Talk:Rio Linda, California

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I do believe Rush started using Rio Linda because he drove thru the town and saw what a wreck it was while he had a show in Sacramento.

Correct. Rio Linda is between Sacramento and the transmitter site of KFBK, the station where Rush's show grew up. There was no cancellation. One day Rush drove through Rio Linda, which used to have, well, an image problem— he saw cars up on cinder blocks and used appliances and other trash in front yards, and chickens and dogs wandering the streets. Rush's sarcastic sense of humor kicked in and the stereotype of Rio Linda residents as ignorant hillbillies was born. Therefore the phrase "For those of you in Rio Linda…" is a euphamism for "To put this in terms so simple that even stupid people can figure it out…". —RandallJones 01:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Incorrect. Limbaugh drove the length of Rio Linda Blvd., which travels through the slums of Del Paso Heights. It was here that he saw cars on blocks, abandoned appliances, etc. He's relayed the story many times, and it's painfully obvious to those who live in Sacramento that he's confused Rio Linda Blvd. with the physical town of Rio Linda.- 71.137.216.92 22:41, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

If you have a citation, I'll let your comment and edit (and similar edits) go unchallenged. I have lived in or near Sacramento since 1960, had friends in Rio Linda at the time Rush started using that phrase and visited there often, and listened to Limbaugh's show on KFBK from the third day it was on the air back in the 1980s. Perhaps Rush changed his story in the intervening years, but I'm not speaking out of ignorance and it's not "painfully obvious". —RandallJones 01:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Rush re-explained the story (30 November 2007) and said that people at the time told him that he just happened to go through the bad part. He also said that "Property values have since risen out there." It other words, he admitted that it never was bombed out in all places, and it's better now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.176.224 (talk) 05:20, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

None of this changes the fact that Rio Linda is nationally famous for the ongoing reference by Limbaugh. This should be noted in the article. 75.3.224.153 (talk) 16:40, 3 May 2008 (UTC)