Posted on 10/28/2006 11:50:34 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
I've always known there was something wrong with Michael Savage's schtick. It's intolerable. He talks like an absolute madman. He is just about as intemperate as you can get and still be on the radio.
Now I know what was wrong. The whole thing is a put-on:
Supporting a candidate out of your own wallet may be the most accurate gauge of what a donor believes in his heart. So it should come as a shock to fans to learn where their hero distributes his own political gifts. Which are not ungenerous. Just ask Jerry Brown, the decidedly liberal candidate (pro-abortion, pro-gun control, etc.) for California attorney general.
As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, Savage is a top contributor to Brown's campaign against conservative state senator Chuck Poochigian. His gift of $5,600, the maximum allowable under state law, was merited, Savage told the Chronicle after being outed. Why? Because "You have to make choices in an imperfect world."
RIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHTTTTT.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
Personally his stories are one of the reasons why I listen. He's a great story teller IMO. As far as his political beliefs--they are definitely not perfect but when I want a more reasonable, optimistic take on the current issues I go to a different source. He's right on some things and he's wrong on some things but he's not boring. His show yesterday was very entertaining.
And Jerry Brown will do what to preserve those ideals? I will answer for you, NOTHING!
You have been had.
He is taking you for a ride!
Yes.
Is he wrong?
Yes.
Is he dishonest?
I don't think so. People who live in one party states sometimes do find themselves voting for candidates from the other side. I doubt things are like that in California as a whole, but it's probably something San Francisco Republicans or conservatives are used to. It's not a wise or rational decision. It's emotive, and Michael Savage is an emotional guy, more than he's a cool-headed analyst.
There's more here, but the big news you'll find there is that San Francisco's mayor has a 20-year-old girlfriend, the intriguingly named Brittanie Mountz.
How about price controls on oil, for starters... supports increasing the minimum wage... says Iraq was better off under Saddam... Supports tons of other govt regulations... I could go on and on.
Not surprising; that's his aim.
I saw through his act soon after I started listening in 2001 during China / U.S. spy plane incident. Savage called - screamed, actually - for the U.S. to nuke China ASAP. ....total annihilation. And then he repeated this lunacy innumerable times in the following days. I guess it didn't occur to him that China also has ICBMs, and that Savage's current residence would probably be among the cities on the target list. No matter, it was the emotion behind his message that mattered. Savage, like leftists in general, elevate emotion above reason.
Oh man, that picture just gave me an "80s hell" flashback.
I just read a bit of this thread--I listen to Savage most nights--I like him but find many contradictions in things that he says from day to day/week to week.
I don't understand your post. I am very curious--could you explain a bit further please?
I will be gone from the computer for a good while but will check back later.
Thank you. Nancy
I'm beginning to doubt reality! I think they're all gamin' us. When Mary Matalin can be married to James Carville????? High stakes chess game, and I'm not playin'!
"Oh hey, I almost forgot..! I just flew down here to totally FAB L.A. in a glitzy Cessna CITATION to attend a raunchy, FAB Halloween party in the hills for Rockstar energy drink..! There's going to be big boob, drunk chicks dressed up as devilish nurses, and there's going to be POT..!"
Voting for Jerry Brown.
I monitor the Weiner fans on their thread and estimate that there are about 9 of them on FR. On the thread, usually 3 maybe 4 are active during the day.
Dude, take some medical marijuana and chill out.
;-)
No one's telling you how to vote. But Savage is a nationally syndicated talk show host (or a guy who plays a nationally syndicated talk show host). If he's an actor, we have a right to discuss it.
Did you mean "wiener" or "whiner"?
Ping
Great line and very fitting.
That contribution did it for me... no way would I support Brown over ANY GOP candidate... the man is going to be a disaster for California as AG.
Now there's a deep, thought provoking insight to bring to the debate (/sarc).
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