Of course it was only a matter 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.
Rush 24/7 was my subscription. The Limbaugh LetterYou can find it here. It would arrive in the mail every month like clockwork, with Rush’s latest musings for the magazine written in about 16 concise pages.
That the magazine has been kept going until now is a tribute to Managing Editor Diana Allocco, Creative Director Denise Mei and Contributing Editor James Golden – the latter, of course, the famous Bo Snerdley.
In fact, I so enjoyed reading The Limbaugh LetterEvery month I have never lost an issue. Each issue that I own is neatly organized – by date – on two bookcase shelves.
In particular I loved a regular section by Rush titled “My Conversation With….”, in which he would interview a conservative name in the news. They were exceptional guests. A sample: Economist Thomas Sowell, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, James O’Keefe of Project Veritas, Wayne Lapierre of the NRA, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, Fox Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett, Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, journalist John Solomon, historian Victor Davis Hanson, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and more. Yes. To my surprise, Rush invited me to speak on one occasion. We spoke about Donald Trump, and other topics.
The last, freshly arrived issue dated October of 2021 features a tribute to Rush himself, aptly titled “Forever Dittos, Rush!” The piece is indeed a wonderful tribute, filled with the indelible memories of Rush that are shared by so many millions of his fans.
This is a very accurate description of why Rush was loved by so many Americans. It says: “You not only spoke for us, you woke us up and connected us to each other as an enormous force.” Exactly.
An additional Rush contribution is also mentioned in the article.
Your presence in culture and media was something we knew from the beginning. It was like seeing the mirror in the corner of the media. All the thoughts, feelings and beliefs that we had previously held onto were now visible. Each one of us who believed that we were alone in our belief and, therefore, were somehow strange for refusing to accept the liberal media mainstream line immediately recognized a crucial truth the left has tried so hard for years to conceal: There are millions upon billions of us. We’re everywhere. We make up the majority of this nation. Rush, we didn’t know that. Your words spoke volumes for us. You also woken us up, and made us feel connected to one another as an immense force to be reckoned. Once we realized that, there was no turning back.
Bingo.
The Limbaugh LetterIt was an information-packed monthly resource that provided spot-on analysis and a treasure trove for more.
The breadth and variety of topics I found in my back issues collection was amazing as I leaf through them. Rush on the NFL, Kim Jong Un and North Korea, and, memorably, “Democrats are exposing themselves as the wacko-radical America-hating Marxists they really are.”
Another issue discusses the Parkland massacre, Florida, killings of 14 children and three educators at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas highschool. It focuses on the shocking fact that Nikolas Cruz (teenager) had received 39 visits from police to his house by officers – but was not arrested. Why is this? Because of a quite deliberate Obama policy called the PROMISE – Preventing Recidivism through Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Supports & Education program. According to the letter, Cruz could have been charged with disorderly conduct only once.
There was a “Special Kind of Stupid” section on everything from “The Left’s New Money-Laundering Machine” to “Demonizing White Men” to “The Crimes Mueller Ignored” – and oh so much more.
Summarily, The Limbaugh LetterIt was a gem of conservative thought every month. And as Rush wrote in one issue in a piece titled “They Still Blame Me!”, “the left is still cursing August 1, 1988, the day EIB was born.”
Just.
This is the last moment of The Limbaugh LetterIt is here. It is, as with Rush’s passing, the moment to say farewell to an old and treasured friend.
And as Managing Editor Diana Allocco, Rush’s “Editrix”, writes in her own farewell, Rush was never shy about the mission of conservatives: “To shine the light of truth.” She adds: “I can hear Rush’s voice, can’t you? He’s saying, ‘So, get to it!’”
We will.
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