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?
mike savage = mike wiener a queer jew from san fransisco
he just found a good scam entertaining the wingnuts with hate speech.
it sells, and since he's a jew he's got no ethics if there's money to be made.
Michael is a good man who is frustrated with the world that we live in today. He should have never said what he did, as there are so many autistic children in the U.S. and we really do need to find out why that is. I do feel that Michael has so much knowledge to offer all of us and that we should all listen to what he has to say.
Re: Snitz – LOL! I hope so….otherwise I might be diagnosed with some disorder or another! :0)
He should be canned. Insensitive and inappropriate on all levels.
Would it be okay to say that a child born without legs is just looking for a ride? Absolutely not! While it is his right to spew his garbage, it his responsibility to be informed about the topics in which he speaks about. Children on the autism spectrum face so many challenges in life is do we really need to inflict ignorance on them? We are an intact family, on no state support,we pay out of pocket for his therapies. He is extremely smart he is doing advanced work 3 years ahead of his grade level. So I find his comments completely without merit and think that he is just a malicious person whose who gets joy out of life by bashing children and their parents who are struggling to find the answers. That man should be fired before he spreads anymore of his filth.
WE NEED THIS MAN ON OUR RADIO WAVES !! MICHAEL IS VERY SMART & I WILL CONTINUE TOO LISTEN ON K.F.M.B. A.M. San Diego!!
To all the fucking morons who thinks he is right… it is actually very hard to diagnosed as autistic. There are a series of tests and usually a few doctors are involved. The diagnosis will stick with the child for the rest of their life. So you're right, rather than disciplining their children, people would much rather pay thousands of dollars for tests and doctor's reports, then pay a great insurance premium only to be denied the extra coverage for the speech therapy, occupational therapy and other services that autistic children need. Get a brain you fucking idiots!!!!!!! You don't just go to a doctor, say my kid is a brat and get meds and be done with it. If any of you knew a fucking thing about the topic before commenting on it, you might see why his comments were so out of line. Sure, he has freedom of speech, but what he said was ignorant and totally unfounded with facts and/or research. AND SINCE WHEN ARE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS THE ONLY FUCKING SYMPTOMs OF AUTISM!?!?! Stupid fuck.
This is the kind of thing people say about the mentally ill too. They think a person who hears voices can just snap themselves out of it, they CAN'T. So society's answer is to let all these poor souls end up homeless in the street. What a sick uncaring world we live in. Half of you are just plain EVIL.
Absolutely disgusting!I've listened to his ultra conservative drivel before, and that shit makes me sick to my stomach those comments obviously cross the line of getting a rise out of people and targeting the innocent with his hateful words.I hope they shitbag the right winged slob!!!!!!!!!!!
He's a hateful, rightwing trash artist, who needs to be put out to pasteur. It's people like him who've helped Bush and co. to drive this country into the ground. What's going on correctly in this country right now. He needs to go.
What you people don't get about free speech… Lesson… You are free to say what you want, sure. Nobody is suggesting he be put in jail. However, this is a free country folks. People, including his employer can say 'hit the road jack." And they were "free" to do that. That isn't censorship, it is making a decision that being blatantly inflammatory doesn't have a place in their business model.
So to those crying about Savage being fired, learn the lesson and stop whining. This is a free country. Speak your mind. But know that if you act like an idiot, people can react, including your employer.
So, stop the whining and sniveling, the guys is a jerk, and now everyone knows it.
Re: bunny – Re: bunny – I actually feel sorry for you. It is obvious how ignorant to the facts of autism you are. I have a son w/ autism. I discipline my children more than most people I know. When I was pregnant, I didn't smoke or drink. Until you have learned all of the facts of autism, or you have a child diagnosed w/ autism, SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!!!
On the left we have whackos who think the minorities are owed all our money just because they are black. On the right we have uncaring evil people who think anyone who isn't rich should just fall in a whole and die. Is there no happy medium in this country? Can't we help people who DESERVE it in a responsible manner? Society has an obligation to care for the mentally ill, uninsured, retarded people and those with physical disabilities whose families don't care. If we don't then we are an evil society. That's not to say that people should just sit on their ass and wait for the gov't to bail them out of every situation but when the tradgedy of a disability/illness happens people need to assist. It's immoral not to.
Re: momto – No, it would not be OK to say a child without legs is "just looking for a ride" - that would be obviously wrong. But don't you think that the number of children diagnosed with Autism is just a tad bit EXCESSIVE? Doesn't anyone else think it's just a little strange at the sheer number of cases? Doesn't anyone think it's a bit scary at the number of posters on here with a child with Autism? If this is true, why isn't the country in a state of emergency? It appears that every child born nowadays has some disorder - why is everyone so accepting of this? WTF is going on with this country that there are so many cases? Scary! Feels like a Horror movie come true.
he should die.
Wot an attractive man. *puke*
I think it is overdiagnosed, I also think like anyone else, he has the right to his opinion. I feel some parents don't want to be bothered taking the time to teach their kids how to act, so they tell the doc they must be ADD or whatever, of course the docs give you meds, you start meds and one thing leads to another, and then everyone is easy on the kid because they don't want to freak them out, and well, before you know it, you could have a monster on your hands…….I also think we should stop worrying about vaccines and START worrying about all of the crap in our water and food….that's where I'd start looking if it was my kid.
FIRED …….IS that really a question.
This man is disgusting. He should have to spend one week with one of the "brats". Autism is a national epidemic.. Let's get him fired!
My grandson is autistic. This moron can piss up a tree.
Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!But I thought we lived in a country that allowed FREE SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only allowing the kind of speech a certain group likes. I SAY MICHAEL SAVAGE RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: cavy – Re: cavy – There are LOTS of us parents out there with Autistic children and you would know if you've ever been to a CURE AUTISM walk. I have a son with Aspergers(high functioning Autism)and went to last years walk in Pasadena and none of us were getting together laughing that we fooled the system by having our children diagnosed. It takes a number of tests in order to be diagnosed and with early intervention your child has a fighting chance. There is an epedemic and we need to figure out what is going on. By the way, Autism has been around for a long time, parents weren't as vocal back then because they were told to put their children in institutions because they would never lead independent lives. We know that is not always true now.
CLEARLY that idiot and the idiots who agree with him have no idea what autism is, or have experienced a child with Autism. Telling a child with Autism to cut it out is like telling a blind man to see. How pathetic and sad that you would blame parents for this devastating mental state. So I say to you guys, "cut the ignorance out."
I think they should put him in a room with 10 Autistic kids and see how well he handles it! My son is autistic and I will get behind anyone that wants to fight this idiot!
FIRE HIM…Autism and the understanding of what parents of special needs kids go through are so far beyond him that he'll never get it…he is crude and utterly inappropriate. A loose cannon. FIRE HIM.
Free speech who are we kidding there is no such thing. What a joke I am so sick of anything you say has to be PC. fuck that oh no someone feels bad who fuckin cares
Lets not fire him lets vote him in office this is what we need some one with some balls. Michael Savage in 08
Re: FReal – I take offense how you throw the retard term around so losely and for your information you aren't an expert just because you've watched Rain Man so stop saying that Autistic children rock back and forth…C'mon where the HELL is your sensitivity chip jack ass? My son is probably a hell of a lot smarter and sensitive then you and your garbage mouth will ever be…
He should have the right to speak his opinion. People are too sensitive these days - if you don't like what he says, don't listen to him, or call him an idiot, but don't censor him because he speaks his mind. I don't know if I agree with him or not, but if there is a case to be made that all of these millions of kids are NOT autistic, then why not hear him out?
Re: irish – I agree with you - there needs to be something seriously done about this epidemic. I'm sure you are a parent that I was talking about when I said, "for the TRUE cases, I wish you luck and happiness" and I truly hope you find a cure. It is so scary at the number of kids diagnosed. And although I'm sure Autism was around when we were kids, I doubt the numbers were as high as they are today - we didn't really have too many kids with disorders (kids were respectful and raised properly - again, I'm NOT talking about you or your child personally). I really believe the number of children with Autism is a lot lower than reported. I hope everyone with a true case is helped.
Why isn't the Government doing something about this? The numbers are way too high!
Perhaps he needs to spend a week with 10 children with autism - obviously supervised as this douche bag could not handle a pet fish - seriously what gives that someone would make such a stupid statement. God help me that mothers of children with Autsim don't get to him first - they're stressed enough as is and would love to take out some of their anger verbally on such an asswipe.
With all the money you make, you can't take care of your freaking teeth? They are yellow, cracked and gross for crying out loud. See a dentist you cheap bastard.
Perhaps he needs to spend a week with 10 children with autism - obviously supervised as this douche bag could not handle a pet fish - seriously what gives that someone would make such a stupid statement. God help him that mothers of children with Autsim don't get to him first - they're stressed enough as is and would love to take out some of their anger verbally on such an asswipe.
Re: dmcjo – You are confusing free speech with irresponsibility. He is not a medical doctor. Furthermore, it's rude and disrespectful to the parents when this idiot "shock jock" has free range on the "radio waves"
For all of you that are bashing what Dr. Savage said about autism, I have two questions. Did you actually hear the show or at least read the entire transcript of the show? Are you basing your idiotic responses on the biased words that Perez used? Follow the money. The drug companies control the diagnoses.
I say lock him up with some autistic kids for a week….
guess what Perez's way of thinking is HERE and Savage is out
because Obama'08 is here ;P
Re: simon – Hey smarty pants… please enlighten us to what drug companies are making with all these "mis-diagnosed" cases…. MANY children don't need or take drugs. Many children utilize thousands of dollars of therapies to help them. So you think that people say "hey I can't control my kid, give him a diagnosis" and then just pop pills so they don't have to deal with them? WRONG-O. Many doctors are involved… insurance rises, therapies aren't covered, hours and hours of therapies are required each week… so a parent chooses to go through all that instead of disciplining? What are the drug companies making off that?
Re: bunny – Thank you Dr Bunny, what med school did you go to? Did you even pass high school science or was it "too hard" so you loaded up on home ec….
People don't want to hear this, but he has a point, but not to the extent he's pushing. Obviously, he's being extreme since that's his radio persona.
Read The Einstein Factor by Thomas Sowell
A lot of time, it's delayed language or delayed speech or delayed social skills and people immediately call it autism to get extra funding.
In this time of "no child left behind," if kids don't meet some arbitrary crappy standard, they have to find some reason for it.
We need to be more open to kids getting left back a year in order to mature, and we need to focus on social skills rather than just on reading, writing, and test taking.
And yes, I have a delayed language child, and had to fight tooth and nail in order to prevent that child from being labeled "autistic." One year after the diagnosis and after a year of early intervention for delayed language, the teacher admitted to me that sometimes, autism can be a habit, and if you catch it early enough, it doesn't become a permanent condition.
So back off people who are knee jerk reacting.
And as a few have rightly said, there is still something left of the constitution. He can say whatever he wants. Except he can't yell fire in a crowded movie house.
This time, for the first time, I don't agree Perez….. Savage is exactly right. Unless you sleep with the drug company/medical cartel. Sorry, bud.
Re: simon – Once again, you CAN'T medicate a child with Autism…. The drug companies aren't duping us parents with autistic children because we know that ONLY early intervention and therapy can help. And YES I did hear the whole content of his comments and I did hear how he was trying like hell to back pedal while talking to Gelnn Beck on Live With Larry King.
Hey, Micheal Savage's Dad!! Time to call your brat son and tell him not to act like a Moron, and to cut the act out!
He's entitled to his opinion. But this is more than an opinion, this is a medical diagnosis! He's basically suggesting that people shouldn't diagnose and treat their kids for autism. If any of his listeners actually take him seriously, it could hurt end up hurting their kids.
this guy has no idea what he's talking about!!! I work with children with autism and can tell you that its 100 percent real. it has absolutely nothing to do with discipline. Its all about the brain and the connections and synapses, or lack thereof, in the brain. this diagnosis boom is nothing like the add diagnosis boom. Its much more connected to a new awareness and is a real neuro-develomental disorder. This guy should be put in his place for spreading the idea that this is some sort of Bullshit fad.
What a disgusting piece of shit.
Re: Mombo – Yawn - what ev…too much data to read.
Bottom line he screwed up and it's too late to apologize. Parents/siblings/aunties and uncles/grandma and grandads want this asswipe off the air for his poison mouth.
As a teacher of primary children, two with severe autism, I cannot tell you how disgusted I am by this sub-human's comments. These children do not choose to be this way. As amazing as they are, they will struggle to communicate their entire life. They live in a world that they literally cannot explain to us. To call them "brats" makes me feel sick to my stomach. I watch these little people struggle every single day to make it known how they feel. It's too bad that a man like this has the priviledge of doing so. We were better off not knowing.
Re: TRUTH –
What is wrong with you?
I think we should ignore him.
That's the most powerful thing to do in an advertising-driven world.
Blow. Him. Off.
Re: momof – I think there are alot of dumb people posting here that don't know the difference between ADHD and PDD (one form autism) and other forms of Autism. Perhaps Savage doesn't really know either. I doubt that he really understands what he's talking about it.
For example, in many cases, these kids cannot even dress themselves, control their bowels or string together a sentence. Are these the kids that need this tough love?
If anyone should ever be fired for stupid on air comments, it should be this idiot.
i'm not defending what he said but we're all about freedom of speech. i don't agree with a lot of what you say perez, but you're allowed to say it. he's allowed to voice his opinion and if you don't like it stop listening, the man shouldn't get fired. it's ok for the liberal media to fire the conservative mouths (imus, savage, etc.) but there's a lot of shit said by liberals that "slides by"…..double standards.
The fact is what he saying is 100% wrong, incorrect, fiction, all of it is lies and he knows it but publicly he stands by it. It is devastating enough to have a child disagnosed with autism(I have two) and to try to figure out what to do to help them have the best life possible. You feel so much guilt as the mom when they come from your womb…like maybe you did something wrong during your pregnancy. Now there is this complete and total self-promoting, egomaniacal moron saying it's the parents fault. KARMA is a bitch Savage and it will come back to bite you in a big way! You are the lowest of the low - a complete loser!
Until all of you who are defending this joke of a man have actually personally experienced having a child or family member with autism or working closely with one of these children, you have no room to talk about bad parenting or the issue of whether of not autism is real. and bunny, what the hell do you know? are you a medical professional? have you ever even been around an autistic child? you're the one that is an idiot, climb out of your bubble and enter the real world you ignorant asshole. blaming autism on parents is absolutely ridiculous, all of you need to open your minds and interact with an autistic person to actually understand the disorder.
I love Michael Savage. While I think his comments did overgeneralize a bit in this case, he has a point. I think that if he were a liberal, most people wouldn't be freaking out as much about his comments.
Michale Savage is a lot more realistic and intelligent than the majority of those half-brained liberal nimrods who are so damn open-minded their brains have fallen out.
He needs to apologize for taking it to far and have it left alone. If Savage gets fired over this then Code Pink protesting in front of the marine recruitment station in Berkely needs to be shot by a firing squad.
Nothing should happen. Fact of the matter is, he should be able to say what he wants. Without freedom of speech, we wouldn't have to listen to Perez babble about the fact that he likes to chew on man meat 24/7. This Homo is one of the biggest hypocrites around.
Last time I looked, we lived in a free country with rights guaranteed by our Constitution. He has a right to his opinion. We don't have to like it. We have the option of turning the channel. In the history of this country, people have died defending the right to free speech. To fire him would start us on a road towards making the United States like the former Soviet Union, where no one could say anything freely. To fire him would be political correctness run amok. Just my opinion….
Re: kay – How do you people get off thinking you know why we take our children to doctors? I have two with autism, we have to pay for all their therapy ourselves which eats up thousands of dollars that all of you judgemental idiots get to spend on yourselves) and for your information, since you appear to need so much more than you have, medication and therapy helps them to act a little bit less like a moron or a brat or a retard so that you don't make stupid comments to us anymore in the grocery store like "have you told your kid not to drool?" DUH
Who cares what this jerk radio talk show said. He can say what ever he likes, it won't change my reality one little bit. You keep on thinking what ever ill informed crap you like about what autism is, who gets it and how "over diagnosed" it is. You are all full of shit and deserve to have the same misery visited upon you as I have had…one in 150 kids…may you find out with your own children just how critical and stupid your remarks are. I hope you eat your words because if you acutally have to deal with this, you will be washing them down with tears.
Why are famous people making fun of retarded people?
This is crazy. Unless, it's a new way to market drugs. And you know they can advertise. You watch television. You know.
I think loose cannons like this are great. It highlights how asinine his thinking is and like-minded individuals may think twice about their narrowminded and ignorant views. Again, this is making a major assumptions that these like-minded people have enough brain power to make this leap.
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While I think what Michael Savage said was insensitive (and he came across like a true IDIOT), what happened to freedom of speech? I'm sick of people trying to get shock jocks and other radio personalities fired and banned from the air just for voicing their opinion. America has become TOO SOFT! Give me a break…
Fuck that cunt DJ. What a fucking shitcunt! I hope when he dies, he dies lonely, slowly and painfully, not surrounded by any of his loved ones.
Re: Viki – There is no "autistic medication" you idiot. There are symptoms that autisic kids have that can be treated with medications that work for them. Mine has a sleep/wake disorder as a symptom. Should I let her wake up every 45 minutes for the rest of her life and fail to make progress in school because she is sleepy or should I use one of the several drugs on the market that will help her do what you take for granted every night and actually sleep for 7 or 8 hours? You just have no idea what you are talking about.
"Bunny" is one stupid ass Bitch. Get educated and stop smoking crack. If you knew anything, you'd know kids with Autism are not just brats. It is a neurological disorder. Someone needs to kick your bunny ass.
Fire his Stupid, ignorant ass!!! I am a special ed teacher, our students do without a doubt have autism and have no control over somethings!!! They all have both mom and dad in their lives!! He's should be ashamed of himself!! Fire him for sure, nobody, nobody should beable to insult innocent children for the hands they were dealt!!!! They are still smart and amzing human beings who deserve the same respect as everybody else!!! I have lost allllllllll respect for him and so has so many others who truely know what autism is all about!!
Re: Truth – Dumb F*ck you are confusing autism and ADD. Volunteer one day at an autistic school, one slap a crossed the face will not fix a mental disorder that someone was born with. But lets see, ask your mom to slap you a crossed the face to "cure" your ignorance.
savage is full of crap, he doenst even have any facts to base any of his statistics on,, where does he get 99% of all autistic children are fake or fraud? there are no FUNDS that hes talking about, i have been fighitng for my son for 28 years,,,its not easy,, there should be some attention to the desparation of parents trying to get services when they have an autistic child, u have to fight for everything u get, including school districts and state programs,,,its not something that is just given,its very hard to get services,,, I hope this opens doors to the truth of how difficult it is for families with autism, my son has been on waiting lists for 10 years to get services, and even then case workers lie to u about whats available, so his statements are so far from the truth they are funny!
wow…what an idiot.
Re: bunny – You are so full of shit. No one in the mainstreem autistim comunity is even barking up the vaccine tree, never has been. There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism, and the most promising research is looking at genetic causes being influenced by enviornment (including viruses and bacterial infections) NOT vaccines.
Some of us actually read that stuff before we form opinions about why our children have been stricken with autism. You should be reading a great deal more than you do, if you are going to be putting your ignorance out there for everyone to see.
I would never have a child in this day and age. With the disorders, the helicopter parenting, the "Mommy Wars" and just the plain anger I read from parents posting here. Not to put the good parents down, but, for the most part, parenthood sounds miserable! Are there even any happy and healthy children being born these days? Parenthood doesn't sound even remotely appealing anymore. I feel very sorry for modern parents - stay strong.
I cannot believe that people are encouraging this man to be fired. The United States is a place where free speech, no matter if you agree with it or not, is still allowed. Also, why doesn't Perez post the entire quote or better yet, an audio clip of that particular segment so that we are able judge Michael Savage's comments (in their entirety) for ourselves? Savage's main point is that autism, ADD and ADHD are often over diagnosed and that he believes that big pharmaceutical companies are peddling drugs to children who don't really need them. I have worked with kids with disabilities and I know firsthand that many kids do indeed struggle with autism, however I do think that Savage's main point is a good one.
You can fire someone for saying something racist, sexist, etc. But you cant fire someone for a stupid comment.
For starters, is freedom of speech no longer included in the Constitution of the United States of America? Yeah, thought it was still in there. Censorship is illegal, morons.
Second, Michael Savage had a younger brother that was born with severe mental disabilities… he had to live through his family sending his brother off to a mental institution to die a horrible death at a very young age. He's spoken very candidly about this fact and if you actually LISTENED to his radio show and were able to take his comments from the context in which they were spoken, you would know this.
You would also know that he is an ADVOCATE for further autism research and made these comments in an attempt to call people to action, instead of suffering from "white coat syndrome" - taking everything a doctor says as the gospel.
You would also be aware of the fact that he recommends the book "Healing Children Naturally" to parents raising children who may behave outside of the "norm" or who have "behavorial issues".
So, in a word, NO, I DO NOT believe Michael Savage should be taken off the air for telling parents to WAKE UP and TAKE ACTION against the pharmeceutical companies, doctors and school systems who are trying to DRUG OUR CHILDREN INTO SUBMISSION. Give me a break. Half the meds for autism haven't been tested for any length of time to determine the long-term effects of the meds - nor has any MEDICAL standard for diagnosing autism been discovered or put into practice. Which is why we need research - which is why Michael Savage should be PRAISED - not PUNISHED - for his extreme attempt at raising awareness.
Get real, folks, and don't let the LIBERAL MEDIA control your mind.
Based on a few of the responses here, it's clear that just as some people absurdly confuse autistic children with bad children without guidance, some people confuse the freedom of speech with freedom from the consequences of free speech.
To Tracy and any others who are bringing up that we live in a country of free speech…Well yes we do. As such, Savage has a right to say complete crap without government intervention. By the same token, however, the people who don't like what he said have the right to say so and call for his dismissal, etc. Personally - exercising my own free speech on the matter - I applaud the Mississippi stations and AFLAC for doing not only the PC thing, but the plain old right thing.
This absolutely enrages me.. I have twin sisters that are the age of 6 who both suffer from autism, and trust me, there's no "act" to this serious disease. I would love to see this man try to raise children with a permanent disability and then hear what he has to say. I hope he is fired and never has a career again!
Re: Harry –
Shame on you for speaking out against Savage making a comment about autistic children (which was taken compeletely out of context - if you'd listen to his show, you'd know this) only to turn around with a racial slur.
Ignorant.
he and Don Imus should have their own The View, and at the end of the show they should be shot!
NOTHING!
This should spark a national conversation like the N-word did on the View
I drugged my child when he acted up in elementary school when I started to work as well. It was easier to drug him than to learn to fix how our family related to each other or learn to live on one income, or so I thought. Our son gained weight on meds, he was sluggish, couldn't concentrate and became angry over the fact that he also was switched to the short bus and carted off to the behavorial school. He became unsocial and often walked out of class in anger. It was difficult to get an education but he had a zest for knowledge, even on meds. He learned to teach himself, Thank God. But I cry everyday over my mistakes and realize it was a fiedish thing to do, to drug my child instead of learning behavior mod early on and being consistent with consequences.
Our son learned to distrust everyone and learned to dislike himself. He walked with slumped shoulders and never went out without a hoodie over his head. We've had to deal with drugs, alcohol, lying, stealing and suicide attempts. We taught him that he was the problem, not us. He felt unworthy and couldn't trust anyone because the people that he was supposed to trust the most let him down. It was a sin to do that to him. Please don't let the school or your pediatrician tell you that you need to drug your child.
Re: sally – So Sally, which of his nasty main points are you talking about? The point where he says that children with autism need a father around to slap them around and stop being a moron, the point that says us parents are getting paid after our children are diagnosed , the point that most of(99%) of diagnosis are made by quacks that miss diagnose, or the part where it is the parents fault for their child turning out the way they did? I too, worked (teacher's assistant in Los Angeles for 4 years) with young children diagnosed with autism and other forms of disabilities then came home to my own child with Autism. I don't need to stand behind some jack ass because he has the right to freedom of speech and doesn't know what to do with it when he has it. If you knew any better you wouldn't either.
Re: cavy –
Aww. Thanks. Good luck to you too. And yes don't have children. It's not worth it. Ha ha. Just kidding. Anyway having an autistic kid for me is a blessing and a curse. It costs sick $$, time, love. You die the previous life you were leading. Refocus. Government help? Bitch, please. Take into account the brain damaged condition you're dealing with. There is so much work to be done. The good thing is that it can be done. And lazy parents, I know it doesn't look good for me posting here does it?
So to me it appears the vaccines should have an investigation or whatever.
Long live Micheal Savage and people like Jesse Jackson! I will try to listen to him in the near future.
I have a son who has AUTISM. Autism is a social disorder and people with it have a hard time socializing and feeling comfortable in situations that feel totally expectable to a person without the disorder. I fell it was an ignorant statement made by Michael Savage,” 99% percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out. That’s what autism is.” More research has been done and we are learning more about the disorder and that is why children are being diagnosed and correctly treated. I hope that everyone who believes Michael Savages comment will never has a child with autism.
Sorry if this ends up being a double post, but I don't think my first one went through…
The concepts of freedom of speech and censorship are far less encompassing than some of you seem to believe. Freedom of speech allows you to say what you want; it doesn't protect you from the consequences of what you said, including other folks exercising their own freedom of speech by calling for you to be fired. And Savage wasn't censored before and isn't being censored now; censorship amounts to the suppression of information. How has Savage been censored? He said exactly what he wanted before - which is what got him into all this controversy - and is free to continue saying exactly what he wants now, even if he is fired, via interviews, blogs, etc.. Whether or not he has a radio platform to present his views from, though, is an entirely different matter that involves business decisions and capitalism, not freedom of speech. So, as someone else already said, if his bosses decide to keep him, fine and if not, fine too.
I will add that as a teacher who works with both autistic and non-autistic children, I've yet to encounter even a single autistic child who seemed to be misdiagnosed. I accordingly strongly suspect that most folks here agreeing even partially with Savage have not had the opportunity to meet many if any diagnosed autistic children and thus truly don't know what they are talking about.
Since when is Savage not out of line? If people would just listen to him, they would realize that he makes several good points on important topics.
We should dialogue about it. Do you relaize he has written a book on how to heal children naturally and he grew up with an extremely disabled brother? Didn't think so. He may be rude, crude and sociable unexceptable sometimes but he has a intellect to be reckoned with. He is also taking on CAIR in the courts. It's interesting that the alphabet stations don' mention this, but they all came to the aid of Don Imus. Networks and stations won't mention him unless it is in a very unflattering light like this. I notice they are having a field day with this. Most of them have a miniscule scope of knowlege compared to Savage. And most people won't go on his show because he owes allegiance to no one and no polotical party, therefore he can ask anything of them that he wants. Pretty scary concept for most "talking points" robots.
We need to stop drugging our children and most of all stop drugging our boy children. Something is wrong in our nation, but who are the real savages? Is it Michael or The drug companies, pediatricians, teachers and/or parents? Let's DISCUSS!
This guy obviously is an idiot. Whether it be highly functional or severe autism it is not a case of bratty kids. It's too offensive. He needs to go simply for being such an idiot.
I also think John Gilmore should be happy people are discussing the issue. We don't need to fire anyone over it. PC gone mad. Michael Savage has done more for the military, national security, children, the family unit, science, social science and religion than more people I know of. His daily dialog/monolog is controvesial at times, but he never ceases to amaze me and spark me with his knowledge of history in general, languages, peoples of the world and many, many more issues and interests. If he is taken off the air we are truly becoming a communist nation. To all those opposing Michael having free speech, get on a plane with Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein, Hillary, Barbra Boxer and the rest of their ilk and kindly set up shop in China, Russia or Cuba. That's All.
Perez… as someone who frequently insults people in often cruel and overexaggeated ways, i'd expect you to be the first to defend the FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
If people have a problem with Michael Savage, all they have to do is NOT LISTEN TO HIS BROADCAST.
To many people, your support for GAY lifestyles is EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE. But does that mean PEREZ HILTON ought to be taken off the internet?!?!?! NO of course not.
Everyone is entitled to have an opinion, and viewers/listeners should be entitled to listen to who they want to hear, no matter how ignorant or misinformed their views may be.
It is up to us, as a collective audience to decide whether we want to turn him on or off.
I hereby am announcing the replacement of "haters" with "knee jerk reactors or reaction", otherwise known as KJR'S. And here my good people is a prime example. Everyone wants to fire this man when all he did was to use his freedom of speech, albeit in a childish form of expression, but due to the anger of drug lobbyists having such control over our nation that we are now drugging our children on a regular basis. Instead of having a KNR let's talk about the fact our children are in a drugged stupor the likes of which we have have never seen. Gives me pause people, and gives me chill bumps. Something is not right and everything might be wrong.
Do you realize that the people like John Gilmore you are helping out with publicity are against Gardasil because they are against all vaccines. You against Gardasil being given to preteens, Perez? If so why?
I hereby am announcing the replacement of "haters" with "knee jerk reactors or reaction", otherwise known as KJR('S). And here my good people is a prime example. Everyone wants to fire this man when all he did was to use his freedom of speech, albeit in a childish form of expression, but due to the anger over drug lobbyists having such control over our nation that we are now drugging our children on a regular basis. Instead of having a KNR let's talk about the fact our children are in a drugged stupor the likes of which we have have never seen. Gives me pause people, and gives me chill bumps. Something is not right and everything might be wrong.
disagree with his statement or not but remember this IS America and he should have the right to make this statement and be free to his speech. Too bad this country is turning to Facism due to PCness.
ridiculously hateful/STUPID ranting. what a shithead. he has no idea wtf he is TALKING about.
Fire this yellow toothed douche today! wHAT A COMPLETE EEJIT.
I have listned to Doc Savage for 6yrs. He goes both ways (left and right) if you ever listen to him. He is critical of both sides. If you don't ever hear his show, you have no right talking crap! These things perez is posting (and I love perez too!) ARE OUT OF CONTEXT! I love them both! I love freedom of speech!!!!!!
PERIOD!!!!
My 3.5 year old is on the autism spectrum and let me tell you - one thing i do NOT need is to be on the internet and read crappy statements like Savage's. It's so uneducated and sooo wrong. Having a special-needs child is an unbelievable JOB. You are constantly fighting to make sure your child gets the help he/she needs in order to have a chance at life. I urge people to not listen to Savage, advertisers to pull their money and stations to drop him. Why would anyone WANT to listen to someone who clearly has no idea what they are talking about??? Yes, doctors are now diagnosing more kids w/ autism but that is b/c we are finally starting to realize that different issues are connected and fall under the same category. AND that they respond to the same forms of treatment - intense early intervention.
UMMM how did Don Imus get so much shit and get in so much trouble for calling the Rutgers Women's baskball team a bunch of "nappy-headed ho's", but this asshole goes on a rant about kids with a real illness and he hasn't been FIRED yet?! Does anyone see something wrong with this?!
Looks like a lot of people here who are bashing Doctor Michael Savage have a little autism their self. Fuckin'-A douchebags, when he said "99%" this was clearly hyperbole. He uses hyperbole daily. Savage acknowledges autism exists and cares more about kids than other group in society. His point was that children are being misdiagnosed by people without proper credentials (i.e. teachers, administrators, school psychologists, pharm. firms, etc). Moreover, there is a profit motive for those doing the misdiagnosis in many cases.
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Since most of you are too shallow to listen to Dr. Savage will never realize how brilliant he is.
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Keep on getting your news from Perez and stay uninformed, like most liberals.
Re: Chris – Umm, Savage wasn't talking about your kid or kids who have autism. He was talking about misdiagnosed kids. How moronic are all you people? Keep drinking the Perez Kool Aid Jerkoffs.
I dare you to post the whole story, Perez.
Yes, as stated before on this post, it's an opinion, he's trying to make a point and we live in a country with the first amendment. God Bless America. Listen to his entire rant on the subject. LIBERAL MEDIA IS CENSORED. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ.