Savaged!
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As we mentioned earlier this week, homophobe and hate monger Michael Savage completely trashed all autistic children and their parents on his radio show recently.
Most memorably when he said "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.”
And now, finally, some radio stations are fighting back.
Making a step in the right direction is Mississippi.
Steve Davenport, head of the Super Talk network in Mississippi, called Savage's remarks "beyond inexcusable."
The network of seven stations has announced they will no longer carry Savage's radio show, Savage Nation, after his ridiculous remarks.
Davenport continues, “Effective immediately, Michael Savage and his Savage Nation Radio Show have been cancelled on all Super Talk Mississippi stations,”
Savage has also lost a major advertiser for his program in AFLAC insurance.
A statement released by the company says, “AFLAC has a strong commitment to helping children through the AFLAC Cancer Center and AFLAC foundation. We understand that radio hosts pick on any number of targets however we found his recent comments about autistic children to be both inappropriate and insensitive.”
Savage on the other hand is trying to validate what he said.
On his website, Savage writes, “My comments about autism were meant to boldly awaken parents and children to the medical community’s attempt to label too many children or adults as ‘autistic.’”
But if that were the case, why would he say that the problem with most autistic kids is that "They don’t have a father around to tell them: ‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life.”
John Gilmore, executive director of Autism United, says "We are asking him to be fired and we want to make advertisers aware of what he is broadcasting.”
What do U think should happen?
As a mother of a 7 year old autistic boy I have only four words to say to you "SHAME SHAME ON YOU!"
He should lose His job!
Maybe it would take a relative giving birth to an Autistic Child and He'll change His tune!
Shit happens - so does free speech… Turn the dial.
… and, if the other media outlets hadn't plastered it everywhere most people wouldn't give a hoot.
As a classroom teacher who has worked with autistic kids, I am disgusted by what this idiot has said. It's ignorance like this that has caused social issues like racism and discrimination to occur. I hope that he loses his job and feels as much pain as he's caused to parents of autistic children.
freedom of speech so let him be. just don't listen to his show! why all this hullaballoo but not over Tom Leykis who talks TERRIBLY about women every single day on his radio show???? same thing: just don't support him.
Michael Savage is the king of all media!!! He should be on more radio stations. Love him. People are just frightened by the truth and want to hide from it. Team Savage!!!
This is to the responders who think that because Michael Savage has a PHD that he knows what he's talking about: He earned master's degrees in medical botany and medical anthropology and a Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley, in nutritional ethnomedicine. (The study of traditional medine - accupuncture, homeopathy ect). He is not a medical doctor or neurologist. He is only an expert on herbal medicine and traditional medicine. He does not have the education or knowledge is diagnosis autism - something he is doing when he calls the kids with autism morons and brats. Would you go to an anthropologist for your cancer treatment? Well, according to your way of thinking, they are qualified to give it.
As for the free speech arguments, you're right he has a right to free speech! And the free market, made up of his radio sponsors can sensor it by pulling their support. He will still be free to post blogs and call autistic kids fakers, wish aids and death upon gay people, as he did before MSNBC fired him, and insult those with parkinson's disease. His sponsors have just as much right to free speech by cutting him off.
Are you kidding. Don't act innocent Perez. You are at the root of most anger to begin with. You are simply spreading your hate (opinion) and hiding it under the umbrella of lazy journalism. Give me a break. Oh and in the future try to come up with your own original stories instead of taking what is given to you on a silver platter and adding your own hype to make it more juicy (stir up the pot to further your own agenda). Try creating your own opinion for once instead of trying to be the first to regurgitate what others assume. Oh wait, then again that is what you do all day.
You all should be ashamed of yourself if you do not think that what this man has said is despicable. Autism and ADD are two completely different disorders, and any doctor with a right mind, or a degree is sure not to misdiagnose a child that runs around and is a brat with autism. Go to webmd and look up the symptoms for Autism. Perez, you should find this man's contact information and post it. He's scum and should be told so.
You know what BUNNY, @#$% You!!! My sign is diagnosed with autism and I didn't smoke or drink while I was pregnant. I don't blame it on his vaccinations either. I thank God that he only has a mild case while some parents aren't so fortunate. He is loving, attentive, and caring. He only has trouble communicating. He doesn't misbehave because of this either. Get some education on a subject before you start trash talking and calling people idiots. Not all children with disorders on the autism spectrum are "unruly bad kids" who just need discipline. That being said, the asshole on the radio can say whatever he wants and be allowed to do so. It doesn't mean people have to listen.
I am pissed that he hasn't been fired yet!!! He's a MORON and why hasn't he been fired like Don Imus was when he made those insensitive remarks about the womens basketball team? He's not even picking on people who can stand up to him, he's a Coward! He's now back peddling because he doesn't want to lose his job over his comments. I have a child with Aspergers(high functioning Autism) and my son DOES have a father around. Due to being diagnosed by an Autism Dr. at 2 1/2 for not talking, he got all the services and therapy he needed. He is now 7 1/2 and is talking and in a regular class doing way better due to early intervention. Savage was also trying to say on CNN, that parents are recieving money after there child is diagnosed with Autism. That's bogus. Parents do not get the money, it's the therapists that do Jackass! He also said that parents of Autistic children are over medicating them, that's a lie because Autism can't be masked with a drug…. I hope people like Jenny McCartney, Shaka Khan, Holly Robinson Pete, Dan Marino and other celebrities who have also been affected by Autism use their voice to speak out against his BS… Is he a parent? Does he know what it is like to get the news that your child may never talk or be independent?
Fire him for having an opinion? Also, he is right. Most times it IS an ACT and the parents feed into it and helped create it. One good slap across the face could do wonders.
If you idiots would listen to the ENTIRE broadcast, you would understand what he's saying. Instead, you take what your liberal media gives, and that is clips and snips of parts of the conversation. WAKE UP!!!!! He's saying that we should give the truly autistic children all the resources, doctors, and financial help that they need. He's saying that the doctors have over/missed diagnosed so many children as being autistic when they probably aren't autistic. The education sector has also jumped on the "autistic" bandwagon. This provides these people/organizations with more funding! It's the same deal when someone claims they have a disability to get a government check. They're not really ill, but they scam the system to get the funds. It's the same concept but it unfortunatlely is in the autistic community. I have a 2 year old that is behind by 6-8 months developmental wise. He's NOT autistic, BUT he's put in the AUTISM SPECTRUM!!!! It's all about the funding people. Michael is a smart man, listen to him, he tells it like it is and isn't PC.
I do not agree with him however he has the right to say what he believes. If that right is not protected it will effect all of us. We try so hard to be politically correct that we endanger our freedom of speech. Once it is gone, we will not get it back. I may not like what a person has to say but I will defend the right they have to say it.
You know what BUNNY, @#$% You!!! My son was diagnosed with autism and I didn't smoke or drink while I was pregnant. I don't blame it on his vaccinations either. I thank God that he only has a mild case while some parents aren't so fortunate. He is loving, attentive, and caring. He only has trouble communicating. He doesn't misbehave because of this either. Get some education on a subject before you start trash talking and calling people idiots. Not all children with disorders on the autism spectrum are "unruly bad kids" who just need discipline. That being said, the asshole on the radio can say whatever he wants and be allowed to do so. It doesn't mean people have to listen.
I think that although he may not be well educated on autism, he does host a show and is supposed to do things to get high ratings. Thus I do not feel he should be fired.
His comments, as well as many left here are disgusting. Anyone who has ever met a children with autism knows that there is NO way to "fake it". Also children with autism aren't "medicated" there are no pills to improve their condition. There is a barrier between them and the rest of the world. They aren't bad kids, they don't have behavior problems. The truly don't understand simple directions and in order to function normally in society they need to be in specialized programs that can teach them skills. Also this is not a way that doctors are just "labeling" kids. Most kids can't even get into the program I work for because no doctor will diagnose them. I do think that he should be able to give his opinion but it was an incredibly ignorant one
Hey Perez, you have Michael Savage's entire listening audience posting on here today. Cool.
I THINK JENNY MCCARTHY SHOULD KICK HIS ASS
Perez, you dropped the ball. How can you not report that his real last name is "Weiner?"
BTW… this douchebag should be forced to live with a severely autistic kid for a year or so.
I am for free speech and all, but to take on an illness any illness that effect a child that is just cruel. I'd be willing to bet that if he had an autistic child he would not have made the statement. Since he probably does not then yes he should have to do community service with autistic children voluntarily that is and maybe just maybe he will learn something. Should he be fired I don't know.
Well, I have twins. One is autistic and the other is not. Did I parent them so differently? Both are off-the-charts bright and they did not get that from me. Fire his no-nothing botto. Maybe he'd like to babysit sometime. His life will be touched by autism, sooner than later. It is an epidemic.
Jesus this guy is a COMPLETE idiot and so is anyone else who agrees with him that Autism isn't a real disorder. My younger brother has Autism and if anyone would like to disagree with me and say Autism isn't real then you are a fucking idiot. These people are just ignorant imbred assholes who need to go back to school.
This just pissed me of so badly.
Re: Justi – For your information, autistic children are not generally medicated, including MY AUTISTIC child and to you people who think that MY 6 YEAR OLD AUTISTIC CHILD is a brat and that I smoked when I was pregnant, or we are bad parents, you have no idea what you are talking about. We do everything we can to support her and help her with her behaviour and social skills. She is going to have a tough life, but we are there with her all the way, setting boundaries for her and providing her with love and support. Also, there is no official aetiology for autism. GET A LIFE AND GET A CLUE. Stop picking on the innocent kids and their parents. You have no idea what it is like to raise a child with autism and we do the very best we can!
How STOOOOOPID are you lemmings? Open your stupid overly-PC ears and hear that he was not condemning GENUINELY AUTISTIC children. Morons! How do you people actually get through the day and your jobs, being so gullible?
He is a jackass, however this is America. He is entitle to his opinion, agree with it or not. And I have the right not to hear it. Wake up, America, by getting this guy fired it's called censorship. What happened to freedom of speech? This is a dangerous tread!
Oh Bunny,
As a special education teacher for children with autism, I can promise you it's not fake. It's not BS. Your ignorance is BS. Poor, sad, foolish, and ignorant people like you contribute to the downfall of our society. Not autism. I hope you don't ever procreate. And God forbid, you end up with a child who has autism. Maybe I'll look you up and tell you what a shitty parent you are.
Love,
Your future child's teacher
For all the free speech lovers here,lol,wow thanks,I hope you're not trying to silence free speech here directed at the fat ass vermin micheal weiner or micheal savage (his hollywood name). Again this is a free country we can say we dont like anyone ,including the ugly lowlife Micheal weinter,thats how free speech works. So this fat slob from San Francisco can say people who are autistic are just pretending or their parents dont discipline them,he can say gays should be rounded up and killed (like he has) he can be as outrageous and hateful as he wants,but people should hurt the tubby fascist where it hurts,his source of income.Micheal weinter the ex-far left hippie turned rightwing gop fascist vitamin expert"s main source of income comes from his hate radio show,his pathetic books and now from
If he were ranting on a street corner, i would defend his right to rant. But, he's an employee and is paid by other people. It's their show, their revenue and if this asswipe is losing them business, they are completely in their rights to can him. Can any of you shoot your mouth off at work about anything to customers and keep your job?
I have a masters in autism and am a special ed teacher and think his comments were COMPLETELY taken out of context. What he was saying, is a very valid problem we are experiencing currently in the field. Autism is a dsiability that is very hard to diagnose, and there are many autism-like symptoms that don't neccessarily qualify someone for full blown autism. They recently have changed the name to "autism spectrum disorder" to include all of these signs of autism and place it all under the same umbrella, which has increased the amount of people identified. Savage was arguing, what we also agree needs arguing as people in the field- its alarming that rates of autism have increased so much, and the testing to qualify needs to be researched. He believes some students are being "qualified" as autism without necessary testing which is TRUE. Now that there is such a spectrum, they are just putting kids through the special ed system. Savage isn't calling out the people with autism, he is calling out the system sometimes, wrongly identifing them.
What about free speech? You against that, Perez? Besides, I heard the entire content at the time, and after, and you are totally taking it out of context. Slow news day, Perez?
For all the free speech lovers here,lol,wow thanks,I hope you're not trying to silence free speech here directed at the fat ass vermin micheal weiner or micheal savage (his hollywood name). Again this is a free country we can say we dont like anyone ,including the ugly lowlife Micheal weinter,thats how free speech works. So this fat slob from San Francisco can say people who are autistic are just pretending or their parents dont discipline them,he can say gays should be rounded up and killed (like he has) he can be as outrageous and hateful as he wants,but people should hurt the tubby fascist where it hurts,his source of income.Micheal weinter the ex-far left hippie turned rightwing gop fascist vitamin expert"s main source of income comes from his hate radio show,his pathetic books and now from ROCK STAR ENERGY DRINKS, make sure the store you shop at ,bar you patronize doesnt carry Micheal weiners ROCK STAR ENERGY DRINKS. HE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO HIS HATE SPEECH AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO YOUR RESPONSE.
another example of how the media (and perez) pick which comments they want to highlight and which they want to dispose of as quickly as possible (chem, jesse jackson). ridiculous. anything to get a conservative, but if a liberal speaks wrongly, by all means, cover his ass!!
BACK THE FUCK OFF SAVAGE, HE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS VIEWS.
AND YA KNOW WHAT? I BET THERE ARE A FEW ”FAKERS” FAKING AUTISM. THE COUPLE OF KIDS IVE SEEN WHO SUPPOSEDLY HAVE AUTISM ARE JUST A COUPLA BRATS WHO DO THIS FOR THE ATTENTION. AND THEIR MOTHERS SUFFER FROM MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROM BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT TO BE CLOSE TO A DOCTOR, ANY DOCTOR. BACK OFF SAVAGE….HES GOT RIGHTS TOO. IF YOU WANT TO BAN ANYTHING, HOW ABOUT U START WITH AIDS SPREADING QUEERS?
He tried to make a point, albeit in a crude and insensitive way. But he's basically an entertainer. You can vote him off the island using your radio dial. People should quit belly-aching and get a life.
Fire his ass. And for those who think he doesn't deserve to be fired, may you have an autistic child of your own.
AMERICA!! Love it or leave it. Land of FREE speech, and everyone is entitled to their opinions.
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Hilarious Perez, you of all people have NO room to talk. You bash people with your opinion all day long, and no one takes you off the web? Right? Right.
MY brother is autistic and i think this guy is a fucking asshole
Autistic children should be exterminated.They are worthless and take up space.I would jab my vagina if I knew I was going to spit one out.
Re: libra – what did he shoot his mouth out about? did he say he was going to cut a potential presidents nuts off? no. he said he didnt agree with the increase of people with autism. he said, yes- of course, some people seriously have autism and need all the help in the world, but he feels others simply get put through the system. he was expressing his opinion. case closed.
cut his nuts off
Autism is incredibly overdiagnosed today, though it remains a very REAL disease. I think his point was that the majority of people diagnosed with autism actually have some other condtion. But, he sounded like a douche.
first of all, this man has not "completely trashed all autistic children and their parents", as you claim. listen to the whole radio show, not just 1 bit taken out of context, before you make an opinion. and, if he should be off the air for what he said, then i guess your blog should be closed for what you have said about autistic children, perez. why is it people(like you) only support freedom of speech if it fits your agenda????
so….where is the ranting and raving about howard stern who religiously mocks and makes fun of the mentally retarded. oh wait, free pass for him, he's a liberal..FORGOT!
I DO THINK MR SAVAGE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT HE WANTS.
AUTISM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR IDIOTISM…..
THE KIDS WHO HAVE IT GOT IT FROM THEIR PARENTS AND THE WAY THEY TREATED THEIR BODIES WHILE PREGNANT.
THE KIDS JUST WONT FOCUS AND PAY ATTENTION.IDIOTISM IS WHAT IT IS,SO STOP WHINING AND TAKE CARE OF WHAT YOU CREATED.
What country is this again? Don't we Americans have something called "Freedom of Speech"? Oh I forgot…..most on here have resorted to mob/village mentality and can't form a complete sentence without peppering it with profanity. I can't stand Savage for many other reasons, but I don't want him violently harmed like most of you lovely people do. I just think the truth hurts.
Michael Savage, the homeopathic medicine expert and ex-hippie, laughs all the way to the bank at his audience of faithful followers. He doesn't even believe half of what he says; he believes in the all mighty $. It is a lot more profitable to be a shock-jock talk show host than author of books about herbal medicine. He'll say the same things about your groups if you give him time.
I work with a little boy who has autism and its not a bunch of crap. Those of you who think it is clearly has no idea what is going on. This little boy cannot speak or do anything for himself. And no its not because his parents are dumb, those of you who think its fake are completely ignorant and should educate themselves before making comments.
Autistic children are a burden on society. They should promptly be drowned in the tub the day they are diagnosed.
Micheal said these comments about parents that get their missbehaving children missdiagnosed. NOT actuall autistic children. Sorry all you liberals you need to check your sources before you accuse….and i know i mispelled alot of words here. I'm a retarded speller. Opps doon't accuse me of hating mentally challenged people know, because I'm a conservative…
Re: bunny –
how could you even say that?!?
you don't leave everyday of your life with an autistic person.
i believe in free speech, but if you haven't experienced it, than you absolutley NO right to say that.
they should fire his ass, what this moron said are a bunch of lies and that alone is reason enough to fire him. DUMBASS!
Re: lilz –
I'm not agreeing with what Savage said, but he does have a medical background although he's not a physician. He has two master's degrees (medical anthropology and something else similar to it) and a Ph.D in nutrition. Again, I'm not saying he's qualified to be a physician or give medical advice, but it's not fair to say he has no medical background.
The part I find ironic though is that, people make affirmative claims about health and nutrition all the time and seldom to never get attacked about it. But make a negative claim and boy does the fury start. He has just as much basis to make his claims as those do that blame Autism on vaccines so it's strange that there's not near the outrage for those folks. Unlike his comments, which hurt nothing more than people's sensibilities, the folks peddling the anti-vaccination stuff are causing many children to get hurt - both the ones not vaccinated and the ones that are affected by them.
He's a freaking radio show host and people should factor that in when determing whether or not to take him seriously. The truth is, most people that are mad about this are simply mad b/c they dislike him. If Michael Moore said the same thing, most of those defending him would be criticizing him and those criticizing him would be defending Moore. How silly.
I think if you dont like it, dont listen. There is still free speech in the country. Personally from listening to Savage daily, he has a tendancy to heat up and spout off in a more heated manner than his beliefs.
bottom line, it is important to preserve free speech whether you agree or not.
if you truly dont agree or like what he says or believes in, stop listening.
YAY mississippi!
these comments were beyond inappropriate
this man has no idea what he is talking about and im glad to see that people are fighting back
He has over 10 million listeners. He is currently the #2 radio host. After Rush and he just passed Hannity. You may not always agree with him but he has the same freedom you do. Freedom of speech. There is no way he will be fired.
DOES ANYONE ELSE FIND IT A BIT IRONIC THAT THESE RIGHTTWING RABID SO CALLED DEFENDERS OF FREE SPEECH ARE TRYING TO SILENCE PEREZ HILTONS FREE SPEECH FOR DARING TO CALL THE FAT ASS MICHEAL SAVAGE ON HIS SHIT, FREE SPEECH GOES FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO DARE TO SAY SOMETHING UNKIND ABOUT THE FAT ASS FASCIST MICHEAL SAVAGE.
Fire his ass.
Re: j – I second everything you said - right on! The people imploding with anger on here haven't even listened to a word of that bit - they are blind with anger and don't even understand what is going on. I can understand not liking Savage, but don't accuse him of things he didn't say or do. He didn't say "ALL" and I have a feeling that the people that are freaking out are the ones that are guilty of raising brats….my heart goes out to TRUE cases of Autism and for those parents, I wish them all the luck.
Again, J. nice post!
he's entitled to free speech, but any person who is educated and not completely ignorant knows what he said is wrong.
Let the advertisers and listeners decide. If enough pull out, he will fold. If they don't, then there are more out there like him and we need to educate the population to what is autism.
Re: BEN – If you're referring to me…I'm not right wing - I am far left wing and a democrat. I respect your freedom of speech for guessing completely wrong…
Even an idiot has a right to speak his mind in this country.
There are no words for a man like this. I just hope and pray that he doesn't one day have a grandchild with autism then he will know how difficult life can be for families and their wonderful children facing such a challenge.
Perez, I think all of your comments are hate filled. So I am going to boycott all of your advertiser, plus I am going to call them all, and tell them to pull their advertising. You are the Hate filled monger, you have so much anger in your life. I am sure you don't sleep well at night. You have a sad pitiful life.
If you phonies took the time, you would have heard the entire message which was how people have figured out yet another way to bleed the govt. & taxpayers with false diagnosis … first it was asthma, then ADD/ADHD, and the ailment du jour is autism. I happen to agree!!!
To the asshole who said you should not drink or smoke while your pregnant, I never smoked or drank when I was pregnant and my son has Autism, who the fuck are you to say that it is bullshit, you don't know what my son goes through day in and day out. You don't know what its like, do your reserach asshole before you talk about our children!
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first, BUNNY…..you are very IGNORANT. I did not drink or smoke while I was pregnant and I do not believe that vaccines cause autism, but I still have a child that is autistic. Maybe you should read up before you say stupid stuff. I wish it was about "controlling" my kid. But since you know so much about the subject then you already know that NOT all autistic kids have behavioral problems, and I would do anything not to have this diagnosis. DUMB ASS!
Re: BEN – you don't make any sense
Savage has every right to say what he wants to say. People have every right to be offended by it and demand he get fired. And radio stations have every right to not air what he says if they don't want him broadcasting under their name. This country has no shortage of stupid, hateful people, so this man will always have an audience, and will always find stations to let him broadcast his little hate show. His free speech rights are in no danger. And he's probably very happy that so many people are now talking about his stupid ass.
to you people who are suggesting that he be fired, or lose his advertisers… why aren't you doing the same for Perez? He is a hate monger, but yet you don't think it's a problem when he says negative things. Just because you don't agree with what Savage says, doesn't mean he should be fired or censored — and then it's ok for others, who you happen to agree with to speak hate. It's all or nothing people. The world doesn't and shouldn't revolve around what you personally think is right an wrong! Everyone has a right to their thoughts and opinions, no matter who it hurts, just like Perez, RIGHT??
He absolutely has the right to say that stuff. I have the right to not listen. I am a teacher and there are truly autistic kids I see in the classroom. Yes, too many kids are on meds for ADD/ADHD- but truly autistic kids live in their own worlds through no fault of their parents or their own. Research is getting much better about autism- there is most likely a genetic link
#20 "someone should inform Jenny McCarthy" you dumbfuck like she hasn"t hears about three day old news. Jenny is so into the cause she sucks licks shits and orgasms to the autistoc cause.why does she date jim carey because he as close as you can get to autistic with not having the desease.you motherfucker wasnt picaso autistic in fact arent all artisis autistic
What ever happened to having an OPINION? We can call eachother RETARDS and make fun of other disabilities for the sake of a chuckle, but God forbid we have an opinion that people can actually disagree with! And for the radio stations that are trying to ban his show… F off Retards!! By the way, there is some, if not alot, of truth. My kids remain un-immunized because of all the garbage that still remains in some vaccines!
He may have confused autism with AD D . Which makes him stupid and ignorant.
Re: kay – You know what fuck you! I am not a bad parent! So fuck you!! Educate yorself bitch! I love my son more than anything, and he has autism, fucking doing your reserach before you judge anyone
Yes….there is free speech in America….but all that means is he can't be PROSECUTED in a court of law for what he says. Free speech means that he can say what he believes….but he should know that there are consequences for his actions. What he said about Autistic children was 100% wrong…morally speaking and medically too. The communtiy that listens to him has a right to speak out against that. His advertisers have a right to drop him. Next time, maybe he'll research the topic that he's discussing rather than making blatently false statements.
when did autism replace retard? who gives a sh*t, who gives a f*ck?
Fire the bastard. You don't mess with kids.
I wonder if Michael Savage would have never said what he said, knowing that most people would react violently? Maybe he should have kept it to himself - I think most people would (secretly) agree that MOST (not all) kids are absolute spoiled brats these days. I can count on one hand how many great kids I've met (family and friend's kids) - most will make your blood boil. This nation is full of brats and parents who think being their kids "best friends" is acceptable (I weep for the future).
Re: b – THANK YOU! It's amazing how people just start taking things and turning them around and saying he said things that he really wasn't saying. They missed the point, whether you agree with it or not. Think a little people.
Re: onemo – …except….you don't get any money from the governement for having a child with Autism. If anything, it costs you MORE money to care for an Autistic child.
everyone has a right to an opinion - even if it is grossly misinformed and stupidly idiotic. Journalists, however, have a responsibility to express themselves with an open mind and michael savage has not done that.
Michael Savage is entitled to free speech, and his sponsors are entitled to do with their advertising dollars as they see fit. This is a problem that will work itself out through the free market system. If his speech is so inflamatory that his advertisers don't want to be associated with it, then they have the right to pull their spots. If the stations don't have enough sponsors, they won't carry his show. It is the american way. Michael Savage's fans who are posting here seem that they only support his right to speech, not his sponsors'. They will excersize their free speech rights though their support or lack of.
since when did autism replace retard? who gives a sh*t? who gives a f*ck? he shouldn't be "taken care of" the re-res should be. TIMMAY!
First off, we live in a country where we should have the right to say how we feel…It's America….land of the free. Just because we may not agree with his thoughts doesn't mean we have to get all pissed off. Ignore it….turn the other station on. Who flippin cares…he said some stupid off handed comment but it doesn't mean he should lose his job over it. People are way to sensitive these days. Whatever happne to being the bigger person and ignoring what others say. We as Americans have all made dumb comments before so why should we judge when someone does something that we may have done prior. Let's not be hypocrites!
What Savage said made sense. People really need to toughen up now a days. Look around… there are goofy ass homosexuals running around rampant. Back in the day, they'd get their asses kicked if they tried that shit. Being autistic is a genetic disease, but like being gay (another genetic disease), it is way overdiagnosed and people use it as a crutch for their pathetic lives.
Re: Lesli – yeah, what are all those parents of autistic kids doing posting on a site like this??????????????? That says a lot about you. Go spend some time with your kids!
Austism has nothing to do with alcohol or smoking (not to say its ok) nor does it have to do with bad parenting. IF anything genetic and enviromental factors (such as the intake of mercury) is whats associated with the disease. MORONS. Do your research.
I actually agree with him. So why is he being censored?
Of course he has the right of free speech, however his EMPLOYER has the right to protect their investment, and if his comments are offensive and will ruin their product, they have every right to fire him. If my behavior was damaging to my company, they would fire me, and I was made aware of the policies when I was hired…. I bet he was too. I personally think he is a narrow minded ASS who has no business trashing all families of children with autism. He might have an opinion to argue had he approached it in a different way, but most people don't take well to aggressive "My was is the only truth" type of speech. So more power to the stations that took him off the air. ASSHAT
So whack-jobs are allowed to go around saying without proof that autism is caused by immunizations, but he's not allowed to have the same free speech for his ideas?
What a bunch of hypocrites!
Re: bunny – Are you FUCKING kidding me. What do you know about the disorder? Are there too many labled w/ADHD, ADD…yes. But I can assure you I NEVER asked for my son to be labeled PDD-NOS. You are an idiot and should find another way to get your jollies. Post your email address and I will send you some videos of all the "brats". Your so tuff with your opinions…lets see what you say. I think your a wuss who has nothing better to do than pick on innocent kids.
First off, i am a mother of a 5 year old autistic child who is very well behaved and very well mannered. His problems is with communicating and his small motor skills. So far someone to say something like that about the children who do suffer with this, i find very offensive. Don't speak of something you know nothing about. My son tries his hardest everyday to be like other children and make friends and it is the hardest thing for a mother to watch knowing there are very few things you can do to help. The child can not help the way they are, they didnt ask to be born that way, they just were. So as far as im concerned that man can burn in hell!
I think they should fire his ignorant ass.
Re: joe –
I bet you didn't that he grew up with a brother that was mentally retarded. NO I didn't think so MORON
Re: liber – I did listen to the entire broadcast…and the problem was that he was misinformed about a lot of things. It's very difficult to get a diagnosis of "autism" these days because the school districts will not hand out special services to just anyone. You have to have many evaluations, many tests, many interviews by teachers, doctors, family, etc. Perhaps in the past it was easy to get a diagnosis and milk the governement for special ed services…but not any more. It took me a year to get a diagnosis for my son. There also are no no medications for "Autism". There are for ADHD/ADD and other neurological disorders….but not for Autism. He should get his facts straight. As far as the issue of people raising "brats" these days…sure….we're a country of brat raisers these days. But Autism has nothing to do with it.
What a loosertron! My younger brother who is now 18 has autism and was diagnosed when he was 2 years old. he has absolutly no idea what he is talking about and should be made to live which an autistic child and then tell us that is just them being naughty children.
Re: DJ fr –
1. His commecnts were not taken out of context. That's what he said, andhe said a lot more.
2. There is no magic pill for Autism. So all of you who are saying kids are just being diagnosed to be put on meds are wrong. Many children on the autism spectrum have other disorders that require medication (like epilepsy, asthma) but there is no medication for Autism.
3. My daughter has autism. She is 5. Doctors didn't WANT to diagnose her. It took months and months and lots of testing. It's not something you can just 'go to your doctor' for and be diagnosed on the spot.
4. I did not smoke or drink.
5. Smacking my daughter on the butt - or any autistic child for that matter, is not going to help - in fact, it will make it worse. Many autistic children, including my daughter, have sensory issues. The slightest sound and touch can feel like needles to their skin and screaming to their ears.