i don't think anybody helped more than rush limbaugh did. limbaugh was the single man who made the case to conservatives, if you remember back 5 years ago -- he had views that were outside of conservative orthodoxy on trade. they tacked donald trump, never stops attacking. rush limbaugh's support at that time, he said "i'm a conservative." everybody believed him. they said "this man is on our side." his endorsement, and i think that's why the president gave him the medal of freedom, called in today. the former president trump, who isn't always great at sharing the spotlight, has been very upfront, openly gracious and thankful for rush limbaugh's help. that was a key constituency. a lot of them were behind ted cruz, a constitutional conservative. limbaugh said "no, its trunk." i don't think you can overstate that. >> tucker, thank you. we want you tonight at 8:00 8:00 eastern time. to our viewers at home, we are living through the memories of an american original. rush limbaugh dead at the age of 70 from his 12 month battle with lung cancer. w

rush limbaugh, her hero, knew her daughter's name. , we conservatives will never forget rush's name. his voice, his courage, or his patriotism. we miss you so much already, rush. rest in peace, rush. rest in peace. joining me now today is david webb, radio host of siriusxm patriot 125 and a fox news contributor. david, just give it to us. what did rush mean to you? >> first, let me say you made me smile with that last story. really great to hear that. rush meant so much more to the industry. but let's talk about the man for a moment. he never stopped being who he was. yes, he reinvigorated a.m. radio and f.m. crushed a.m. for a while. conservative talk took off. i got in conservative talk. i had listened to rush for years but i started in the mid-'90s. i had been listening to him. but when i was hired and i was syndicated i remembered something about him. he said be yourself, essentially. people want to be the next rush limbaugh. he said be yourself. stand by your values, your beliefs. you talk about how he didn't fear the debate. he l

to your -- if people want to hear more from rush limbaugh. y are watching limbaugh's legacy, lara, you have an amazing series as well right now. you are down at the border. here's a portion of what you are covering this week and it involves china. watch. >> super lads are tattered and dirty and don't look like much. but the cartels and the chinese together have made mexico the biggest producer of fentanyl and meth in the world. >> what so specifically about china's role? >> thousands and thousands of chemical companies in china that are just unregulated. there is no oversight. pete: lara, china at the southern border? i think a lot of people are going tore surprised by this. >> they shouldn't be. because it's been happening for a long time. china first introduced fentanyl as a street drug in this country in 2012-2001. before that agents from dea, they had never seen it on u.s. streets. they had never even heard of it, many of them. and, yet, the cartels in china have been working this for, you know, for years. and not only that pete, people ju

rush limbaugh, in case any of you are tuning in right now, might have missed very eloquent david asmann significance of rush limbaugh's70 years on this planet, whether you agree or disagree with him, i find it comforting look at the person how they handled difficult circumstance, like the reality of having a stage four lung cancer diagnosis. one of my favorite lines when rush limbaugh realized the time on earth was limited. i didn't expect to be alive today, isaid this late last year, i wasn't expected to make it to october, to november, yet to december, here i am. i have got some problems but i'm feeling pretty good today. that's all right today. rush limbaugh gone at 70. living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. because every day matters. and having more of them is possible with verzenio, the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopause. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehy

all we had was rush limbaugh. when old establishment republicans rejected donald trump, rush dug into support hi and the american first agenda. he realize the conservative movement had to shake off globalism and open borders in order to attract working-class voters. it's hard to see how trump would've won in 2016 without rush limbaugh support. could get the drive-bys are going to pooh-pooh it, they are going to relegate it to the carnival characteristics of the campaign, but it's going to resonate, when's the last time we beat china? they kill us. when the last time we beat japan ? you know what a lot of people's reaction is going to be. why should we be beating anybody . why can't we cooperate. these are people that are ignorant and have no idea that what trump says here is actuall true. >> from that famous guitar lick at the top of every hour, from the pretenders. to his final sendoff, america was blessed to have his talent on loan from god for as long as we did, but sadly, for those of us who will thoroughly mis

rush limbaugh was 70 years old. our trace gallagher has a closer look at his life and career. >> i think people listen to the radio for three reasons. be entertained, be entertained, be entertained. >> and avid listeners were wildly entertained. his daily program, i heard by an estimated 20 million listeners each day and broadcast over 650 affiliates made in one of the most well-known voices for grassroots conservatives and the target of criticism by the left. but long before he was a household name, calling himself rusty sharp he played records on local radio in missouri. a college dropout, he moved to larger markets but struggled to find acceptance for his on-air political commentary. that all changed in 1987 when the fcc repealed a law requiring equal airtime for opposing political views. that allowed stations to legally share his perspective without offering another opinion, limbaugh was soon broadcasting nationwide. limbaugh's syndicated radio show became one of the most highly rated programs in the country, th

>> rush limbaugh, talent on loan from god. there is so much to be thankful for especially when right in front of you is the prospect of it being taken away and it just absent the appreciation for what you have in your life. steve: rush limbaugh, legendary radio host and voice of the modern-day republican party has died at the age of 70. jillian: tributes for it is america honors the man behind the microphone. todd: we begin with how america's anchorman, rush limbaugh is remembered. jillian: carley shimkus joins us with the latest. carley: the nation's leading lawmakers paying tribute to conservative radio legend rush limbaugh. he died wednesday morning a little more than a year after announcing stage iv lung cancer diagnosis. his wife katherine broke the news of his passing on his radio show. >> from today on, there will be a tremendous void in our lives and on the radio. i would personally like to thank each and every one of you who rallied around rush when he needed you the most. carley: donald trump awarding the media icon

without rush limbaugh.ged the life of americans single-handedly. >> rush was a happy warrior. so many times, people wanted to give up on conservativism. rush was the person you could turn on the radio and realize "we are america. >> he is a legend. to those people that listened to him every day, it was like a religious experience a lot of people. his fans, they wouldn't miss him. a very unique person. >> dana: going to spend some time with our reflections. jesse watters, i've always loved your story about the summer job you had when you first got introduced to rush limbaugh, and the impact that had on your life. i thought i would ask you if you could retell that story. >> jesse: i don't remember exactly what the story was, dana, but i remember listening to him in college and got hooked immediately, and would make my liberal mother listen to rush on long car rides. she nearly drove us into a ditch one time during a monologue on welfare reform. when that happens, i knew something was right. he said he had a p

on the life of rush limbaugh.w ststststst ♪ ♪ >> tucker: here is what the science tells us about schools. it's safe to reopen classrooms. safe for students and teachers. we have known this for manynt months and the c.d.c. now concedes this. this fact, a scientific pact puts the party of science in a tough spot. they spent months telling us to trust the experts but now they are ignoring the experts. why are they doing that? you know why. they want to make the teachers union happy. teachers unions give more than anybody else to the democratic party. they can't say that because it would be at the cost of the kids. they have to offer some justification for it. kamala harris took her shot today and explaining it. here's how it went. >> let's talk about schools. parents are watching, maybe with their kids next to them because they are not going to school. the cdc -- >> we all want schools to reopen, savannah. all of us with children in our lives. they want to go to school, we want them to go to school and teachers want

rush limbaugh perpetuated a fraud for years. ople drink the kool-aid and it is why we are divided as a nation right now. this one says i listen to rush occasionally. he was always respectful. on our democrats line, this is marsha. caller: when i heard about rush limbaugh passing yesterday i didn't have any sort of feelings about that. as a middle-aged woman growing up, i never had problems with racism, too much. rush caused a lot of that. just like jim jones and hitler's , there's a lot of people that really liked him and both of those guys he knew just what to say. when you have that group of people that want to hear that kind of stuff, there are so many. that is why he became so popular. people who are in the media, on tv, work for everybody. white, black, whatever. that is all i have to say about that. host: on a republican line, good morning to sid. first of all i would like to send my condolences to the limbaugh family. i never listen to the man. he was a racist, zenith, all you have to do now is look at january 6. thank you

your thoughts on rush limbaugh and his passing today. >> well, first, we here at american conservative union want to send our condolences to the limbaugh family, to katherine. it's so heart breaking to learn the news of his passing, but knowing rush, he would want us to stand strong and stand bold and continue the fight. you know, he was not only the god father of conservative talk radio, but he was also the heart of the conservative grass roots activists. he gave us our direction. what we needed to do to be able to effectively communicate conservative principles, talk about the importance of defending the constitution and the declaration of independence and our freedoms. so knowing that, there is this void now in the conservative movement. it's really heart breaking. i have to tell you, i have the great honor of meeting rush at the white house. we got to spend some time together. he was thanking the white house staff, thanking us for the work that we did for president trump. i remember telling him, rush, we have to thank you because he inspired so many young people to go into politics

rush limbaugh said we won, and three? rush limbaugh said we won. and so — three?on, and so did i. _ three? rush limbaugh said we won, and so did i. we - three? rush limbaugh said we won, and so did i. we won - won, and so did i. we won by a substantial margin. rush limbaugh said we won. they thought— limbaugh said we won. they thought it was over by ten oflock— thought it was over by ten o'clock and a lot of other peoriie _ o'clock and a lot of other people feel that way also. mr trum people feel that way also. trump did people feel that way also. tj�*t trump did not win, people feel that way also. m trump did not win, just in case that needs saying again. paul farhi is the media reporter at the washington post. he's in washington. whatever you thought of rush limbaugh and a lot of people despised him, he was massively influential.— influential. that is a good way of putting _ influential. that is a good way of putting it- _ influential. that is a good way of putting it. there _ influential. that is a good way of putting it. there was - influential. that is a good

rush limbaugh was 70 years old. >> let's bring in tomi lahren, fox nation host and fox contributor. did rush influence you? >> i sit here is one of the young conservative voices. i would not have this career or be doing what i'm doing if not for rush limbaugh. i remember listening to him on the way to school with my mom. i remember listening to someone who was a fearless warrior for freedom and a voice that had gripped me and so many conservatives around the nation. he will not be forgotten. he will not be easily replaced. he can never be replaced but people like me and the younger generation of conservatives, we will take his lead and make them proud, i can promise you that. >> the other generation of conservatives, those who are up and coming, spent a lot of time talking about conservative versus liberalism on college campuses and things like that. what do you want the younger generation to know and to remember about rush limbaugh and his impact? >> look at someone like russia was fearless. there are so many young conservatives especially on college campuses and elsewhere who are t

. >> i didn't even know it -- a place before rush limbaugh. i don't think leo linden knew it was a place before rush limbaugh. he was a legend. the first time i heard the essence of conservatism and it woke me from the doldrums of my college years. right? i had been indoctrinated by a bunch of liberal lunatics sitting outside of queens college and flipping on the dial and hearing the incredible voice of rush limbaugh. and it changed my life. i would not be here talking to you tonight. no doubt without rush limbaugh. god rest his soul. sean: amen. great job good and faithful servant. thank you, dan. joining us now syndicated radio host dennis prager and he shouldn't be retired but he is retired inn. spite of all my admonitions to get back on the air. traveling the world. syndicated host neal boortz, neal, you were the one, i always gave you attribution. he is the babe ruth only get one babe ruth. >> well, and the arnold palmer. he did for radio what arnold palmer did for golf. i was practicing law. there was no way i could make a career out of

rush limbaugh would speak his mind. and rush limbaugh would be attacked from the left. think he saw the same thing in trump, an outsider, independent, who spoke his mind, attacked from the left. and by the way attacked from the republican establishment. and, you know, for a period of time rush was attacked by the republican establishment, too. but, anyway, i got to tell you, we have a broken heart here in the levin family and i'm sure across the nation, sean. sean: well-said mark levin. he loved you, too. great one, thank you. we, you know, i have a lot of antidotal stories that i could tell myself. i actually had the honor of filling in for rush on my radio show. you know, and one day when i first filled in, i had been on babc in new york. >> and they gave me the opportunity to fill in and then i'm thinking oh my gosh, 21 million people, 600 plus radio stations. and, you know, it was a pretty daunting moment. i'm in the middle of the opening monologue on the show. and in the middle of that opening monologue, the golden eib microphone dropped right onto the desk. and as

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rush limbaugh would speak his mind, and rush limbaugh would b attacked from the left. i think he saw the same thing i trump, an outsider, independent who spoke his mind, attacked from the left, and attack from the republican establishment. for a period of time rush was attacked by the republican establishment too. anyway, i've got to tell you we've got broken heart here, an i'm sure across the nation. >> well said, he loved you too. thank you. you know, i have a lot of anecdotal stories that i could tell myself, i actually had the honor of filling in for rush on my radio show, and one day come out when i first filled in, i had been on wabc in new york, and they gave me the opportunit to fill in. i'm thinking oh my gosh, 21 million people, 600 plus radio stations, and you know, i was a pretty daunting moment. i'm in the middle of the openin monologue on the show, and in the middle of that opening monologue, the golden eib microphone dropped right onto the desk. as it dropped on the desk, it sort of come straight down like this, and i'm doing the rest of the monologue li

glenn beck writing no words i just got news that rush limbaugh has passed away, thanks rush. for all you taught gave and were a hero to many an icon, a patriot, a revolutionary that saved radio, heaven's gain or loss and this from bill o'reilly the legacy of rush limbaugh's clear the most successful radio broadcaster in history. mister limbaugh provided a conservative balance against the dangerous left wing corporate media machine. again the headline rush limbaugh the pioneering conservative radio broadcaster has passed away. he was 70 years old in hollywood, i'm sam or but. >>next time magazine names its 100 most influential people of the year made the cut after the break. alright, i brought in ensure max protein... ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't (grunting noise) i'll take that. yeeeeeah! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar drink, play, and win big in the powered by protein challenge! >>rebuilding your home after last year's terrifying fire. you don't want to miss that for entertained tonight, i'm kevin frazier. >>thanks candy can ca

you know, david, obviously rush limbaugh paved the way for conservative radio. . you knew rush and followed his career, so share some of your thoughts with us, please. >> well, like so many others, it's a sad day for those of us who cared about the man. it's also a sad day for the industry, obviously. and to his entire family, to the friends, to those who worked with him closely that were like family, my heart goes out to them, my prayers are for them. i came in to talk radio about ten years after rush did. i was in entertainment and music radio for a number of years, but i'd always listened to him. and he paved the way with some very simple principles. i remember when i first went into syndicated talk, and i said i've been listening to this guy for some time and then i was given the advice that i was told he gave to many others, don't be like me, be you. rush limbaugh was not only a pioneer, but an amazing success because he was rush limbaugh. he was the man. he would say it's the rush limbaugh show and emphasize the word show. he would get it across that this w

rush limbaugh. his words are next. join us next sunday when "the next revolution" will be televised. the yearning we have is to be free and conservatism is simply freedom. i come from a very conservative and republican family. i have to stand probably more conservative than i am republican. my father was instrumental in getting richard nixon indicate driver in 1956 for little parade and i was five years old. i can remember the details of the kennedy nixon campaign. it was that important in our house. i can remember things my father said during that time. my dad took us to goldwater with. , the trains with. over someplace in southern illinois. we had to get up at five in the morning to get over there and it was exciting. i'm always oriented on the conservative side, never wavered, was never tempted by anyone else. >> you from missouri and never lost touch with his background, his roots that fiber country that we often talk about. that was the magic of rush. i don't consider myself in intellectual in the classic sense be

oh we're ready. ♪ ♪ the fourth branch of government rush limbaugh was >> the rush limbaugh program kicking day. you think of russia you know exactly what you're talking about, a unique challenge, i want to re- shape america so everybody out there does what they want them to do, i'm not unrealistic. i know not every neck and agrees with me. >> he created this opportunity, forge this path, people like myself of the greatest beneficiaries of it and this was his calling. this was what motivated him. this is what drove him. i was the only national conservative entity in media. the other conservative talk shows were so local, they haven't gone national yet, we really just had cnn, abc, nbc, cbs, the newspapers and me. >> and russian is starting about 1990 was finding his audience and you were hearing reports of rush rooms, people turning up the radio during lunch in various diners and other places and people coming in and listen together like a communal listening experience. that was something completely new in radio broadcasting. >> so much talent. more than i'll ever need on loan from god, rus

rush limbaugh could set the agenda and communicate what that agenda could be. he had millions and millions of listeners. people, say, did you hear what rush said today? no, i didn't hear what he said today. what did he say? always very thoughtful. so i think his legacy will be the contribution to the conservative movement of the modern day movement that began with ronald reagan, went through donald trump and it will continue. who the leaders of that movement will be, a new generation that will rise. i think the basic philosophical principles won't change. for the republican party, the values that were clearly from reagan to trump, less taxes, regulation, good judges, strong defense, family values, i think the party today and i think rush probably had a little bit to do with this, it's a little more nationalistic, if you will. it's more populous. he was would pick up the front page of "the new york times" and say what is really true, folks and give you the other side of the story. he would do it very methodically. he would be up late at night reading, talking to

jesse: rush limbaugh made his listeners so proud to be american. if you understand american history like rush did, an always brought everything back to 1776, you have deep appreciation for how lucky we are as a people and how fortunate we are to be american citizens and how grateful we are for all the people who came before us to put us in this position to pursue happiness. >> as human beings we are no different than human beings anywhere else in the world. there have been familiar there is, clubs, countries for thousands of years on his planet longer than we have. and we have outdone everybody in almost everything that lives and raises the standard of living in the history of the world. it's not because our dna is dirvelts. it's because of our freedoms and the founding documents and the rights that we have and where they come from. jesse: he drove the media nuts. conservatives aren't allows to be brilliant, honest or funny. that humanizes them, attracts an audience and threatens political power. the mainstream media swept in like you will have tiew

reporter: what did rush limbaugh tell you - after the election of november 3rd? clock — 10:30 it was over, and a lot of other people feel that way too, but rush felt that way strongly. mrtrump making mr trump making that unfounded claim, again. i spoke to paul farhi, media reporter with the washington post about how rush limbaugh was massively influential. massively influential — that is a good way to put it. there was not anything that happened in conservative politics in america over the last 30 years that rush limbaugh wasn�*t behind. whether it was the contract with america, whether it was any of the major candidates, his stamp of approval was on it so he was very, very influential. there are not many people, are there, that you can call a racist, sexist misogynist bully without fear of lawsuit or contradiction but, actually, he revelled in that persona. he was deliberately a provocateur. was it in any way an act, a persona or was that him? i think it was partly an act. i mean, he considered himself an entertainer in so far as it is in entertaining to insult p

now that was a very tame sample of rush limbaugh what you say. head definitely i mean he repeatedly throughout his career and let me preface this by saying look i've studied rush limbaugh as a talk radio host there was nobody better i mean he absolutely put on the number one show in the united states i so i would study his show he made racist statements whether they were couched whether they were little little pieces of red meat to the base that he would hide the language in a way to couch it to make it more palatable to the audience or sometimes being more outright racist in his statements regarding the n.f.l. for example but to your point this guy led the conservative movement he led on everything from fox news to see pac to any republican gathering to that culmination in the medal of honor which which many of us really rejected that that should go to a talk radio host here in the united states a highly controversial figure who reviews that contribution verse eat and and use this preying on people's fears to build that will audience to make him

undoubtedly rush limbaugh was hated by liberals is that really a cause though off celebrating someone's death regardless of that political standing on the spectrum well 1st let me set the the circumstances properly for you rush limbaugh was a defender of traditional america as the founders saw it a defender of the constitution and rugged individualism and left wingers in america want progressivism and collectivism and the founders and rugged individualism are the exact opposite of what they've been trying to achieve for longer than my lifetime so when an articulate and compelling defender of the founders the constitution and rugged individualism and the american spirit came to the floor and became enormously popular that was a big problem for them they called him the most dangerous man in america from the very beginning because he was dangerous to them so rush limbaugh is a good man a giant in the broadcasting industry and a traditional america fan and supporter and explainer in an age when very few people could find that explanation in the media he did not say things that were new to p

now that was a very tame sample of rush limbaugh what you say. had definitely i mean he repeatedly throughout his career and let me preface this by saying look i've studied rush limbaugh as a talk radio host there there was nobody better i mean he absolutely put on the number one show in the united states i would study his show he made racist statements whether they were couched whether they were little little pieces of red meat to the base that he would hide the language in a way to couch it to make it more palatable to the audience or sometimes being more out like right racist in his statements regarding the n.f.l. for example but to your point this guy led the conservative movement he led on everything from fox news to see pac to any republican gathering to that culmination in the medal of honor which which many of us really rejected that that should go to a talk radio host here in the united states if a highly controversial figure who reviews that contribution verse eat and and use this preying on people's fears to build up oil audience to ma

a guy named rush limbaugh came to new york to start his show when he came to do it from w. a.b.c. radio where i was at the time since 1981 and remained till 2004 so i knew rush you know every day could see russian he was he was a sweetheart of a man he was he was he was just so likable and i know how he treated his staff and the people close to him i know the egos of radio i've seen it i've been guilty of it and. i have that i met my wife who worked for russia at w a b c if there was no rush my son might not be here so my point is he treated his employees and people like like as genuine as could be and as generous as could be he was a he was just set up when he 1st came who had any idea what would happen here we are 32 years later and right up to the very end almost he was he was still doing what he loved and doing it as the best that ever did it and it was quite dedicate specially to am radio nobody really believed in him in the beginning that like oh well this poem on the am station and all the settings will have popularity help grow other talk radio let's talk radio on bo

welcome to the rush limbaugh program. >> rush limbaugh single handedly saved radio and gave americanswhen thee realized most news dip' agencies were against them. >> he had a little bit more free rein. and it was i thought if someone hears you, you are on your way. >> here is the hottest name in all of radio. soon to have his own television show. who is this guy on almost 500 radio stations in america? i give you rush limbaugh. >> if i were of the attitude that my primary goal was to go in every day and make sure america hears its. times are crucial. the ratings would plummet. liberals are wring their hands and not having time for fun, and being critical of everything. >> in walter cronkite is called the most trusted man in america, rush limbaugh is called the most dangerous and he's proud of it. >> we are endowed by our creator with inalienable rights, life, liberty, freedom. and the pursuit of happiness. now, you may wonder why is this being applaud? we conservatives think all three are understood assault. >> you and oprah have all the money. this is like your second best selling bo

by roger ailes and rupert murdoch and rush limbaugh.way republicanism and conservatism sound and the way it attacks its opponents. and what generations of self-described conservatives think. one of limbaugh's crusades during the 2018 campaigns was called operation chaos, by urging his voters to vote en masse for hillary clinton over barack obama in democratic primaries to keep the perceived weaker candidate and the one who represented the feminists who had so villainized as femminnazi. >> the original purpose of this was to make sure that obama got bloodied up politically. i want hillary to stay in this. this is too good a soap opera. we need a barack obama blooied up politically. and it's obvious the republicans are not going to do it and don't have the stomach for it. the point of this is to extend it exactly as it has been extended. to have these people go at each other's throats. she has half the country that hates her according to disapproval numbers. we've succeeded here even beyond our wildest objectives. >> you hear that? well,

rush limbaugh was a true american who loved this country.ack to what i said about the bette midlers and the aocs. they demonize republicans. they try to make us the bad guys. i'm glad to be a republican. for the democrats to maintain control over their minions, they have to make us look like the bad guy. that's why they use wedge issues like race. most americans live outside of the west coast and east coast. middle america understands american values. the democrats want to take american values away and turn this nation into a socialist state by demonizing republicans. judge jeanine: the hate towards a man who is deceased. this is mixed up, don't you agree? >> these are the people who mourn the death of actual terrorists. why do they hate rush limbaugh and donald trump and the three of us so much? it's because we fight back. they hate strong conservatives who stand their ground and fight back. they do not like people like rush limbaugh and donald trump because we cannot be pushed around. that's why they celebrate the death and show their true

that was our rush limbaugh. we'll miss our rush limbaugh. --enormously. .re on our pandemic origin investigation. next week. but tonight we launch ourselves into target rich environment that is the biden administration, we use word administration loosely, people in charge not so much administering as to subjecting it a end lease streak the woke tweets, it adds up to a massive political opportunity for the republican

rush limbaugh. >> welcome to fox news at night. by mike emanuel in for shannon. though they didn't know each other until just a few years ago , rush lim >> i mike emanuel in washington in for shannon. they didn't know each other until a few years ago, rush limbaugh and donaldba trump, th conservative movement to succeed, had to fight for what it believes, the most listened to radio host for more than 30 years, donald trump is doing his first post-presidency interviews. >> so happy with what we do, rebuild the military. all things you like, cut taxes, cut regulations, that is why we built that foundation that can propel us if it is not messed up but rush was just somebody that he loved talking about the country and future. >> over the past four years limbaugh gave mister trump and daniel supporting pushing america first policies on immigration, trade and foreign policy. his passing comes at a crossroads for conservatism. a 2021 fight happening over the direction of the gop which it helps to result in time for the 2022 midterm elections. a couple weeks ago limbaugh

rush limbaugh didn't hate anybody.mad because he did and quite frankly the reason they were angry at him is because he exposed in them truth that they did not want to see in themselves. he made them look in a mirror. that's what he did. he was like a great big mirror that put in front of people that were on the far left and he made them see themselves in all of their hypocrisy. in doing so and doing it with a great spirit and great sense of humor, instead of them saying you know, maybe i should not be so hypocritical, instead they hated him for it. and that's what we are seeing in this reaction today. >> harris: it's interesting, rush issued a warning to joe biden about agenda during his final live broadcast i believe it was february 2. let's watch. >> it's clear as a bell that they have no desire to enhance your life. they are taking jobs away from you. there are a lot of people, coal miners, a lot of people that voted for biden who had no idea what he is going to do and what is yet to come. that's why i say they are

one school working to change all that the tribute to rush limbaugh, the controversial conservative media icon >>> and scout's honor. 17 young women making history and inspiring america. >>> this is "nbcwelcome. these are desperate hours for millions a failing power grid. their misery compounded by subfreezing temperatures and only vague assurances of when the lights may come back for good the frantic search for warmth putting some families at deadly risk for carbon monoxide poisoning as others find their water supplies frozen. and the extreme weather has been unrelenting. another storm on the march bringing ice and snow across more than a dozen states all this hitting vaccine shipments hard we're going to talk about that and what happens to all those now cancelled appointments a lot to cover this evening. let's begin in dallas with morgan chesky. >> reporter: tonight in texas, frustrations rising in a frigid crisis >> we need our power out here. >> my apartment is under 40 degrees. >> it's freezing the blackout, no electricity >> reporter: more than 3 million homes in the dark.l cold, cr

this is our rush limbaugh. eagan sean would talk about the shining city on the hill i thought about this last night. so did rush. that was his personality america is the shine city on the hill and when reagan wrote him in 1992 and basically said okay, i'm passing the baton to you. that's what he basically said. you're now mr. conservative. and he was right, wasn't he? >> he was -- he was right, it is hard for me to wrap my, my mind around the fact that any major political issue that will come up we're not going hear his voice. i'm having a hard time understanding what that means. nobody can replace this man, mark, and my audience on radio and tv and people i talk to they ask all of the time what -- what we missing rush, and my only, only answer i can give them is that nobody can replace him about and we all better up our game because we just lost a guy that led the movement for 30 years. plus -- and and we've all got to do better because he would want us to do that. before the break, i was talking about his resp

now that was a very tame sample of rush limbaugh what you say. definitely i mean he repeatedly throughout his career and let me preface this by saying look i've studied rush limbaugh as a talk radio host there was nobody better i mean he absolutely put on the number one show in the united states i would study his show he made racist statements whether they were couched whether they were little little pieces of red meat to the base that he would hide the language in a way to couch it to make it more palatable to the audience or sometimes being right racist in his statements regarding the n.f.l. for example but to your point this guy led the conservative movement he led on everything from fox news to see pac to any republican gathering to that culmination in the medal of honor which which many of us really rejected that that should go to a talk radio host here in the united states in a highly controversial figure who reviews that contribution versity end and use this preying on people's fears to build that will audience to make himself hundreds of