David Scott Limbaugh (born December 11, 1952) is a conservative American

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and

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who has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother of

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host

Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative political commentator who was the host of ''The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nati ...

Life and career

Limbaugh was born on December 11, 1952, in

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau ( , ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Cape Girardeau and Scott County, Missouri, Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the ...

, to Mildred Carolyn "Millie" (née Armstrong) and Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Jr. Limbaugh's paternal grandfather was

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state representative, lawyer, and United States Ambassador Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. Following high school, Limbaugh attended

Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University (Southeast or SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing t ...

in 1971 and 1972, transferring to the University of Missouri, where he graduated ''

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'' with a

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. Limbaugh then went on to law school at Missouri where he received his

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(J.D.) from the

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in 1978. He also served in the

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for six years. He has written columns that are carried by

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, Townhall.com,

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and

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. In addition to his legal and writing work, Limbaugh also works as an agent for several

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hosts. He currently practices law as a partner at The Limbaugh Firm and specializes in entertainment law. Limbaugh was chosen by Christian authors

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and Frank Turek to write the foreword to their book ''I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist'' (Crossway, 2004). In the book, Limbaugh states that he became a Christian after years of being a skeptic and that he now has a strong interest in

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. Limbaugh describes himself as "an evangelical Christian". Limbaugh and his wife, Lisa, have five children. Limbaugh has written several books, some of which have been bestsellers, such as ''Crimes Against Liberty'', which was ''The New York Times Non-fiction best seller for two weeks in 2010.

Works

* ''Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department'' (

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, March 2001, ) * ''Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christians'' (Regnery Publishing, October 2003, ) * ''Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of Today's Democratic Party'' (Regnery Publishing, September 2006; ) * ''Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama'' (Regnery Publishing, August 2010; ) * ''The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic'' (Regnery Publishing, June 4, 2012; ) * ''Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel'' (Regnery Publishing, September 8, 2014; ) * ''The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament'' (Regnery Publishing, November 9, 2015; ) * ''The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels'' (Regnery Publishing, April 10, 2017; ) * ''Jesus is Risen: Paul and the Early Church'' (Regnery Publishing, October 2, 2018; ) * ''Guilty By Reason of Insanity: Why The Democrats Must Not Win'' (Regnery Publishing, October 29, 2019; ) * ''The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament'' (Regnery Publishing; September 2022; with Christen Limbaugh Bloom; )

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