Fox News presenter Sean Hannity recalled conservative radio legend Rush Limbaugh in a Thursday morning appearance on “Fox & Friends”, saying that Limbaugh experienced what is now known as “canceling culture” throughout his historic career.
“Before we had the term ‘snowflake’ or ‘wake up’ or cancel culture, talk radio was always in the crosshairs of canceled culture,” said Hannity, recalling how Limbaugh injected humor and irreverence into his program with phrases like “talent borrowed from God “and” half my brain tied to my back just to make it fair. “
Hannity said he does not support boycotts of any kind, even for left-wing voices with which he strongly disagrees, applauding the way Limbaugh explained the principles of conservatism in his program every day in a way that listeners could understand.
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“That was Rush Limbaugh and so many generations of Americans will miss that voice that educated us all and reminded us of those great principles that made America great,” he said, going back to a 2009 interview with Limbaugh, where he emphasized his belief that “freedom never goes out of style”.
Hannity said conservatives should try to do this to voters consistently, pointing out how many people come to America for the opportunities the country offers.
“You can never replace Babe Ruth, but I would even go a step further, [Limbaugh] it was Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter and everyone else, “Hannity told Fox News on Wednesday after the announcement of Limbaugh’s death.
“He loved this country, he was a patriot and he loved his family and his life.”
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Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, made the announcement on her radio show.
“Losing a loved one is terribly difficult, especially when that loved one is bigger than life itself,” she said. “Rush will forever be the greatest ever.”
The radio icon learned he had stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and received President Trump’s Presidential Medal of Freedom in the State of the Union speech a few days later.
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“The Rush Limbaugh Show” started in 1988 and is widely considered one of the most influential and consequential conservative political radio programs in American history.