Advertisers Drop Michael Savage Radio Show Over Autism Remarks

What did you expect? These days conservative = hatred. If normal people had figured that out before now the crazies would have done less damage. Did you miss what the neocons and religious right has done in the last 8 years? Just count the bodies.

Just like Bob Grant eventually sunk by his own loud mouth . Good riddance

Kane, I agree with you. In my opinion, the McCain candidacy is a testament to the sad state of Conservatism and conservative thought in this country today.

What passes for "conservatism" today usually does equal ignorance and hate, but to call it conservatism is not really correct.
Conservatism used to equal fiscal responsibility, respect of the constitution and division of powers, and respect of state's rights. In the last 8 years, the Republican party has basically supported the polar opposite: absurd deficit spending, lack of any fiscal responsiblity or sense, trampling of state rights, blatant violations of the Constiution regarding domestic spying and separation of powers, corruption of formerly independent government agencies by Republican flunkies in order to push administration views (e.g. Dept of Commerce and NOAA, The Justice Department, The EPA, etc...). Really, the violations of the last 8 years far surpass anything during the Nixon years.

Elvis, no one is saying take his right to freedom of speech away. The same right of speech given to Savage gives us a right to challenge his words.

Taking Savage off of the air would not be taking his freedom of speech away; he is more than welcome to spout his opinions elsewhere. What it would do is reflect the market - as advertisers take away funding because by giving the stations who host him money to air their products during his show, they are implicitly supporting him. In a free-market system, which the US purports to be running, advertisers can choose whose shows they want to pay money to and whose shows they want nothing to do with. I think a "conservative" like Savage can appreciate unadulterated capitalism like that.

This is the first time I'm commenting here. I saw many holes in Elvis' arguments, that couldn't be ignored:

I think interlard may have meant that Savage was quoted as calling himself a conservative nationalist. Most of his speech can be translated to=Fascism=Hatred=Hate Speech=Progressively being Canned/Fired.

As far as Elvis' analogies are concerned, there are no more smoking sections in many states: Strippers, barmaids, waitresses got sick and tired of getting Breast Cancer and Lung Cancer, so the vote won. Don't Strippers have the right to work in a safe environment? And if the strippers don't deliver what their "contract" says (ie.: showing their breasts, crotch,etc.) don't the pimps, I mean bar owners usually fire them? an employer can fire @ will.

I've never listened to Michael Wiener or the Cleveland radio station that used to play his Hate Speech. I don't listen to "shock DJs", but have most of my life, listened to the independent radio stations that have played the underground music which I love. Those stations/artists are the first ones that came up with the public service announcements: "If you don't like what you hear, turn the knob", many, many years ago. They're a conglomeration of people/artists/and true connoisseurs, only some are "liberals" as you deceptively stated. Years later Geraldo tried to coin the phrase, and look where he "flip-flopped" to (have you checked lately? He's not a liberal, anymore). Furthermore, he's a hypocrite who was whining about Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who are COMEDIANS, and have a different obligation to the public.

Michael Wiener chose to be a slave (freedom of choice) to the advertisers and radio corporations, and by all means spewed out the "Hate Speech" (Freedom of Speech) that makes him sound like a fifth grader for "ratings". After getting canned (freedom of speech by the public pressuring the radio stations and advertisers) so many times and learning the hard way, he may finally, in his dim-witted mind realize that the ones who he really should have appeased were his constituents, the constituents of his advertisers and therefore, radio stations. . . the ones that basically sign his paycheck. . . THE PUBLIC. Some of us took action. . . so, the vote won. The content IS relevant. That's why we have to play by rules, right? I thought conservatives LOVED rules!

[This is just incessant whining, if he didn't have freedom of speech, such as in a fascist country, Communist Country or Dictatorial regime, he would have been tortured and executed. He got off pretty easy in Mississippi and Cleveland. I think you whine unnecessarily, on his behalf. I think it's funny that you get angry with the "liberals", only a little more than a dozen in Cleveland, and not the "conservatives", who actually fired him.