The mainstream media widely portrayed the conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh in a negative light in the obituaries published after the announcement of his death on Wednesday.
The Washington Post and The New York Times described Limbaugh as a “provocateur” in their headlines and both led their deaths with strange descriptions of the broadcast giant.
“Rush Limbaugh, who used a comic bomb and relentless criticism of liberals, feminists and environmentalists to become the country’s most popular radio talk show host and lead the Republican Party in a policy of anger and obstruction, died on 17 February at 70 “, Posting started.
“Rush Limbaugh, the relentlessly provocative voice of conservative America that has dominated radio for more than three decades with attacks on art galleries against liberals, democrats, feminists, environmentalists and other moving targets, died on Wednesday,” wrote the Times.
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In addition, the Times criticized Limbaugh on his home page, writing that he “pushed the radio to the right with misogynistic and racist language and conspiracy theories”.
NBC News wrote: “The Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree outraged critics with her long history of sexist, homophobic and racist comments” and accused Limbaugh of “inflaming the party division”.
The Associated Press wrote in its obituary: “Unshakably conservative, radically partisan, bombastic self-promoting and bigger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for sarcastic and insulting comments”.
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NPR tweeted that Limbaugh was “known for driving Republican candidates and attacking women, blacks and Latinos”.
CBS News tweeted an article asking whether Limbaugh was a “conservative or opportunistic oracle?”
CNN’s left-wing media guru, Brian Stelter, aired with a pre-recorded obituary to declare that Limbaugh’s legacy “will always symbolize division” after anchor John King broke the news by stating that “he created an entire industry with his voice, his impetuous, and his often inflammatory opinions. ”
The Huffington Post made no mistake, labeling Limbaugh in its headline as the “radio fanatic king” who “saturated America’s radio waves with cruel prejudices, lies and conspiracy theories for more than three decades.”
“A full account of Limbaugh’s lies and exaggerations; his racism and misogyny; his homophobia and his Islamophobia; and his absolute cruelty could fill books – and they did – but even a superficial overview of his low points makes his prejudice clear” , the liberal channel wrote.
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The Daily Beast called Limbaugh a “human megaphone that hijacked the GOP”.
Esquire magazine considered him a “plague for America”, writing: “The radio titan was responsible more than any other non-politician for the spread of the conservative prion disease to the Republican Party. He is beside his father. [Charles] Coughlin and Joe McCarthy are among the most destructive demagogues in the country. “
Conservative media, in turn, paid tribute to the radio icon on Twitter, with many calling him a “legend” and a “hero” for Republican politics and the country.
Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, made the announcement of her death on her radio program. He was 70 years old.
The conservative icon discovered he had stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address a few days later. First Lady Melania Trump presented America’s greatest civilian tribute to Limbaugh in the Chamber’s observation gallery.
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“Rush Limbaugh: Thank you for your decades of tireless devotion to our country,” said President Trump during the speech.
Limbaugh is considered one of the most influential media figures in American history and has played an important role in conservative politics since the start of “The Rush Limbaugh Show” in 1988. Behind his golden EIB microphone (Excellence in Broadcasting), Limbaugh spent more than three decades as arguably the most loved and polarizing person in the American media.
Brian Flood of Fox News contributed to this report.