Twain biographer: Putting Rush Limbaugh in Hall of Famous Missourians would be a travesty

Mark Twain biographer and Hannibal native Ron Powers has weighed in on the debate over whether Rush Limbaugh should be enshrined in the Hall of Famous Missourians.

Powers does not like the idea one bit, according to a blog he wrote for CNN:

(Speaker of the House Steve) Tilley's justification for ignoring Limbaugh's vicious attack, and the real pain and outrage it visited upon millions of American women, was as follows: "It's not the 'Hall of Universally Loved Missourians,' it's the Hall of Famous Missourians." And the state Capitol doesn't stand for Jeffersonian enlightenment and respect for human dignity, it just ... stands. Another roadside attraction. Maybe Donald Trump will want to buy in.
Or maybe ... just maybe ... Speaker Tilley or someone else will come to their senses, halt this travesty of honor and save Missouri from lasting embarrassment.