Rush Limbaugh Admits Presidential Medal Of Freedom Less Of An Honor Knowing That Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou Also Received It

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WASHINGTON—Saying his initial enthusiasm had faded after learning about the award’s history, conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh conceded Wednesday that receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was less of an honor knowing it had been bestowed upon Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou, too. “While I understand this medal represents the highest civilian honor possible, I was a bit disconcerted to discover this morning that I share this distinction with both a civil rights icon and a poet who gave a voice to black Americans,” said Limbaugh, who explained that he hopes people don’t doubt his integrity as he joins the ranks of the award’s previous recipients, especially Cicely Tyson, Ralph Ellison, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Stevie Wonder, and Willie Mays. “I almost sent it back. But instead I have decided to keep my Medal of Freedom and let it stand as a testament to my willingness to tolerate others. I hope my acceptance of it will go some way toward reclaiming this honor from the Martin Luther Kings and Nelson Mandelas of the world.” At press time, Limbaugh confirmed he felt more confident that the award meant something after learning it had also been given to Henry Kissinger and Strom Thurmond.

 

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He doesn’t deserve it anyway.

Asshole he was not deserving

That thing started tarnishing as soon as it was rested on him, like a backwards Gollum..

Damn! When I saw the picture I was hoping it was news that Limbaugh was finally dead.

I thought y'all had satirical news but I guess you mix in real news sometimes too, I respect it

Oh my ribs hurt so fucking funny. Did you think that up we’ll taking prolonged shit.

fcking hell... haha...

Rush makes me ill.

Cancer has let me down with this one.

I feel that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is less of an honour knowing that Rush Limbaugh received it.

I just glanced at this without seeing the Onion logo, but I can believe this.

anthony4eliza They Deserved it he did NOT!

anthony4eliza They Deserved it, you on the other hand did NOT.

This week only, Trump is offering BOGO on Medals of Freedom

I thought these were supposed to be fake.

President Biden should award Limbaugh the “Medal of Absurd Honor.”

Similarly, I've heard that Barack Obama feels his time as president is less of an accolade because even a walking orange turd can also be president.

I thought u guys did fake shit

racist. He does not deserve that bust made for him of him, heroes, those who gave back, made sacrifices deserve them. This award this group of recipients are heroes.

Limbaugh getting this medal definitely lowered its prestige. Lighten up snowflake dittoheads.

Melania's thoughts: 'Why can't we give this medal to some eye candy? Why this dollar store Santa Claus?'

So the blatant and public racism goes back to being private on Jan 20th at 12pm on the dot or..... how does this work?

I looked it up and Charles Manson never received the Medal of Freedom, so that definitely leaves Rush as the least deserving recipient ever

I thought you were gonna say 'knowing that it came from Trump' but then it occurred to me that would just be true, as opposed to being funny...your way's better...cuz it's funny

Racists behind every door, right right

tHis iS wHy tHe bAbYloN bEe iS bEtTeR

I remember when it was he right calling the left Snow Flakes.

'I can't breathe,' mutters a dying Rush Limbaugh, even then unapologetic for a life defined by cruelty, mockery, and grift

I feel like this is not a false statement, though.

I can’t tell if this is true or not.

Not funny.

low brow 'muh racis' humor this is why TheBabylonBee is better and will always be better than you guys at least their satire is funny and can sometimes be mistaken for real news you need better writers

I'm out. Of this one.

I remember when this was a funny satire site and not biased propaganda.

It was tarnished when the orange man decided to award the racist sick POS . The value disappeared when it was placed around his fat ads neck.

Imagine thinking everyone that thinks differently than you is a racist. I don't envy it. Must be miserable. And no, I don't agree with the guy's politics.

OMG!! What a jackass!

bitterchickey The Medal of Freedom is completely meaningless now. And yes I know this is an Onion satire piece (and yet it's not). The world will be a better place once Limbaugh exits.

Mr_Henry125

Don’t make such ridiculous statements without showing the source of the B.S. you are spreading. Rush Limbaugh said no such thing. It’s a lie and you know it.

Awaterwitch3 😂😂😂

Awaterwitch3 Nazi

tadford Rosa Parks was evil.

Oof. Mans already got cancer no need to kill him twice.

TonyPerkinsFMTV Hopefully it’ll be revoked b4 passes away, if not eventually. prick

Cmon now

Same as the Nobel pride knowing Obama and gore got one?

BradleyWhitford So the bigot was upset that people who ACTUALLY DESERVED the honor got it? I am upset that that cocaine brain rush lambrain was even considered for the award.

Why I quit following you.

Yawn. Get tips from Babylon Bee.

TDS makes everyone unfunny, including parody websites. TheBabylonBee is better.

TheBabylonBee parody kings. This shit is garbage.

Awww, diddums!

Quote from Rush “I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits.

If this wasn't The Onion I might actually believe it.

To be fair, Rush has really lowered the bar about what the medal means

the sooner rush limbaugh dies the sooner the world will have a little more fertilizer

The guy's dying, I have seen him look so humble but it's to late, it's called karma.

Oh, and you're special? N P !!!

he should be cremated and made into pudding for the GOP to eat. Phucc him

The Onions just a poor mans Babylon Bee. Pretty sure Jimmy Fallons the sole writer.

LillyHisenaj He probably did...

Rush would've been the guy telling Rosa Parks to stand up on the bus

Can't wait for the cancer to take him.

Rush Limbaugh winning the Medal of Freedom is like my mom calling me for something and then not saying something just so I come downstairs... unacceptable

Same for any subsequent winner of Nobel Peace prize after obumbo got one

Rush Limbaugh's years of racism, misogyny, and bigotry lead to the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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🤣🤣

Former Nude Model Gives the Medal of Freedom to a Crackhead. News at 11!

BradleyWhitford He is a total and complete ass!

Solidarity with comrade Advanced Lung Cancer

What an ass!

Ironic that a cancer can get cancer.

Rush is so happy now that he has cancer, he can get OxyContin legally

BREAKING: 'The Onion' Changes Name To 'The Cringe'

tinyboo49 Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou deserve it far more that propaganda slinging Limbaugh. He's a racist bigot. He has white supremacy written all over him. I don't wish illness on anyone but this guy is a cancer.

He should be told to give it back and replace it with a roll of tpaper.

The sadness in the first lady’s 👀 tho...

Well, they just give it to each other as well.

Rush who?

Then give it back you fraud....

Lol

Eww! Girls! Colored girls! /s

I feel proud that by him winning the bar has been lowered so much that I might be in with a shot of getting one at some point. Maybe there will start giving them away when you fill up with Gas?

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You ought to know he was responsible for the windmill-cancer business. Plus he was the one and only victim of getting cancer from a f**king - 'windmill'... the idiot - he's still looking for witnesses of Bill Clinton's impeachment in the '90-s XDXD

Lol. Funny but not funny. He so said that for real

Well this is lame.

I'd talk shit, but he can't hear me anyway. 😳😳😳

AllThingsNatSec

um8387899101 He doesn’t even deserve to be in their company

So, does he think he actually deserves it or no? Is he mad because he despises previous recipients? I’m confused.

Butt hurt alert!

Amazing to see people saying you can't say bad things about a person because of their physical condition. Dude could have his legs blown off. That doesn't excuse him of everything he's said.

*yawn* the tired old 'Rush is a racist' trope. Lame....

Well done, Onion.

1980Dorothy Sick man..he will meet his maker and be judged accordingly.

To be fair, he thought that he should receive a medal for smoking. He just got cancer and a medal.

We're ~all~ dying every day so the creep doesn't get a pass for past offenses. Nice to see that he deigned to bring wife 4 to the event. He and Trump not only have white supremacy and boorish behavior in common but SerialMarriage too.

anylaurie16 Seems the racist character of Rush Limbaugh proves one thing: the twerp allows me to judge his character harshly and not the skin withering away to dust.

F off, Onion

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Falls flat

My god onion bravo

Lazy joke, not to mention classless. I remember when the onion was funny 15 years ago....

Yeah, kind of dilutes it when they give it to actual human beings.

I am so sorry for how fall the city on the hill has fallen

Lies!

Rush Limbaugh is one of the trashiest Americans. CockSlob

THE_OSU Facts

They made Rush's Medal out of depleted uranium. That should speed things up.

MontePooleNBCS This is fake news. If you listened to Rush you would know that

That makes me feel better

stevesilberman Hey, the Em Effer is DYING!

Dude you have one foot in the grave why can’t you try to leave some good will and kindness on your way out? damn nothoughtsandprayers racisttiltheend

Good, I’m glad he knows he doesn’t deserve it, I hope he starts doing the right thing instead of spreading hate and racism

StevenChaseCole this one’s for you... 🤣

bobmoz come on...

Ms Parks and Ms Angelou are turning in their graves right now. Wow wow!

Ahhhh The Onion, saying what everyone else is thinking.

Too true

not admits 'SAYS'

Yeah, he's unhappy. 😄

The sad part is he could have said these words..

Perfect

NikkiMcR I know the onion is satire... but I really feel like this might be true!

It is kinda funny

This is the most I've laughed all day

Here was a real deserving winner: Ellen DeGeneres. The left is hypocrisy

I think Rush Limbaugh actually said this.

lthomasnews TheBabylonBee kicks your ass every day.

BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh, desperate for human contact, his mind racing, and muscles frozen from the electrical signals of thirty seven brain implants, stared, blankly at the Dear Leader. Struggling to make out the words, barely managing to whisper...”she touched me”.

His farewell present LOL

Honestly, I would like to think those of us smart enough to hate his bigotry and vile mouth can also rise above his bullshit and be better than the Trump antics they would pull. Let's not wish shit on him. That's the crap they would do.

Spot on

Lol considering who that medal has gone to in the past this satire is not quite hitting like I think the onion intends. I mean Harvey Weinstein has gotten this medal... TheBabylonBee baby is much better than the onion these days

ImpactDemocracy This is pure Brilliance!

With the hearing hardware he reminds of Baron Harlingen. His hearing loss is from his days of drug addiction.

😂😂😂😂

all the people being salty, 2 things: 1. sup, snowflake? 2. a lot of your statements can be boiled down to 'anytime you make fun of the other side, I laugh, but when youre making fun of someone on my side, youre not funny'

Everyone is racist!

RINO

Y'all wrong for this. 💀

Cancer sucks and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Also, Rush Limbaugh is an awful person

Bro I thought this one was true

Poor Rush, he looks scared.

is this real?

the trump trail of slime engulfed the medal of freedom

Cruel, but undoubtedly true.

Remember V they will be back ? No they are already here.. Among us..

Who ever knew I could think so favourably of cancer

In his own sweet way the psychopath is trying to express himself.

It's ironic that a cancer gets cancer.

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Shouldn't it be less of an honor that he himself received it?

What an ahole

I'm sure he'll pawn it so he can buy some 'prescription' pills 💊

Very believable, but still so disgusting

I wish Michelle Obama could have put it on him. Imagine how confused he would have been

A medal is given to people who do great things, and you are included in a group of people. Now say the same thing about Greta.

Massive W

His receiving it stains it forever.

lol almost got me there onion

EJ_1892 But he probably did

nice try Onion...fake news much?

Don the con was in fake wrestling...he cut Vincent's hair...he is a bad c actor..miscast in the play...

drewmagary No, really, he didn't actually win one these, did he?

I don’t think this is satire. I mean, I know it is, but having listened to this man in the past I believe that thought to actually be running through his head.

That's not really even funny. Just a chance for a lefty to show bias and hate.

Is he dying? Good!

He is reflecting on that in that moment knowing he is tainting thier names ..there is more honor in a vikings show than in this moment! He dont deserve that and having cancer is not a reason to feel sorry for a hate filled soul!

Love Rush he was the original political troll

That medal wont get him any closer to GOD!

Then give it back, he didn’t deserve to wear the same medal Rosa Parks wore.

Even Rush knows it was play acting... now that speaks volumes

Hope he burns in hell, soon!

Rush why don't you give the medal back, you know you don't deserve it. It should go to someone who has brought peace and unity to this world. Someone who has given love to the people, not hate. You should be ashamed of yourself, you lack the very thing the medal represents, HONOR

Maybe he should had thought about that before receiving it! This men has no honor, karma is a bitch and he will suffer in the same way he made so many people suffer.

Perhaps trump can posthumously remove it from parks and angelou and give it to David duke and Sean Hannity

You’d think it more likely that lung cancer would be diagnosed with a terminal case of Rush Limbaugh.

I like to think the medal was going to the tumor.

🖕

Wait, I thought this was supposed to be satire.

drewmagary Read the labels folks

mr_joshg 😂

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