Embarrassed to be from Cape

To the editor:

It has come to my attention another reason why we shouldn't name our landmarks after local people. My family was so embarrassed while watching the evening national news when our Rush Limbaugh III acted up and made fun of Michael J. Fox, who has been fighting Parkinson's disease, by throwing his arms around and moving his body back and forth. Shame on Rush.

Growing up, I knew when Limbaugh was a youngster he had big ideas and would amount to something big. But I never thought he would cause our fair city the embarrassment from his actions and what it may have done to his family.

Everywhere you travel, if you say you are from Cape Girardeau and proud of it, the first thing people say is, "Oh, that's Rush Limbaugh's hometown." Now I'm too embarrassed to say it. Now I'll just say I'm from Missouri's City of Roses on the banks of the Mississippi River.

ROBERT B. HAMBLE, Cape Girardeau