Video: Daily Show Explores Long Island Secession

Last month, a few Long Island lawmakers called for a study to examine the possibility of Long Island statehood. Suffolk Comptroller Joseph Sawicki had said, "The state of Long Island has always been a romantic idea, its been fun to talk about and exciting to discuss. Now, it's become a matter of economic survival," and pointed out that Albany gets $3 billion more from Long Island than it gives back. Last night, Samantha Bee of the Daily Show decided to tackle the issue, speaking with Suffolk County Legislator Edward Romaine (pro-Long Island as the 51st State), State Senate Carl Marcellino (con-Long Island as the 51st State), and a three, um, typical Long Island guys who suggest that the Long Island state bird could be "flipping the bird."

Remember: NYC gives Albany $10+ billion more than it gets back!

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By Jen Chung in News on June 16, 2009 1:54 PM

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Qraymond

This segment was really well done.

emmapeel444

Dear Mom,

This is why I'm still single.

Love,

Your Spinster Daughter

chopp3r

Long Island should be allowed to become a state only if they promise to secede immediately.

bts220

technically Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island take them too

PKMKII

Why not just secede from the state entirely? Make it Manhattan, the Douche-bag Investment Banker State.

Billiamsburg

Manhattan is already being eyed for ownership by Disney Theme Parks Intl. They won't need to do much more work to make it a wonderful playground for at tourists and douche bag college guys.

ANGRYGOD11

If NYC joined The State Of Long Island, we could all get the Albany/upstate $13 billion dollars per year parasites off our backs.

I'm just sayin'.

NannyState

And Upstate could lower taxes dramatically and regenerate its economy to something much more like North Carolina's.

John_Matrix

wow, that was hilarious.

the sullivan ballou parody was great.

r1b2

I grew up in Wheatley Heights, which was Wyandanch before it got the post office of its own. Life out there is so bleak, with nothing to do if your mom doesn't drive you around. I remember trying to make out with Tina Schecter while her dad drove me home. Loser. All there is to do at night is drink and eat White Castle. These are the most small-minded fokls in the world. Nassau has some redeeming qualities, but Suffolk, especially as you go further East (no, I know all the Hamptons douches aren't really LIers), is a horror movie of inbreeding and the eating of one's own young.

r1b2

I grew up in Wheatley Heights, which was Wyandanch before it got the post office of its own. Life out there is so bleak, with nothing to do if your mom doesn't drive you around. I remember trying to make out with Tina Schecter while her dad drove me home. Loser. All there is to do at night is drink and eat White Castle. These are the most small-minded fokls in the world. Nassau has some redeeming qualities, but Suffolk, especially as you go further East (no, I know all the Hamptons douches aren't really LIers), is a horror movie of inbreeding and the eating of one's own young.

Steven

What were you looking to do at night? Parties? Clubbing etc?

Most places are like that in America, unless you live in a city. Even in other cities you sometimes need people to drive you around or drive yourself since public transportation is not 24/7 like NYC.

meechybee

Bring it on -- the City could use revenue from another commuter tax.

Maybe visiting long islanders will cease to act as if they own the city then. Maybe not.

keepdiscoevil

Now, I grew up on Long Island so please allow me to articulate the following:

ME AND MY BOYS VIN, VINNIE AND VINCENT ARE GOING TO THE BOARDY BARN THIS WEEKEND TO BAG SOME BITCHES! Afterwards, we may partake in some delicious Italian cuisine and then stop by the local watering hole to continue bagging bitches.

Good day.

Wza

Staten Island before Long Island.

breaknight

As long as we can erect a massive electric fence along the Queens/Nassau line, I'm all for it.

Dude69

Take a number, L.I., and let Puerto Rico make up its mind first to be 51st.

I am however ALL for cutting Staten Island loose and let it just drift out to the Atlantic.

yg

Excellent idea! We should then put booths on every Brooklyn and Queens entry way in order to collect tolls from the islanders.

FJF

State Food? No contest: gabagool!!!

Clarice City

Chick'n Pahm sanwich?

Brooklynbobby

Long Island - Guidos galore.

Rocknrope

...along with Staten Island, New Jersey, Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn...

openheads

Wait........... All 8 1/2 million people in NJ are guidos?

Wow, who knew!

Come on NYC, you really, really need to update your shtick.

You are a boring, broken record at this point.

Be careful with these jokes, they are antiques.