Bomb Squad Called To Rush Limbaugh's House

As arguably the loudest Republican voice outside Washington, Rush Limbaugh has been galvanizing supporters and infuriating rivals for years with his forceful rhetoric. As such, he’s no stranger to hate mail, but when a suspicious package showed up at his door earlier this evening, he decided not to take any chances. The radio host called 911, and the Palm Beach bomb squad was sent out to investigate. They too deemed the package suspicious; so, they evacuated Limbaugh’s guest house and slowly opened the contents.

As it turns out, the suspicious package was not a bomb. It was an electronic plaque commemorating John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of Abraham Lincoln. According to The Palm Beach Post, authorities quickly tracked down the sender who apologized for the confusion. He was apparently just trying to forward Limbaugh a business opportunity and had no idea it would cause such a stink.

It seems police are taking the man’s word for it too because they’ve decided not to release his name. Considering what the package turned out to be, that seems about right. Now and again, crazies send along letters to famous people filled with white powder to scare them into thinking they were poisoned. I’m not legal expert, but I’m sure that behavior could be construed as a threat. This fiasco, on the other hand, seems more like a stupid, innocent mistake than anything else.

Here’s to hoping Limbaugh doesn’t another scary business proposition anytime in the near future.