RUSH TRANSCRIPT Harris We ░░░░░░░░ and now with breaking ░░░░░░░░ as we learn that ░░░░░░░░ conservative radio host Rush ░░░░░░░░ has died He announced ░░░░░░░░ diagnosis on his show ░░░░░░░░ February and in October ░░░░░░░░ announced that attempts to ░░░░░░░░ the cancer were no ░░░░░░░░ working He is of ░░░░░░░░ most famous for his ░░░░░░░░ running radio show The ░░░░░░░░ Limbaugh show which has ░░░░░░░░ on the air nationwide ░░░░░░░░ 1988 He s also ░░░░░░░░ seven books hosted a ░░░░░░░░ show in the 1990s ░░░░░░░░ Limbaugh was 70 years ░░░░░░░░ Our Trace Gallagher has ░░░░░░░░ closer look at his ░░░░░░░░ and career I think ░░░░░░░░ listen to the radio ░░░░░░░░ three reasons Be entertained ░░░░░░░░ entertained be entertained And ░░░░░░░░ listeners were wildly entertained ░░░░░░░░ daily program I heard ░░░░░░░░ an estimated 20 million ░░░░░░░░ each day and broadcast ░░░░░░░░ 650 affiliates made in ░░░░░░░░ of the most well ░░░░░░░░ voices for grassroots conservatives ░░░░░░░░ the target of criticism ░░░░░░░░ the left But long ░░░░░░░░ he was a household ░░░░░░░░ calling himself rusty sharp ░░░░░░░░ played records on local ░░░░░░░░ in Missouri A college ░░░░░░░░ he moved to larger ░░░░░░░░ but struggled to find ░░░░░░░░ for his on air ░░░░░░░░ commentary That all changed ░░░░░░░░ 1987 when the FCC ░░░░░░░░ a law requiring equal ░░░░░░░░ for opposing political views ░░░░░░░░ allowed stations to legally ░░░░░░░░ his perspective without offering ░░░░░░░░ opinion Limbaugh was soon ░░░░░░░░ nationwide Limbaugh s syndicated ░░░░░░░░ show became one of ░░░░░░░░ most highly rated programs ░░░░░░░░ the country though sharing ░░░░░░░░ s conservative views were ░░░░░░░░ called ditto heads He ░░░░░░░░ S everyday entertainer to ░░░░░░░░ formidable force in American ░░░░░░░░ I m dangerous because ░░░░░░░░ am right and I ░░░░░░░░ having a good time ░░░░░░░░ right His huge success ░░░░░░░░ radio lead to a ░░░░░░░░ show and seven books ░░░░░░░░ titled The way things ░░░░░░░░ to be In 2 ░░░░░░░░ Limbaugh Chuck listeners telling ░░░░░░░░ he was almost to ░░░░░░░░ I think the right ░░░░░░░░ hearing aid outcome I ░░░░░░░░ not hear single thing ░░░░░░░░ know I have always ░░░░░░░░ to be honest with ░░░░░░░░ Limbaugh admitted he was ░░░░░░░░ to painkillers which he ░░░░░░░░ taking for back pain ░░░░░░░░ following this broadcast I ░░░░░░░░ check myself into a ░░░░░░░░ center for the next ░░░░░░░░ days Limbaugh was later ░░░░░░░░ with prescription fraud but ░░░░░░░░ a deal with prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ spared him a trial ░░░░░░░░ attracted attention not for ░░░░░░░░ he said with the ░░░░░░░░ he looked losing 90 ░░░░░░░░ in less than six ░░░░░░░░ In February 2020 he ░░░░░░░░ that he was in ░░░░░░░░ fighting advanced lung cancer ░░░░░░░░ to do this without ░░░░░░░░ knowing because I don ░░░░░░░░ like making things about ░░░░░░░░ There are going to ░░░░░░░░ days that I m ░░░░░░░░ going to be able ░░░░░░░░ be here Limbaugh publicly ░░░░░░░░ he started smoking cigarettes ░░░░░░░░ a teenager but said ░░░░░░░░ quit by the early ░░░░░░░░ He was often photographed ░░░░░░░░ a cigar and even ░░░░░░░░ the link between smoking ░░░░░░░░ cancer They say one ░░░░░░░░ from one cigarette can ░░░░░░░░ you If this is ░░░░░░░░ they should make a ░░░░░░░░ movie out of this ░░░░░░░░ never had children but ░░░░░░░░ married four times Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ greatest lifelong love was ░░░░░░░░ A longtime personal friend ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s there ░░░░░░░░ this State of the ░░░░░░░░ first I am proud ░░░░░░░░ announce tonight that you ░░░░░░░░ be receiving our country ░░░░░░░░ highest civilian honor the ░░░░░░░░ medal of freedom The ░░░░░░░░ acknowledging the radio host ░░░░░░░░ inspiring millions of people ░░░░░░░░ day I m grateful ░░░░░░░░ everything there is so ░░░░░░░░ to be thankful for ░░░░░░░░ when right in front ░░░░░░░░ you is the prospect ░░░░░░░░ it being taken away ░░░░░░░░ it just tamps up ░░░░░░░░ appreciation for all of ░░░░░░░░ goodness that you have ░░░░░░░░ your life One thing ░░░░░░░░ tractors and dittoheads can ░░░░░░░░ on Rush Limbaugh the ░░░░░░░░ who once claimed to ░░░░░░░░ talent on loan from ░░░░░░░░ changed broadcasting in America ░░░░░░░░ Trace Gallagher Fox News ░░░░░░░░ The news of Rush ░░░░░░░░ of course is something ░░░░░░░░ ve been following in ░░░░░░░░ days we knew he ░░░░░░░░ been off the air ░░░░░░░░ at least a week ░░░░░░░░ Limbaugh as you know ░░░░░░░░ his journey as much ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to and ░░░░░░░░ much as he felt ░░░░░░░░ needed to along the ░░░░░░░░ and when his voice ░░░░░░░░ away from the airwaves ░░░░░░░░ were hopeful as a ░░░░░░░░ that he would come ░░░░░░░░ He was in the ░░░░░░░░ of the nonacceptance of ░░░░░░░░ council culture he was ░░░░░░░░ a believer and First ░░░░░░░░ over anything that might ░░░░░░░░ canceled As long as ░░░░░░░░ was true In my ░░░░░░░░ 20s I met Rush ░░░░░░░░ at a Kansas City ░░░░░░░░ football game We were ░░░░░░░░ a tailgate tent together ░░░░░░░░ I sat between Rush ░░░░░░░░ and baseball legend George ░░░░░░░░ of the Kansas City ░░░░░░░░ And as I sat ░░░░░░░░ we talked about a ░░░░░░░░ of sports obviously we ░░░░░░░░ at a chiefs game ░░░░░░░░ I noticed a couple ░░░░░░░░ about Rush Limbaugh the ░░░░░░░░ He was really proud ░░░░░░░░ what he did because ░░░░░░░░ was about truth telling ░░░░░░░░ was also a very ░░░░░░░░ person generous of spirit ░░░░░░░░ I sat there and ░░░░░░░░ said I want to ░░░░░░░░ to you as I ░░░░░░░░ a couple questions because ░░░░░░░░ want to know what ░░░░░░░░ of journalist are going ░░░░░░░░ be He said I ░░░░░░░░ you will continue to ░░░░░░░░ to people and you ░░░░░░░░ always tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ will make you very ░░░░░░░░ in the world of ░░░░░░░░ In the then he ░░░░░░░░ George Brett had some ░░░░░░░░ fun funny things to ░░░░░░░░ about baseball and all ░░░░░░░░ of other things and ░░░░░░░░ was a great keeper ░░░░░░░░ sports as well as ░░░░░░░░ in terms of his ░░░░░░░░ Rush Limbaugh was born ░░░░░░░░ Missouri this conversation at ░░░░░░░░ stadium all those years ░░░░░░░░ in the 90s with ░░░░░░░░ was in Kansas City ░░░░░░░░ but he was born ░░░░░░░░ cape Girardeau and the ░░░░░░░░ took pride in Rush ░░░░░░░░ because he stayed there ░░░░░░░░ came back His heart ░░░░░░░░ there The Rush Limbaugh ░░░░░░░░ was not the only ░░░░░░░░ that he did He ░░░░░░░░ books bestsellers in fact ░░░░░░░░ his conservative voice was ░░░░░░░░ he wanted people to ░░░░░░░░ about and read about ░░░░░░░░ all different platforms because ░░░░░░░░ never know where you ░░░░░░░░ reach someone Maybe his ░░░░░░░░ book titles would tell ░░░░░░░░ that The way things ░░░░░░░░ to B See I ░░░░░░░░ you so He wanted ░░░░░░░░ be that person to ░░░░░░░░ you what was going ░░░░░░░░ and he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ the line very brightly ░░░░░░░░ what you might think ░░░░░░░░ happening based on people ░░░░░░░░ are not honest with ░░░░░░░░ versus the way that ░░░░░░░░ saw that it needed ░░░░░░░░ be told Not always ░░░░░░░░ not always comfortable people ░░░░░░░░ try to and of ░░░░░░░░ we have the lingo ░░░░░░░░ Cancel culture We didn ░░░░░░░░ back then necessarily but ░░░░░░░░ t let people try ░░░░░░░░ quiet you Invite them ░░░░░░░░ the debate And so ░░░░░░░░ s how he was ░░░░░░░░ that s how he ░░░░░░░░ be remembered You see ░░░░░░░░ former First Lady there ░░░░░░░░ this video putting on ░░░░░░░░ presidential medal of freedom ░░░░░░░░ highest civilian honor the ░░░░░░░░ there as he awarded ░░░░░░░░ as of the 2020 ░░░░░░░░ of the Union address ░░░░░░░░ The National association of ░░░░░░░░ hall of fame The ░░░░░░░░ radio hall of fame ░░░░░░░░ entities that recognize the ░░░░░░░░ the talent the stick ░░░░░░░░ it evenness of Rush ░░░░░░░░ We know we had ░░░░░░░░ lot of friends who ░░░░░░░░ been talking on his ░░░░░░░░ recently But we also ░░░░░░░░ that Rush Limbaugh told ░░░░░░░░ own story When he ░░░░░░░░ about smoking and cancer ░░░░░░░░ touched many of us ░░░░░░░░ he knew that there ░░░░░░░░ be those not myself ░░░░░░░░ mother who died of ░░░░░░░░ cancer maybe the messaging ░░░░░░░░ t tough enough maybe ░░░░░░░░ haven t heard enough ░░░░░░░░ about smoking He was ░░░░░░░░ honest about what his ░░░░░░░░ was And when he ░░░░░░░░ with a different type ░░░░░░░░ addiction he was very ░░░░░░░░ about that as well ░░░░░░░░ is part of what ░░░░░░░░ the following for Rush ░░░░░░░░ even if he didn ░░░░░░░░ agree with them you ░░░░░░░░ hear people all over ░░░░░░░░ place say Rush Limbaugh ░░░░░░░░ want to scream at ░░░░░░░░ radio I don t ░░░░░░░░ with him People would ░░░░░░░░ asked well why are ░░░░░░░░ listening to him In ░░░░░░░░ minds eye they would ░░░░░░░░ I could see Rush ░░░░░░░░ inviting me into the ░░░░░░░░ knowing that we wouldn ░░░░░░░░ agree and not asking ░░░░░░░░ to get up until ░░░░░░░░ were done With whatever ░░░░░░░░ debate was Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be amazing if we ░░░░░░░░ do that right now ░░░░░░░░ America Again a lot ░░░░░░░░ people disagree about they ░░░░░░░░ t find him necessarily ░░░░░░░░ in those times when ░░░░░░░░ all chose civility and ░░░░░░░░ debating Did Rush Limbaugh ░░░░░░░░ radio to some degree ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ conservative voices Parler coming ░░░░░░░░ online and having some ░░░░░░░░ social media apps coming ░░░░░░░░ after getting effectively canceled ░░░░░░░░ conservative voices feeling like ░░░░░░░░ do not have a ░░░░░░░░ to be heard like ░░░░░░░░ do not have a ░░░░░░░░ to debate like they ░░░░░░░░ somebody who might debate ░░░░░░░░ listen.