This type of public 'fatwa' is only meant to encourage the Muslim terrorists cells already secretly operating here in the U.S. or any outraged individual Muslim to go after someone like Savage.
Posted on 11/09/2007 1:46:14 PM PST by camerakid400
(CNSNews.com) - 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.
On Nov. 1, CAIR urged "radio listeners of all faiths" to contact companies that advertise on "The Savage Nation" to complain about an "anti-Muslim tirade" on Savage's Oct. 29 program. (CAIR periodically issues "incitement alerts," urging its members to contact various media outlets to express their concerns about "Islamophobic attitudes.")
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.
-- What kind of religion is this? What kind of world are you living in when you let them in here with that throwback document in their hand, which is a book of hate. Don't tell me I need reeducation. They need deportation. I don't need reeducation. Deportation, not reeducation. You can take C-A-I-R and throw 'em out of my country. I'd raise the American flag and I'd get out my trumpet if you did it. Without due process. You can take your due process and shove it.
-- What sane nation that worships the U.S. Constitution, which is the greatest document of freedom ever written, would bring in people who worship a book that tells them the exact opposite. Make no mistake about it, the Quran is not a document of freedom. The Quran is a document of slavery and chattel. It teaches you that you are a slave.
CAIR also complained that Savage has a "long history of rhetorical attacks on Muslims and other minorities."
Explosive and unafraid
Savage's own Web site describes him as "explosive conservative radio talk show host" who "continues to dominate the airwaves with his brash commentary and unapologetic solutions...Savage is harder hitting than other conservatives...a media icon who is unafraid to take on the establishment."
"...In show, books and speeches, Michael Savage electrifies and galvanizes his audiences. If you're looking for someone with an opinion -- who isn't afraid to tell it like it is -- he's your man."
On Nov. 2, CAIR's Minnesota chapter announced that three companies in that state had agreed to pull their advertisements from "The Savage Nation."
And on Thursday, CAIR thanked Citrix Systems, Inc., for agreeing to drop its advertisements from Savage's nationally syndicated program. "We appreciate Citrix's principled action to disassociate itself from Michael Savage's hate-filled rhetoric," said CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin in a news release on Thursday.
"We urge other local and national companies running ads on Savage's program to follow Citrix's example in support of religious tolerance."
What about free speech?
"Free speech is a precious right that we fully support and strive to protect," Rubin added. "We are not seeking to curb Mr. Savage's freedom of speech, but to demonstrate that Americans and American companies will not tolerate hatred and bigotry."
CAIR, which describes itself as America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, says its mission is to "enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding."
But conservative commentators who have been on the receiving end of CAIR's anti-Islamaphobia campaigns disagree.
Radio talk show host Michael Graham, forced out of his job in the Washington, D.C., market for refusing to apologize for remarks that offended a Muslim group, landed a new job in Boston, Mass., last year.
CAIR, which pressed for Graham's removal, said it received complaints from Muslim listeners who heard Graham say, "Islam is a terrorist organization," "Islam is at war with America," "The problem is not extremism. The problem is Islam," and "We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam."
Graham was suspended from his job at ABC-owned WMAL in Washington on July 29, 2005, after he refused a management request to apologize for practicing what CAIR called "hate radio."
"When CAIR is able to quell dissent and label every critic a 'bigot,' the chilling effect is felt far beyond ABC Radio and 630 WMAL," Graham said at the time.
On Thursday, CAIR said radio host Michael Savage has "stepped up his attacks on Islam and Muslims in response to CAIR's advertiser campaign."
while Savage isn’t my favorite talk show host... I may tune in just to see the savages at CAIR get THEIRS!!
I agree with you, CAIR & their BS ought to leave & go back where their beliefs are welcomed.
I wish there were enough space in the tagline so I could paste this in.
I don't know if the Muslims realize this or not, but they have a PR disaster of their own making. Not Savage's making, but their own. He's just saying what a lot of us are thinking, and they need to keep that in mind before they attack the rightly-intense criticism of them and their religion as "hatred" and "bigotry". If they wish to live in a country of the Western (Judaeo-Christian) tradition and under secular law, they're welcome. CAIR and its ilk haven't proven to me that that's what they intend.
You mean if I advertise on Savage, ragheads that think I’m an infidel scum won’t come into my place of business? Hell, I’ll advertsie myself just to get that.
Creeps Advocating Islamic Rule
I agree. I’m not particularly fond of Savage; I’ll listen from time to time but wont go out of my way. However, having said that, I STRONGLY disagree with any attempts to muzzle him. Or anyone else.
As for CAIR, I believe we should boycott them for being stridently anti-Semitic. Because Savage is son of Jewish-Russian immigrants, their attack on him is clearly an example of their anti-Semitic bias. Shame on them.
(Not completely sarcastic, but there is a strong element of it in that second paragraph).
Preach it, brother Savage!
CAIR = Seine Fein with a veil.
The main difference between the Koran and the New Testament is this:
The Bible has “Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s.” It also has Paul’s letter to the Romans where he says that believers should bow to secular authorities in their rule on earth. Thus, Christianity as a faith laid a foundation for the Rule of Law.
No equivalent verses exist in the Koran. Where the Koran is considered the highest secular authority, there is no Rule of Law.
There is also a concept of “Islamic territories”.
Looks like Savage ping time.
“The main difference between the Koran and the New Testament is this:”
It’s Jesus vs Mohammed.
One is the Life, and the Way and the Truth.
The other was a murdering pedophile.
Please enlighten me; I’ve not heard that concept before.
PING!!!!!!!
Thanks for the ping Fish hope Savage sticks it to the Islamic Nazis
I don't disagree with anything you said. It just has nothing to do with what I said.
Savage , for all hit wild ways , is righ ton the money . The man has balls and I support him for that . CAIR is , piece by piece, trying to shut down all opposition to them .It is happening ALL OVER THE COUNTRY . Wake up folks.
Me must also write to Citrix Systems and slam them for being cowards and bowing to Islam.
This type of public 'fatwa' is only meant to encourage the Muslim terrorists cells already secretly operating here in the U.S. or any outraged individual Muslim to go after someone like Savage.
CAIR is really, in Ann Coulter’s words, The National Association for the Advancement of Car Bombers.
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