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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 07:11 PM        Well, that didn't last too long
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MSNBC Fires Host Savage for Wishing AIDS on Caller
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By Ben Berkowitz

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable news channel MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage after the controversial talk show host wished AIDS (news - web sites) on a caller whom he dismissed as "one of the sodomites."


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Savage had been under fire from gay rights groups since February when the network announced it had hired the conservative commentator to host a TV version of his popular talk radio show.


Saturday's episode of "The Savage Nation," his 15th since the program's debut in March, featured Savage discussing air travel with callers.


One caller began discussing his experiences, and after an unintelligible part of the call, Savage asked him "So are you one of those sodomists?"


When the caller said, "Yes I am," Savage, reclining in a chair with his arms folded and wearing dark sunglasses, responded, "Oh, you're one of the sodomites! You should only get AIDS and die, you pig!" in a clip of the show hosted on the Web site of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.


An MSNBC representative was not immediately available to comment, but a source familiar with the matter confirmed that the show had been canceled.


GLAAD, which from the start campaigned against MSNBC's hiring of Savage, cheered the cancellation.


"Michael Savage's latest rant made the clearest possible case for why this kind of behavior has no place on any reputable news network," GLAAD spokeswoman Cathy Renna said in a statement.


In addition to his radio and TV show, Savage founded the Paul Revere Society, which advocates closing the U.S. borders, eliminating bilingual education and ending affirmative action programs.


A message left at a number listed for the Paul Revere Society in the northern California city of Mill Valley was not immediately returned.


Savage, who according to his biography on a network Web site holds a doctorate in epidemiology and nutrition science, hosted his unabashedly conservative show from the well-known liberal bastion of San Francisco.


A network source said the show had averaged 347,000 viewers through its first 14 airings, not including three weekends when the show was preempted by news coverage. It had aired Saturdays at 5 p.m. ET.


Savage was hired around the time the network canceled liberal talk-show host Phil Donahue, who in turn reportedly accused MSNBC of trying to "outfox Fox," a reference to Fox News Channel, often characterized as being conservative.


MSNBC is a partnership of the NBC unit of General Electric Co. and Microsoft Corp.




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I have no real concern over this, just thought a few of you might have 2 cents to chime in with.
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 07:22 PM       





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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 07:29 PM       
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I wondered what MSNBC was ever fucking thinking when they hired him in the first palce.
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 07:33 PM       
Censorship is cute.
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 07:45 PM       
http://www.glaad.org/stf_app/savage_070503_video.php

Footage of the dumbass in action (quicktime format)
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 08:03 PM       
What was the show about? And they hired him from the radio? Everybody on the radio is a moron. Look at Rush Limba, who would hire him for a serious news show. He's more of a comedian than a political authority... i think they should've expected some "contra-versy".
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 08:52 PM       
It isn't censorship. Savage was hired to bring in ratings. He made a comment that is causing too much bad press. MSNBC has decided that he will cost them more money than he will bring in.

They did expect contraversy. But, wishing AIDS on someone does cross a line.
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 09:14 PM       
I just like being an Advocate. If that's the right word. Seriously though, Radio personalities should never be put on TV.
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Old Jul 7th, 2003, 11:10 PM       
Chalk one up for the good guys!

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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 12:02 AM       
You can hear the studio crew slapping their foreheads and generally going "WTF?" in the background!

The seem to have censored the phone call, too.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 07:43 AM       
I've heard worse. Besides, GLADD was just looking for any reason to bitch. They hate that guy with every fiber of their beings becuase he doesn't kowtow the liberal line of the "noble" homosexual.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 09:30 AM       
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I've heard worse.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 09:39 AM       
No thanks. I have never told anyone that they should get aids and die out of spite. I may be a jackass and an son of a bitch, but I don't wish AIDS on anyone.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 09:55 AM       
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I don't know how you snuck up to the adult table, Dole....
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 10:03 AM       
Yeah, because Dole is such a newbie.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 10:50 AM       
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 12:34 PM       
Laugh now, Vince, but you'll be calling Dole "daddy" by the time this is over.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 12:59 PM       
Dole a noob? Vince, Dole was already posting here while you were still just a lonely little toddler attending his very first klan meeting.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 01:18 PM       
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I've heard worse. Besides, GLADD was just looking for any reason to bitch. They hate that guy with every fiber of their beings becuase he doesn't kowtow the liberal line of the "noble" homosexual.
Yes Vince, Michael Savage wishing AIDS on someone and calling them a pig isn't the least bit homophobic, it is a debate.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 01:47 PM       
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They hate that guy with every fiber of their beings becuase he doesn't kowtow the liberal line of the "noble" homosexual.
Please, define what you mean by: "...the "noble" homosexual?"

Isn't homosexuality just a sexual preference/stance?

edit: I was told to ignore you, but what you just said brings too many questions to my mind as to what you mean.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 02:14 PM       
It needs to be said...

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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 08:08 PM       
Every statement Vince makes has the deepest most profound meaning possible, thusly we must question his motives at every turn, and partake in politics on his every vowel and comma.
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Old Jul 8th, 2003, 08:12 PM       
Yes, mockery, I am a big attendee at the klan meetings. Considering I am Catholic and Italian, I don't think I would go over big at the old burning cross.
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Old Jul 9th, 2003, 12:47 AM       
your people killed jesus
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