You should take the broad spectrum of conservatives offering their genuine affection and admiration for Limbaugh as an accurate reflection of what the conservative movement’s values are and what it’s all about.
He really did embody modern conservatism - its style, its obsessions, its targets - as much as any single figure. We live in a country whose politics reflect that.
And a central part of his appeal was what conservatives would say admiringly was his un-PCness, his refusal to be cowed by the censorious taboos of liberals.
One of those taboo-busting features was his AIDS Update, a giddy celebration of the deaths of gay people with AIDS set to Dionne Warwick’s “I’ll Never Love This Way Again.” (Get it.)
He later discontinued the segment and even somewhat apologize for it. But broadly speaking, he reveled in giving offense and was not one to heed any “Don’t speak ill of the dead” maxims.
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