Many people in here will resort to calling Mr. Savage a 'nutjob' because of his entertaining style and the fact that he doesn't always grovel at the feet of President Bush. This is why I love listening to the man, he refuses to blind himself to the weaknesses and bad policies of any our leaders simply because he generally supports most of what they do. Savage calls it like it is, and his only big problem with Pres. Bush is his handling, (or lack thereof), of the Mexican border crisis. It is a national disgrace in my opinion as well, that we know there's 10 - 15 million illegal aliens in our country from Mexico and our government wants to instantly legalize them all and grant them what amounts to WELFARE BENEFITS simply because they perform cheap labor for business.
For those who claim Savage is 'crazy', let them explain why they are sitting at their computers making comments in Free Republic while Mr. Savage holds a doctorate degree, has written two National Best Sellers, is the 5th most listened to radio personality in America, and has had famous quests appear on his show like V.P. Dick Cheney. Savage's bellicosity and boistrousness is just for entertainment value, as he's bright enough to understand that to be successful in radio one needs to be more than a good talker, you also need to entertain folks, (which he does remarkably well).
Being smart, talented and a prolific writer does not keep someone from being "crazy", in fact some of the most famous people in the world have be depressed and suicidal.
As far as we "losers" that just sit here and post on FR., we can't all be famous like you.....Now how many books and radio shows do you have, Mr. FReeper, sir?
Savage, like many of us who live in states which border Mexico, is expressing to the willing exactly what many of us feel. And it's not xenophobia, it's the desire to crack down on lawlessness in the realm of immigration. That is all we ask.
Is he #5? I thought he was #3, behind only Rush and Sean. I don't like/agree with everything he says and does. But I believe he is a genuinely good person, with the best heart of any of the Jabber Mavens. I'd trust him with a Testarossa and an uncounted sack of diamonds...