David Limbaugh
David Limbaugh | |
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Born | David Scott Limbaugh December 11, 1952 Cape Girardeau,Missouri,U.S. |
Alma mater | Southeast Missouri State University University of Missouri(BA,JD) |
Occupation(s) | Attorney,writer |
Relatives | Limbaugh family |
David Scott Limbaugh(born December 11, 1952) is a conservativeAmericanpolitical commentatorandauthorwho has also worked as a professor and as a lawyer. He is the younger brother oftalk radiohostRush Limbaugh.
Life and career
[edit]Limbaugh was born on December 11, 1952, inCape Girardeau, Missouri,to Mildred Carolyn "Millie" (née Armstrong) and Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Jr.[1]Limbaugh's paternal grandfather wasMissouristate representative, lawyer, and United States AmbassadorRush Hudson Limbaugh Sr.
Following high school, Limbaugh attendedSoutheast Missouri State Universityin 1971 and 1972, transferring to the University of Missouri, where he graduatedcum laudewith abachelor's degreeinpolitical science.Limbaugh then went on to law school at Missouri where he received hisJuris Doctor(J.D.) from theUniversity of Missouriin 1978.[2]He also served in theNational Guardfor six years. He has written columns that are carried byCreators Syndicate,[3]Townhall,WorldNetDailyandJewish World Review.[4]In addition to his legal and writing work, Limbaugh also works as an agent for severalconservative talk radiohosts.[5]
He currently practices law as a partner at The Limbaugh Firm and specializes in entertainment law.[6]
Limbaugh was chosen by Christian authorsNorman GeislerandFrank Turekto write the foreword to their bookI 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 inChristian apologetics.[7]Limbaugh describes himself as "an evangelical Christian".[8]
Limbaugh and his wife, Lisa, have five children.[1]Limbaugh has written several books, some of which have been bestsellers, such asCrimes Against Liberty,which wasThe New York Times'Non-fiction best seller for two weeks in 2010.[9]
Works
[edit]- Absolute Power: The Legacy of Corruption in the Clinton-Reno Justice Department(Regnery Publishing,March 2001,ISBN0-89526-237-1)
- Persecution: How Liberals are Waging War Against Christians(Regnery Publishing, October 2003,ISBN0-89526-111-1)
- Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of Today's Democratic Party(Regnery Publishing, September 2006;ISBN1-59698-017-6)
- Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama(Regnery Publishing, August 2010;ISBN978-1-59698-624-4)
- The Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic(Regnery Publishing, June 4, 2012;ISBN978-1596987777)
- Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel(Regnery Publishing, September 8, 2014;ISBN978-1621572558)
- The Emmaus Code: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament(Regnery Publishing, November 9, 2015;ISBN978-1621574156)
- The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels(Regnery Publishing, April 10, 2017;ISBN978-1621576372)
- Jesus is Risen: Paul and the Early Church(Regnery Publishing, October 2, 2018;ISBN978-1621577041)
- Guilty By Reason of Insanity: Why The Democrats Must Not Win(Regnery Publishing, October 29, 2019;ISBN978-1621579885)
- The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament(Regnery Publishing; September 2022; with Christen Limbaugh Bloom;ISBN978-1621579953)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"About David Limbaugh, author of an opinion column from Creators Syndicate".Creators.Retrieved2014-12-26.
- ^"National Association of Scholars - The College Backgrounds of America's Leading Syndicated Columnists by Tom Wood".nas.org.
- ^"The Cross Was Preceded by the Cradle".Creators.23 July 2021.
- ^"David Limbaugh – Jewish World Review".Jewish World Review.RetrievedJune 5,2019.
- ^Avlon, Jon (May 7, 2013)."The high cost of Rush: Talker bleeds millions from his carriers as toxic talk slumps; Cumulus set to part ways with Rush".The Daily Beast.
- ^"The Limbaugh Firm – Attorney Profiles – David S. Limbaugh".Limbaugh Law.
- ^Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek,I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist,7.
- ^David Limbaugh (September 25, 2015)."The Pope-Exploiter in Chief".
- ^"Hardcover Nonfiction".The New York Times.Retrieved25 April2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Podcasts of Limbaugh's recent articlesArchived2008-02-08 at theWayback Machine
- Publisher's official book description forBankruptby David Limbaugh
- Publisher's official book description forPersecutionby David Limbaugh
- Publisher's official book description forAbsolute Powerby David Limbaugh
- David Limbaugh FeaturesatCreators Syndicate
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
- 1952 births
- American Christian writers
- American columnists
- American people of German descent
- American political commentators
- American political writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- Living people
- People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Writers from Missouri
- Southeast Missouri State University alumni
- Southeast Missouri State University faculty
- University of Missouri alumni
- University of Missouri School of Law alumni
- Limbaugh family