MSNBC Fires Savage on Anti-Gay Remarks

Kakaze · Jul 7th 2003, 3:07pm

MSNBC Fires Savage on Anti-Gay Remarks

Jul 7, 3:59 PM (ET)

By DAVID BAUDER

NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage for anti-gay comments.

The popular radio talk show host who did a weekend TV show for the cable channel referred to an unidentified caller to his show Saturday as a "sodomite" and said he should "get AIDS and die."

"His comments were extremely inappropriate and the decision was an easy one," MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines said.

There was no immediate comment from Savage, according to a spokesman at his office in California.

The brash, tough-talking Savage is one of radio's hottest jocks. His Paul Revere Society advocates closing borders, deporting illegal immigrants, mandating health tests for immigrants and eliminating entitlement programs.

The televised version of "The Savage Nation" began March 8 despite the protests of such advocacy groups as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Aired at 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, Savage didn't translate into a television hit. He increased the ratings for the time slot marginally, according to MSNBC.

The incident that resulted in his firing began innocently enough. Savage was taking viewer phone calls about airline horror stories, and a male caller began talking about smoking in the bathroom.

"Half an hour into the flight, I need to suggest that Don and Mike take your ..." the caller said, before he was cut off and his words became unintelligible.

"So you're one of those sodomists. Are you a sodomite?" Savage asked.

The caller replied: "Yes, I am."

"Oh, you're one of the sodomites," Savage said. "You should only get AIDS and die, you pig. How's that? Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. You got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of garbage. You have got nothing to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it."

He asked for another phone caller who "didn't have a nice night in the bathhouse who's angry at me today."

These bums "mean nothing to me," he said.

GLAAD spokeswoman Cathy Renna said of Savage's firing: "It's about time.

"This latest attack made the clearest case for why Savage has no place on any reputable news network. MSNBC witnessed firsthand exactly the kind of verbal assaults GLAAD's been warning them about for the past five months, and to their credit, they backed up their promises to hold Savage accountable."

**E1701** · Jul 7th 2003, 4:50pm

I'm surprised it took them that long... I recall being quite surprised when MSNBC picked him up in the first place. That guy's like the right-wing equivalent of Shakkara...

The Last One · Jul 7th 2003, 4:58pm

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Originally Posted by E1701

That guy's like the right-wing equivalent of Shakkara...

*Head explodes trying to wrap itself around that concept*

**E1701** · Jul 7th 2003, 5:13pm

Ever listen to the guy on the radio? He does a schtick called "Dr. Unsavage", where he basically assumes a whiny little girly-voice, and then starts spouting off the exact opposite of the things he usually says - and when he does that, he sounds exactly like Shakkara or Fuzzy Modem on one of his "out-to-save-the-world-from-itself" days...

psyburn21 · Jul 7th 2003, 5:18pm

Yeah, the guy seemed really ultra-right wing.

EmperorSolo · Jul 7th 2003, 5:48pm

From what I heard, That it wasn't about Homosexuality, It was about a caller who personally attacked him and he shot back. He made those remarks becuase he thought he was off the air.

Rake · Jul 7th 2003, 5:56pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmperorSolo

From what I heard, That it wasn't about Homosexuality, It was about a caller who personally attacked him and he shot back. He made those remarks becuase he thought he was off the air.

Logic plays no part in the decision making process of the PCer.

Xort · Jul 7th 2003, 6:01pm

Well statisitcly speaking a homosexual is around 5 times more likely to "get AIDS" and die.

Not that they way the guy said it makes him right. Personal attacks like "Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. You got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of garbage. You have got nothing to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it." are just wrong.

Bryan · Jul 7th 2003, 6:03pm

I'm even afraid to listen to Savage, he scares me.

Howedar · Jul 7th 2003, 6:22pm

No loss.

GOD · Jul 7th 2003, 8:16pm

He did something stupid and got his ass fired, oh well, sucks to be him.

Fuzzy Modem · Jul 7th 2003, 8:57pm

I hate that guy. He cut down a service man for having an opinion. You know that if the guy had been agreeing with him that he wounden't have insisted that those in the military have no right to an opinion.

On a side note: Are my views that radical? I can see Shakarra, she seems to speak without thinking sometimes, but I honestly don't think anything I've said is that outragious. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make me an idiot. I guess what I'm saying is I don't care if you don't argee with me, just don't be an asshole. I don't even touch the Iraq forum anymore because it's now a 'verbally shit all over the liberals' forum.

PM your response. I dont want to jack the thread.

Zeronet · Jul 7th 2003, 9:01pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Modem

I dont want to jack the thread.

Abit late for that.

justifier · Jul 7th 2003, 9:14pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Modem

I hate that guy. He cut down a service man for having an opinion. You know that if the guy had been agreeing with him that he wounden't have insisted that those in the military have no right to an opinion.

On a side note: Are my views that radical? I can see Shakarra, she seems to speak without thinking sometimes, but I honestly don't think anything I've said is that outragious. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make me an idiot. I guess what I'm saying is I don't care if you don't argee with me, just don't be an asshole. I don't even touch the Iraq forum anymore because it's now a 'verbally shit all over the liberals' forum.

PM your response. I dont want to jack the thread.

Consider it jacked. You seem a little left wing, but not to a crazy/stupid degree.

apocolypse · Jul 7th 2003, 9:22pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by justifier

Consider it jacked. You seem a little right wing, but not to a crazy/stupid degree.

Wait, don't you have it backward? I thought liberals were left-wing and conservatives were right-winged?

BTW, I guess this thread just got offically JACKED, if it wasn't before.

So to put it back on track, no love lost, he deserved to go.

justifier · Jul 7th 2003, 9:32pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by apocolypse

Wait, don't you have it backward? I thought liberals were left-wing and conservatives were right-winged?

BTW, I guess this thread just got offically JACKED, if it wasn't before.

So to put it back on track, no love lost, he deserved to go.

Eh, my bad

apocolypse · Jul 7th 2003, 9:36pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by justifier

Eh, my bad

Psh, no worries, it was just seeing the words Fuzzy and right-wing in the same space kinda freaked me out....I thought the end of times was upon us.

justifier · Jul 7th 2003, 9:38pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by apocolypse

Psh, no worries, it was just seeing the words Fuzzy and right-wing in the same space kinda freaked me out....I thought the end of times was upon us.

And so the sixth seal is opened, all that remains for Satan's return is the spilling of Canadaian blood on American soil

1boy wonder · Jul 7th 2003, 9:47pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by justifier

And so the sixth seal is opened, all that remains for Satan's return is the spilling of Canadaian blood on American soil

Really? I didn't realize that papercut in Maine was so signifigant

**ArthurDent** · Jul 7th 2003, 9:51pm

How did he get that gig to begin with?

**areoborg** · Jul 7th 2003, 10:01pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by justifier

And so the sixth seal is opened, all that remains for Satan's return is the spilling of Canadaian blood on American soil

That's all that we have to do?

*** Runs off to kidnap Laird ***

Nothing Fancy · Jul 7th 2003, 10:43pm

You make those kind of remarks on air and you'll get fired. Another case of showbiz.

**LT_Ryguy** · Jul 8th 2003, 7:20am

His book is pretty funny to read. Especially the section on how to pick up Liberal girls.

**E1701** · Jul 8th 2003, 10:34am

Fuzzy, I never said you were an idiot... but there have been times where you *have* said stuff that's pretty radical...

quid · Jul 9th 2003, 8:15am

In response to the article.

Gays and miorities everywhere heave a sigh or relief

Jul 7th 2003, 3:07pm	#1
Kakaze Registered Join Date: 19 Oct 2001 Location: Orlando, Fl, USA Posts: 2,226	MSNBC Fires Savage on Anti-Gay Remarks MSNBC Fires Savage on Anti-Gay Remarks Jul 7, 3:59 PM (ET) By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC on Monday fired Michael Savage for anti-gay comments. The popular radio talk show host who did a weekend TV show for the cable channel referred to an unidentified caller to his show Saturday as a "sodomite" and said he should "get AIDS and die." "His comments were extremely inappropriate and the decision was an easy one," MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines said. There was no immediate comment from Savage, according to a spokesman at his office in California. The brash, tough-talking Savage is one of radio's hottest jocks. His Paul Revere Society advocates closing borders, deporting illegal immigrants, mandating health tests for immigrants and eliminating entitlement programs. The televised version of "The Savage Nation" began March 8 despite the protests of such advocacy groups as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Aired at 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, Savage didn't translate into a television hit. He increased the ratings for the time slot marginally, according to MSNBC. The incident that resulted in his firing began innocently enough. Savage was taking viewer phone calls about airline horror stories, and a male caller began talking about smoking in the bathroom. "Half an hour into the flight, I need to suggest that Don and Mike take your ..." the caller said, before he was cut off and his words became unintelligible. "So you're one of those sodomists. Are you a sodomite?" Savage asked. The caller replied: "Yes, I am." "Oh, you're one of the sodomites," Savage said. "You should only get AIDS and die, you pig. How's that? Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. You got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of garbage. You have got nothing to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it." He asked for another phone caller who "didn't have a nice night in the bathhouse who's angry at me today." These bums "mean nothing to me," he said. GLAAD spokeswoman Cathy Renna said of Savage's firing: "It's about time. "This latest attack made the clearest case for why Savage has no place on any reputable news network. MSNBC witnessed firsthand exactly the kind of verbal assaults GLAAD's been warning them about for the past five months, and to their credit, they backed up their promises to hold Savage accountable." __________________ Cogito ergo es...I think therefore you is!--solipsism is great, isn't it?

Jul 7th 2003, 4:50pm	#2
E1701 Core High Commander Retired Join Date: 24 Jan 2000 Location: USS Enterprise, in high orbit over Core Prime Posts: 24,204	I'm surprised it took them that long... I recall being quite surprised when MSNBC picked him up in the first place. That guy's like the right-wing equivalent of Shakkara... __________________ Chris Sapiano for admin! Cool Guy for administrative assistant! First lackey of the Tremors for Big 4 Campaign. ALL HAIL BURT! Proud to be an American Total Annihilation vs. BTech is sort of like spraying Agent Orange over the Valley of the Cute Little Bunnies and then firebombing them. - CommissionerJan The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. - Mark Twain

Jul 7th 2003, 5:13pm	#4
E1701 Core High Commander Retired Join Date: 24 Jan 2000 Location: USS Enterprise, in high orbit over Core Prime Posts: 24,204	Ever listen to the guy on the radio? He does a schtick called "Dr. Unsavage", where he basically assumes a whiny little girly-voice, and then starts spouting off the exact opposite of the things he usually says - and when he does that, he sounds exactly like Shakkara or Fuzzy Modem on one of his "out-to-save-the-world-from-itself" days... __________________ Chris Sapiano for admin! Cool Guy for administrative assistant! First lackey of the Tremors for Big 4 Campaign. ALL HAIL BURT! Proud to be an American Total Annihilation vs. BTech is sort of like spraying Agent Orange over the Valley of the Cute Little Bunnies and then firebombing them. - CommissionerJan The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. - Mark Twain

Jul 7th 2003, 5:18pm	#5
psyburn21 Kazehana's Wind Time Traveller Join Date: 1 Sep 2002 Location: Surrounded by Sekireis Posts: 2,784	Yeah, the guy seemed really ultra-right wing. __________________ I want a large breasted Japanese girl wearing a really short Chinese dress or Kazehana from Sekirei. "She moves really well for a fat bitch." -someone I know referring to Rumi from Perfect Blue The part where the neck broke? That was cool! Ahoy!!

Jul 7th 2003, 5:48pm	#6
EmperorSolo Counter-revolutionary Join Date: 12 Jul 2000 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 11,528	From what I heard, That it wasn't about Homosexuality, It was about a caller who personally attacked him and he shot back. He made those remarks becuase he thought he was off the air. __________________ Gentleman Royalist Proud Anti-Communist Draft Mike Huckabee in 2012!

Jul 7th 2003, 6:01pm	#8
Xort Mahō Shōjo Rear Admiral Otaku Join Date: 8 Feb 2001 Location: Svartalfheim Posts: 34,811	Well statisitcly speaking a homosexual is around 5 times more likely to "get AIDS" and die. Not that they way the guy said it makes him right. Personal attacks like "Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig. You got nothing better than to put me down, you piece of garbage. You have got nothing to do today, go eat a sausage and choke on it." are just wrong. __________________ Finding the meaning of life in organized religion is about as likely as finding a pub in Saudi Arabia called the Shop Lifter's Arms. - Pat Condell "Being a robot's great but we don't have emotions and sometimes that makes me very sad." - Bender

Jul 7th 2003, 6:03pm	#9
Bryan The Great Goof! Rear Admiral Join Date: 16 Dec 1999 Location: United States of Jesus Posts: 34,405	I'm even afraid to listen to Savage, he scares me. __________________ I am a goof! "Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy."- Sarah Palin The Wise November 2010- Yes We Can Chuck Norris is a Republican. Think about it...

Jul 7th 2003, 6:22pm	#10
Howedar Registered Join Date: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 8,724	No loss.

Jul 7th 2003, 8:16pm	#11
GOD Registered Join Date: 27 Mar 2000 Location: Tazewell Co. Illinois Posts: 2,337	He did something stupid and got his ass fired, oh well, sucks to be him. __________________ Tis strange New York should thus forget Its “bravest of the brave,” And in the wilds of Oregon, Unmarked, leave Dempsey’s grave

Jul 7th 2003, 8:57pm	#12
Fuzzy Modem Lesbian in a man's body Join Date: 10 Oct 2001 Location: Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 5,177	I hate that guy. He cut down a service man for having an opinion. You know that if the guy had been agreeing with him that he wounden't have insisted that those in the military have no right to an opinion. On a side note: Are my views that radical? I can see Shakarra, she seems to speak without thinking sometimes, but I honestly don't think anything I've said is that outragious. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't make me an idiot. I guess what I'm saying is I don't care if you don't argee with me, just don't be an asshole. I don't even touch the Iraq forum anymore because it's now a 'verbally shit all over the liberals' forum. PM your response. I dont want to jack the thread. __________________ http://crossovercomic.com/

Jul 7th 2003, 9:51pm	#20
ArthurDent Abort Obama Retired Join Date: 8 May 2000 Location: Occupied America Posts: 16,862	How did he get that gig to begin with? __________________ American by birth. Texan by the grace of God.

Jul 7th 2003, 10:43pm	#22
Nothing Fancy Simple But Effective Join Date: 6 Oct 2001 Location: Colorado (But Texas Bred) Posts: 12,304	You make those kind of remarks on air and you'll get fired. Another case of showbiz. __________________ Co-Founder of PMS, Pre Mentsrual Stardestroyer organisation"A true victory is to make your enemy see that they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness" -Dukat "When I die, bury me upside down so the world can kiss my ass" - Platoon Recipiant of ProvostQ's Award of Extraordinary Insight, and Recipiant of HBMC' Obvious Statment of the Year Award

Jul 8th 2003, 7:20am	#23
LT_Ryguy Imperial Femme Fatale Goddess Moderati Join Date: 19 May 2000 Location: Minnesnowda Posts: 21,539	His book is pretty funny to read. Especially the section on how to pick up Liberal girls. __________________ Spacebattles only Venomoconservative. You seek power and you know you have the physical prowess to achieve your goals. Together, your desire and your ability can propel you to great things. However, despite your lethal, homicidal nature you may be curiously protective of those you consider innocent. You may generally avoid killing innocents in your quest for power if it can be avoided. Of course, the fact that you are probably insane means that your definition of "innocent" fluctuate as your needs demand.

Jul 8th 2003, 10:34am	#24
E1701 Core High Commander Retired Join Date: 24 Jan 2000 Location: USS Enterprise, in high orbit over Core Prime Posts: 24,204	Fuzzy, I never said you were an idiot... but there have been times where you have said stuff that's pretty radical... __________________ Chris Sapiano for admin! Cool Guy for administrative assistant! First lackey of the Tremors for Big 4 Campaign. ALL HAIL BURT! Proud to be an American Total Annihilation vs. BTech is sort of like spraying Agent Orange over the Valley of the Cute Little Bunnies and then firebombing them. - CommissionerJan The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. - Mark Twain

Jul 9th 2003, 8:15am	#25
quid Token Gay Guy Join Date: 10 Apr 2001 Location: a terribly well decorated apartment. Posts: 3,342	In response to the article. Gays and miorities everywhere heave a sigh or relief __________________ Factuality - your number one source for fake history facts! Bitches be crazy LISTEN TO DETROIT TECHNO

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