Posted on 03/01/2003 4:40:58 AM PST by JohnHuang2
A homosexual-rights group plans to launch a protest of MSNBC's decision to hire best-selling author and radio talk-show host Michael Savage to host a one-hour weekend show on the cable network, according to a report in TVSpy.com.
As WorldNetDaily reported, MSNBC last month tapped Savage to host the new program. The network said the show will feature "penetrating and provocative commentary and opinion from Savage, mirroring" his best-selling book, "The Savage Nation."
According to the TVSpy.com report, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, plans to announce the protest on Wednesday. In addition, the National Organization for Women is expected to notify NBC parent company General Electric and Microsoft (which co-owns MSNBC) that "it is very important that the corporations that own the media get the message: Profiting from hate will cost them the business of thinking consumers. That applies to GE, as well as Microsoft."
The San Francisco talk-show host, who holds a Ph.D., is outspoken in his criticism of the "gay-rights" movement and left-wing feminism. The report quotes Savage as saying that "the gay and lesbian Mafia wants our children."
This week, MSNBC canceled liberal Phil Donahue's weeknight show and recently hired former House Majority Leader Dick Armey as a regular commentator. Kim Gandy, president of NOW, claims the network has "created a situation that makes it impossible to get a moderate message out," according to the TVSpy.com report.
Although MSNBC had been in negotiations with ABC newsman Sam Donaldson to host a prime-time show, those negotiations have ended without a deal, network representatives said yesterday.
"We've done our homework on this," Cathy Renna, news media director for GLAAD, told the website. "There are a lot of different organizations concerned about giving a platform to Michael Savage."
In a statement, MSNBC said, "The addition of Michael Savage to the MSNBC lineup was made with the full awareness of his reputation for controversy and confrontation. We respect the right of those who wish to protest. However, we also strongly defend his new show as a legitimate attempt to expand the marketplace of ideas. By bringing our viewers a wide range of strong, opinionated voices, MSNBC underscores its commitment to ensuring that its perspective programming promotes no one single point of view. We encourage debate and we would neither expect, nor want, our audience to agree with everything on our channel."
"The Savage Nation," published by WND Books, has been No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list for four of the last five weeks.
Word of God = Pure truth
That is really what terrifies these groups of perverts and left-wingers. They fear truth being spoken.
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