Yes, I know my conservative wrath of late has dwelled on Mr. Frum’s editorializing in The Atlanic-, let me switch my attention to Joe Walsh, a bird of the same feather: Republican, a former social worker, who served one term in the House of Representatives representing Illinois’ 8th congressional district in 2011-2013, Presidential candidate in 2020, and conservative talk radio host. On the day Rush Limbaugh died, Joe had the phenomenally poor taste to pen an article for TIME magazine entitled “Rush Limbaugh Leaves Behind a Conservative Movement No Longer Interested in Truth. That Alarms Me as a Conservative”. Who would do such a thing? Certainly not a Republican. But maybe a Republican with an axe to grind. “He helped make our nation more divided and polarized than it had been in years. This is Rush Limbaugh’s legacy”. How sweet a tribute. He admits to being a listener but “stopped after a couple of years” because he “got bored”. Apparently Rush couldn’t hold the interest of this enormous intellect. He details Rush’s career “trajectory to making millions”, perhaps with a note of envy, but criticizes him for “much less focus on the conservative agenda”. “His daily three hours on the air became all about attacking and mocking the left and I grew to not believe a lot of what he was saying. His problems with the truth were my giant red flag”. His “show to be little more than shtick.” Joe, on the other hand, does not “view conservative talk radio as entertainment. I view it as a serious mission to change hearts and minds and compel people to action” he said. Such a pillar of virtue, this Joe Walsh.
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