Thread by @AmoneyResists

The @GOP and right-wing media has expressed more heartfelt condolences over the loss of a pro-slavery, white supremacist, anti-gay, domestic terrorism-denying misogynistic conspiracy theorist & propagandist than they have for the nearly 500,000 Americans that have died from COVID

Rush Limbaugh’s legacy was defined by his own words, rhetoric, and actions over the course of his life. Here’s a rundown of what that looked like. Pretending he’s someone worthy of praise or honor is simply ignoring reality. This is who he was:

Here’s a thread I wrote last February after Trump gave Rush the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which normally designates prestige and honor but coming from Trump was basically a “Worst Human On Earth Award”

https://twitter.com/AmoneyResists/status/1224957191066615808

Molly Ivins wrote an article in 1995 about Limbaugh’s relentless attacks on “dead people, little girls, and the homeless.” He spoke ill of people who died of AIDS, suicide, Parkinson’s & unarmed Black children. This only accelerated as his own death neared
motherjones.com/politics/1995/…