#RIPRush There will probably never be another political media figure as massive as Rush Limbaugh. Just absolutely huge. He touched so many lives. Even liberals recognized his vastness, his tremendous capacity: here's Patrick Farley's "Rush Eats Everything" from the late 90's
#RIPRush Rush Limbaugh will forever be remembered for his talents and his unique worldview, which he spread to so many others in this country and around the world. Here's a somewhat fictionalized story by Patrick Farley from the 1990's when Rush was in his heyday
#RIPRush#RIPRushLimbaugh he will forever be remembered not only for what he did, but what he said, and how many Americans found their truth there
#ripRUSH#RIPRushLimbaugh a giant, truly. Remember him as Patrick Farley did in his seminal "Rush Eats Everything"
#ripRush#rushlimbaugh This is how I will always remember him, from "E-Sheep" circa 1998
#ripRUSH#RIPRushLimbaugh his mighty intellect, his awesome compassion, his unbelievable stench will live on in our hearts and minds
#ripRUSH#RIPRushLimbaugh This is the end of Patrick Farley's incredible, edible webcomic, now preserved for the ages here. It will outive him. Let us rejoice today #fin
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