Listen To NYC’s Mayor Do A Dramatic Reading Of ‘The Onion’

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio smiles as he delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 in New York. De Blasio outlined his vision for... New York Mayor Bill de Blasio smiles as he delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 in New York. De Blasio outlined his vision for New York and offered a glimpse into his signature goal of fighting the city's widening income inequality gap. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) MORE LESS
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The Onion had a little fun with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) warnings to residents ahead of what was supposed to be a historic and crippling snowstorm Tuesday.

So after the blizzard went bust, de Blasio embraced The Onion’s end-times portrayal of him and did a “dramatic reading” of the item for City Hall reporters.

The satirical newspaper mocked the mayor’s storm prep, writing that de Blasio urged residents to make peace with their God before the “tempest” could wreck the city.

The article also quoted de Blasio as saying “The furious hoarfrost bearing down upon us knows neither mercy nor reason, and all within the five boroughs will perish, cowering in their brittle dwellings.”

“It’s so brilliant I had to do a reading of it,” the mayor said.

Listen below:

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  1. Liberals have no sense of humor. I heard that on Rush Limbaugh’s show.

  2. “Liberals have no sense of humor” is Rushspeak for “Geez, it’s getting so a guy can’t even say the n-word without some liberal jumping down his throat!”

  3. Hard to imagine Bloomberg doing that.

  4. Bloomberg would hire Patrick Stewart to do that.

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