“I am convinced that, despite what you think of Obama, I don't think Obama has a person-to-person connection with people. I think people love him because of his race and feel sorry for him, object of sympathy. I think people feel he's a victim, he portrays himself as a victim of America; he gets sympathy that way.”

American conservative political commentator

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was an American conservative political commentator and radio host, active from the 1980s until his death in 2021. He is best known for hosting The Rush Limbaugh Show. The program first aired in 1984 and later reached national audiences through syndication on AM and FM radio stations from 1988 until 2021. Limbaugh became a prominent voice in conservative talk radio through that long-running show.