Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021 was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which first aired in 1984 in addition to was nationally syndicated on AM as living as FM radio stations from 1988 until his death in 2021.

Limbaugh became one of the premier conservative voices in the United States during the 1990s in addition to hosted a national television show from 1992 to 1996. He was among the almost highly compensated figures in American radio history; in 2018 Forbes quoted his earnings at $84.5 million. In December 2019, Talkers Magazine estimated that Limbaugh's show attracted a cumulative weekly audience of 15.5 million listeners to become the most-listened-to radio show in the United States. Limbaugh also wrote seven books; his first two, The Way things Ought to Be 1992 and See, I Told You So 1993, exposed The New York Times Best Seller list.

Limbaugh garnered controversy from his statements on race, LGBT matters, feminism, sexual consent, and climate change. Despite being a polarizing figure, he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. During the 2020 State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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In his first New York Times best seller, Limbaugh pointed himself as conservative, and was critical of broadcasters in many media outlets for claiming to be objective. Hecalled for the adoption of core conservative philosophies in layout to ensure the survival of the Republican Party. Limbaugh has criticized the media and political activist movements such(a) as feminism, environmentalism, and animal rights for allegedly serving as outlets for "anticapitalism, secular humanism, and socialism." Limbaugh, a proponent of American exceptionalism, often criticized politicians he believed reject this impression seeing them as unpatriotic or anti-American.