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| (S)CAIR Succeeds Again: Office Max, Citrix to Pull Ads of Talk Radio's Michael Savage |
| 2007-11-20 |
| The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is pressing advertisers to withdraw their sponsorship of Michael Savage's nationally syndicated radio program because of Savage's alleged "anti-Muslim bigotry." Savage, on his Web site, is fighting back, urging his listeners to protect freedom of speech: "Email your representative; investigate CAIR for manipulating the U.S. media," his Web site says. CAIR was particularly disturbed by Savage's "shouted anti-Muslim attacks," which it quoted as follows: -- I'm not gonna put my wife in a hijab. And I'm not gonna put my daughter in a burqa. And I'm not getting' on my all-fours and braying to Mecca. And you could drop dead if you don't like it. You can shove it up your pipe. I don't wanna hear anymore about Islam. I don't wanna hear one more word about Islam. Take your religion and shove it up your behind. I'm sick of you. |
| Posted by:Ulerens Wholuth9790 |
| #12 PT: You're spot on in your assessment. Living in "da ATL", I've been listening to Boortz for years. Then, about 2 years ago, I was WAY late coming home from work (Hannity is on WSB AM 750 from 4-7 pm), and caught Savage (he's on WSB from 7-10). It was then that I thought that Savage is like Boortz (insensitive) on speed, but add in a little bit of local flavor (San Fran) and nuttery going on there (that doesn't happen as "openly" in Atlanta). I caught Savage about 4 months ago right after this flared up. CAIR had even gotten the local City Council members to threaten Savage (some sort of Berkley-ville "hate speech" proposal) and had threatened him physically. So much so, that one night he actually broadcast from his home (he was scared that the jihadis were gonna pull a Theo van Gogh on him, right in San Fran). That was probably played up a bit, but you could tell, even for him, it had rattled him some. We need to take this seriously. I do find, though, that my blood pressure spikes HUGE when I'm listening to him (unlike any other talk show host), mostly because he's out there SCREAMIN' what we're all thinkin' (with some eccentric flair added in). |
| Posted by: BA 2007-11-20 23:24 |
| #11 Touche'and a demarche for me! I listend to KSFO and Barbara Simpson, the Babe in the Bunker, when I lived in Freemont for 6 months in '95, and now that you mention it, KGO was that big loser station I wouldn't listen to on a bet. At least KOGO has Roger Hedgecock... :) |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-11-20 22:43 |
| #10 No, PT, it's KGO in San Francisco, not KOGO in San Diego, unless he was there before he did weekend sub duty for Barbara Simpson. This was before KGO turned to the dark side and spun its rightists off with KSFO. When he was to the right of Rush and the left of God. Savage would have not nearly so much to rant about if he lived in San Diego. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-20 22:31 |
| #9 That's KOGO, NS, but I agree Savage is off his meds lately. 2 cents follows: Boortz is an Atlanta based kick-butt Libertarian without the Ron Paul national defense myopia. Fun listen at boortz.com, Levin is currently mostly selling books about his dead dog Sprite on the marklevinshow.com. but should be back to 'normal' after the last book signing Dec 1st. (I gave up on Hannity due to scripted trite and repeat comments), but lauraingraham.com is continually fresh as an conservative talk show. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-11-20 21:56 |
| #8 I'd been listenting to Savage long enough to remember when he was a weekend fill-in at KGO. He was almost alone in being right on Kosovo and Bosnia. But his schtick has gone overboard. While he may do a good job of preaching to the choir, I don't think he's converting many leaners. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-20 20:57 |
| #7 broadhead Boortz streams live from his site. I've loved Boortz for over 30 years. He's the king |
| Posted by: Beavis 2007-11-20 20:35 |
| #6 Been listening to Savage since '93. Anyone with a Phd from Berkely, and who is conservative and broadcasts from SFO, is a winner. Mark "F. Lee" Levin is funny and anti-liberal. Good combination, since libs have no sense of humor. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-11-20 19:27 |
| #5 Savage (and Levin) are the only ones really getting down to the heart of the issues that I have heard, though I do not have access to similar talk show hosts here in Anchorage. Savage has continuously defended the Marines accused of murder (the so-called Haditha incident) (Murthagate, heh) since the beginning with publicity and a lot of his own money going to the accused's legal defense. He can get on spittle step, and can be rude to callers, but much of the time he is spot on. One must tolerate the chaff to get the kernel, I guess. I wish that he would throttle back on the shock stuff, and I believe that he could have a much wider audience. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-11-20 18:41 |
| #4 I agree w/what Savage said in this article. Normally I don't care for him though - too shrill. Same w/Levin whose often rude to his own callers. I prefer Andrew Wilkow & Bill Bennet's shows on the sirius patriot channel. Neil Boortz is good to when I used to be able to get his show. They put the points accross succintly w/out the spittle. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2007-11-20 17:24 |
| #3 Remind me never to shop at OfficeMax. And, as for Citrix, it has never been anything but a Microsoft enabling piece of crap. eLarson, you have it wrong. Michael Savage has provided me with countless hours of sanity while I confronted the insanity of Interstate 5 on my way home from work. He is better than Rush Limbaugh. He is far superior to any of the other radio shows that are on during the afternoon commute in San Diego. Yeah, he gets a little excited at times and I wouldn't be surprised if his microphone receives a bit of spray. But then he calms down and relates amusing stories about his favorite restaurants in San Francisco or about his little toy poodle Teddy. Mark Levin? Never heard of him. But Savage is great. Rants like the ones quoted in this article are typical. He also rants about red diaper doper babies and illegal immigration. In fact, his motto is "Borders, Language and Culture". I think I can safely say that he and most of us who post at Rantburg are pretty much on the same wavelength. Don't know what a red diaper doper baby is? Tune in. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque6305 2007-11-20 17:14 |
| #2 I've suspected that Savage is a spittle-spewing moby. His support for Jerry Brown doesn't bode well for his conservative bona fides. And he's reputed to have ripped off a lot from Mark Levin. Still, I hate to see CAIR succeed at anything. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-11-20 15:41 |
| #1 I need to start listening to Michael Savage. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-11-20 15:15 |