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Boycotted Radio Host Remains Unbowed [Savage!!!!!!!!!!]
The New York Times ^ | Dec 17 2007 | Jacques Steinberg

Posted on 12/16/2007 8:45:41 PM PST by camerakid400

SAN FRANCISCO — The humbling of Don Imus last spring over his remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball team has done nothing to quiet Michael Savage, a radio host with a far bigger following and far more checkered track record.

Mr. Savage, whose program reaches an estimated eight million listeners a week on nearly 400 stations, suggested over the summer that a group of college students on a hunger strike in support of easing immigration restrictions should “fast until they starve to death.” In October the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, the city from which Mr. Savage often broadcasts, took the unusual step of passing a resolution condemning him for the remarks.

Then, a few weeks ago, Mr. Savage uncorked a cascade of invective about Islam. Among his on-air comments: the Koran is “a book of hate”; some Muslims, at least, “need deportation”; and adherents of Islam would do well to “take your religion and shove it up your behind” because “I’m sick of you.”

In response the Council on American-Islamic Relations, whose stated mission includes correcting mischaracterizations of Islam, tore a page from the playbook of Mr. Imus’s critics. It made Mr. Savage’s comments widely available on the Internet and called on advertisers to boycott his program, which is behind only Rush Limbaugh’s and Sean Hannity’s in number of listeners, according to Talkers magazine, an industry publication.

At least two of his major sponsors — Citrix, which sells remote access to computers, and Trusted ID, which provides protection against identity theft — have pulled their spots. Thus far, Mr. Savage said in an interview last week, the boycott had cost his program more than a million dollars in advertising revenue committed for next year.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: cair; freedom; freedomofspeech; michaelsavage; radio; savage; talkradio; weiner
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To: alexsmithers; beaversmom; b4its2late; BigTom85; BikerJoe; Brad's Gramma; BradtotheBone; ...

Thanks Camerakid400!

NY Slimes does a piece on Doc Savage’s fight with CAIR.


81 posted on 12/17/2007 3:33:19 PM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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To: camerakid400

THE SAVAGE CANNOT BE TAMED!!


82 posted on 12/17/2007 4:24:43 PM PST by LifeOrGoods? (God is not a God of fear, but of power, love and a sane mind.)
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To: mbraynard
You know, in fairness, I think most people here are acting like idiots because there isn't any evidence that Citrix stopped advertising on Savage because of this protest.

Actually there is direct evidence. We contacted all the companies which CAIR claimed "pulled" their ads, among them JCPenney, AutoZone, Citrix, and TrustedID. JCPenney and AutoZone issued full denials after our contact, saying that they NEVER advertise on political shows and that CAIR misled people into thinking they "pulled" their ads.

We confirmed that Citrix and TrustedID did in fact pull their ads due to CAIR pressure. Therefore, since we are major clients (5,000+ license seats since 2003) of GoToMyPC, we are taking action to cancel those licenses and switch to a competing product.

83 posted on 12/17/2007 4:29:52 PM PST by montag813
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To: montag813

Good going!!


84 posted on 12/17/2007 5:17:05 PM PST by dennisw (Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
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To: Post-Neolithic

“Your kind of talk is what brought 9/11 on us. Yeah, make nice with the Muslim savages and all will be well. I don’t like Savage, but I will take him over any Muslim terrorist any day of the week.”

Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.

Apology accepted.


85 posted on 12/17/2007 5:23:36 PM PST by VA Voter
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To: seanrobins

“What are you, some kind of moron? Moderate = Mindless leftie. . .”

Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.

Apology accepted.


86 posted on 12/17/2007 5:25:36 PM PST by VA Voter
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To: ohioman

“You would side with CAIR you fricken Liberal!”

Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.

Apology accepted.


87 posted on 12/17/2007 5:27:57 PM PST by VA Voter
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To: Carbonado

What you mistake as rooted in courage is actually a product of megalomania.

John


88 posted on 12/17/2007 5:51:51 PM PST by Diggity
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To: rurgan

You sound like someone who donated to Ron Paul.


89 posted on 12/17/2007 6:34:24 PM PST by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: rurgan
Someone should tell Savage(Michael weiner) and the rest of the liberals that the surge is working in Iraq.

Nobody needs to tell him. He said as much the other day on his own program. You didn't hear him though. You are certain you have him all figured out. Everything is black and white for you apparently - which suggests that your intellect is not honed enough to see shades of grey.

The number of lies, mischaracterizations and over the top statements in your previous posts have discredited you more than Savage discredits himself with his own over-the-top statements lol.

I'm certain you heard one thing Savage said at one time and have filled in all the other blanks for yourself on all other matters, which despite what you may believe, makes your far from an authority on Michael Savage.

90 posted on 12/17/2007 6:39:28 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: TBP
Great ideas.

This is yet another step in the Muslimization of the US and the erosion of free speech.

91 posted on 12/17/2007 6:43:48 PM PST by Dante3
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To: VA Voter
Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.

Apology accepted.

You posted it without any disclaimers, which implies that you endorsed it. No apologie necessary.

92 posted on 12/17/2007 6:46:57 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: VA Voter; ohioman; seanrobins; Post-Neolithic
Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.

Apology accepted.

You posted it without any disclaimers, which implies that you endorsed it (but did not know how to write your opinion yourself). No apology on their part necessary.

93 posted on 12/17/2007 6:49:16 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: seanrobins
But, does any one agree with my suprise that the Times article actually wasn’t THAT bad . . . you know, for the Times.

I thought the article was more than fair to Dr. Savage.  Maybe the NY Times is coming around......

(naaaaaaaaahhhhhh....)

94 posted on 12/17/2007 6:53:45 PM PST by Libertarian444
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To: rurgan
Over the summer, in a parody of religious faith, he described his working relationship with the Almighty: “I’m a vehicle for God. Don’t you understand that? I’m not saying that I’m a prophet. Not at all. I’m simply a vehicle for God, I’m speaking to you the way he would speak to you if He could come down and speak to you.

What is Rush (whom I believe has a greater grasp of the issues than does Savage) fond of saving?

Oh yeah! "With talent on loan from God!"

I guess Rush is a pinko commie too.

Really, this article is full of selective quotes designed to paint a predetermined and one-sided picture of Savage to support a rather silly thesis. That you would fall for it is rather embarrassing for you.

95 posted on 12/17/2007 6:59:51 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: Diggity
What you mistake as rooted in courage is actually a product of megalomania.

I'm not so sure about that. My analysis from another post on another thread:
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I will grant that Savage has his weak points, but the two you describe above are silly or shallow and wrong, respectively.

His attacks on other hosts and his constant need for credit betray an obvious insecurity. He swings high and low, which indicate a certain level of manic depression. He may hate the left because despite having run with Ginsburg, et al. in his past, he was never fully accepted into their scene. He is a complex character that never fits anywhere, most likely due to his personality. Even the name Weiner probably helped to shape who he is lol.

One might suspect that all his negatives help contribute to his success in talk radio. To some extent, he probably has a sympathetic audience and many may identify with certain tragic elements of who he is.

That's my pop-psychological, simplistic and probably unoriginal analysis on the subject.

96 posted on 12/17/2007 7:06:35 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: bluefish; Diggity
I should add that Savage basically acknowledges most of the negatives I had written, in his own way of course. He opens up as to who he is and what drives him, often. When you hear him dive into those episodes, it becomes more clear that he is most definitely driven, flawed in many ways but far from fake.

He does flip flop (he can run hot and cold on Busy for instance), but I think this arises out of the fact that he is a complex individual and not so shallow as to retain an unyielding opinion on all subjects. Different parts of his psyche wins the internal debates at different times. While perhaps not acceptable to those more interested in pure partisan politics as a superficial sport, it is certainly more intellectually honest.

I don't find him to be overly eloquent (he does make me wince on regular occasions), which provides fuel for things like the silly article quoted by the guy on this thread that thinks he is a communist lol.

None of this matters though because these flaws have helped to find a big audience. I suspect that audience isn't comprised of a bunch of dumb knuckledraggers as those on the Left and establishment RINOs who engage in the same tactics, or simply bow down to the Left, might suggest.

97 posted on 12/17/2007 7:22:06 PM PST by bluefish (Hey! Where did this come from?)
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To: VA Voter

“Go back and reread comment. It is a copy of a post by AJStrata from his very popular blog - Strata-Sphere.”

Britney Spears is popular. You argue like a dullard; however, apology accepted.


98 posted on 12/17/2007 7:54:39 PM PST by Harrius Magnus (Pucker up Mo, and your dhimmi Leftist freaks, here comes your Jizya!)
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To: camerakid400

Can you tell the one’s raised by single moms..? Just a thought..Savage is a mans man.The more you listen ,the more you like him.


99 posted on 12/17/2007 9:31:13 PM PST by jd792
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To: bluefish

You are absolutely right about Savage. The guy thinks Savage is a liberal...its just unbelievable. Who in their right mind would want CAIR to win????

Savage is very moody and inconsistent, but when he is having a good day, his political, military, religious, and scientific, and philisophical analysis is beyond any other host.


100 posted on 12/17/2007 10:22:42 PM PST by camerakid400
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