The late Rush Limbaugh talked openly and fondly of how his worldview was shaped by growing up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Now, Republican lawmakers in that state want the hometown hero to have a permanent presence in his city.
Limbaugh, 70, America’s foremost media personality among conservatives, passed away in February from lung cancer.
Now, according to the local media, lawmakers in the House and Senate propose naming a six-mile section of Interstate 55 through Cape Girardeau County as the “Rush Limbaugh Memorial Highway.”
Missouri lawmakers also want to make Jan. 12, Limbaugh’s birthday, “Rush Limbaugh Day” throughout the state.
“Limbaugh Day” would not be a state holiday under the legislation. But it would encourage Missouri residents to take part in “inappropriate events and activities to remember the life of the famous Missourian and groundbreaking radio host,” the bill says.
Not everyone is thrilled by the effort.
Democrats on the Missouri House Transportation Committee rejected the idea of a highway designation, as the bill proposing that passed 10-4 in a party-line vote.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quoted state Sen. Lauren Arthur, a Kansas City Democrat, who said she couldn’t support the highway designation because of Limbaugh’s criticism of feminists and the LGBTQ community.
“I think this is one that we’ll probably never agree on,” she said.
Limbaugh has been honored in his home state in the past.
According to The Missourian, Limbaugh’s image is one the Missouri Wall of Fame along the Cape Girardeau riverfront,” and in 2012, the radio host was added to Hall of Famous Missourians in Jefferson City, the state capital.
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