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Sadness in the Savage Nation
scottfactor.com ^ | 10/02/12 | Gina Miller

Posted on 10/02/2012 5:02:49 AM PDT by scottfactor

Last Thursday evening it was not surprising to hear Jeff Kuhner of the Washington Times filling for Dr. Michael Savage on his popular, nationally syndicated radio show, The Savage Nation, because Jeff regularly fills in for Dr. Savage, and he does an excellent job. But, I noticed something odd; Jeff did not mention Dr. Savage (which has never happened), and there was different bumper music playing than is normally heard on the program. It was not until the next day that I learned Dr. Savage had won the almost-two-year legal battle with his syndicator, Talk Radio Network (TRN), and had taken complete ownership of his show.

 

This is a bittersweet, good-news-bad-news deal. It is sweet for Dr. Savage, who was miserable with the terms of his syndication and wanted free of his tethers to TRN, but it is bitter for the millions of devoted listeners in the Savage Nation who woke up to the sudden loss of our favorite voice of political reason and sanity on terrestrial radio.

 

Although I am happy for Dr. Savage, this came at an awful time for the country, just before the upcoming, critical election. His voice on the radio was a powerful antidote to the constant stream of lies the weaselly, leftist media and the commie Obama administration spit out every day, and his absence from the radio airwaves will be sorely missed by millions of us.

 

Dr. Savage has been repeating, and building on, his warnings about this criminal administration since before Barack Obama (or whatever his name is) was installed in the United Statespresidency. Since then, he has written two books about this lawless administration, one of which I reviewed in my column, “Savage’s Trickle Up Poverty is Essential Reading.”

 

His second book, released earlier this year, Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America, is perhaps an even more essential read, because of the extent of damage done to the United States by the Obama administration and the deadly danger for the U.S. should he be reinstalled for a second, terrible term.

 

Due to an unusually busy work summer, I have not made the time to review it here in my column, but I highly recommend that you get a copy and study it carefully. It is a well-written, heavily-researched, sourced and footnoted book on the criminal actions of this administration, and is packed with Dr. Savage’s keen insight. Chapter by chapter, Dr. Savage lays out the tyrannical actions of this anti-American administration.

 

As he writes in the final chapter, “Crushing Obama’s Cadre Before They Crush Us,”

 

What I’ve delivered in this book is the most important analysis you’ll ever read of why we must stop the tyrant in the White House now, before it’s too late. If we allow Obama another four years, he will have destroyed our country. We’re living in a crypto dictatorship right now. In Trickle Down Tyranny, I’ve shown you the scope of the Obama takeover and I’ve shown you how we can crush it before it crushes us.

 

Dr. Savage’s Trickle Down Tyranny contains what you need to know about the diabolical Obama administration. Read it.

 

We still begin this new week and new month of October without our daily Savage “fix.” He is not on the radio, and there is no word on when he might be back. WorldNetDaily (WND) reported that right after the legal case was won, Dr. Savage began talks with top names in the radio syndication business. Dr. Savage said he will not be heard on the radio “for some time,” but that he will continue to update his website and publish his daily e-mail newsletter, which is free; just sign up for it on his site.

 

WND also reported that Dr. Savage will be doing occasional online broadcasts via UStream, which he began on Sunday. You can follow the UStream website for The Savage Nation (linked above) and watch Dr. Savage’s site to know when he will be streaming his broadcasts.

 

In the same column, WND reported that according to TalkStreamLive.com, shortly after Dr. Savage’s court victory, his radio show received the number-one ranking, in the third quarter, of talk shows streamed on the Internet, beating out Rush Limbaugh for the first time.

 

It may be that we will ultimately end up having to listen to Dr. Savage online instead of on the radio, because if, or when, Dr. Savage signs with another syndicator, he may not be on in all the markets that previously carried him. Now that he is off the radio, his 300-plus affiliates will be turning to other programming to fill Dr. Savage’s time slot, and it may be that not all of them will bring him back, even if he signs with another syndicator. That’s too bad, because no one can ever replace Dr. Savage.

 

Now we wait and hope that he is back on our radios soon. Until then—although I will certainly catch his online broadcasts when I can—I will miss Blue Mondays and Rock and Roll Fridays. I will miss Dr. Savage, Lifestyle Coach, and Teddy occasionally barking in the background. I will miss his “sheeple” imitation. I will miss his hilarious, off-the-cuff remarks that make me bust out laughing. He is such a clever, funny guy—a true “natural.” Of course, I will also miss his scathing, sometimes roaring, words against the worms in our government and society.

 

I will miss getting off work from my job at the radio station just as his show begins, turning up my car radio and hearing his signature sign-on song, Metallica’s “Master of Puppets,” and the announcer saying, “Warning: The Michael Savage Show contains adult language, adult content, psychological nudity. Listener discretion is advised,” followed by the guns and bombs sound effects, and finally, Dr. Savage himself, “It IS the Savage Nation…”

 

I know I am not the only one who is sad in the Savage Nation today. Millions of us hope he is back on our lonely radios very soon.

 

May the Lord bless and keep you, Dr. Michael Savage.


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To: Fresh Wind
I point out the fact that any mention of Savage ALWAYS brings out the Savage haters, and I’m right.

That sure sounds like "bashing" to me.

And even worse, you said:

You Savage haters just can’t help yourself, can you?

The first statement about bringing out the Savage haters, is correct. How can a correct statement be bashing? Maybe the word ALWAYS is questionable?

The second statement is an unanswered question. What is your answer?

Leftists seldom answer legitimate questions. Leftists often, if not ALWAYS, accuse others of what they themselves are doing. Ha ha!

41 posted on 10/03/2012 2:53:31 AM PDT by olezip
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To: QuestingElf

This is a very thoughtful post, QuestingElf. I’m with you a hundred percent on it.

I’m certain he will miss radio. As a radio person, I know radio gets in your heart and won’t leave, even if you leave it. You always long for the airwaves.


42 posted on 10/03/2012 6:55:40 AM PDT by WXRGina (Further up and further in!)
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To: WXRGina
I don't have a "blog." I don't own a website.

You are quite correct. For this misstatement, I apologize.

43 posted on 10/03/2012 9:17:16 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: olezip
The first statement about bringing out the Savage haters, is correct.

It is also true that any mention of Savage brings out Savage fans, like yourself.

Maybe the word ALWAYS is questionable?

Exactly. You get an "A" for reading comprehension.

The second statement is an unanswered question. What is your answer?

I believe I covered that in another post (no. 21).

And with this post, my involvement with this useless thread is over. The "golfer" is on, and I will gladly listen to all his "stolen" Savage material without all of Savage's viciousness.

It's clear why he chose "Savage" as his pseudonym.

44 posted on 10/03/2012 9:38:20 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: KC Burke

Hmmm, strangely conflicting.


45 posted on 10/03/2012 1:14:06 PM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: Deb; KC Burke
Hmmm, strangely conflicting.

I've heard ... Debs' has the scent of vodka ... sometimes marshmallow; and sometimes whipped cream!


46 posted on 10/04/2012 9:22:30 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Servant of the Cross; Deb

Sounds like someone knows your secrets.


47 posted on 10/04/2012 9:49:50 AM PDT by KC Burke (Plain Conservative opinions and common sense correction for thirteen years.)
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To: Servant of the Cross; KC Burke

Um, I shall no longer participate in this thread.


48 posted on 10/04/2012 11:20:10 AM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: dynachrome

Very sad about this....


49 posted on 10/04/2012 4:10:05 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (A Really Real Housewife)
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To: scottfactor

We need him back on the air ASAP. How long is that non-compete clause?


50 posted on 10/04/2012 8:54:06 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Democrat_media

You’re a pseudocon.


51 posted on 10/04/2012 8:57:00 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
To be fair to Joe Pyne there was a lot of that good ol' overwhelming nastiness in Pyne -- "Go gargle with razor blades!".. but I have never heard Savage or Levin speak of Pyne.

Pyne was a quasi-mentor to teh great Bob Grant. Levin, for one, took Grnat's "get off the phone" phrase and made it his own.

Grant was the one who got me started on talk radio, back when he was at WMCA.

52 posted on 10/04/2012 9:01:18 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: corlorde

Let’s find him a syndicator.


53 posted on 10/04/2012 9:01:54 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP
RE: Pyne was a quasi-mentor to the great Bob Grant.

Yes I remember Grant telling how protests against Pyne caused WOR(?) to immediately stop carrying Pyne's national show and Grant had to fill in at the station that very day.

I recall those days though I did not know of Pyne until I saw his TV show. Pyne was a critic of JFK. When JFK was assassinated the liberals -- including JFK friend James "Scotty" Reston of the NY Times -- accused the emerging modern conservative movement of causing Oswald to assassinate Kennedy and of crimes of hate and violence in general.

Pyne was just one of the victims of the liberals' lies.

54 posted on 10/04/2012 9:20:54 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: dynachrome

I suspect he will be back on air before long..he might wait until after the election though. He probably needs a break. I’ve been listening online since 2001 as I prefer to download the podcast from piratebay or listen on one of the sites that hosted his show so I hope that is available again soon!


55 posted on 10/05/2012 3:39:08 PM PDT by BootsOfEscaping
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To: BootsOfEscaping
I heard Savage made an agreement with Cumulus? or some such

Have yet to hear Savage.

I miss his show. He has an unusual voice ... that I like.

Has some of you all heard his new program?

56 posted on 11/25/2012 2:39:35 PM PST by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: geologist

http://tunein.com/options/?ProgramId=20626#


57 posted on 11/25/2012 2:48:56 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: scottfactor
From Wiki:

"Michael Savage (born Michael Alan Weiner; March 31, 1942)"

'Nuff said.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hooray for Nutritionists!!!

58 posted on 11/25/2012 2:59:23 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: jjotto
Thank you for the link.

It appears not to be offered by any of our local stations, so maybe the inter-net is the way to listen to Michael Savage.

There was no warning when he quit his other contracts. It was stated by the local affiliate that he showed no consideration of his 8,000,000 listeners. So I am guessing they will not pick SAVAGE up for now.

59 posted on 11/26/2012 8:06:05 AM PST by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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