He wasn't outraged, he was put on the spot by a caller and pretty much had to take a stand. Although he was being sympathetic to MS, cause he's a friend, he said, on the face of it, without knowing all of the facts, it appears indefensible.
Right, as far as knowing the facts, anyway. We have no idea how sick the perv on the other end got. Imagine having a totally twisted brain on the other end of the phone. The sexually dysfunctional guy could have said something much worse than what Savage said....something anti-heterosexual.
Savage did the right thing. He shouldn't have to take that guys crap (literally).