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Rush Limbaugh calls George Steinbrenner a 'cracker,' says icon 'fired a bunch of white guys' Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_rush_limbaugh_cal… As New Yorkers mourn the loss of Yankee icon George Steinbrenner, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh offered his own inflammatory version of a eulogy. “That cracker made a lot of African American millionaires,” Limbaugh bellowed on his morning show Tuesday. “And at the same time he fired a bunch of white guys.” In the clip, posted by Media Matters for America, Limbaugh offers his rambling thoughts on the passing of the New York legend, saying “What a man he was. What a feature and a character he was in major league baseball.” Limbaugh's rant might be the pundit's colorful way of saying goodbye to New York. He just sold his Upper East Side condo for a cool $11.5 million. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/07/13/2010-07-13_rush_limbaugh_cal… added by: keithponder