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MSNBC fires Savage after anti-gay remarks
Associated Press ^ | Jul. 7, 2003 01:00 PM

Posted on 07/07/2003 1:11:21 PM PDT by sakic

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

NEW YORK - MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage for anti-gay comments.

The popular radio talk show host who did a weekend TV show for the cable channel referred to an unidentified caller to his show Saturday as a "sodomite" and said he should "get AIDS and die."


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Good riddance.
1 posted on 07/07/2003 1:11:21 PM PDT by sakic
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He asked for another phone caller who "didn't have a nice night in the bathhouse who's angry at me today."

This had me roaring..

2 posted on 07/07/2003 1:14:28 PM PDT by Michael Barnes
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To: sakic
"sodomite" and said he should "get AIDS and die."

DoH !!!!
3 posted on 07/07/2003 1:14:38 PM PDT by cmsgop (Has anyone seen my Schwab ?)
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To: sakic
"You should only get AIDS and die, you pig. How's that? "

Sounds like Savage has a few personal issues to deal with.

4 posted on 07/07/2003 1:14:56 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: sakic
Suprised he lasted that long.
5 posted on 07/07/2003 1:15:51 PM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: sakic
This will only help him. He is now a pariah again.
6 posted on 07/07/2003 1:16:00 PM PDT by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: sakic
Not exactly full of Christian charity.

Mike must have been having a bad day.

7 posted on 07/07/2003 1:16:35 PM PDT by The Iguana
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aww, someone poor little ears got offended.
8 posted on 07/07/2003 1:16:45 PM PDT by jacket (http://www.mattmargolis.com (Political dicussion blog and more!))
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To: sakic
Like nobody saw this coming?
9 posted on 07/07/2003 1:16:52 PM PDT by fuente
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To: sakic
I have only listened to Savage for about the past two months and only off and on. He struck me as unbelievably shallow and just a mean guy who often would never allow a caller to flesh out their opinion before slapping them down with non sequiturs and verbal abuse. He was the anti Rush.
10 posted on 07/07/2003 1:16:58 PM PDT by Burkeman1 (w)
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To: new cruelty
More than a few issues. Makes me wonder whether he self-destructed subconsciously on purpose.

Always seemed like a self-promoting ahole to me. Every other sentence was devoted to hawking his book.

11 posted on 07/07/2003 1:17:30 PM PDT by sakic
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To: sakic
"...get AIDS and die, you pig...go eat a sausage and choke on it."

Classic.

12 posted on 07/07/2003 1:17:34 PM PDT by quark
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To: sakic
Well clearly Savage is into saying what's on his mind. Mike should not feel too bad. MSNBC is a loser network with garbage ratings.
13 posted on 07/07/2003 1:18:50 PM PDT by finnman69 (!)
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To: sakic
MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage for anti-gay comments.

I consider the title misleading. Those weren't anti-gay comments. They were ruthless, irresponsible comments that he should not have made & I don't feel sorry for him for getting fired.
An anti-gay comment would something to the effect that "homosexual behavior is wrong". I'll stand by anyone's right to make that comment.
14 posted on 07/07/2003 1:19:02 PM PDT by usastandsunited
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To: jacket
aww, someone poor little ears got offended.

Those ears belong to the folks that pay him quite a few dollars. Savage ain't the brightest bulb.

15 posted on 07/07/2003 1:19:21 PM PDT by sakic
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To: sakic
Savage says this all the time on his radio show...MSNBC didn't think he'd say on TV?
16 posted on 07/07/2003 1:20:23 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Burkeman1
Yep. I saw his show once and that was it for me.
17 posted on 07/07/2003 1:20:52 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP
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To: sakic
I noticed Imus has started playing nice with MSNBC. He denied being pressured to do so, but his sudden praise is 180 degrees from what he was saying a few months ago.
18 posted on 07/07/2003 1:21:04 PM PDT by new cruelty
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To: sakic
It appears to me that Michael Savage is losing his mind. His politics are all over the place and his rants verge on psychotic.

He's become someone that when I hear him described as conservative I cringe. He underscores the stereotype that we're bigots. His manner of delivering his message undermines his credibility.
19 posted on 07/07/2003 1:21:26 PM PDT by shadowman99
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