On the February 14 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that the media “doesn't cover” the story of Sulejman Talovic, an 18-year-old Bosnian immigrant who reportedly killed five people and wounded four at a Salt Lake City shopping center on February 12, “because of one reason ... the 'M' word” -- presumably a reference to Talovic's reported Muslim heritage. Savage stated that “had the shooter been blond hair and blue-eyed ... why then all of the boys with the curly hair and the large glasses in the newsrooms of America -- 'Stop the presses! We have a white boy, a Christian to crucify!' ” In fact, a number of media outlets identified Talovic as a Muslim. The Associated Press quoted FBI agent Patrick Kiernan saying that the bureau has no reason to believe Talovic “was motivated by religious extremism” or intended “an act of terrorism.”

In the same broadcast, Savage stated that “every day, I try to give the show a title,” going on to say, “I actually make each show ... sort of a Persian miniature -- I'm sorry to have to use the word 'Persian' but they were experts at miniatures before they became experts at cutting throats.”

The Savage Nation reaches more than 8 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it the third most-listened-to talk radio show in the nation, behind only The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Sean Hannity Show.

From the February 14 edition of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation:

SAVAGE: Well, I guess it was the racist society that took him in and didn't make him the president of a major Salt Lake City corporation within six months that made him do it. It was probably the white people who made him do it, because they were happy and he wasn't. Or it could be the fact that all of the talk about Valentine's Day insulted his heritage in some way. Or -- who knows why? But, you know, he really is the victim here.

We are, of course, talking about the Salt Lake City -- the Salt Lake City assassin, who, in cold blood, with the mind of a petrid -- a putrid coward, just went and started killing people. Killed a father -- his son is in the hospital -- wiped out families; and, of course, the media doesn't cover the story because of one reason: It's the “M” word.

Now, had the shooter been blond hair and blue-eyed -- hoo, hoo -- why then all of the boys with the curly hair and the large glasses in the newsrooms of America -- “Stop the presses! We have a white boy, a Christian to crucify!” But no, because he is not a white boy, because he doesn't look like Timothy McVeigh, the story doesn't exist.

And that is why today's program on The Savage Nation is entitled, “Let them eat cheesecake.” See, every day, I try to give the show a title, unlike others who just drift here and there, because I have a career -- I had many careers before the radio. I'm highly educated and I used to write books for a living. I actually make each show a mini -- a sort of a Persian miniature -- I'm sorry to have to use the word “Persian” but they were experts at miniatures before they became experts at cutting throats.

“Let them eat cheesecake” is the title of today's program.