Though vacationing in more humble, beach-side surroundings, Rush Limbaugh’s multimillion-dollar mansion in Palm Beach is just up the road from where we’re staying.
Rush keeps taps on mainstream America for all of us from here, with his down-home neighbors such as “The Donald” and his “ex,” Ivana.
“Infamous radio personality Rush Limbaugh calls this $26 million oceanfront palace ‘home,’” according to Haute Living magazine. “It is out of this magnificent property that he broadcasts his syndicated radio program, The Rush Limbaugh Show. The two-story house, situated right on the beautiful waters of the Atlantic, includes an elevator, seven bedrooms and twelve bathrooms.”
“He calls it his ‘Southern Command’, having spent most of his career broadcasting from New York, and describes it on air as ‘heavily fortified’, yet when you travel up in a lift and step into a glass and leather reception area, there isn’t even a receptionist, let alone a security guard, just several white locked doors and a CCTV camera that follows you. One of the doors buzzes. I am expected,” the London Telegraph reports.
“There is a humidor – Limbaugh is a connoisseur of cigars – and a bust of Churchill. There is also a bust of Beethoven, which has a plaque reading: ‘A genius who produced masterpieces without hearing.’
“Limbaugh became almost completely deaf at the age of 50, but is able to hear callers now thanks to a cochlear implant – an electronic device which stimulates nerves in the inner ear. It explains his way with a monologue, which actually is a dialogue with himself. But even if he could hear, he probably wouldn’t listen. Rush Limbaugh is a talker, not a listener.”
If we had more time, I’d go up to Palm Beach and stand in front of his place with a “KNCO” sign, just for fun. I’ve also noticed that when Rush mentions “Nevada City” on his pre-recorded blurb in KNCO, it sounds genteel like “Nev-
‘ahh’ – da City.” I guess that’s Palm Beach-speak. A video of his place is here:
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I didn’t know Rush, the brave, conservative, warrior, was actually one of my Viet Nam generation, from a wealthy, conservative, politically connected family that avoided service with what I’ve always called the football bad knee syndrome–which his high school coach does not remember. Also, cysts on his butt, which he now denies. And his first big job was replacing the infamous Morton Downey, Jr., which may be common knowledge.
Don’t get me wrong; always respected those who opposed the war; just didn’t respect hawks that found a way to get out of serving. A big mouth, but in essence a coward, like other big mouths and chickenhawks locally and nationally. What a hoot!
I forgot the main reason I wanted to reply, the mention of Rush having a bust of Winston Churchill in his office/home. What nerve and hypocrisy. True, he was of a different age, a champion of the British Empire, but he a man of courage and showed it in battle fighting–although in the position of a correspondent–the Khalifa in the Sudan, (the Khalifi succeeded the Mahdi who had overrun Killed Gen. Gordon in Sudan–you know, The Four Feathers) tribes near the Khyber Pass, duty in the Boer War including captue and escape from a POW camp. And when older, visiting the front during WWI. And of course he saw the danger of Hitler and urged England to rearm, but nobody lisened. I think I’ve read every major book he has written, including his massive six or seven vol. account of WWII and the years leading to it. A remarkable man who was just the man England needed when she was beaten to her knees. Time’s Man of the Century, I believe. Although, despite American ethnocentrism concerning WWII in the ETO, the Soviet troops are the ones who beat the hell out of the Nazis, not us. Eight of every ten Nazi troops were killed by the Soviets, and of course the Soviets lost about 30 million dead. Patton was crazy thinking he could drive the Soviets back to Moscow. Hell the German commanders didn’t even know who he was until the war was almost over.
So Rush, replace Winston’s bust with one of Morton Downey.
Every time I think of Limpbaugh, which, thankfully, is almost never, I think of his real role models: Roy Cohn, Joseph McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover…
Kate
Rush the voice of the people lives and works in a highly guarded compound, he must have the pulse of the nation vibrating through him. Don’t we all have our own compounds, guards, maids (who get our drugs for us), drivers, and broadcast studio’s.
I don’t know a better candidate to represent the out of touch ideology of the republican party. The party of rich old white men and those who aspire to be rich old white men or connected to them in one way or another.
Is it true that Limbaugh’s roots are local, Rio Linda perhaps?
Not according to the site I checked before I made my post: near the Kentucky border, but forgot ehich state. But, I believe when his radio career was reviving, it said he was in Sacramento. I’m sick in bed, but that’s what I think I remember.
I used to occasionally listen to Rush on KFBK in the 1980s when he was in Sacramento. He had a lot of jokes about life in Rio Linda, but I think he lived in North Natomas, or some such place. He had a good sense of humor and sense for satire which made some speculate that he was deep down a liberal. Alas, such speculation was misplaced!
Rush grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a radio broadcaster with the Kansas City Royals baseball team at an early stage of his radio career. I’m not sure what brought him to Sacramento and KFBK “way back when” other than the opportunity to work his way of the radio world hierarchy, I guess.
Rick, rechecking nndb.com, where I got my info on Rush–and I don’t vouch for the site’s accuracy–Rushie sold tickets for the Royals.
His rise to fame was made possible by 1987 FCC repeal of Fairness Doctrine–which I guess explains why about 95% of talk radio is screeching right wing fingernails dragging on chaulk boards, since communication corps. are Clear Channel and their ilk.
Called 13 y.o. Chelsea Clinton the “White House dog”–this must have been when I first saw him.
1990 filling in for Pat Sajak made anti-gay jokes/statements, got booed, finished show to mostly empty studio.
1st Rush Limbaugh was Ike’s ambassador to India
Uncle Stephen a Federal judge appt. by Reagan
Cousin Stephen, Jr., appointed to U.S. Dist. Court by Dubya
Father prominent local lawyer and brother a lawyer and conservative writer