{"id":485252,"date":"2021-05-08T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T18:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=485252"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:05:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T18:05:53","slug":"bill-to-create-rush-limbaugh-day-approved-by-missouris-gop-led-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-to-create-rush-limbaugh-day-approved-by-missouris-gop-led-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill To Create \u2018Rush Limbaugh Day\u2019 Approved By Missouri\u2019s GOP-Led House"},"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%2Fbill-to-create-rush-limbaugh-day-approved-by-missouris-gop-led-house%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=485252&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\/05\/Rush-Limbaugh.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would honor the late Rush Limbaugh, recognizing the syndicated conservative radio host every year on his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh, originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died of complications from lung cancer in February at the age of 70.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Post-Dispatch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/the-missouri-house-approves-rush-limbaugh-day-after-saying-no-to-walter-cronkite-day\/article_e03ffa09-b000-523a-a098-1ffeebb33387.html\">reported<\/a> the proposal would designate each January 12, Limbaugh\u2019s birthday, as \u201cRush Limbaugh Day\u201d in Missouri, noting, \u201cthe measure must receive approval from the Senate before the end of the legislative session next Friday,\u201d which is also controlled by the GOP. According to the outlet, the vote followed a failed \u201cDemocratic-led effort to designate Jan. 13 as \u2018Walter Cronkite Day,\u2019 after the Missouri native and broadcast journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRush Limbaugh\u2019s contributions to broadcasting and the conservative movement cannot be overstated. He was, simply put, a legend who cannot be replaced,\u201d state Rep. Hardy Billington, a Republican from Poplar Bluff who sponsored the measure, had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/state-representative-hardy-billington-files-bill-to-recognize-rush-limbaugh-day-in-missouri\/35568864\">said<\/a> previously. \u201cThis is one way we can recognize the outstanding impact Rush Limbaugh has had on our state and country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats spoke out against memorializing Limbaugh with an official state designation, including Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove from Kansas City, who issued a statement accusing the late entertainment icon of \u201cconstant attacks on Black people and other people of color.\u201d They said Billington had added the proposal to an underlying bill addressing several official designations, like honoring famous black Missourians and establishing a day to celebrate random acts of kindness.<\/p>\n<p>The Post-Dispatch reported that Democrats \u201ccited decades of racist, misogynistic and homophobic statements by Limbaugh as reasons he should not be honored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever heard him say any negative things on the radio about any race or another?\u201d Rep. Jerome Barnes, a Democrat from Raytown, reportedly asked Billington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, he had been an outstanding deal; he had done so many great things,\u201d Billington said, according to The Post-Dispatch. \u201cNow I think I told you before he probably had not been perfect by no means of the imagination but he had done an outstanding job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-conservative-radio-icon-rush-limbaugh-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><em>Limbaugh\u2019s \u201cThe Rush Limbaugh Show\u201d first aired in 1988 and spent 33 years on the air, growing from being nationally syndicated with 56 radio stations to more than 600 stations with up to nearly 27 million weekly listeners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>President Donald Trump awarded Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the 2020 State of the Union following Limbaugh revealing to the world that he had been diagnosed with cancer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Back in December, Limbaugh opened up about his cancer diagnosis, saying that people should take time to be thankful for life because everyone has \u201can expiration date.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rush-limbaughs-death-certificate-says-greatest-radio-host-of-all-time\">Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Death Certificate Says \u2018Greatest Radio Host Of All Time\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/how-the-media-reacted-to-rush-limbaughs-death\">How The Media Reacted To Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-conservative-radio-icon-rush-limbaugh-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer\">Conservative Radio Icon Rush Limbaugh Dies At 70 After Battle With Cancer<\/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>Missouri\u2019s Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would honor the late Rush Limbaugh, recognizing the syndicated conservative radio host every year on his birthday.Limbaugh, originally from Cape &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277573,"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\/05\/Rush-Limbaugh.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Bill To Create \u2018Rush Limbaugh Day\u2019 Approved By Missouri\u2019s GOP-Led House","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rush-Limbaugh.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Bill To Create \u2018Rush Limbaugh Day\u2019 Approved By Missouri\u2019s GOP-Led House","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485252","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=485252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}