![]() ![]() ClearChannel radio network extended the contract in 2008, for $400 million across the next eight years, or $50 million annually. In 2001 he signed a $285 million contract, essentially $31.25 million annually for eight years, Celebrity Net Worth reports. His salary for the show grew incrementally since he debuted on New York’s WABC-AM in 1988. His earnings peaked at $85 million a year between salary, bonuses, profit participation and personal appearance fees, says Celebrity Net Worth. Rush Limbaugh made a name for himself as one of the best-loved and most-hated radio celebrities, hosting the widely syndicated Rush Limbaugh Show on AM and FM radio stations from 1988 until his death. How did Limbaugh build his fortune and how did he spend it? Limbaugh’s Radio Earnings See: Ryan Seacrest, Whoopi Goldberg and More of the Richest Talk Show Hostsįind: Betty White, Cher and 48 More of the Richest Stars Over 70 Celebrity Net Worth says Limbaugh was the second-highest-paid radio host in 2019, behind Howard Stern. With an $85 million annual salary at the time of his death, Rush Limbaugh reached number 11 on Forbes’ list of celebrity earnings in 2020 and also ranked amongst the highest earning radio show hosts, according to Forbes. At the time of his death, Limbaugh’s net worth was $600 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. 17, 2021, at the age of 70 after a year-long battle with lung cancer. Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk show host and author, died Feb. We aren’t going to unite if everyone keeps attacking each other over all the minor grievances we have you have to be the bigger person at some point.įinally, although it may be hard for some, please do try not to take too much pleasure in the deaths of your political enemies it’s a little off-putting.PAT BENIC/UPI/Shutterstock / PAT BENIC/UPI/Shutterstock Then I would suggest taking a verse from the Bible “Turn the other cheek,” as it were. First, you could recognize all the bad things we are all capable of doing, don’t be blinded by this notion that you are a good person that can do no wrong, you’re not. So, what is the solution? How do we move forward from this? Well, I am glad you asked. But how are you supposed to come together when people think just because someone was mean and hurtful, that gives them full authority to do the same back. I hear a lot today from politicians and news that we need unity, that the only way forward is to come together. No amount of goodwill makes it ok for you to be a monster sometimes. It does not matter how much you stand up for noble causes or defend the oppressed. If you mocked Limbaugh after his death, then you are an evil person. You are not the defender of the weak that you think you are. The phrase “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions” is not said often enough. I think it is hilarious that people don’t understand this. Your political beliefs or the moral superiority you feel because of them shouldn’t get you out of that. My point is that if you celebrate his death, you are as bad a person as you believe him to have been. My point isn’t that we should defend everything Limbaugh said. Instead, you Googled a highlight reel of all the terrible things he said over his 30 some year career, so not exactly giving the devil his due either. So, no doubt some readers will say, “Well, Carter, if you didn’t listen to him, you can’t know all the mean horrible things he said,” and that’s a fair point.Īn equally fair point is that if you hated him so much, I’d bet you didn’t listen to him either. Truthfully, until he died, I had only seen him once on Family Guy. Now I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t listen to Rush Limbaugh. Here are just a few highlights from Twitter that day: “What do you call the time it takes between burying Rush Limbaugh and the first person to piss on his grave? A Rush hour,” tweeted by user some good news I’ve been wanting to share: Rush Limbaugh is still dead.” tweeted by TO ANYONE DANCING ON RUSH LIMBAUGH’S GRAVE: Avoid wearing open-toe shoes, as the urine is already several inches deep.” tweeted by to think these kinds of people likely support universal healthcare, what could go wrong with that? If you want to find more of this depressing glimpse into the moral decay of society, just look up the hashtags RotInHell or RestInPiss, as they were trending the day Limbaugh died. If you are wondering, yes, the irony of the situation was lost on them. 17, from lung cancer.įollowing the announcement of Limbaugh’s death, a herd of leftists stormed onto Twitter to rejoice at the fact that a man they found mean had died of lung cancer. Rush Limbaugh, a prominent conservative radio host, died Wednesday, Feb. Proving they are indeed the party of love and compassion, the progressive left took to Twitter last Wednesday to kick dirt at a dead man from the comforts of their cell phones. ![]()
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