Limbaugh "quietly inducted into a hall of famous Missouri natives"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Missouri honors conservative talk radio host Limbaugh

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By Bruce Olson

ST. LOUIS | Mon May 14, 2012 6:51pm EDT

(Reuters) - Controversial conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was quietly inducted into a hall of famous Missouri natives on Monday in a ceremony held under tight security at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, a legislative spokesman said.

A bust of Limbaugh, who is known for his scathing attacks on President Barack Obama and other Democrats, will join an exclusive group including writer Mark Twain and former president Harry Truman in the Hall of Famous Missourians.

Missouri Republican House Speaker Steve Tilley said Limbaugh was honored because he was the "voice of conservative America for more than a decade."

Democrats said the award was inappropriate because of his history of his partisan history and penchant for personally attacking those he disagrees with. "That this was done without the general public, shows what an embarrassment it is," said Missouri House of Representatives Minority Leader Mike Talboy.