Sean Hannity Quitting New York: Is He Displaying Principle Or Petulance?

Sean Hannity is very upset with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. So upset, in fact, that the Washington Times reports he’s quitting the city – “I’m packing my bags and leaving,” he said.

The final straw for Hannity seems to have been Cuomo’s stance on pro-lifers who live in New York. In a radio interview, the Governor said that he thought that conservative supporters of the pro-life movement should not live in the city.

Mr. Cuomo said in the interview that pro-life conservatives had “no place in the state of New York because that’s not who New Yorkers are.”

Sean Hannity responded on his syndicated radio show. Breitbart.com published this quote:

“Now I want to tell you something — I was born and raised in New York. I want you to know that, and I can’t wait to get out of here. I really can’t. I don’t want to pay their 10-percent state tax anymore. I live in the second-highest property taxed county in the entire country in Nassau County.

I can’t wait to sell my house to somebody who wants it. I can’t wait to pay no state income tax down in Florida or Texas. I haven’t decided yet, but I’m leaning Florida because I like the water and I like to fish.”

Hannity’s radio show has been broadcast from new York since the late 1990s. In deciding to quit, he is following two other conservative radio hosts, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, both of whom recently left for Florida and Texas, respectively.

Hannity continued his remarks in a similar vein:

“Gov. Cuomo, I’m going to leave and I’m taking all of my money with me — every single, solitary penny… And by the way governor, because I work here — there’s a whole bunch of people that work for me and benefit because I do two shows. And I guess maybe some of them will be out of work, governor. I’m sure you’ll take care of them.”

It may well be that Sean Hannity is staying true to his principles and deeply held beliefs.

With that said, Hannity could have projected a more mature approach had he chosen somewhat less petulant language.