Republican MP Lauren Boebert of Colorado faced online reaction from critics after urging President Joe Biden to lower flags to half the team to honor Rush Limbaugh’s life.
Limbaugh, a staunchly conservative icon and radio host, died on Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer. “I’m asking Joe Biden to order the flags to be flown at half-mast in honor of Rush Limbaugh,” tweeted Boebert on Friday.
But his call met with opposition.
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The news of Limbaugh’s death was a blow to conservatives, who saw him as a fearless truth teller who was not afraid to fall on the wrong side of the politically correct in his quest to stand against the tyranny of the elite, the idiocies of the government and left-wing academics and journalists.
On the other hand, Democrats and critics continued to oppose Limbaugh’s rhetoric after his death, with some attributing the country’s political polarization to its supposed use of prejudiced lies and “alternative” facts.
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona tweeted, “You didn’t call President Trump to ask him to lower the flag for the officer killed during the January 6 uprising … but do you do it for a divisive figure? “
You didn’t call President Trump to ask him to lower the flag to the officer killed during the January 6 uprising … but do you do for a dividing figure? https://t.co/A62qJerDkG
– Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) February 19, 2021
“The mast your comrades used to beat a police officer? Supporters of terrorism cannot be pious,” tweeted Ron Fournier, a former Washington office chief at the Associated Press.
“You shouldn’t call anyone except your lawyer, considering your questionable campaign travel reimbursements, which happened to be enough to pay the tax burdens you owed. Sit down, ”tweeted actor George Takei.
You should not call anyone except your lawyer, given your questionable campaign travel reimbursements, which happened to be enough to pay the taxes owed by you. Sit down. https://t.co/msy14sYntq
– George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 20, 2021
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper wrote, “I am asking the mayor of Crazytown to build a statue in his honor.”
Keith Olbermann, an American political and sports commentator, wrote: “In which country? The Confederate States of America?”
Newsweek contacted Boebert’s office for comment.
Meanwhile, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis faced similar criticism this weekend after announcing that state flags will be raised half-way to honor Limbaugh.
Florida Senate Democratic leader Gary Farmer strongly condemned the move. “Lowering the flag of the United States is a great honor reserved for those who have honorably and bravely served our state and our nation,” Farmer said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Governor DeSantis has now turned this distinction into a political party tool to greet a man who has not served any interest other than his own and has done his best to deeply divide a country along political lines of failure.”
He added: “I condemn the governor’s decision in no uncertain terms. Any move to lower our flag in deference to a man who helped to spur hatred and inflame prejudices against marginalized groups, people of color, women and anyone who didn’t seem to like it. of him or thinking how wrong he is and should be terminated. This is not who we are. This is not who we want to be. “