>>>My definition of “a conservative” is someone who supports the rights of individuals over the rights of the collective, believes in free markets, representative government, traditional values and is a nationalist but usually not to the extreme.
So, how does this definition pertain in any way to Savage NOT being a conservative. He’s violating no one’s rights by expressing his opinion. Perhaps you don’t believe fully in the 1st amendment (which wouldn’t be terribly conservative of you), or perhaps you believe that people should be prohibited from speaking anything that might “hurt” someone’s feelings. (again, not terribly conservative of you)
Further: YOU are the one who first said that you never listened to him, and then jumped to the conclusion that he wasn’t conservative. Don’t blame me for your inarticularity.
>>>UC Berkeley in the early ‘80s
Well, I guess you’ve just blown your own conservative bona fides. If you were there, you aren’t conservative....
(or are you....)
Do you think that Dennis Prager is conservative? I don’t think you could rationally dispute that he is very conservative, all around. But he’ll tell you that in his younger days, he wasn’t. Gee, maybe around the early-’80s.
People and their ideologies change. If you are going by his having been at the mecca of Left-Coast communism in the early ‘80s to base your conslusions, you need to think a little bit harder, and actually LISTEN to Savage. (Now, not in the deep recesses of your UC Berkeley-hazed memory)
You misunderstand my friend.
The character “Dr. Michael Savage” is a true blue conservative.
The individual, Dr. Michael Weiner looks to me like a complete phony.
As for the rest of your rant, I do not feel that we are contributing to the discussion.