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RIP, The Limbaugh Letter
I’ve been getting the notification e-mails for months now, but sadly, the time has finally come:
It was, of course, only a matter of time.
With his passing in February of this year, there would inevitably be a last issue of Rush Limbaugh’s monthly magazine – The Limbaugh Letter. That issue has just arrived in my mail box – not the electronic one but the snail mail one as the magazine was indeed quite physical.
Not only was Rush’s newsletter informative, it was also very entertaining. I always looked forward to the stupid quotes (accompanied by snarky responses), and the whacko news. However, his lead-off op-ed column was usually brilliant; I just wish it had been reprinted in newspapers across the country.
Da Vinci has passed, no more Mona Lisas . . .
Published in Politics
Indeed. And there was that time Boss Mongo had something in there, wasn’t there? I vaguely remember that.
Boss wrote a tribute to Rush. It was also posted here on Ricochet. I miss Rush and Boss Mongo . . .
Me too, Stad, me too.
Think how much fun they are having though…
You are so right, She. They are enjoying a fine cigar, an adult beverage and shaking theirs heads at us, I’m sure.
Nobody can replace Rush. Radio and print end but the lessons learned are eternal.
Bereft.
Limbaugh’s heir is Mark Steyn.
No bigger fan than I of Mark Steyn, whom I consider (for a portion of his life, at least) a fellow Brummie. I’ve been a club member since not-quite-the beginning, but almost (sort of like Ricochet), and I enjoy the treasure-trove of content on his site. While his political intuitions are almost-always spot on and delivered with panache and Rush-like humor, I don’t think he has the will (or even the desire) to focus his output solely on that, as I think he’s too invested in the musical and literary traditions of our culture, and the strengths of the Empire to make that his only schtick.
He was bemoaning the passage of Rush the other day, and I got the impression he’s not too down with the Clay and Buck show, finding it and–to be fair–most other Conservative radio in the post-Rush era too reactive; largely focused on splenetic response to the news of the day, rather than general trends and the bigger picture. I agree with him there.
I don’t think the true successor to (versus simply a replacement for), Rush (if there is to be one) has yet emerged.
I’m leaning toward Andrew Klavan, but no one single person can replace Rush . . .
I still listen. There is something comforting about the familiar music and occasional Rush clips. I listened to Buck when he was on at night.
Thank you for posting this, Stad. Twelve noon to 3pm, when I listened to Rush, is still hard for me. I miss him acutely. It’s good to know I’m not alone. You feel less…weird and alone.
I love Andrew Klavan.