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Video: Limbaugh Quits NYC Over Taxes, Pleasing Paterson
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 2, 2009
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Have some Kleenex handy; grotesque demagogue Rush Limbaugh announced this week that he's turning his back on New York City because of "ridiculous" income tax increases on those who make over $500,000. Though Limbaugh's presence in New York is minimal—he only uses his Fifth Avenue penthouse to take refuge from hurricanes in Florida—the news of his withdrawal came as a relief to many New Yorkers, including Governor Paterson. Asked about Limbaugh's decision this morning, Paterson told reporters, "If I knew that would be the result, I would’ve thought about the taxes earlier."
And last night Jon Stewart revealed to the world that NYC has been collectively working to drive Limbaugh away for years: "We knew he was into drugs, so we cleaned up Times Square. We knew he liked cigars, so we all made an agreement that people who smoke cigars are douchebags. Fleets of Ivy League educated cab drivers pretended to be surly Middle-Easterners just to annoy Rush Limbaugh...He was the Truman in our citywide Truman Show."
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UPDATE: This calls for a celebration! The New York Working Families Party will be Getting the Limbaught with a fiesta downtown at the Beekman this Saturday night. It's open to all, and they'll be recording farewell video messages to Limbaugh from people in attendance. Details here.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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