The bashing of Savage as too shrill is very shrill.
The timing of this is suspect given that it's about 10 days from the election, and the talkshow host in question has been a vociferous critic of the GOP in general, and President Bush in particular.
This election is all about mobilizing or suppressing the respective bases for each party, as well as those within those bases who might be considered "wobbly". The article should be read in that context.
I have to admit I was a faithful listener but lately I haven't been able to stomach the guy for more than a couple of minutes. He's been bashing Bush unrelentingly lately and Republicans. Can't listen to that s**t, the MSM/DBM is there for that.
That's a smoking gun.
Sorry, not buying it. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it's called "insurance money".
Anyone who thinks so highly of themself that they need to
broadcast their opinions as "education" to those whom they
consider beneath them or ignorant or ill-informed has serious issues.
Savage, Hannity, Limbaugh.. whomever you choose.
None of them has earned the right to tell anyone anything.
Bunch of self-absorbed hacks.
A friend, who is a conservative radio personality, tells me that his opinion is that Savage's show is an act. I think it is too, and this probably proves it.
Nonetheless, Brown is an interesting guy in person. He opposes single payer healthcare, for instance, as illegal in CA. This endears him to many healthcare industry types.
I find that he is a smart, free thinking, savy politician who understands where the Left overextends itself. He really hates Leftist institutions that inhibit social and economic progress too much, such as the Oakland Schools, because they are a drag on his party.
He is without doubt, however, still a hardcore Dem; he's just a bit smarter about how to advance their cause.
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Savage is wrong on this particular matter, but to suggest that he is oms sort of left-winger is laughable. For some reason, certain conservatievs really want to destroy Savage at any cost.
I am sorry to be right about him, but I am glad you found some real proof.
I have listened to Savage's show about five to ten times. I stopped because Savage seems so filled with hate and rage. To put it simply, Savage's traits are completely at odds with traditional, moral, reason-based conservatism. There is no better proof than Rush that firmly defending your beliefs is better achieved with a professional demeanor and constructive arguments.
He has issues ...
I can take about 5 minutes of Savage. BTW, what's his beef with other conservative talk show hosts?
I enjoy listening to Savage because he gets righteous and angry. Whatever his take, it's not timid. He's not afraid to yell. I like that because sometimes I feel like yelling too about an issue and the calm, reasoned discussion with many talk radio hosts really goes nowhere. There is no better radio than an angry Laura Ingraham.
Because he gets so worked up, I think more about the issues he brings up. He makes me think more about how I feel about an issue.
Savage is not a true conservative. All show . Almost a parody. Stick to Limbaugh and Coulter, Steyn etc...
Savage is a TALK SHOW HOST. Period.
He is NOT the Bush RNC (Republican National Committee) which supported both Arlen Specter and then Lincoln Chaffee against REAL Republican primary opponents.
These aren't the RINO political campaign contributions you're looking for.
Move along.
Note to self: better late than never on this post..........
Where to begin.
It helps to grow up in the NYC metro media environment circa 50's - 60's. This is the era of Sandy Becker, Jean Shepherd, Carlton Fredericks (sp?) Soupy Sales, Officer Joe Bolton, Long John Nebel, Barry Farber, Claude Kirschner, Joe Franklin, yada yada yada.
Howard Stern is a product of this. So is Michael Savage.
Not entirely, but importantly, talk radio came out of WOR,
where a lot of wacky late night talk, gossipy and paranoid nutritional day time radio talk originated, to the best of my knowledge. (I'm sure anyone can trace it back to shredded wheat and graham crackers and god knows what, but for our purposes, trust me)
The voice in the radio, whispering everything you know is wrong, most effectively, later at night, or more matter-of-factly in the day...this was pioneered then.
Notice how Mike has a doctorate in nutrition. I'll bet anything Calton Fredericks inspired him on that path.
Stories on the radio? Shepherd, Long John, Sandy Becker,
these guys brought stories and silliness to radio and children's TV unlike anywhere else, impromptu, or so it seemed, kidding with the technicians, it created this whole informal inclusive atmosphere that made listeners and viewers in on the joke, or, conversely, the vanguard against the international conspiracty to...poison your food, assassinate JFK, cover up UFOs, cancer cures like Laetril and Krebiozin, or speak out and speak up like Ayn Rand or Paul Krasner.
Forget conservative and liberal. It's all about New York, NY. It's sentimental, funny, and spoiling for a fight for a fight's sake. Baloney, but...I grew up on that baloney and, when Savage isn't salivating, he brings it all back, in a good way and that's...entertainment.
I don't agree with his politics, but Jerry Brown is somebody I've always respected as a person. He was the only Dem not to endorse clinton. He campaigned for a flat tax and as an AG, I think he would not show favoritism. I could live with him as an AG.