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A RUSH TO GREATNESS, IN MEMORY OF RUSH LIMBAUGH
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HON. BILLY LONG
of missouri
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American and pioneer from The Show Me State our beloved Missouri, who changed the world of radio broadcasting In His Rush To Greatness. I ask that this poem penned in his honor by Albert Carey Caswell be included in the Record.
A Rush to Greatness
By Albert Carey Caswell
When our last days are done and seen our final suns What have we left behind begun? Is it light or darkness our true sum? Did we make a difference with it all? Did we take the path less traveled answering the call? Few will etch the sands of time, up to the heights of Mount Rushmore climb Like Mark Twain creating a new paradigm When, all seemed lost came rushing in, for the forgotten all in his magnificent rhymes His golden voice touching hearts and minds Schooling us from your Limbaugh institute The Voice of Truth Building a case none could refute With Mr. Snerdly in awe at his magic produced Visions of the future, from the past brick by brick a wall of proof Coming out of the darkness to bring his light Use your talent on loan from God to shine your light At an early age a normal path to success disobeyed Deep down inside his heart cried out the course to stay Dropping out of college his parents couldn't dissuade In Rock and Roll he dug the beat, his soul longing for something much more deep Filling American's void creating a GOLD RUSH in hearts to keep America began to fade as you Rushed in with the answers to save The bedrock principals our framers The Constitution and Bill of Rights made Things like God, Mom, County, The Flag, be proud to be an American don't ask why Mega Dittos, ``It's The American Way'' Bringing your QUANTUM FORCE to socialism slay To look to America's heroes like King, Washington, Kennedy,
Lincoln, Dole, Bush, Reagan, Parks, MacArthur for a better day Like ``The Gift of Hope'' Bob, and The Measure Of The Man Bob Dole his character on display When children called in you felt his heart blush in every way For your bravado on their air, off one of the most humble men standing there When no one was looking for his fellow human being so cared So many stories of helping others with our Lord will share America has lost a greatest champion of freedom here The fourth column of truth is weaken for freedoms everywhere Who to slay socialism dared Tonight as your loved ones lay their heads down to rest Comes a gentle rain across Missouri, Florida our Nation to bless Our Lord's tears up in Heaven to help you rest Until, your lovely wife Catherine and family meet again when they crest And you won't have to cry no more Rush's is an angel now, You will hear him on the wind When, you wake feel you'll feel him where he's been Watching over you time and again Rush there are talk shows in heaven my friend Now we lay your body down to rest Heaven holds a place, for men who've rushed to greatness but still loved with grace Giving back far more than they'd take Amen.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 25
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