Michael Savage Fired!!! Hallylouyah!

While I'm glad Savage is gone, I regret never actually SEEING the show. Major curious.

(And can someone answer that who's not Momus?)

*nods*

Even worse, he had his own milita, and (IIRC) direct connections to the Nazis.

eventually he became a total pariah, lost his show, etc.--to the point where, reading from a 70-year remove, i could almost feel sorry for him (almost). that's the phenomenon i was referencing.

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(also when he was known as 'michael weiner' he was hawking herbal medicines.)

savage's ratings were 0.5 -- not better than donahue's (who said that? phil's numbers were actually better than hardball's at points, although not among the coveted 'mouth-breather' demographic).

Jesus, I knew that "doctorate in nutrition science" bit in his bio must've been a crock.

that, and no small number of lefty bloggers have taken to calling him "the savage weiner"!

As far as throwing out the free speech blah for being fired, pretty much everybody does that when they are fired for voicing an overly offensive opinion. To which I say, reread the 1st amendment.

Paddy Chayefsky definitely understood something about the beast.

as for what msnbc was thinking when they hired him? they prob. figured that he'd appeal to the knuckledragger-wingnut crew, which has become more strident during the monkey times. but they had to know what they were getting themselves into. like tug mcgraw once said, "some days you tame the tiger, and other days the tiger has you for lunch."

http://www.sacticket.com/tv_radio/story/6998915p-7947606c.html

Tad you are channeling Joyce!

Is it real, or some kind of Onionesque joke?

I suspected as much.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080201-radio-host-uses-copyright-lawsuit-to-silence-muslim-critics-eff-fights-back.html

o wau

I'm still convinced that Michael Savage is a plant to make all conservatives seem racist / insane / stupid. I mean, how could this guy be for real?? He makes Ann Coulter sound like Gore Vidal. I bet he's on Air America's payroll, maybe under his 'christian' name Mark Weiner (ha ha ha). Right??

I'm still convinced that If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport is a plant to make all trolls seem racist / insane / stupid. I mean, how could this guy be for real?? He makes Roger Adultery sound like Mark Sinker. I bet he's on Ned Raggett's payroll, maybe under his 'christian' name Nude Spock (ha ha ha). Right??

How long must one post here to not be a 'troll' anymore?? I've started about a hundred threads on I Love Music and several on I Love Everything, and am pretty active on the NFL board. What gives?

And if I'm on anyone's payroll, it's the great state of Wisconsin's taxpayers. Boing!

Anyway, Michael Savage. Yeah. Bad news.

Hello! Assholes can fly! Welcome to the 20th century!

Is CAIR the group run by a right-wing white guy who converted?

Are you thinking of Media Matters?

no, I was thinking of Grover Norquist

Norquist didn't convert, did he?

yeah he converted to what exactly??? the religion of drowning govt in the bathtub

I'd heard Norquist converted as well. Here's a piece from 2005 on the initial rumors, at least:

http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/003943.html

Interesting. Wonder what came of it all.

my favorite thing about savage is his insecure smirk:

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On May 17, 2007, Savage, on his broadcast, said, "Romney will be the next President of the United States. It will come down to him and Hillary, and he will win in a landslide."

I was hoping this was a new thread.

I had the misfortune to have to be around him one day. It was quite unpleasant.

Oh man, and what, that shit is exactly why my dad likes M. Savage. That and he gave a good review to 'it's hard out here for a missionary' flick "God's Army."

I had the misfortune to have to be around him one day. It was quite unpleasant.

Please tell more! I always fantasized about crossing his path in some north beach watering hole or something. I would resist the urge to spit on him, though...i'm thinking that i would just engage in some patronizing conversation with him, like along the lines of indulging an obv. ragingly CRAZY PERSON.

nah, fuck it. i would totally spit on him.

I couldn't, I was at work, but man, did I feel uncomfortable not publicly pointing out to him that his presence was more objectionable to me than stuff I've scraped off the soles of my shoes.

Btw, he and his fam. are behind 'Rock Star' energy drinks, fyi.

wow.

I don't indulge in the energy drinks, myself, but I guess that's not entirely shocking considering that he would always brag on-air about some lame-ass books he wrote about nutrition, blah blah blah

It's so bizarre that he used to be buddies with Ferlinghetti and co. There was a piece in one of the sf weeklies a few years back where his (former friends) who happen to be elder statesmen from the beat era are just shaking their heads, wondering why or how the fuck savage managed to turn into some gigantic species of rabid asshole.

his first two published books are named:

# Plant a Tree, New York: Collier Books, 1975, ISBN 0471571040
# Bugs in Peanut Butter, Boston: Little, Brown, 1976, ISBN 0316928607

i have to admit I've never knowingly heard this jackass and only know about him secondhand. i don't think I even became aware of him until he'd been on the radio around here for seven years. i like my sheltered life

I don't listen to rw talk radio, so I've never heard him either but however sheltered my life is, I've certainly noticed when his 'polemics' blow up and make the news.

On May 17, 2007, Savage, on his broadcast, said, "Romney will be the next President of the United States. It will come down to him and Hillary, and he will win in a landslide."

-- and what, Thursday, 8 May 2008 17:05 (48 minutes ago) Link

what

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/story?id=5457991&page=1

Savage Loses Advertisers Over Autism Remarks
In Wake of Protests, Advertisers Don't Want to Support 'Savage Nation'
By JACKIE HYLAND, RAINA SEITEL GITTLIN and EMILY YACUS
July 27, 2008

Michael Savage -- one of the most popular talk show hosts in the nation -- is used to controversy. It's been one week since Savage made controversial remarks about autism, referring to those diagnosed with the condition as "brats, idiots, and morons."

Radio host Michael Savage is in hot water over his comments about autism. Several big advertisers have pulled their commercials from the syndicated "Savage Nation" radio show, and now, thousands of parents and protesters are urging Savage to step down, calling his words "hate speech."

"I'll tell you what autism is," Savage told his audience on July 16. "In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is." The talk show host also said, "Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot."

The conservative shock jock's comments sent shock waves through the autism community. Parents and autism activists staged rallies in protest in New York and San Francisco.

"We are here to call for the firing of Michael Savage. For his truly hurtful, outrageous and inaccurate statements," said one protester.

And the backlash didn't stop there. Sponsors of Savage's radio show, such as AFLAC Insurance and Home Depot, have pulled their advertisements. Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus gave $25 million for the creation of Autism Speaks, in 2005, and sits on the group's board of directors.

Savage's syndicator, Talk Radio Network, issued a statement in his support: "The network is satisfied that he did not mean any disrespect to autistic children or their families, but was, instead, reiterating his longstanding concerns on public health issues."

Savage continues to defend his position that the medical community over-diagnoses autism in children. But medical experts contend that autism is actually under-diagnosed, with about 1 in 150 children suffering from the disorder.

"Good Morning America" spoke with Evelyn Ain, president of Autism United, a group spearheading the boycott of Savage's program. She is also the mother of an 8-year-old son who has autism.

When asked what she would say to Savage if she met him, Ain replied, "He should have apologized. I don't think he understands how -- what a big impact he's had on families and children. Autism is one of the most vulnerable populations out there.

"50 percent of the children that have autism can't speak. They can't verbalize their needs. ... We don't need anybody, basically, you know, a bus matron, for example, taking advantage of our children and maybe trying to discipline the children on a bus, because thinking that what Michael Savage said, that's what these kids need," Ain said.

Autism United plans a Sunday protest outside Savage's San Francisco KNEW studio. Ain just may get her chance to tell him what she thinks.

Hey while we're here..

On May 17, 2007, Savage, on his broadcast, said, "Romney will be the next President of the United States. It will come down to him and Hillary, and he will win in a landslide."

-- and what, Thursday, 8 May 2008 17:05 (48 minutes ago) Link

what

-- BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Link

LOL

http://gawker.com/5027953/michael-savages-homo-hippie-past

So it's just fine that Savage calls gays "degenerates" and "perverts", but it's shocking that he calls autistics brats? Give me a fucking break. This guy is and has been so far over the line for so long now that he's a few continents away by now.

this guy is like a living parody of a right wing radio host from, like, grand theft auto or something. i'm with libcrypt - after all the shit this guy has said, it's autism that finally pisses people off enough to boycott. O_o

He's messing with the children, you see. So to speak.

It's not an uncommon tactic: See how riled up you can get the lib'ruls regardless of whether you really "mean" a damned thing you say. Everyone from Hannity to Rush to Michael Wiener thinks that this is their best goddamned trick in the book. To which I say: Pardon me for giving half a shit about the world I live in.

Even conservatives I've known have been into Wiener simply because he makes liberals mad, not because they agree with anything he says. An old co-worker of mine proudly bleated one lunch, I am a member of the Savage Nation, hoping to get a rise outta me. I just ignored what he said, though I probably should have played along and gone off on how the niggers and the kikes are running the USA or something.