Savage falsely recasts autism remarks to claim he was "take[n] out of context"
SUMMARY: Michael Savage recast July 16 comments he made about autism in order to claim that he was "take[n] out of context." Savage falsely suggested that his comments distinguished between "the truly autistic" and those he described on July 21 as "the misdiagnosed, the falsely diagnosed, and the outright fakers in the autism field."
On July 21, nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage recast comments he made about autism in order to claim that he was "take[n] out of context." Savage falsely suggested that his July 16 comments -- which have generated widespread media attention and sparked protests -- distinguished between "the truly autistic" and those he described on July 21 as "the misdiagnosed, the falsely diagnosed, and the outright fakers in the autism field."
In fact, in his July 16 comments -- the relevant portions of which Media Matters for America documented with transcript and audio -- Savage said: "Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. ... You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is."
By contrast, on July 21, Savage said that "true autism is extremely heartbreaking" and later said: "[I]t's ironic that people who hate families and children -- a group called Media Matters, filled with anti-family individuals who do not marry; they're men who like men -- would take out of context comments that I made last week directed at the misdiagnosed, the falsely diagnosed, and the outright fakers in the autism field and try to make you, the parents of the truly autistic, attack me."
From the July 16 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation:
SAVAGE: Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. For a long while, we were hearing that every minority child had asthma. Why did they sudden -- why was there an asthma epidemic amongst minority children? Because I'll tell you why: The children got extra welfare if they were disabled, and they got extra help in school. It was a money racket. Everyone went in and was told [fake cough], "When the nurse looks at you, you go [fake cough], 'I don't know, the dust got me.' " See, everyone had asthma from the minority community. That was number one.
Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is.
What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, "Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot."
Autism -- everybody has an illness. If I behaved like a fool, my father called me a fool. And he said to me, "Don't behave like a fool." The worst thing he said -- "Don't behave like a fool. Don't be anybody's dummy. Don't sound like an idiot. Don't act like a girl. Don't cry." That's what I was raised with. That's what you should raise your children with. Stop with the sensitivity training. You're turning your son into a girl, and you're turning your nation into a nation of losers and beaten men. That's why we have the politicians we have.
From the July 21 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation:
SAVAGE: It is The Savage Nation. The autism controversy is very important because true autism is extremely heartbreaking. I have devoted my entire life, even as a child, to defending the helpless, mainly the helpless children because of a tragedy in my own family, and it's ironic that people who hate families and children -- a group called Media Matters, filled with anti-family individuals who do not marry; they're men who like men -- would take out of context comments that I made last week directed at the misdiagnosed, the falsely diagnosed, and the outright fakers in the autism field and try to make you, the parents of the truly autistic, attack me.
and why is that so rare? Because narcissistic parents who should have never had kids would rather sit their kids butts in front of video games and mind-numbing TV shows because the parents don't want to be bothered.
The "me" generation is breeding, and the result is going to be a generation of ignorant asses who believe the world owes them a living, simply because their parents didn't teach them anything else.
Savage has been targeted by media matters and other "groups" in San Fransicko for a long time, and this is just the thing they needed to bring him to the fore-front. Good luck with that, his audience loves him.
And I haven't seen a larger bunch of tripe since I was last at the fish market.
The fact that you love a psycopathic liar speaks volumes about you, and your use of "San Fransicko" proves you are an idiot without a single redeeming hint of intelligence.
The "me" generation is breeding, and the result is going to be a generation of ignorant asses who believe the world owes them a living, simply because their parents didn't teach them anything else.
I see YOUR folks raise YOU to be a real "gem".......
I'm sorry. I believe that Mr. Savage has a right to express his opinion even if it is wrong. I'm sick of this “Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee!” attitude. Savage is not a news, medical or scientific data source. He is an entertainer as are most of the media talking heads these days. Our country and constitution, both of which I have spent a good part of my adult life defending, does not discriminate against whom may speak freely. When someone speaks out of ignorance or being uninformed, does that warrant the destruction of their lives and careers? If it does should employers ask employees about their views on politic and other issues and if they don't meet the litmus test that the employer sets should they be fired? What kind of tolerance and respect for the freedoms granted by our Constitution is that? Or do you only respect those rights when they agree with your views? These tactics are nothing more than bullying those we differ with because we don’t like what they say or stand for. Further the minute someone says something that offends us they become “Hitler”; that is an ignorant hyperbole and ought to be retired.
Regarding your "I'm sick of this 'Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee!'" comment -
If someone (like Savage) says something that others don't like, these others have every right to say what they think about the original statement. They have every right to express their opinion, including saying the person should be taken off the air. This is not “Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee.” It's just everyone exersizing their right to free speech.
if i have to hear about people being entertainers instead of legit reporters one more time... YEs may be he is an entertainer and maybe he is just voicing his opinion which is his constitutional right. And it is very good that some can make that distinction but not everyone does and a lot of people will take this as fact and not do any study on their own. And as for the idea that hes just voicing his opinion, yes he does have a constitutional right to do so but station managers and owners not only have the right but the duty and obligation to keep misinformation from reaching the public. Yes todays society has gone from responsible journalism into sensationalism but only because we have lost what sense of decency we had. real journalism doesnt appeal to the lowest common denominator and we need to stop lowering the bar in the name of informing everyone. do your freakin jobs report the facts with objectivity and let those uninterested decide what they want to see. and as for the arguement as to whether employers should ask employees about their politics...only if politics has anything to do with the job. at a fast food restaurant not a necessary job qualification. if you are spreading poisonous dishonest hate speech about a group that has no ability to defend itself on a nationally syndicated radio show that at least some percentage is going to believe is fact based research as opposed to the heartless evil whims of an "entertainer" then yespolitics should be discussed even before we put your hateful lying indecent crap-filled mouth on public airwaves.
"not only have the right but the duty and obligation to keep misinformation from reaching the public."
OK. So are you going to be this censor of information? Only the information that you deem to be factual can be said without a witch hunt ensuing?
Yeah. That sure was out of context when they printed your entire statement. Apparently he wasn't paying attention when his father told him "don't act like a fool."
SAVAGE: ...and it's ironic that people who hate families and children -- a group called Media Matters, filled with anti-family individuals who do not marry; they're men who like men -- would take out of context comments that I made last week...
The self-proclaimed defender of families and children calls autistic children names...and then accuses his critics of being anti-family and anti-children. There's some irony in there somewhere...mixed up with the insanity.
His shtick is pure stupidity.
-- a group called Media Matters, filled with anti-family individuals who do not marry; they're men who like men --
I for one am a 55-year-old male who has two adult children from a previous marriage and have been happily married to my current wife for over 15 years now. And I post at MMFA almost every day.
So here's a special message from me to Michael Weiner: bite me.
Snoopy -
I signed it a few hours ago, and provided another link further down in this thread. Everyone at MMFA should sign and pass it on to everyone they know.
I don't suppose you know of any petitions to hold Hannity accountable?
see:
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-broadcast/e3i95ee102b686b5378800eea2a3791e496
It is outrageous that he can get such a lucrative contract
Go to the survey and read the post #3076...Mikey should be forced to read this over and over on his radio SHOW.
P.S. Mikey, all shows can be cancelled. But you still have your free speech, just not on my airwaves.
Guess what the wife and I are planning to celebrate on Thursday is a joke. On second thought, maybe Mikey's right. We had a civil ceremony on the beach (I'm a atheistic Jew; wife's a lapsed Catholic), so to him we probably ain't married.
Hey Savage! Kish mir en tuchus, momzer!
A Jew and a Catholic married? That is just beyond the pale! How dare you attack real, white, hetero, Christian families with your Jewish atheism!!!
</sarcasm>
I'm an agnostic Jew myself. Just about anything is OK in moderation...
Reminds me of a joke I saw recently...
A Jew, a Christian and Barack Obama were sitting in a boat one day. Barack said "this joke isn't gonna work, there's no muslim here.".
ba-dum-bump!
A Jew and a Catholic married?
While my mother and father were both Catholic, her sister married a Jew and her brother married a Methodist. So I grew up with Catholic, Jewish, and Methodist cousins, which may have been a bit out-of-the-ordinary for back in the '40s and '50s....
I will have you know, Mister Savage-Weiner, that I like men and I am no man. I am a woman who likes both men and women, so *blows raspberry* jog on!
In all seriousness, though, I like how he makes even MORE false claims to cover up his first very offensive false claim. He's tying himself up. Misquoted, misunderstood, taken out of context. Doesn't make any kind of sense to me either way he slices it. Seriously, Mike, you've reached the end of your leash. If not for the rest of us, then to keep the collar from choking you, please stop. Keep it up and the minority, family hating, homosexual, misquoting, lying, defaming, autistic, asthmatic satanists here at Media Matters might come after you with a noose and torches! The horror!
SAVAGE: ...and it's ironic that people who hate families and children -- a group called Media Matters, filled with anti-family individuals who do not marry; they're men who like men -- would take out of context comments that I made last week...
The self-proclaimed defender of families and children calls autistic children names...and then accuses his critics of being anti-family and anti-children. There's some irony in there somewhere...mixed up with the insanity.
Well, Science, you are a regular contributor here...so maybe he was referring to you.
Yes, but no self-respecting man would love Science101 back..... :-)
I'll be your huckleberry...
Statistically speaking, there is probably some truth to what you're saying, since there are a good number of gay folks in life, and who post on here as well from what I recall. Sounds like you might be one of them. Not that there's anything wrong with that and all.
So because an organization has a known gay member, suddenly they're the homosexual mafia? Then if you hold that assertion to be true, we must be surrounded by homosexual mafia members. The military. The government. Doctors. Nurses. MY GOD!! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE TRYING TO TURN OUR CHILDREN GAY!!
No Mag, not the children... Just big strong manly men like yourself (wink, wink)
The real message here: Savage felt the heat. Methinks he vastly underestimated the reaction his BS would touch off, so he's trying to backtrack.
The parents of autistic kids are accustomed to fighting ignorant morons. Savage is as clueless about them as he is about the hell their kids go through every day at the hands of his ilk.
The only reason Imus went down, is because a couple black racist got into some young females heads and planted a seed. These girls could not have given a crap about Imus at the time. Now, what was it Jessie said about the black community recently? Called them a bunch of N@@@@s. Where is the outrage, he should have been slapped to the curb.
And there's an online petition to get him fired:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/486739008?z00m=15830668&s_kwcid=michael%20savage|1477600410
"ChristopherPKing" wonders whether
in case he's given his cards over on Talk Radio Network.
As a matter of fact, there's no shortage of online hatecasters across the Information Stuporbahn, be it online radio or podcasting, specialist in preaching racist, white-supremacist, xenophobic, isolationist or otherwise hatemongering content, usually interspersed with highly-emotional hymns, hate rock or paeans to Nazi Germany and/or apartheid South Africa.
Until the likes of the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Centre manage to have the sites taken down for Terms of Service violations vis-a-vis the website hosts.
In other words... KSFO is for absolute losers.
It's real simple: judge a station and its 'talent' by the calibre of its advertisers. Scummy advertisers, scummy station and 'talent'. Case closed.
Strange that those seem ot be the only ones to get your attention.
That's OK, realizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery. So, call the "ED" number you wrote down when the ad aired, and you'll be feeling yourself in no time.
judge a station and its 'talent' by the calibre of its advertisers.
Rabbit, good point. I'm on the Humnan events mailing list, just for the free comedy of "essays" by Ann Coulter & Newt Gingrich, but I get a lot of spam from their "select advertisers", mostly get-rich-quick investments, and pills that burn fat while you sleep.
I guess if you're buying Reaganomics, secret stock tips & miracle pills are an easy sell.
No matter how offense, he has an audience, and brings in alot of money. There is nothing he has to hang onto.
Aflac has decided to pull all of its ads from the Michael Savage radio show, The Savage Nation, following the host’s incendiary remarks last week about autistic children. While the company understands that radio hosts pick on any number of targets, Savage’s comments about autistic children were “both inappropriate and insensitive,” said an Aflac spokesperson (via The New York Times).
Aren't these the same companies that battled it out with Howard Stern?
Savage is not even remotely funny....from what I've heard, he caters
only to the bile-ducts of America.
The conservative's standard ploy - when they say something outragrous and are called on it, they claim they were "taken out of context".
The truth has no context and the truth is that Michael Weiner was out of line, is consistently out of line, and deserves to lose his radio show. And any radio station that continues to carry his radio show deserves to lose its license for failure to broadcast in the public interest. Period.
they claim they were "taken out of context".
Or "mis-translated". That one at least was kinda original.
Or was he "Miss treated?"
Weiner gets "miss-treated" every Thursday, when Mistress Rhonda comes over with her whips and forces him into submission........
:-)
Well, let's be fair -- running away from your own words by saying you were taken "out of context" is not solely a conservative ploy -- Obama claimed it about the "cling to guns and religion" comment and Hillary employed it (along with being tired) about the "taking fire while landing in Bosnia" comment. And there are of course many other examples.
And taking people out of context is, in fact, a common tactic of both sides of the political divide -- Moveon.org has made a living on taking out of context McCain's comment about having a base in Iraq for 100 years.
To your larger point, however, I could not agree more -- MMFA did not in any way shape or form take Weiner out of context. They simply hoisted him on his own petard by making his own words available for all to hear. Weiner's original rant had nothing whatsoever to do with the "greedy medical establishment" or "protecting the families of the truly autistic." It was 100% about blaming parents for their children's autism.
Obama claimed it about the "cling to guns and religion" comment
Rightfully so. The right-wing noise machine simplified the comment (due to its lack of comprehension and rational thought) and turned it into Obama smearing regular folk who go to church and own guns. Much different than Wiener's claim this time.
What Savage did was introduce a main point and provide a side point. When MMFA called him out on his main point, Savage made the side point the main point, along with introducing a new point irrelevant to the original point.
In other words, Savage claimed autism was a "phony illness" *main point*, and when MMFA called him on it, he made the main issue the profit-oriented goals of the pharm-med industries (which I agree with 100% BTW) *side point*, and he also introduced the whole notion that MMFA is out to get this guy, just like CAIR *new point*.
Do I think he should be thrown off the air? ... well, the First Amendment protects him just like it protects me.
Yes, you get to the heart of the problem.
Bring back the Fairness Doctrine!
To each his own.
I am not in favor of the Fairness Doctrine.
I am in favor of repealing the limitless station ownership granted by the Telecom Act.
This sentiment is also reflected by some progressive radio talkers.
It's a radio ownership issue, not a control-of-content issue.
The FD? Now there's something that's been taken out of context, hasn't it? :D
TBH, the only thing I've heard about the FD is from Boortz, Rush, Hannity and Savage, detailing that it's a form of censorship. I don't think I've even heard the "liberal media" provide much detail to the FD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
It worked. In those days, you really did hear balanced opinion and news too on the radio and television.
I can't see how telecom monopolies can be disaggregated, particularly in light of the fact that they've been aggregated legally (thanks to the sell-out republican congresses 1994-2006). Microsoft monopolies haven't been curtailed, and even ATT is starting to regroup.
TBH, the only thing I've heard about the FD is from Boortz, Rush, Hannity and Savage
You have a serious need to open your mind.
His revised statement is absolutely as nonsensical as his original statement. No one wants an autism diagnosis for their child. Its not like government benefits come flowing to you simply because a doctor diagnoses your child with autism. As a parent of an autistic child, I know I have to fight and scratch and claw for every benefit we do get, which is not much. Even though I have a great, well-paying job, we live paycheck to paycheck because of the enormous financial burden that autism imposes. Thus, Weiner's shameless attempt to garner the sympathy of autistic parents by claiming he is looking out for us is every bit and offensive and misguided as his original rant.
Standard wingnut ploy number 5: Create an imaginary conspiracy that somehow profits. See also: the millions of scientists getting rich because of their work in global climate change theory, the millions of rich abortion providers, the millions of cadillac driving welfare mothers, etc.
You don't need to have proof if you can imply that somebody somewhere is making profit. Isn't it strange that such talk comes from the people who claim to be against class warfare and all for free enterprise?
If I behaved like a fool, my father called me a fool. And he said to me, "Don't behave like a fool."
Apparently, the advice didn't take.
The fascist thugs at MMfA are at it again. "Time to TAKE ACTION (i. e. CENSOR) someone we disagree with".
Come on...Can't you see this is censorship? It's his OPINION for Christ's sake. Are you making the case that Savage is not allowed to have an opinion and discuss it on his radio show? Why not just post on your little web site why you think his opinion is wrong? Fine...But what's with this "Take Action"? IT really makes you look like whiners. Just don't listen to him!
I like him - I find it entertaining. Why are you trying to take away my entertainment? Do I criticize you because you listen to NPR or Air America? No! I could care less what you listen to - Just stay the f*** out of my life!
Goodfella, you're absolutely correct. Mr. Savage is certainly entitled to voice his opinion. That's the great thing about America, and I would not try to infringe on his right to his opinions.
That being said, I also have the right to disagree with his opinion(s). I have the right to know who his sponsors are and not patronize them. I have the right to tell everyone I know about him and encourage them to do the same. I am of the opinion that what he had to say regarding autism makes him look like an idiot. That is my opinion, and I have the right to take appropriate actions as I see fit.
It's his OPINION for Christ's sake. Are you making the case that Savage is not allowed to have an opinion and discuss it on his radio show? - goodfella
No, but his "opinion" is 100% WRONG (not in any way based on facts) and deliberately hurtful to those with the diagnosis. How is demanding accountability "censorship"?Ummm yes. Can you? No, just that it "Sounds like BS to me." argument?
So if I were to link to some facts about autism, you would trust them? Didn't think so. Your "BS" meter is so much more reliable than scientific research.
stupid should ticks.
*** singing ***
"There ain't no should ticks on me.
There ain't no should ticks on me.
There may be should ticks
On some of you chicks
But there ain't no should ticks on me."
:-)
You don't seem to understand censorship. Mr. Weiner is free to spout his nonsense from any street corner. No one plans to silence him. He does not have a constitution right, however, to spout his nonsense on the radio. Just as you and I don't have that right. A radio show is a privilege, not a right, and it is granted to you when it makes economic sense for a radio station to play your show.
We who found Weiner's comments unconscionable -- and truly they were, as they perpetuate ugly stereotypes against perhaps this society's most defenseless children, have every right to do what we can to undermine the economic incentives to put this jerk on the radio. We can stop listening to his show, we can stop listening to the radio stations that play him, we can stop patronizing his advertisers, and we can shed the light of day on his comments, so that all who profit from his ugly overheated rhetoric will have to answer to the public for doing so. And guess what, bub -- every single one of the foregoing I have a constitutional right to do.
I like him - I find it entertaining. Why are you trying to take away my entertainment? - goodfella
I guess if it happenes <crosses fingers> you'll have to go back to pulling the wings off flies for entertainment.
As expected, someone has to make some flunky attempt to turn this into a First Amendment issue.
The First Amendment does not grant you the right to broadcast on a radio station. That right is granted by station ownership and can be influenced by the advertisers who make it possible.
The people are also entitled to make their opinion of this garbage known to the advertisers and owners.
Advertisers and owners are within their rights to weigh the public relations implications and decide accordingly.
That's not fascism, THAT'S DEMOCRACY.
Doesn't that fall under "Freedom of the Press"? The radio is part of the press, just like TV, and certain internet organizations. And all 3 have sections where people give their opinion.
I could be misunderstanding this, but that's how I understand it.
Come on...Can't you see this is censorship?
No, because it isn't. Weiner has the right to say anything he wants. And we have the right to hold him to account for the bullcrap he spouts. Censorship is something only the Government can do, by definition. Weiner works for a broadcasting company who can fire or reprimand him for what he says without censoring him in the least. Weiner is using airwaves owned by the public, and the public can remove the license of any company entrusted with the public's airwaves.
And that isn't censorship, either. It is obvious you have no idea what the word means.
He has every right to say what he wants. And we have every right to say what we want. We can take all the action we want, send as many messages to his sponsors that we want and criticize him as much and as often as we want. We have constitutionally protected free-speech too. And we are using it. The first ammendment doesn't protect Savage from his fellow citizens exercising their own first ammendment rights. And the fact that you and he are using the language of the first ammendment to imply that it protects you from the free-expression of others as they criticize him proves that you people have no idea what "free-speech" even means. Either that or you're intentionally playing dumb, and using your pretense as a way obfuscating the discussion (I'm leaning towards the former).
Nobody has censored Savage. Nobody. He said--and continues to say--anything he wants. And all MMFA is doing is transcribing his own words, and amplifying them for all the world to see (i.e. exercising their right to free speech). Media Matters has not attacked Savage one single bit. There's audio of Savage saying exactly what MMFA is reporting. There hasn't been a shred of opinion or editorializing from anyone but Savage, and his sponsors can exercise their freedom of expression (just like we are and Savage is) and pull any advertisement they wish. Savage has no first ammendment right to their sponsorship and he doesn't have a first ammendment right to his own radio show. That's the great thing about free-speech: you can say whatever you want, and we can criticize you saying it every day and there's not a damn thing you can do about it.
What the authoritarian shock jocks (that 'entertain' you) live in terror of being quoted accurately.
I like him - I find it entertaining.
Bashing homosexuals. Smearing children. That's a sick form of entertainment for sick people.
"It's his OPINION for Christ's sake. Are you making the case that Savage is not allowed to have an opinion and discuss it on his radio show?"
So if some left-winger said that he thought Republicans were evil and should be murdered en masse, you wouldn't say anything about that because it's just his opinion?
It seems unlikely. Actually, I recall something about right-wingers boycotting some country trio because they voiced an opinion at one of their own concerts. Or was that just my imagination?
But what's with this "Take Action"? IT really makes you look like whiners.
Who's the whiner?
Who's the whiner?
Michael Weiner. Or is it pronounced "weener"????
Taken out of context my arse!!! I would love for Mr. Savage to come to my home and tell me that my autistic daughter is just a spoiled brat and to tell her to "quit acting like a moron". I'm sure he doesn't have the "stones" to do that. It doesn't take much of a "man" to sit behind a microphone and basically tell people they're full of crap.
I hope Mr. Savage doesn't have to deal with autism on a personal level. It disheartens me that my daughter can't tell me what she wants to drink for supper, or tell me if she hurts, or that she loves me. I also hope that no one who has autism ever has to deal with this moron. From what I understand his doctorate is in nutrition, not behavioral science or psychology. Perhaps he can help me with a balanced diet, but he should leave treatment for autism to someone just a touch more intelligent.
The doctors and psychiatrists who have seen and dealt with my daughter have high hopes for her. They think, with proper therapy and education, that she will grow up to live a normal life and be a functioning member of society. Perhaps, with some help, Mr. Savage can do the same.
The Silly Savage's comments on ADHD have gone unnoticed and no one seems interested in responding to them. Well, I have and I do. ADHD is one of the most studied childhood conditions. Decades of research are behind what we know about it.
The fact that the Silly Savage dismisses it demonstrates he does not know what he is talking about.
BTW - has anyone actually seen a roster of all those books he says he's written? Aren't most of these pamphlets, at best?
Do your homework. He has 4 best sellers.
Which means there are plenty of stupid people out there willing to buy this guy's moronic writings. They're the same people who hang on every word written by Ann "The Man" Coulter, Sean Hannity, Oliver North, David Horowitz, and any number of ignorant, hate-filled, right-wing hacks who cater to society's losers (aka "dittoheads").
Somehow, I have the feeling that you own at least three of Weiner's "best sellers"....
"Do your homework. He has 4 best sellers."
"Jackass, The Movie" was #1 at the box office, too. That represented NEGATIVE things about the people of this country.
The fact that 4 of Sewage's hate books have sold is proof that the people of this country who read his books are homophobes, fascists, racists, theocrats, sociopaths, and white supremacists. They represent indictments against this country.
That's true on 100% of the country. However, being a complete @sshole only affects 30% of the country, and they are all right leaning.
If you want a real laugh, check his bio at Wikipedia. These comments come from a man who once sent naked pictures of himself to Kerouac.
Yeah, Mike, real classy. I'm sorry: if the guy hates SF so much, logic would say, "Move". If he cant stand the heat, it truly is time for him to get the hell out of the kitchen.
And as I write this, he's managed to take this controversy and turn it into an anti-Obama screed. Absolutely amazing.....
99% of the Wiener apologists are faking it. Nobody can be that stupid...other than the 1% that posts here. And you know who you are?
Just expressing my freedom of speech and the research I have explored like a savage.
"Don't sound like an idiot."
Too late not to sound like one. His father wouldn't be proud if he could see or hear his son today!
the advertisers.
Misdiagnosis of kids is a huge issue. Our kids are being druged at a huge
level in this country.
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Michael Sewage is a sociopath, a liar, a fascist, a racist, a homophobe, a white supremacist, Sewage is all-around scum!
Sewage's audience is composed of like-minded fascists, racists, sociopaths, liars, homophobes, white supremacists, and the willfully ignorant.
Quoting the words of "The Black Eagle" Joe Madison http://www.joemadison.com of the national black talk radio network THE POWER, "Savage is a vicious hate monger!"
Tonight in my market Savage's CYA show from Monday is being replayed. I thought I noticed a false statement yesterday, now I'm sure:
Savage claims that his original concern (for which the context was not provided by MMfA) was raised because the American Academy of Pediatrics was advocating treating children 2 years and older with high cholesterol with drugs. (Treating toddlers this way would be troubling, if true). But if you check the AAP website, you'll find they recommend:
"For children who are more than eight years old and who have high LDL concentrations, cholesterol-reducing medications should be considered. Younger patients with elevated cholesterol readings should focus on weight reduction and increased activity while receiving nutritional counseling."
http://www.aap.org/new/july08lipidscreening.htm
Savage claims... (was that) the American Academy of Pediatrics was advocating treating children 2 years and older with high cholesterol with drugs. (Treating toddlers this way would be troubling, if true). But if you check the AAP website, you'll find they recommend:
"For children who are more than eight years old and who have high LDL concentrations, cholesterol-reducing medications should be considered. Younger patients with elevated cholesterol readings should focus on weight reduction and increased activity while receiving nutritional counseling."
He's a PhD but can't even get his quotes right and he wants us to take him at his word about a 99% probability statistic?
Dr. Savage wrote a book back in the 80's called "Healing Children Naturally" ..
He is saying and has said that the truly autistic should be treated, but those that either intentionally misdiagnosed, or those that would attempt to have their children misdiagnosed should be called to task. This is what he has said and he is absolutely right.