RIGHT-WINGER BLASTS O'REILLY - Michael Savage blasts Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh

N.Y. POST ^ | 04-25-2005 | Richard Johnson

[StuLongIsland]

RIGHT-WINGER BLASTS O'REILLY

RABID radio host Michael Savage is whining that he has been banned from the Fox News Channel after he dissed Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity.

The controversial conservative — who was fired by MSNBC in 2003 after referring to a caller to his show as "a sodomite" who should "get AIDS and die" — recently burned more bridges by calling O'Reilly a "Leper-Con who poses as a conservative" and Hannity "another Republican bootlicker who began as a Rush [Limbaugh] understudy" on his "Savage Nation" radio show.

Savage claims that he's been bumped off four scheduled appearances on Fox News Channel in the wake of his caustic comments.

"These two are now acting the way the mainstream media has been acting for decades, thinking they are the gatekeepers of who shall be heard in the conservative world," Savage sputtered in a statement.

"Both are jealous of my audience and are trying to silence me because they do not want the competition."

Savage boasted that the supposed "ban" has not affected sales of his new book, "Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder," which debuts at No. 6 on the New York Times best-seller list next week.

The gay-bashing broadcaster isn't the only publicity hound taking aim at O'Reilly, the undisputed king of cable news.

Catholic League president Bill Donohue, famed for firing off several press releases a day to media outlets, is ticked that O'Reilly once described him as a "witch-hunter" and Pope John Paul II as an "autocrat."

"My members are a little bit fed up with him," Donohue claims. "I guess he feels like if he is to the left of me, he'll appear more fair and balanced. We're on the same side philosophically on most issues. But I feel like, when someone crosses the line from criticism

[Pillows]

to a caller to his show as "a sodomite" who should "get AIDS and die"

After this liberal sounding remark--what does he expect??

[Wolfie]

Could be meltdown mode. Or maybe just publicity for his book.

[StuLongIsland]

Would love to see Hannity have him on during drive time, doubt he will put a guy on a competive station. If he doesn't have Savage on, would be like what he has been complaining the MSM have been doing to him.

[joesbucks]

A Fox News Channel spokesperson responds: "One is a well-known hater, and the other is a notorious publicity hound. We congratulate them on their successful attention-grabbing efforts."

It's funny, but the each of the above descriptions fits both Donohue and Savage. Sow who is who and which is which.

[StuLongIsland]

This is probably publicity for his book, He is going to have even a harder time than maybe Hannity claimed to have.

[squidward]

Does anyone know why Savage is no longer on xm radio? For a while they ran spots saying he requested to be taken off but I never heard why.

[joesbucks]

sow=so

[dennisw]

Michael Savage is an acquired taste. He's not always good. But when he is good he is great and blows the competition out of the water. He was great during the slow motion execution of Terri Schindler/Schiavo. He smacked down the godless conservatives who called the show

[Hatteras]

Sorry, but Michael Savage is a breath of fresh air compared to Sean Hannity. Sean (someone please throw a pie at me too!) Hannity would wet his pants if he had to face Michael Savage.

[Wallace T.]

You would hardly expect The New York Post, owned by the same owner (Rupert Murdoch) as is Fox, to be "fair and balanced" relative to Savage and Donohue in their controversy with Bill O'Reilly, one of Fox's lineup.

[Perdogg]

His real name is Michael Wiener. Yes, like Oscar Meyer.

[BadAndy]

Savage stikes me as a suicidal manic depressive. I can't bear listening to 98% mindless rants to get 2% interesting comments.

[add925]

Hannity made a claim on his program several months ago that "you wouldn't believe which conservative radio talk show host is a phony, saying things as a calculation of market share" or something to this affect.

My assumption is this was a shot at Savage....think there has been a behind the scenes war for some time, based on book sales & market share.

If these guys were smart, they wouldn't be hammering each other, there's so much material out there with the lunatic left......dumb move.

Maybe they think they have already won? Don't count your chickens.....

[gorush]

I wouldn't say he "blasts Rush Limbaugh", good for him that he didn't, too, or he'd have me to deal with. :{)

[blaquebyrd]

"Hannity would wet his pants if he had to face Michael Savage."

You're correct and that's why he won't have him on. I'd also pay to see him take on O'Reilly in a no holds barred unedited unscripted format.

[Fresh Wind]

I can't bear listening to 98% mindless rants

Dr. Savage's rants may be many things to many people, but they most certainly are not mindless.

[mwyounce]

Recently burned more bridges by calling O'Reilly a "Leper-Con

I know what a Leprechaun is.... but what's a Leper-Con?

[tkathy]

Savage is alternately a dork and a demagogue.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

I heard him go into a tirade one night about Rush. He was nuts. Couldn't he find any RATS to go after? He has to go after his allies? I turned him off and will only listen to him when in the car and there's nothing else to listen to.