Rush Limbaugh, the conservative commentator whose fiery rhetoric forged a new landscape for talk radio and inflamed the partisan divide that came to characterize political discourse in the United States, has died, according to an announcement on his radio show Wednesday. "Rush Limbaugh was an indomitable spirit with a big heart, and he will be missed," he said in a statement. He’s this, he’s that, he’s outrageous, he’s bombastic.' Born Jan. 12, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Rush Limbaugh III emerged as the black sheep of a family already well respected in conservative circles. “The Rush Limbaugh Show” debuted Aug. 1, 1988.
