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You're gonna love this! Missouri speaker backs Limbaugh for hall of fame
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/06/10591175-missouri-speaker-backs-limbaugh-for-hall-of-fameHouse Speaker Steven Tilley said this week he decided to honor Limbaugh months ago, long before the most recent controversy. The Republican lawmaker and Limbaugh, who was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., are both from the state's southeastern corner.
Inductees are chosen by the speaker of the Missouri House and the bronze busts are paid for by the Speaker’s Annual Golf Classic.
The advocacy organization Progress Missouri has already launched a petition protesting the choice of Limbaugh for the hall and calling on Tilley to reverse his decision.
The speaker is defending his choice, saying Limbaugh is among the world's best-known radio personalities.
The paper said Limbaugh’s bust is being made by Kansas City sculptor E. Spencer Schubert, who is also working on the bust of another Missourian being inducted into the hall this year — Dred Scott, the African-American slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1857.
