. \u201cFor over 32 years, Rush has cherished you, his loyal audience, and always looked forward to every single show. It is with profound sadness I must share with you directly that our beloved Rush, my wonderful husband, passed away this morning due to complications from lung cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/in-his-final-broadcasts-limbaugh-displays-what-made-him-so-great\">In His Final Broadcasts, Limbaugh Displays What Made Him So&nbsp;Great<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\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. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats lashed out after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced\u00a0Friday that the passing of conservative talk show host and\u00a0Palm Beach resident Rush Limbaugh would be honored in the state by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181590,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1249638278.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"DeSantis Makes Move To Honor Rush Limbaugh, Democrats Spaz Out","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1249638278.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"DeSantis Makes Move To Honor Rush Limbaugh, Democrats Spaz Out","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}