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FL Con Radio Host Dick Farrel 'The Other Rush Limbaugh' Died of Covid Railed Against Fauci, Vaccines
MSN/Business Insider, Aug. 7, 2021.
Longtime radio host Dick Farrel died from COVID-19 after railing against vaccines on Facebook. "Why take a vax promoted by people who lied 2u all along about masks," one of his posts read.
After contracting the virus, friends said Farrel texted them and urged them to get the vaccine. Dick Farrel frequently advocated against the vaccine on his personal Facebook page. "Vaccine Bogus Bull Shid!, Two peeps I know, got vaxed, now have Corona, hospitalized critical," he wrote on July 1. "Thank you Moderna, FOR NOTHING!"
His friend, Mike McCabe, said on Facebook that Farrel, 65, had been battling COVID-19 for three weeks before his death this week. Farrel also railed against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading coronavirus expert, calling him a "power tripping lying freak." The longtime radio host was an ardent support of former President Donald Trump, Facebook posts show.
After contracting the virus, friends said Farrel texted them and urged them to get the vaccine, according to WPTV, an NBC News affiliate. "He is the reason I took the shot," said Amy Leigh Hair, Farrel's close friend. "He texted me and told me to 'Get it!' He told me this virus is no joke and he said, "I wish I had gotten it!"...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-florida-radio-host-who-railed-against-dr-fauci-and-vaccines-has-died-from-covid-19/ar-AAN33mD
https://deadline.com/2021/08/dick-farrel-newsmax-anchor-south-florida-talk-radio-host-obituary-1234810995/
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FL Con Radio Host Dick Farrel 'The Other Rush Limbaugh' Died of Covid Railed Against Fauci, Vaccines (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Aug 2021
OP
DU needs a "was against the VAX, now dead" thread to keep up with current events
Demovictory9
Aug 2021
#1
Demovictory9
(32,411 posts)1. DU needs a "was against the VAX, now dead" thread to keep up with current events
appalachiablue
(41,102 posts)5. ++ DF formerly w Newsmax. How many people
listened and died because of his anti vax spew?!
Chainfire
(17,436 posts)2. I guess that Covid put the dick in the dirt.
Sneederbunk
(14,272 posts)3. A costly comeuppance.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)4. That's too bad, Dick
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)6. Lol
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)7. Crisis actor with comorbidities who didn't take Laetrile
Or coffee enemas or some other quackery.
Best_man23
(4,896 posts)8. Modern Darwinism
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.
czarjak
(11,244 posts)9. Our West Texas Rush Limbaugh was advocating physical violence to justify his religious beliefs last
Satisfied now, Robert Pratt with KFYO?
Zorro
(15,716 posts)10. Damn. Killed by a hoax.
Marcuse
(7,441 posts)11. Bye
Aristus
(66,262 posts)12. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Spend your life doing something worthwhile for humanity, and you will have my sympathy if you die an untimely death.
If not, then were better off without you
Raftergirl
(1,283 posts)13. Always sorry they didn't get vaxxed
when its too late.
And all to own the Libz.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)14. "Happy Trails to you, until we meet again."
Another Fox assclown rides off into the sunset.