![]() Shortly after Barack Obama’s victory that year, Republican strategist Mike Murphy told NBC’s Meet the Press that “the noisiest parts of the conservative media machine have far less influence than the mainstream media … thinks they do.” He added, “These radio guys can’t deliver a pizza let alone a nomination, and you can case study that out in the last election.” Murphy’s claim was validated in the next cycle. In 2008, he preferred more conservative alternatives to John McCain, yet the Arizona senator captured the GOP nomination. But accuracy compels an equal accounting of his failures. His obituaries will undoubtedly emphasize his political triumphs, such as his campaign against the Clinton administration’s health care proposal or his support for Tea Party activism that helped Republican candidates in 2010. A spokesperson for the school district said it would be premature for them to comment on an executive order that has not been issued yet.Yet Limbaugh’s measurable political power never quite matched the mystique surrounding it. The state’s flag protocol states that there is no penalty for not lowering the flags to half staff. “He doesn’t stand to lose a substantive number of votes by recognizing Rush Limbaugh,” Bergerson said. “Rush Limbaugh has bought both positive and negative attention to the state,” he said.īergerson says lowering the flags is a political judgment called on by the governor. Peter Bergerson is a Political Science Professor at FGCU. “I think it forces the children to honor somebody who doesn’t respect them, who wouldn’t respect them,” said Pound. He wants the superintendent and the rest of the school board to ignore the governor’s request as well. “I teach a lot of students who fall in the category of people of color, immigrants, children of immigrants,” Pound said. Thomas Pound is a high school teacher in Lee County. ![]() ![]() “Our flag cannot be used as a political prop, which is what the governor is doing,” said Fried. But, not everyone is on board.ĭemocratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says she will not comply with the order and plans to keep flags flying high at state offices she oversees. Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that he wants to honor the late conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh with this gesture. “Once the date of internment for Rush is announced we’re going to be lowering the flags to half staff,” DeSantis said. This is normally done after the death of former politicians, law enforcement or military service members. The American flag flying at half-staff is a symbol of respect and honor. But, a longtime political observer calls Governor DeSantis’ decision “purely political.” And Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s decision to ignore the order? Purely political as well. There are not any limitations on who the governor can lower flags for. But, teachers are asking The School District of Lee County not to lower flags. Governor Ron DeSantis has stated that he will order flags to be flown at half-staff to honor conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh once funeral arrangements are announced. Palm Beach County will not lower its courthouse flag tomorrow. ![]() Palm Beach County will refuse this order, according to commissioner Melissa McKinlay. Governor DeSantis did, on Tuesday evening, order flags to be lowered to half-staff but this will only be observed at the Palm Beach County Courthouse, City Hall and the State Capitol building from sunrise to sunset.
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