The irreplaceable Rush Limbaugh

"The day's gonna come, folks, where I'm not gonna be able to do this. I don't know when that is. I want to be able to do it for as long as I want to do it and I want you to understand that, even when the day comes, I'd like to be here. 'Cause I have this sense of needing to constantly show my appreciation for all that you have done and meant to me." ~ Rush Limbaugh

We knew it was coming, but we still weren't ready. The loan was passed back to the Almighty on Wednesday when Rush Limbaugh succumbed to a year-long battle with stage IV lung cancer. He was 70 years old. Rush's wife Kathryn made the announcement...

President Trump kicked off several interviews honoring a conservative stalwart and a broadcast pioneer...

Our People’s President reflects on his memories of our nation’s voice, Rush Limbaugh.

Among the many, many who joined in throughout the day, and days to come, of course included the Great One...

"I just want him to be remembered the way he should be remembered. A tremendous patriot of this country who refused to accept the attacks that came against this country from within. He refused to accept the ideological changes in this country. He defended the traditions of this country, and he spoke for tens of millions of us and, you know, I've met a lot of smart people in my life, dealt with a lot of smart people, never smarter than Rush, never wiser, and never kinder."

Mark Levin: Rush Is The Thomas Paine of Our Era

"Look, I'm not a psychologist, I'm not a mind reader, but I feel certain he would say, particularly to the young people today, 'Defend your country. Fight for your country. Speak out in smart ways. Learn the true history of your country. Many men and women have come before and died for this country. Don't be devoured by the neo-statist, neo-marxist left.' He would want others to carry the flag. He knew that the world didn't end with him, as we know the world doesn't end with each of us. He would want us all, ALL, to carry on and to save this great country and defend this great country. I'm telling you, I know that for certain. And he will be grievously missed."

Mark also shared a special tribute to the great El Rushbo on LevinTV (sounds as if Sunday's Life, Liberty & Levin will similarly reflect on Rush's lasting impact)...

Rush was a pioneer and leader in American media and the talk radio industry. He was a great patriot who loved our country, conservative ideals, and most of all, you the viewers.

Conservative columnist, author, attorney and younger brother, David Limbaugh, managed to muscle through a tweet about his dear brother...

Im not ready to speak yet but I Im so proud of my amazing, loving brother. Thousands of you have shared how much he meant to you. My brother was the real deal. I can’t describe how sad I am but also how proud I am of my big brother. I love and adore you Rush. Thank you all.

— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) February 18, 2021

By Friday, he began responding to the many expressions of sympathy, prayers, appreciation and love for Rush.

Also, Rush Limbaugh Show long-time producer James Golden (a.k.a. 'Bo Snerdley') honored his late friend and colleague on Hannity...

"Rush, to me, is a second-generation Founding Father. This went beyond radio; this went beyond politics. What Rush did for America, one man, changed so many trajectories in this country."

"Rush Limbaugh was one of the finest human beings that you would ever want to meet. A generous, wonderful, beautiful spirit. Humble, a gentlemen always. Never failed to thank people for the smallest service they could do for him. Never looked down on people."

His charity was nearly boundless, and in some cases you may not have even known it, as recently revealed by country music star John Rich following the news of Rush's death, telling a 10-year-old secret story about Rush helping kids with cancer. And there are many, many more like it.

The Good Lord really did break the mold with this irreplaceable servant, who will be sorely missed.

We can all recall that first time we heard Rush. Mine was as a boy riding down rural roads with my grandfather decades ago. But let me leave this post with Rush's final radio broadcast on February 2nd...

His final words on his radio show were, “Well, my friends, that’s it. Yet another excursion into broadcast excellence in the can. Enjoyed being with you today, always do. And look forward to the next time. Thanks to Mark Steyn who has been in standby mode all day. Wasn’t sure I was going to be able to go today and then each hour I had to assess. But we made it. Thank you Mr. Steyn. See you all next time.”

Well done, good and faithful servant.

Related links: Cancer-Stricken Rush Limbaugh's Final Post Called Out President Biden in a Big Way
“I Love You and Adore You Rush!” – Conservative Icon’s Little Brother David Limbaugh Breaks Silence After His Death

ADDENDUM: Jeffrey Lord published an excellent Farewell and thank you piece about Rush on Saturday entitled, Rush: The Substance And Music Of Conservatism, that's well worth the read, and this excerpt really stuck out for me...

As the Clinton era dawned at the end of 1992, Rush received this letter out of the blue:

“Rush,

Thanks for all you’re doing to promote Republican and conservative principles. Now that I’ve retired from active politics, I don’t mind that you have become the Number One voice for conservatism in our Country.

I know the liberals call you ‘the most dangerous man in America,’ but don’t worry about it, they used to say the same thing about me. Keep up the good work. America needs to hear ‘the way things ought to be.’

Sincerely, Ron”

Ronald Reagan knew a conservative leader when he saw one...

Yep, Reagan knew it, as did Trump. Rush exuded conservatism in context towards our better understanding and ultimately truth...

Critical to Rush was context. He wrote this in his last “Limbaugh Letter”:

“I’ve never forgotten for a moment that one of my self-assigned duties as your host is to unravel what the drive-by media is saying or ignoring. I provide critical context and background that the media either suppresses or lies about. I make the complex understandable. I can tell you in a few minutes what The New York Times tries to lie about in five pages.”

Exactly. That is just what Rush did. Context, context, context.

His legacy will be carried forward by his close friends and principled conservatives of the day. As for the legend himself, we'll nonetheless miss him. We're forever grateful to you, Rush. Farewell and Thank You, sir!

ADDENDUM II: Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL tribute at CPAC...

At CPAC 2021, the absence of that golden voice was everywhere. There in person, here watching online, across the country, Americans miss the voice and leadership of Rush Limbaugh.

His presence is still here, though, in the way that wisdom and example remain when a larger than life figure has passed. Present, absent, in our thoughts, influencing our movement, Limbaugh is a force that persists and will continue.

At CPAC, before President Donald Trump’s speech, they showed this exceptionally well done and remarkable tribute to Rush. It’s not just a memorial to the man, it’s a reminder of how right he is, how right he’s been. It lays out his life, but also his reasoning. His achievements and also America’s.

It’s truly worth watching and then watching again and then watching again. Thanks to Right Side Broadcasting for producing the shareable version so quickly.

I feel that lump in my throat. But also fire in the belly. And let me say, as we are all thinking: DITTO.

Reflecting on the greatest of American Presidents

Presidents' Day seems rather early this year, as it was originally celebrated for our first and greatest, but over time has become a time set aside to honor all those who've served as America's Commander-in-Chief, whether honorably or otherwise. That being said, I'm always struck that it seems more Providential than anything that Presidents' Day resides within the month of not just the best's birth, but that of three of America's greatest presidents' birth: Washington, Lincoln and Reagan. So it is with this divine coincidence that we celebrate the day with quotes from these historic American leaders.

February 22, 1732 - George Washington
(First President, 1789-1797)

“In politics as in philosophy, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.”

"The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epoch when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any former period, the researches of the human mind, after social happiness, have been carried to a great extent, the Treasures of knowledge, acquired by the labours of Philosophers, Sages and Legislatures, through a long succession of years, are laid open for our use, and their collected wisdom may be happily applied in the Establishment of our forms of Government."

"Government is not reason, and it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master: never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."

"It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States (which States you know are also different from each other in their manners, circumstances and prejudices) should unite in forming a system of national Government."

“However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”

"The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support."

"The Constitution, which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all."

"The blessing and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public distress and danger. The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier, defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country."

"I now make it my earnest prayer that God would… most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of the mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion."

February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln
(Sixteenth President, 1861-1865)

"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name -- liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names -- liberty and tyranny."

"The prosperity of the United States is not the result of accident. It has a philosophic cause. Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these are not the primary cause of our great prosperity. There is something back of these, entwining itself more closely about the human heart. That something, is the principle of "Liberty to all"—the principle that clears the path for all—gives hope to all—and, by consequence, enterprise and industry to all."

These communities, by their representatives in old Independence Hall, said to the whole world of men: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This was their majestic interpretation of the economy of the Universe. This was their lofty, and wise, and noble understanding of the justice of the Creator to His creatures. Yes, gentlemen, to all His creatures, to the whole great family of man. In their enlightened belief, nothing stamped with the Divine image and likeness was sent into the world to be trodden on, and degraded, and imbruted by its fellows. They grasped not only the whole race of man then living, but they reached forward and seized upon the farthest posterity. They erected a beacon to guide their children and their children's children, and the countless myriads who should inhabit the earth in other ages. Wise statesmen as they were, they knew the tendency of prosperity to breed tyrants, and so they established these great self-evident truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set up the doctrine that none but rich men, or none but white men, were entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, their posterity might look up again to the Declaration of Independence and take courage to renew the battle which their fathers began -- so that truth, and justice, and mercy, and all the humane and Christian virtues might not be extinguished from the land; so that no man would hereafter dare to limit and circumscribe the great principles on which the temple of liberty was being built.

"Let it [the Constitution] be taught in schools, seminaries and in colleges; let it be written in primers, in spelling books and in almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, enforced in courts of justice. In short, let it become the political religion of the nation."

February 6, 1911 - Ronald Reagan
(Fortieth President, 1981-1989):

"The Founding Fathers established a system which meant a radical break from that which preceded it. A written constitution would provide a permanent form of government, limited in scope, but effective in providing both liberty and order. Government was not to be a matter of self-appointed rulers, governing by whim or harsh ideology. It was not to be government by the strongest or for the few. Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but it inspired them nevertheless. This constitutional republic, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, prospered and grew strong. To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. That is our purpose in the world -- nothing more and nothing less."

“Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the people.' 'We the people' tell the government what to do, it doesn't tell us. 'We the people' are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the people' tell the government what it is allowed to do. 'We the people' are free."

"I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts."

"The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of these United States are covenants we have made not only with ourselves, but with all mankind. Our founding documents proclaim to the world that freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few. It is the universal right of all God's children”

"Now I realize it's fashionable in some circles to believe that no one in government should encourage others to read the Bible. That we're told we'll violate the constitutional separation of church and state established by the Founding Fathers and the First Amendment. The First Amendment was not written to protect people and their laws from religious values. It was written to protect those values from government tyranny."

"Without God, there is no virtue because there's no prompting of the conscience. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."

May we learn more day by day from the wisdom of these great men, wisdom undoubtedly drawn from and reflective of the Word...

“For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.” — Isaiah 33:22 KJV (The three branches of government reflected in the divine words spoke by the Hebrew prophet Isaiah)

”Moreover choose able men from all the people, such as fear God, men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.” — Exodus 18:21 RSV

Happy Presidents' Day!

The MUSTs past acquittal...

ACQUITTED...AGAIN!

Donald Trump has been acquitted…AGAIN!

The second show trial of Donald Trump has come to an end. ...

The House impeachment managers folded Saturday morning and backed off witnesses after Trump’s legal team announced that Speaker Pelosi would be called in to testify.

The Democrats went straight to closing arguments because they have no case and they wanted to protect Nancy Pelosi.

Trump’s legal team absolutely destroyed the Democrats this week when they plated a video montage of Democrat lawmakers inciting violence against Trump supporters.

The coup-toppled president issued a statement immediately following this unprecendented, unconstitutional and costly impeachment SHAM...

Trump issued a statement almost immediately, bashing the “witch hunt”, highlighting the many MANY hypocrisies and double standards America has witnessed by Democrats and the media through these proceedings, and promising to stay with Americans through the work ahead.

The real conviction here was of Democrats and the media. They convicted themselves.

Related link: Trump Responds After Final Vote Cast in Impeachment Trial: 'A Sad Commentary on Our Times'

So now there's more than a few things that should be clear.

First, we've known that every single Democrat hypocrite in office is unreliable in every way, but we now know precisely which Republicans should be thrown the hell out of office. Not only do they need to be stripped of any and all committee memberships now, but they simply MUST BE PRIMARIED in the coming months and years, period!

10 House Benedicts:

• Liz Cheney of Wyoming
• Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio
• Jamie Herrera-Beutler of Washington
• John Katko of New York
• Adam Kinzinger of Illinois
• Peter Meijer of Michigan
• Dan Newhouse of Washington
• Tom Rice of South Carolina
• Fred Upton of Michigan
• David Valadao of California

7 Senate Arnolds:

• Richard Burr of North Carolina
• Bill Cassidy of Lousiana
• Susan Collins of Maine
• Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
• Mitt Romney of Utah
• Ben Sasse of Nebraska
• Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania

We well know that these are not all the turncoats and go-alongs who need to go (uhum, McConnell), but this is the list to absolutely start with during the next few years of primary seasons. A must, folks, an absolute MUST.

Secondly, the numerous court cases related to the massive fraudulence that took place in the 2020 presidential election throughout multiple states MUST press on, regardless of the media's participation or obfuscation...

The media in the United States is no longer interested in the truth. They are corrupted beyond belief. They used to be biased, now they are clearly dishonest. ...

When looking at the number of cases related to the 2020 Presidential election that were decided on merits, there were only 21 cases decided so far. Of these cases, President Trump won 14. The President won 14 of 21 cases decided on merits which is two-thirds of the cases.

What the media doesn’t tell you and omits from their reporting is their greatest lie.

According to a list of all 2020 election cases related to President Trump found at the following link here:

The report as of February 4th, 2021 shows:

There are 80 court cases to date based on the 2020 election

• In 28 cases President Trump was/is the plaintiff
• In 48 cases President Trump was/is not the plaintiff
• In 4 cases President Trump is the defendant
• 21 of these cases have been decided on merits
• Of the 21 cases decided on the merits, President Trump won 14 of them or two-thirds of the cases
• 25 cases remain active

It is horrible that the courts have not made the cases related to the 2020 election a priority. The courts’ procrastination in addressing these important cases in a timely fashion was, and is, abhorrent.

There are still 25 cases to be decided related to the 2020 election.

It's no longer about holding the office, but about getting to the TRUTH and preventing this travesty from occurring again in a few short years, lest we completely lose our lawful vestige of freedom in a democratic republic known as voting.

They want to impeach something? How about we continue with the swamp known as DC?! It's why they hated Trump, and continue to do so, but it's also why we must continue with his mission. It is the only way to insure our liberties.

Options to vaccination?

As we enter this brave new world, many continue to seek treatment options to vaccination, contrary to mainstream dogma. Keep in mind the dates that I'm citing throughout this, particularly in contrast to where we are, and the uncertainties we continue to be fed.

Over the past few months, I've kept a collection of valuable information that continues to be obscured or simply disregarded by the vast majority of media and government officials, as well as far too many in the medical profession unfortunately beholden to BigPharma, choosing more costly vaccination measures over much more studied, inexpensive, readily available and potentially more effective treatments with existing prophylactics. Ivermectin has rapidly risen to the top of that list...

Effective, Safe and Inexpensive Cures for Covid Exist (12/5/20)

Ivermectin has not received the publicity of Hydroxychloroquine. And we’re left to wonder why. Is it a case of there being in fact too many real-world options available to treat covid than just the vaccine? Is the narrative easier to frame if it’s just presented as X vs. Y – vaccine vs. HCQ? We’re not sure, but overlooking ivermectin, an obviously very effective drug treatment used around the world, is curious.

Related links: Doctors cure 6,000 patients with Covid-19 with Ivermectin (9/29/20)
Dr. Pierre Kory speaks about Ivermectin, pleads for NIH to review large volume of data (12/10/20)
Hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, remdesevir, and more: The evidence on proposed COVID-19 treatments (1/2/21)
Doctors Welcome New Government Stance on Ivermectin in Covid-19 Treatment (1/20/21)

Unapproved by FDA, Ivermectin useful as Covid-19 treatment, local doctors say (2/2/21)

...but let's not forget (as mentioned in both videos above & below) an even simpler one to get your hands on, Vitamin D!

Study finds over 80 percent of COVID-19 patients vitamin D deficient (10/27/20)

• 
  A new study that looked at 216 people with COVID-19 found that 80 percent didn’t have adequate levels of vitamin D in their blood.
• The study also found that people who had both COVID-19 and lower vitamin D levels also had a higher number of inflammatory markers such as ferritin and D-dimer, which have been linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes.
• A different study found that COVID-19 patients who had adequate vitamin D levels had a 51.5 percent lower risk of dying from the disease and a significant reduced risk for complications.
• Medical experts theorize that maintaining adequate vitamin D levels may help lower risk or aid recovery from severe COVID-19 for some people, though more testing is needed.

Related links: Pharmacists Urge Everyone To Take Vitamin D In Fight Against Covid 19 (1/27/21)
UK keeping research on link between vitamin D and Covid under review (2/5/21)

There still persists a more sinister element behind this entire plandemic that most don't want to discuss or even consider, but needs to be heard nonetheless...

Bio-warfare & Weaponization of Medicine Amid Covid (1/15/21)

In this explosive interview with Senior Editor Alex Newman of The New American magazine, former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Dr. Lee Merrit explains her belief that America is currently facing what appears to be biological warfare. Whether the Communist Chinese released the COVID19 virus on purpose or by accident is impossible to know, but the implications are enormous. When it comes to the new vaccines, Dr. Merrit, a former military doctor who studied biological warfare, goes through previous animal studies on the technology and paints a dire picture. However, even though modern medical schools do not often teach it, there are ways to treat viral infections that are time-tested and effective, she concludes.

Related link: Dr. Lee Merritt speaks on masks, lockdowns (1/12/21)

And we're still hearing news that immunity may actually last longer, while reinfection may run less of a risk, both contrary of course to the mainstream narratives pushing fear 24-7...

Coronavirus Immunity May Last Years, Possibly Even Decades, Study Suggests (11/17/20)

Study: People With Severe COVID-19 Have Less Risk of Reinfection (1/25/21)

I've also noticed a deafening silence concerning the Great Barrington Declaration, despite Dems' supposed desire to follow the science, ever since Fauci quashed such a reasoned approach as 'dangerous nonsense'. Oy.

So we continue to trudge along, as if nothing to see here, when there's actually a good bit to consider. Will we simply continue to just move in an orderly fashion to our nearest vaccination station like obedient dystopians? Feeling free? Feeling brave?