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BREAKING: Michael Savage Drops Suit Against Islamic Group [CAIR]
CBS NEWS 5 ^ | Aug 14 08

Posted on 08/14/2008 9:12:26 PM PDT by camerakid400

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― A lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against a Muslim civil rights group came to an end Thursday when Savage's lawyer told a federal judge in San Francisco that he won't try to amend it.

Savage sued the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, known as CAIR, last year after it posted on its Web site a four-minute excerpt of anti-Islamic comments by Savage along with a critique of his words.

Savage made the comments during an Oct. 29, 2007, broadcast of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated show based in San Francisco.

They included remarks that "you can take (CAIR) and throw them out of my country" and that Muslims were "screaming for the blood of Christians or Jews or anyone they hate."

Last month, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston dismissed the lawsuit. She permanently dismissed Savage's claim of copyright infringement, saying that CAIR's posting of the comments for the purposes of criticism was protected by the right of free speech.

But the judge said Savage could try to amend a second claim of racketeering by trying to show specific alleged financial harm by CAIR to his business. She gave Savage a deadline of Friday.

In a notice filed Thursday, attorney Daniel Horowitz said Savage decided not to file an amended racketeering claim.

In an unusual three-page filing, Horowitz told the judge that he had prepared a 116-page amended lawsuit, but that Savage decided not to file it because of "factors arising out of this litigation but taking place (or potentially have an effect) outside of this litigation."

The court filing gave no details, but in a telephone interview Horowitz said the factors included an alleged phone threat to Savage. Horowitz said he wasn't accusing the Islamic group of making threats, but said Savage didn't want to take the risk that the case could inspire a "lone nut" to try to harm his family.

CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said the Islamic organization had "nothing whatsoever" to do with any threats and that any allegations to that effect would be "scurrilous."

Hooper said, "It's clear that this baseless and frivolous lawsuit wasn't going anywhere and he decided to cut his losses."

Savage has recently come under fire from parents of autistic children for alleging on his July 16 show that 99 percent of autism cases are actually cases of misbehaving children whose parents don't discipline them.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cair; islam; michaelweiner; mohammedanism; persimmons; savage; weinernation
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To: whatisthetruth

Another Weiner Whiner heard from. Until you are of sound mind to have an educated debate about this pseudo conservative, I guess you will have to keep resorting to name calling.


61 posted on 08/19/2008 7:16:44 AM PDT by Long Island Pete
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To: camerakid400; whatisthetruth; Checkers; Long Island Pete
"By the way, most of the things you listed are either false, out of context, or just plain stupid. Just one example: Media Matters has audio clips of Savage in 2006 attacking the Israelis for not attacking Lebanon hard enough-that item on you list is false."

Much of the list are things heard from my very ears on "The Savage Nation". I have no motive to lie about what I hear on the Weiner show. It is *because* I hear these things that make me aware of this faux Conservative, Michael Weiner. His hypocrisy is apparent to anyone willing to listen for it.

Does it even occur to you that one of the reasons we can't stand Weiner is because he flips and flops on positions. The fact that Media Matters reports that he complained about not enough bombs, counters the statement I heard on his radio show complaining that the Israeli's did too much bombing.

He is a flaming hypocrite. It would be convenient to you Weiner fans to think that all of us don't actually listen to Weiner. Think again. It's a shame that most of you guys don't comprehend all the things he says.

Did Media Matters report on what he said about the minimum wage the other day? Oh that's right, Media Matters agrees with Weiner on the minimum wage.

62 posted on 08/19/2008 8:47:27 AM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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To: lormand

What these Weiner Whiners dont seem to realize is that I have read Weiner’s books and I use to listen to him. But as in life people mature physically and mentally. Weiner’s show does nothing for me in an intellectual manner. I stopped listening to Howard Stern years ago and I place Weiner in the same area when it comes to intelligent talk radio. At the very bottom.


63 posted on 08/19/2008 9:51:01 AM PDT by Long Island Pete
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To: lormand
Savage modifies his positions depending on what mood he is in. He admits this often, and on our Savage daily threads we often disagree with some of his positions, such as the minimum wage. Why are you so obsessed with him. Just change the dial if you don't like what he says.

It's a shame that most of you guys don't comprehend all the things he says.

Please don't insult my intelligence. Its my choice to listen to Savage and I comprehend EVERYTHING he says.

64 posted on 08/19/2008 11:01:05 AM PDT by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400
"Savage modifies his positions depending on what mood he is in. He admits this often..."

This is why Weiner should not be labeled as a Conservative. Conservatism has *ONE* position on a given issue, not several depending on one's mood.

65 posted on 08/19/2008 1:08:44 PM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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To: lormand; Long Island Pete; camerakid400
This is why Weiner should not be labeled as a Conservative.

Well golly gee, the self-appointed arbiters of who is and who isn't conservative have spoken, well just shut my mouth!

I'd like to remind both of you clueless wonders what forum you are on and that you might want to re-read the conservative principles upon which this great forum is based upon and then consider why a daily Savage thread is allowed on such a great CONSERVATIVE, I repeat, CONSERVATIVE forum as this, thank you very much!

66 posted on 08/19/2008 6:27:43 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth

Oh, so this is a Conservative Forum? So I guess there shall be no posting of liberal news? What a schmuck.


67 posted on 08/20/2008 4:28:58 AM PDT by Long Island Pete
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers
"I'd like to remind both of you clueless wonders what forum you are on and that you might want to re-read the conservative principles upon which this great forum is based upon and then consider why a daily Savage thread is allowed on such a great CONSERVATIVE, I repeat, CONSERVATIVE forum as this, thank you very much!"

You obviously have not read the principles, and notice you conveniently forgot to post them. You only say such a thing because it was effectively used against you and other Weiner types who post like Weiner talks, i.e., classless and kook-filled.

You have no original thought, which is why you cling onto Weiner so much.

68 posted on 08/20/2008 6:55:41 AM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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To: lormand; whatisthetruth

When is Weiner officially joining the Air America lineup?


69 posted on 08/20/2008 6:43:14 PM PDT by Checkers (McCain: "Hillary Clinton would make a good President.")
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To: Checkers; Long Island Pete; lormand; camerakid400; rockabyebaby
When is Weiner officially joining the Air America lineup?

Probably on the day you 'losers' wake up and smell the Savage coffee, which will most likely be never and yea Lormand thats you with the cane, pretending like you know where you're going.

Long Island Pete*Lormand*Checkers

70 posted on 08/20/2008 7:48:14 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth

priceless!


71 posted on 08/21/2008 7:06:40 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR INFIDEL STEPHENJOHNBANKER)
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers; Long Island Pete
Congrats on completing your HTML 101 course at your community college. I see that you know how to post images without broken links. Awesome job, and I hope you get to celebrate at Chucky Cheese tonight.

Checkers, can we please add some new quotes I heard Weiner say last night. This is perhaps one of the most damaging of his "Conservative" career IMO.

"If I were Putin, I would have done the same thing"

- Michael Weiner on his radio show 8-21-08(regarding the Russian invasion of Georgia)

"The Georgian President is a puppet of George Bush"

- Michael Weiner on his radio show 8-21-08

He then took a call from a stinking foreigner who started tearing into George Bush, saying that Bush was an animal who crawled on four legs. Instead of defending our President to this Russian POS caller, he piled on, and took the side of Vladimir Putin. Usually I laugh at Weiner, but his statements last night were so disgusting, I turned it off.

Did I mention that "The Savage Nation" gets about 25 hits a day here on Freerepublic? That's 25 too many.

Weiner also castigated "neo-cons" which implies that he is a limp-wristed, purse-swinging, bed-wetting pansy in the mold of Jimmy Carter and Chamberlain. This is consistent with the time I heard him crying over the Israelis bombing Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

whatisthetruth, it is too bad you are busy learning HTML and not paying attention to this steaming POS called Michael Weiner to see each and every thing we have noted about him.

72 posted on 08/21/2008 7:10:46 AM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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To: lormand; Checkers
Checkers, can we please add some new quotes I heard Weiner say last night

Pls Lormand don't over task Checkers, he's not on the payroll, you are not Soros, he is not David Brock, and you all are not Media Matters, even if you are kissin' cousins.

73 posted on 08/22/2008 1:48:32 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers
"Pls Lormand don't over task Checkers, he's not on the payroll, you are not Soros, he is not David Brock, and you all are not Media Matters, even if you are kissin' cousins."

Being consistent by not refuting the quote, but preferring to attack us instead eh?

Are you a KGB lapdog like your hero Weiner?

74 posted on 08/22/2008 2:09:21 PM PDT by lormand ("If I were Putin, I would have done the same" - "Conservative" talk show host Michael Savage)
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To: lormand

If you admit to being a ‘useful idiot’ from the right, then I’ll admit to being a KGB lapdog.


75 posted on 08/22/2008 2:32:44 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers
"If you admit to being a ‘useful idiot’ from the right, then I’ll admit to being a KGB lapdog."

Yes, I am Conservatism's "useful idiot", I admit. Thanks for admitting that you are Vlad's lapdog.

A more accurate description of me from the point of view from a Weiner lovers is this....

Lormand - The White Blood Cell of Conservatism

In other words, I attack the crap that doesn't belong here.

76 posted on 08/22/2008 2:36:52 PM PDT by lormand ("If I were Putin, I would have done the same" - "Conservative" talk show host Michael Savage)
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To: lormand
Yes, I am Conservatism's "useful idiot", I admit

Ha,ha, conservatives don't need any 'useful idiots', we need people who understand what's at stake and can recognize who the real enemy is, something you and your 'useful idiot' cohorts can't.

77 posted on 08/22/2008 2:51:42 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers
"Ha,ha, conservatives don't need any 'useful idiots', we need people who understand what's at stake and can recognize who the real enemy is, something you and your 'useful idiot' cohorts can't."

Don't you ever get tired of running away from Weiner's words? Do you ever get tired of pretending to be something you are not?

Can you defend the Weiner's heart melting for Vlad's Imperialist push into Georgia? Can you tell us what a schmuck the President of Georgia is?

78 posted on 08/22/2008 2:56:56 PM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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To: lormand
Would love to answer you but my 'hero' is on now on YOUR
radio dial so I really have to bid you adieu.

"Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

79 posted on 08/22/2008 3:19:25 PM PDT by whatisthetruth
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To: whatisthetruth; Checkers
"Would love to answer you but..."

I didn't think you could defend a steaming POS who thinks better of Putin then his own President.

"... so I really have to bid you adieu."

The French option...when you can't be a but monkey, raise the white flag of surrender.

80 posted on 08/22/2008 3:34:02 PM PDT by lormand (The Savage Nation - a parody by liberals of conservatives)
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