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geez, you guys can't catch a break.
Paterson Bids Rush Limbaugh Farewell
By David M. Halbfinger
Rush Limbaugh is fed up with taxes in New York and with Gov. David A. Paterson in particular. The radio talk-show host denounced the so-called millionaires’ tax in the new state budget and then announced on the air this week that he would be packing up and leaving town.
Aside from putting his New York condominium — a penthouse at 1049 Fifth Avenue — on the market, Mr. Limbaugh’s vow won’t change much, and it won’t mean a loss of a lot of revenue for a state awash in red ink. According to The Daily News, Mr. Limbaugh said he only stays in New York around 15 days a year, mostly to avoid hurricanes headed for Florida, where he spends most of his time. He told his listeners he would look for a backup studio somewhere else, maybe in Texas.
geez, you guys can't catch a break.
oh...and thanks for the picture.
Rush said he's tired of being audited every year for the past 12 years. He has to prove every which way the days he's actually in New York. As soon as he said he's fed up with NYC, he got calls from people (radio station managers) from several different, no-state income tax states, offering to have him come there. And one of them was from Dallas.
Poor oppressed Rush.
I briefly considered it as an avatar, but can rest content now that I am certain it has already made you suffer.
just imagine if he could get W to come into the studio....
I would definitely crank up the radio for that one.
He never said he was oppressed - he's just fed up with all the hassle. He did say that when he moved from NYC to Florida, it made a pretty significant difference in his disposable income not having to pay the oppressive NYC taxes!
So you are saying he's oppressed.
That would be awesome if he picked San Antonio. He doesn't need an international airport like DFW because he has the G550.
Rush hardly ever has guests - but I imagine he'd make an exception for GWB! In fact, they're pretty friendly. On the day of Rush's 20-year anniversary on the air, he received a phone call from the White House - and he talked live with Bush 41, GWB and Jeb. They all congratulated him on his success - and you could tell by the conversation that they genuinely liked each other.
Yeah - twelve years ago before he moved his permanent residence to Florida.
Poor oppressed Rush.
He fears actual discussion.
Not content to continue to cry in his vast pile of money, he's picking it up and moving away. Wah.
Texas already has enough ignorant, conceited assholes IMO. I hope he goes somewhere else, but that has nothing to do with it. Rush gets to pick.
I wonder where he would go.
I love this forum
I have absolutely no doubt they all genuinely like each other.
do you have a transcript of the phone conversation?
Yep - that's the beauty of living in a free country! If you don't like the laws, taxes, or even just the weather of a particular state - you can just up and move - and you don't even have to ask permission.Not content to continue to cry in his vast pile of money, he's picking it up and moving away.
New York will miss him and the extra 0.75% tax for five years that he wouldn't pay anyway.
Yep - here it is!I have absolutely no doubt they all genuinely like each other.
do you have a transcript of the phone conversation?
RUSH: What are...? (interruption) Interrupting for what?
THE PRESIDENT: o!
RUSH: Oh, jeez. The president?
THE PRESIDENT: Rush Limbaugh?
RUSH: Yes, sir, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: President George W. Bush calling to congratulate you on 20 years of important and excellent broadcasting.
RUSH: Well, thank you, sir. You've stunned me! (laughing) I'm shocked. But thank you so much.
THE PRESIDENT: That's hard to do.
RUSH: (laughing) I know, it is.
THE PRESIDENT: I'm here with a room full of admirers. There are two others that would like to speak to you and congratulate you, people who consider you friends and really appreciate the contribution you've made.
RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much. Put 'em on.
THE PRESIDENT: How you doing? This is my swan song? If this is all you got for me, I'm moving on.
RUSH: (laughing) No! The show's yours; take as much time as you want.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm just calling along with President 41 and the former governor of Florida. We're fixing to have lunch here, and I said, "Listen, we ought to call our pal and let him know that we care" for you. So this is as much as anything, a nice verbal letter to a guy we really care for.
RUSH: Well, thank you, sir, very much. I'm overwhelmed. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this and how much you've surprised me.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that was the purpose of the phone call.
RUSH: You succeeded.
THE PRESIDENT: Good.
RUSH: They were waving at me trying to tell me you were on the line, and I didn't know what was going on. So you succeeded here in the surprise. How are you doing, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: I am great. We're doing very good, thank you very much, sir. Concerned about our economy, obviously, but know we need to be drilling for some oil and gas in order to take the pressure off the gas prices -- and I'm pleased with the progress in Iraq.
RUSH: Have you heard what Senator Obama wants to do? He wants another stimulus check of a thousand dollars to every American paid for by the oil companies.
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah. Well, what we ought to be doing is encouraging oil companies to find oil, and that's the best way to take the pressure off the gasoline prices. We're on a very strong push to get the Congress to allow for there to be offshore drilling, and most Americans understand now that an increase in oil, particularly here in America, will help take pressure off of price. And I tell people I'd rather, you know, be buying American oil instead of sending our money overseas.
RUSH: You know, Mr. President, it's amazing. In 2004 during your campaign, Senator Kerry was constantly criticizing you for not "jawboning" with the Saudis enough to bring the price of oil down. Now, four years later, they're doing everything they can to keep the price from coming down. They apparently want it to remain high.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, they may want to, but the American people want to see some relief. It would be like a massive tax cut when the gasoline prices decline. So we're in times of economic uncertainty and the more money people have in their pockets the quicker we'll be able to recover, in my judgment. You asked how I'm doing. My spirits are high; I'm going to finish strong. I love my family and I'm spending two days here with mother and dad before I head overseas.
RUSH: Well, that's right. You've got China on your agenda.
THE PRESIDENT: I do. But listen, President 41. You might remember him.
RUSH: I do. (laughing) Yes, I do. We all do.
THE PRESIDENT: You know what? He remembers you.
RUSH: Good.
THE PRESIDENT: Fondly, I might add. Anyway, here he is. Congratulations.
RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much, again.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, sir.
BUSH 41: Hey, Rush?
RUSH: Mr. President, sir.
BUSH 41: How are you doing?
RUSH: I am never better. I'm so glad that you three called me. I'm stunned here. It's great to hear from you.
BUSH 41: I've got some advice for you.
RUSH: Tell me.
BUSH 41: Slow down your backswing.
RUSH: (laughing)
BUSH 41: (laughing) That's what I'm doing is giving advice. I remember playing with you and enjoying it. How are you?
RUSH: I'm great.
BUSH 41: Proud of you, always.
RUSH: Well, thank you. I'm doing great. And you? You're looking well, too.
BUSH 41: Well, yeah. I'm kind of on the sidelines, but I can't do golf and all that stuff anymore. But life is good. It's wonderful, and it's great having the family up here in Maine, and all is well. Do you see our man Ailes at all?
RUSH: Oh, yeah. I saw Roger at Tony Snow's funeral.
BUSH 41: Oh, did you?
RUSH: And a couple of times earlier this summer.
BUSH 41: Are we on the radio, are we?
RUSH: (laughing)
BUSH 41: I didn't know that. I'll clean up my act here. I'm glad they told me.
RUSH: Yeah, we're on the radio.
BUSH 41: It's wonderful talking to you, I'll tell you.
RUSH: Thank you, sir. Same here.
BUSH 41: Wait a minute, Jeb -- Governor Jeb -- wants to speak to you.
RUSH: That's great.
BUSH 41: We've got the whole family lined up.
RUSH: Put him on.
BUSH 41: All Limbaugh fans. Just a sec. Here.
JEB: Hey, Rush, congratulations on your longevity.
RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much. This is a thrill.
JEB: One of the highlights, one of the great things about your show is it's broadcast in the Sunshine State, for which a whole lot of Floridians are very grateful, including me.
RUSH: It's a great place to live, governor. It really is, as you well know.
JEB: We've got a few challenges, but it's not a bad place at all.
RUSH: What's your future? What are you going to do?
JEB: I'm staying below the radar. That's what I'm doing. I love policy, and I have an education policy to try to help folks that are running for office be bold on education reform, which I think is a huge challenge and a great opportunity for our country. So my political stuff is really focused on that, which I love.
RUSH: Well, good. Keep at it, because if there's something that needs reform in this country, it's certainly that.
JEB: Absolutely.
RUSH: Particularly public education. Well, thank you guys so much. This is unexpected and a real honor for me to hear from all of you guys at the same time.
JEB: All right. Take care.
RUSH: Thanks, sir, very much.
JEB: Bye-bye.
RUSH: Wow. And as I was saying... As I was saying... (laughing) Anyway, we gotta go to commercial break. See, folks, I got a note from a friend -- a little instant message flash -- right before the program started that said, "You're going to have so much fun this afternoon."
I said, "Yeah. The thing is, I'm sure there are going to be lots of surprises, and I don't know what they are, and they always make me nervous."
When they were waving their arms, they had given me a written note on the computer monitor here: "President's on the line! President's on the line!" and I was looking at my story here talking about Obama and his stupid idiot idea for Big Oil to give everybody a check for a thousand bucks. Then, finally, Brian starts waving his arms and so forth, and that's when I noticed it. So we're off to a rousing start. Who knows what's coming? Certainly I don't.
END TRANSCRIPT
that's funny, because if you ask some around here, we are living in a country with a fascist President.Yep - that's the beauty of living in a free country! If you don't like the laws, taxes, or even just the weather of a particular state - you can just up and move - and you don't even have to ask permission.
Yeah - well, he hasn't had time yet to limit our personal freedoms. He's been too busy buying dvds and IPods and planting that vegetable garden.
Oh - and Blake - that transcript you asked for is a few posts up.
tell us more about your personal freedoms.
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