I've considered the idea that the 'Savage persona' was and is nothing but a ruse. He's far too shrill to sound reasonable to the average radio listener.
But, I don't know why someone would go out of their way to cultivate such a false personality. It seems like way too much work.
False personalities are done all the time in politics, religion, and entertainment.
1. Democrats who pretend to be conservative to fool yokels in their districts.
2. Televangelist sleazeballs (Tilton, Swaggart, Baker, etc.)
3. Hollywood "stars" who spout liberal garbage in public but are pro-capitalist, keep guns, and are anti-abortion...things that would lead to expulsion from the social circuit if made public.
It's called MONEY and FAME.
I suppose it's made him an assload of money, for one. But more importantly, I think he's a trojan horse, set up to make conservatives look bad and sabotage our efforts. He screams and rants from a conservative standpoint about things that have no chance of changing in the immediate future, but always takes the lib side when a real effort is being made to advance a particular conservative idea. For instance, he came out against Social Security reform when Bush was trying to get something done on that front, and came out in support of raising the federal minimum wage requirements when that was on the table. And he got in bed with ultra-leftist Chuck Schumer over the Dubai ports thing.
I don't know if you're aware of his past, but he allegedly had homosexual relations with beat poet Allen Ginsburg, who he regularly attacks now. I don't think the guy is sincere about much of anything.
Are you kidding? Do you know how much books this guy has sold?
Beats a 9 - 5 job and pays a hell of a lot more...........I'd do it myself if I could pull it off but I can't even lie to myself in the mirror.........
"it seems like way too much work."
who's carrot is on the stick before him.