Savage Loses TV Show The Real Story

MICHAELSAVAGE.COM ^ | 07/08/2003 | Michael Savage

[jgrubbs]

Savage Loses TV Show The Real Story

What happened on the air is much different than what is being reported. It was in the middle of an airline horror story segment with a great set (see photos above). Out of nowhere a crank caller from a competitive talk show went from describing his airline horror story to making vicious personal attacks against me. I signaled and thought that this crank caller was cut from the air. His insults continued in my ear piece and I reacted to him personally as an individual who was attacking me to defend myself.

Unfortunately, my personal comments to this crank caller were broadcast. In no way did my comments reflect my views of disease and suffering in any way. I have spent my entire life in the field of alternative medicine trying to heal the world and bring comfort to the sick. If my comments brought pain to anyone I certainly did not intend for this to happen and apologize for any such reaction.

Let me repeat, this was an interchange between me personally and a mean spirited vicious setup caller which I thought was taking place off the air. It was not meant to reflect my views of the terrible tragedy and suffering associated with AIDS. I especially appeal to my many listeners in the gay community to accept my apologies for any inadvertent insults which may have occurred.

[OldFriend]

So Savage responded with his own mean spirited vicious response.

Unfortunately,we are held to a higher standard and ought to adhere to that higher standard as we set the tone for our beloved country.

[McGruff]

a competitive talk show

Anybody know what competitive talk show he is talking about?

[BCrago66]

Remember when Nixon's people tried to infiltrate leftist demonstrations with wild offensive freaks?

That's what Savage looks like: a set-up - a deliberate caricature designed to make conservatives look like idiots.

[concerned about politics]

this was an interchange between me personally and a mean spirited vicious setup caller

Yep. The liberal special interest groups are bitter, evil mutants out to destroy this country from within. It's in the Marxist handbook. They're just following their agenda. They bowed down to Satan years ago.
They're just starting to show their real colors. Thank God the good people of this country are noticing - and the colors aren't that of the rainbow, either. They're black as hell.

[MHGinTN]

Didn't see this posted? ... I'm not surprised. We don't do the spincycle for media folks, usually.

[bmwcyle]

Did you call the show to set him up?

[JLAGRAYFOX]

MSNBC should have known better. Savage can get away with murder on radio, just as Howard Stern has done for mega-years. But TV is a different story. And...Savage, even for a dyed in the wool Clinton & Democrat hater like me, was over the top on many occasions. I watched his TV show about three of four times and was not impressed. HIs foul mouth and attack style did the conservative agenda no good. I'm glad his is gone. Now, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough is another story. He has the highest ratings on the station. If MSNBC had any brains they would drop Chris Matthews to Joe's slot and move Joe up to the Matthews slot. Matthews is a ratings horror! Worse though, is Keith Olberman! Poor Keith has no ratings at all. He should go quietly into the night! It seems MSNBC never learns!

[kjam22]

Yeah... his argument is "gee.. I don't mind admitting that I say those things you object to in private. I just want you to know I wouldn't intentionally say them in public".

Talk about clueless.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

That dearly departed David Brinkley will remain a giant in journalism. His anti-clintoon remarks also proved he was a genius commentator as well!

[Richard Kimball]

Anybody remember the old Andy Griffith movie, "A Face in the Crowd"?

[wasp69]

What did he say? Did he lose his show?

[metalboy]

Lithen! Ath hith name implieth, he`th a THAVAGE!! He`th a brute and he`th thilly!

[Lee'sGhost]

Brinkley's anti-Clinton comments in 1996 came when he thought that he was talking in private as well.

I may be wrong, but my recollection of that espisode was that he knew he was on air. I seem to recall Jennings or someone saying real nervously, "You know we're on the air." And Brinkley saying, "Yes, I know."

Of course, my memory sucks.

[concerned about politics]

I'm glad that fewer and fewer conservatives are defending this guy.

TV isn't real life. TV makes it appear homosexuals are 50% of the population, and some are easily lead to believe they're the minotiry for not being able to stand a homosexual. In reality - real life- they're a huge majority. Some people are simply suceptable to the liberal desenytization and propaganda they see on TV 24/7, but many see through it.
Most people in this country are very conservative, but due to the thought police and litigation lawyers from hell, people are oppressed into being afraid to speak.
I thing Savage has accuired a larger audience because of this. He said what many would like to say. It may not come from their lips, but decency and morality are still in their hearts.

[Theodore R.]

Because Brinkley later apologized profusely to Clinton, I had been mistaken in thinking that he believed his comments to have been off the air.

Brinkley was soon to retire, and he probably just decided to say what he thought. I suspect that Brinkley's comments were motivated mainly by his friendship with Bob Dole (through Dwayne Andreas), rather than political philosophy.

[Mo1]

He should have known better ..

I'm sure this is not the first nor will it be the last crank caller

[TommyDale]

Here's a positive spin on Savage's firing from MSNBC -- Now they will have far fewer Conservatives watching MSNBC. If they would only cancel Joe Scarborough's program....then FOX could hire them and put MSNBC completely off the air.

[Sicon]

Good riddance to Savage. On several occasions, both on radio and TV, I watched him get so bent out of shape that he was unable to clearly articulate his position/argument. He ended up looking very much like the typical hysterical liberal, only coming from a right-wing viewpoint.

Its too bad, because he is often right, and has solid arguments to make. But ultimately, he is just so abrasive that he is ineffective.

I can longer hear him on the radio (as WABC in New York has dropped him, most likely for good), or see him on TV, and I won't miss him.

[autoresponder]

Mr. Mike shoulda been delivered "batteries not included"......

[Maceman]

I am glad he lost his show, and also would like to see him gone from the radio. His comments were totally out of line.

Being against the "gay" political agenda, including the sexualization of our schools and our public institutions is one thing. I oppose all that too. But telling people to die of AIDS and calling them names is quite another, and is serioualy beyond the pale.

His book "Savage Nation" was an abomination -- a boring, thoughtless rant with virtually zero persuasive value. Although I agree with most of his broader arguments most of the time, his name-calling and rudeness, as well as his inability to present a reasoned and cogent case for his position, makes him an offensive, indefensible embarrassment to our side, and I don't think he helps the cause one bit.

In fact, I think he is more helpful to the liberals who can accurately point to him as an out of control hate-filled freak.

The guy has no judgment no civility and even less class. We will be well rid of him. I am sorry I paid money for his book, which was so awful I didn't even bother reading the last third.