President Donald Trump speaks to Limbaugh at a Make America Great Again rally on Nov. 'In my heart and soul, I know I have become the intellectual engine of the conservative movement,' Limbaugh, with typical immodesty, told author Zev Chafets in the 2010 book Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One. stations, shaped the national political conversation - swaying ordinary Republicans and the direction of their party.īlessed with a made-for-broadcasting voice, he delivered his opinions with such certainty that his followers, or 'Ditto-heads,' as he dubbed them, took his words as sacred truth. He called himself an entertainer, but his rants during his three-hour weekday radio show, broadcast on nearly 600 U.S. Unflinchingly conservative, wildly partisan, bombastically self-promoting and larger than life, Limbaugh galvanized listeners for more than 30 years with his talent for vituperation and sarcasm. When the honour was announced, he appeared genuinely surprised, giving a nearly tearful reaction. Limbaugh had not been publicly announced as a White House guest until the night before. The polarizing and provocative conservative radio host had been a leading voice for the political right since the 1980s. Duration 2:06 Rush Limbaugh has died at 70.

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