Rush H Limbaugh Sr, Cape Girardeau, Federal Courthouse

FAMILY HONOR

Courthouse May Be Named For Rush's Grandfather






In a move certain to drive leftists bonkers, a new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri may soon be named for the grandfather of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh, according to a report in the Southeast Missourian.

That's the possible outcome of a bill filed by US Senators Kit Bond and Jim Talent (R-MO), who wish to honor Rush H Limbaugh's service to the southeastern region of the state and the nation. Not only was Limbaugh a respected local attorney who practiced for over 80 years, but he also served as United States ambassador to India during the Eisenhower Administration.

From the Missourian's story:

Saturday, September 9, 2006
RUDI KELLER ~ Southeast Missourian

A Senate bill has been introduced to name the new building after Rush H. Limbaugh Sr.

Naming the new Cape Girardeau federal courthouse after the late Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. is an idea that's been brewing for a few years, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Friday.

Some with an interest in the building have suggested that, like the new Mississippi River bridge, the building should honor Emerson's late husband, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson.

While flattering, Emerson said, the bridge is "a magnificent tribute, and that is plenty."

Discussions of whose name to put on the $50 million courthouse began about the time construction started in 2004, Emerson said. Rush Limbaugh Sr., who practiced law in Cape Girardeau for almost 80 years, is the most fitting symbol of both the legal profession and dedication to community service, she said.

"It was kind of a no-brainer," she said. "He was just a perfect person."

Limbaugh died in 1996 at age 104. He continued working as a lawyer almost to the end of his life. He has several children and grandchildren who are lawyers, including U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Sr. and Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr.

Community leaders said the decision to put Limbaugh's name on the courthouse was made with little local input but added they have no objections to the choice.

"We did not suggest any names for the courthouse," said John Mehner, president and CEO of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. "I love the name they came up with but did not suggest any names."

The story goes on to indicate that it generally isn't difficult to get naming proposals passed in Congress, but what about in this case? One can only imagine the grumbling from Democrats and so- called "progressives" when word of this reaches national newswires.

For instance, how will our buddy Keith Olbermann react to such news? Here he is on a recent anti- Rush rant:




Want to really make 'ol Olby's head explode? How about a Bill O'Reilly Federal Courthouse in San Francisco? Doesn't that sound like a great idea?

Another thought for Senators Bond and Talent: the Al Franken Port- A- Potty at the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository in Nevada. Run that one by Harry Reid.

In the blogosphere, The American Thinker has thoughts here.


And on Friday's show, Rush H Limbaugh III very briefly noted the proposal:

Anyway, what I was going to say, they're building a new federal courthouse in my hometown, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the proposal has been to name it after my grandfather, Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr., federal courthouse and we're very honored because this generally only goes to people -- federal buildings are named after people that have held federal office or really grown the federal government real big or used it in ways that harmed people.

In this case I don't know whether it will get through the Senate or not, it might since it has the word "senior" on it after his name, rather than just me, but my brother has been living at the construction site while he's wandering aimlessly
through the streets, (laughing) and that's why the title of the book Bankrupt. We're just kidding. If you missed this, it wasn't long ago that CBS went in there, the morning show, they were taking a tour of the country and they did some things on the tour that you can have to show places I grew up and hung around when I was growing up in Cape Girardeau. After the piece, the weatherman at CBS, he was talking to Harry Smith said, "Yeah, Rush's brother is still here, still wanders around town, still seen wandering around town." (Laughing) So we have been having fun with him ever since.

UPDATE: The AP has picked up the story. The backlash awaits.

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