1/ Many years ago before my current role as president of Media Matters, I was @StopRush organizer. Getting sucked into that campaign was one of the things that kept me at @mmfa at the time. Here's my statement on Limbaugh's death....
2/ “Rush Limbaugh made his career lying to his audience, stoking misogyny, and fueling racism."
3/ "Limbaugh entertained listeners by mercilessly mocking and maligning anyone who didn’t resemble his typical listener — straight, white, conservative, and male — and that cruelty eventually became a central tenet of modern conservatism."
4/ “When confronted with facts that contradicted his right-wing worldview, Limbaugh promoted conspiracy theories and obvious lies. Limbaugh sold his listeners a false reality and we will be paying the price a long time to come."
5/ “In his final act, Limbaugh explicitly endorsed violence in the wake of the January 6 Capitol attacks."
6/ "He made our politics more toxic and contributed to tdangerous levels of polarization that dominate our public discourse today. Limbaugh is gone. The right-wing media world and GOP he reshaped — one fueled by grievance, cruelty, and a refusal to acknowledge reality — remain.”
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