A Democrat fights "division" with division, refuses to lower the flag for Rush Limbaugh

A Florida Democrat has decided to go against Gov. Ron DeSantis' order to lower flags in the state at half mast in order to honor the passing of conservative talk show radio icon Rush Limbaugh. Her rationale is that it sows division by honoring someone on the other side of the aisle with whom she disagrees.

Florida's Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat, said on Monday that she will direct state offices to ignore Florida Gov. DeSantis' (R) order to lower the flags because, “Lowering to half-staff the flag of the United States of America is a sacred honor that pays respect to fallen heroes and patriots. It is not a partisan political tool,” Fried said in a statement obtained by  WFLA.

She continued: “Therefore, I will notify all state offices under my direction to disregard the Governor’s forthcoming order to lower flags for Mr. Limbaugh – because we will not celebrate hate speech, bigotry, and division. Lowering the flag should always reflect unity, not division, and raising our standards, not lowering them. Our flags will remain flying high to celebrate the American values of diversity, inclusion, and respect for all.”

Respect for all? Unity? What the hell is she talking about when she refuses to respect all and help unify the country in recognizing that we may have political differences, but we are one nation.

This is typical of the left--they do the exact opposite of what they claim and pretend it's you who are doing it.

Gov. DeSantis said on Friday that Florida will fly its flags at half-staff when Rush's body is laid to rest.

“There’s not much that needs to be said, the guy was an absolute legend,” DeSantis stated. “He was a friend of mine and just a great person.”

That's apparently more than can be said about Fried, who has made a name for herself, but not in a good way.

Funeral plans for Limbaugh have not been announced as of Monday afternoon.

Rush died Wednesday at the age of 70 after fighting advanced (Stage 4) lung cancer. 

The left hated him because of his powerful influence, intelligence and passion for the truth. Not his truth; the truth. His 27 million listeners will miss him.

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