Rush

Not Rush the band, Rush Limbaugh.

OK, the man is an asshat, a blowhard, and a bigot.  (Some of that comes along with the territory ... you don't get far in talk radio UNLESS you're some measure of an asshat and blowhard.)  But as radarrider illustrates, the man can do something right when he puts his mind to it.  He took the nastygram that was sent to him and put it up on eBay, proceeds to be donated to the Marine Corps - Law Enforcement Foundation¹, and pledged to match the final auction price with his own money to double the final donation.

As of this time of writing, with just over four and a half hours left to run, the auction is sitting at about $2.1 million, which Limbaugh will be matching with another $2.1 million out of his own pocket.  There are 210 bids, and 61 unique bidders.

This is a classy move.  Kudos is due.

[1]  Quoted directly:

Through the continuous support of our donors, we have distributed aid with a value of more than $29,000,000.00 to eligible children.  This assistance was primarily rendered to children of Marines or Federal law enforcement personnel who were killed on duty or died under extraordinary circumstances while serving our country at home or abroad.  These funds enable us to provide these children with scholarships for their higher education.  When a child of a United States Marine is afflicted with a physical or mental disability and requires special medical equipment or tutoring, our Foundation may grant financial assistance to that family if their personal insurance does not cover the complete cost of treatment for this child.

In addition to the regular program, our Foundation decided to support all American Forces and also Coalition Forces in the invasion of Iraq and taking of Baghdad from 3 March 2003 to 16 July 2003.  In the past, the Foundation also included in our program the children who lost a parent from all agencies killed in the murderous attack on the Pentagon.  We also decided to go back and give our bonds to children who lost a parent on the USS Cole; the children of the Air Force personnel killed at Khobar Towers; and, with great honor, the twelve children who lost their parent on the space shuttle Columbia disaster.

Good work, guys.