Controversy over on-air comments will not keep radio star Rush Limbaugh out of the Hall of Famous Missourians. Democrats in the Missouri House demand that House Speaker Steve Tilley cancel Limbaugh’s induction. Tilley, a Republican, says that’s not going to happen. Tilley says other members of the Hall of Famous Missourians have said controversial things during their careers.

In a letter from the House Minority Caucus, Democrats say the induction would be especially offensive and inappropropriate because Limbaugh called a law student a slut for speaking out in favor of mandatory insurance coverage for contraception. Limbaugh has apologized. Tilley says the Hall honors Missourians for being famous, not universally loved.