Posted on 08/15/2007 7:56:30 AM PDT by SmithL
On a sunny Tuesday in San Francisco, a vocal group of Latino protesters gathered with Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval on the steps of City Hall, where they claimed that conservative talk-radio blowhard Michael Savage made derogatory comments about a group of hunger strikers and demanded that he be removed from Bay Area radio station KNEW.
Which sounds like a great idea.
But it does not, of course, have a prayer of happening.
Not that anyone was pretending that it did. The protesters knew that the extremely popular Savage (he claims 10 million listeners around the nation) probably wasn't going to get taken off the air in San Francisco. And Savage knows perfectly well that he is in no danger of being attacked by an angry mob incited by Sandoval, although he is claiming otherwise on his Web site ( www.homestead.com/prosites-prs).
It was all part of San Francisco political theater. And if it seems predictable and pat, veteran supervisor Tom Ammiano - who is already getting the usual heinous and moronic hate mail from Savage's supporters - says it is still a worthwhile exercise.
"For me, I've been through this many, many times,"...
Sandoval introduced a resolution at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors' meeting that condemned Savage's remarks, calling his words "symbolic of hatred and racism, which is neither endorsed nor tolerated by the city and county of San Francisco." The measure failed to received the required unanimous vote (Supervisor Ed Jew being the lone opponent) and will be heard by a board committee next month.
Members of the Latino groups were upset when Savage, commenting on college students who engaged in a hunger strike to support immigration reform, said either "Let them keep fasting, that'll solve the problem" or "Let them fast until they starve to death, then that solves the problem."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
who's making 'derogatory comments"?
I suppose they dont understand the First Amendment in guadala-who-the-hell-cares?
I'd make a terrible liberal because I see nothing hateful nor racist in this remark.
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MICHAEL SAVAGE is a smart man. He is telling the nation the truth about these illegals and they don’t like it.
Me neither!
Borders, Language, Culture!
I’m surprised there aren’t some Freepers in the crowd with their “Weiner is a Fake” signs.
“the extremely popular Savage (he claims 10 million listeners”
Well, a wee bit ‘o truth in the article!
Everyone on this board!!! Call the San Fransisco district FBI, and the SFPD to have the illegal aliens arrested and deported when they protest outside of savage’s studio today at 4pm They are illegally in this country and are being helped by the SF board of supervisors to get Savage fired!.
SF FBI:(415) 553-7400
SFPD: 415-553-0123
So, any speech that upsets their agenda isn't free speech, got it?
We will imprison you if you criticise our invasion and takeover.
Lotta people on this forum who agree with them, strangely.
“The TOLL FREE number to report ILLEGAL aliens or those employing ILLEGAL aliens to ICE is: 866-347-2423
How it works:
You are not required to provide your identity to ICE. All that is necessary to request an investigation by ICE is mere suspicion of any activity by ILLEGAL aliens.
ICE and the IRS are especially interested in “visiting” those businesses that employ ILLEGALS “off the books” to avoid the payment of payroll taxes.
Small and large businesses are equally notorious in the hiring of ILLEGAL aliens to avoid paying fair wages to its workers and to criminally evade the collection and payment of payroll taxes. “
We are interested in getting current information regarding how helpful or unhelpful the new agency has been in taking your information and following up on your complaint, so please drop us an email to keep us current.
Dr Savage has got to love the free advertising here. The people who are offened by this were never going to listen. People who read this and agree are going to tune in now.
Liberals really are stupid.
All this free time to protest...I thought they were doing the jobs Americans won’t do?????
Chuck Nevius is yet another sportswriter trying to make the “Keith Olbermann Leap” into mainstream journalism.
I can't stand Wiener, but I back him on this issue.
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