Michael savage takes to the mattresses

"I'm sleeping behind locked doors with a shot gun," says Michael Savage.

It's just the latest crisis manufactured by the bellicose San Francisco talker to enhance his profile and give him victim coin to spend in the outer edges of the right-wing.

Tomorrow, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval's non-binding resolution which "condemns defamatory language used by radio personality Michael Savage against the immigrant community."

This is what dreams are made of for a talk radio host such as Michael Savage (KSFO's Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan must be so jealous).  

Savage posted a response on his Web site:

...liberalism is not only a mental disorder it is fascist at its core. This schmuck says my comments are "symbolic of hatred and racism." And they want the City to sue me for "symbolism." There is no basis in American Law for such a suit but the larger point is the astonishing hate speech this putz is engaging in. To stop OPINION by threatening legal action is akin to using the power of the State to control thought and speech. This is something out of Kafka and the ex-Soviet Union. Moreover, this illegitimi is working on behalf of a foreign government AGAINST an American Citizen. Does this constitute harassment against me? My attorney will soon answer this question as I ponder suing the City of San Francisco.

Savage is calling civil rights attorneys and playing old Bob Dylan protest songs and says he expects to be Gulag-ed any minute by the jack-booted liberal thugs.

The Supervisor's resolution is just as much an empty gesture as Savage loading his imaginary shotgun. Sandoval obviously has a PR kopf as well: the call for action against Savage coincides with city supervisors considering subsidizing immigrants' green cards and citizenship. Everybody has their constituents- Savage's latest flapdoodle has him martyred across the right-wing blogosphere. 

As conservatism winds down, and talk radio either fizzles out or finds a new demographic, we believe that conservative talkers will have to imitate the winning strategy of Savage to get the attention they need to maintain an audience.

It'll be more pissed-off bombast and ramped-up shock family values. It'll all be Savage clones with the sensibilities of madmen with the shits attracting the aural voyeurs and intensity junkies who'll dial in just to see what a talk host will say next. It's the circus part of bread & circuses.

By our lights, what's coming to news talk is more like Michael Savage accusing Democrats of poisoning Supreme Court Justice John Roberts or recommending sticking dynamite in the personal orifices of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.

The reasoned debate schtick of such conservatives as Medved, or Prager is so '90's. Dave Ross? probably on his way out. Thom Hartmann should go back to one of his many other vocations.

If listeners want reason they'll go to NPR. (hell, they already have).

Savage won Talker's magazine's "Freedom of Speech Award," this year which he could not accept without turning the spotlight even more on himself in a cantankerous display of hubris and bad manners which got his big mouth into some otherwise respectable media.

In Seattle, the meaner and madder Dori Monson got- the more successful he became (today he's the king of Seattle!) KVI's Carlson & Schram (The Commentators m-f, 9a-12p) are falling because they're too nice; the snottier Sytman and Boze (KTTH m-f,5a-9p) get, the better they do.

Savage's success says it all- he's rated by Talkers magazine as #3 in the country after Rush and Sean Hannity. We're fearful that the future of commercial talk radio will be either the intensity of meanspirited Savage clones or the dumbed-down celebrity-smitten drive-by drivel of Ron & Don (KIRO m-f, 3-6p).

(This is today's Official BlatherWatch Theory of why talk radio is going down the tubes. Stay tuned, we have others.)

Comments

[Duffman]

Thank goodness that within the relative overall realm of things, talk radio and all it's perephiral effect just doesn't matter that much. At their death-bed I doubt ANYone will ever say 'I wish I would have listened to more talk radio' :o)

[Duffman]

Well...there goes Mr Rove; hey Fremont has the fat lady sang yet?
[What a joke!]

[Duffman]

"At their death-bed I doubt ANYone will ever say 'I wish I would have listened to more talk radio' :o)"

With the possible exception of: joanie/sparky/coiler/merci (and all their alias pseuo-names) that is.

[mercifurious]

Duffman quoting/talking to himself (again).

Somebody cue the crazy woman on the courthouse steps?

I know I didn't.
*insert emoticon*

[mercifurious]

Well...there goes Mr Rove; hey Fremont has the fat lady sang yet?
[What a joke!]

Posted by: Duffman | August 14, 2007 at 06:14 AM

Yeah, Goddamnit Fremont.
Why won't wake the fuck up at 6:14AM and answer my broken-record attention-whore question?

What a joke!

[Duffman]

WHAT? you're posting as yourself...what a revelation!!!

[Duffman]

Yeah...fat lady singing, sabbatical, Mischief, Inc...WHAT A FARCE!!! Too predictable. [what's wrong cry-baby...Stybe let you down?]...hahaha

[coiler]

Sounds like Duff is losing it again..stay away from the baby milk, okay?

[Duffman]

Thanks sparky...err, I mean coiler; I'll try to watch that. :o)

[sparky]

You're projecting again, duffman.

[Duffman]

Pay that compensating sales/use tax on the value of materials you bring into the State yet sparks?
That w/be the progressivly/liberal thing to do ya know. :o)

[sparky]

Jesus, do you just sit here all day waiting to hit the send button?

[Duffman]

I understand how you could confuse me with HIM. :o) Go make yourself useful!

[mercifurious]

Pay that compensating sales/use tax on the value of materials you bring into the State yet sparks?

Ask more insipid hackneyed broken-record questions yet, courthouse cook?

We'll go with "yes"

[Duffman]

Hmmm, cheating your State and your fellow taxpayers; now that is telling, can I assume you condone that merci?

[Duffman]

We'll go with "yes"

[coiler]

Duff-Man started with the faux outrage over spilt milk, 'short bus' and now another false flag. I'm sure he punched a hole through the failed catalytic converter in his 78' Volare years ago and thought nothing about it.

[Duffman]

anomolos (if you're still even tuning in) CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

All together now class, can we say HYPOCRITE, PHONEY, PRETENDER!

[Duffman]

Edwards Self-Destructing Campaign

My, my, my...whatever will you do sparks?

[Duffman]

So, do you suppose Imus will share the $20-Mil with Rutgers Univ?

[Duffman]

Won't somebody please pay attention to me? ;o(

[Duffman]

I mean seriously folks, I'm using BW to post all the important headlines from Drudge.

This is really important stuff, everyone! :o)

[OnYawn]

Duff do you ever get tired or reading your own posts.

[Duffman]

These aren't all my posts onyawn; if you haven't picked up by now someone has a fantasy with my name and posts accordingly.

[Central Concern]

This is the detox van--if anyone comes in contact with Duffman, please call us. He is crazier than a shithouse rat.

[OnYawn]

All I know is that I'm getting sick of seeing your name on almost every post.

[Duffman]

This is the detox van--if anyone comes in contact with Duffman, please call us. He is They are crazier than a shithouse rat rats.

[Duffman]

onyawn: for what it's worth, usually my posts are early in the morning (before imposter(s) wake) :o)

[Ryder]

Will you two go get a motel!

Or a chatroom.

[Duffman]

Hear ya Ryder - wish I could circumvent but alas I'm being ambushed. Actually merci has his own chat-room don't know why he can't reside there and converse with the Stybe? I think he likes me ;o)

[Phydaux]

What an interesting place this is. What do any of these comments have to do with radio?

[Tommy008]

I guess the middle-aged, broadbottomed white anglo-saxon Mormod suits of the New! Dumber! KIRO took A listen or two to New York Vinnie and couldn't stomach all the "dese and dose" and "on your birdday"'s and decided to cashier him. No, no Vinnie, he just wouldn't do , but that Frank Shiers fella, now that was a different kettle of fish. Yessirree, Frank with his nasal, provincial, "whitest guy in the room", banal, cliched and sub- mediocre commentaries was just right.

[sparky]

Tommy..go to YouTube and pick a clip from "Big Love." Then you will understand. And Im not referring to the polygamy part.

[coiler]

It's the celestial planet thing. Mormons believe they will inherit their own planet when they die if they are good to their wive(s)

[Fremont]

hey Fremont has the fat lady sang yet?

Ouch, Duf! Your misuse of English is painful y el espanol no hay mas bien! If you have nothing to say, please, at the minimum, use properly conjugated verbs. Yikes! (No, she ain't sang yet...)

[Duffman]

Thank you Fremont..always up for an English correction. My bad! :o)

[Duffman]

WHEN will 'she' sing Fremont...time is moving on...characters are vanishing..can she sing yet with any meaning...or might that you've been incorrect, pray tell?
:o)

[KS]

Voting for defamatory speech by Savage - when he spoke the truth and exposed their lame-ass fascistic agenda by Sandoval, and the rest of the Board of Supervisors who sound like babbling incoherent ldiots. For those of you who are indifferent - something like this reflects on the society we live in - steeped in political correctness. The accusers have to resort to fraudulence for publicity and playing the f-ing race card-of course, when they are the real racists and flip the bird at whoever wants protected borders.

Granted, Savage is egomaniacal, but he is 100% right about preserving the first amendment and exposing tyrannical Government. However, this is America - not Cuba or Venezuela, so a Castro or Chavez-type cannot stop free speech. They will probably wish they should have picked on Hannity, Imus or Limbaugh after this shit is over.

[Tommy008]

Last night I dreamed I was woken up by my cellphone. Bill OReilly was on the line and boy was he pissed. here's what he said(in the dream)-"Yo Tommy- Tommy008. One of my staffers showed me printouts of what you and some other of your little pals and this guy Hood, this pinko clown that runs your blog Blatherwatch, blogged about me. We're going to feature you and this clown Hood on our tv show tomorrow ON A SHOW ABOUT LEFTWING HATE BLOGGERS. yOU'RE A HATER,008. Stone cold hater. I've got a little tv show you might of heard of called The O'Reilly factor. Exposing you on the Factor tomorrow night pal. Your full name, photo, everything. You're toast pal. You're over. You and your little pal Hood.It's game over, champ. You know what I'm talking about? You might have heard about those two child molestors we showed the photos of on The Factor, the other week. They're room temperature now, chief. Worm food . Blew their brains out with a shotgun, afterthe show. You little worm, my pal Dori Monson on KIRO clued me into your nonstop hatefest there in Seattle. Think you're a smart guy,Tommy boy?. Hood and you all think you're funny blogging about that Mackris versus O'Reilly opera, think you're a funny guy Tommy ? You're over 008. So over. Might as well end it all, you know what I'm talking about?......"

[Catholic Converter]

I've got a little tv show you might of heard of called The O'Reilly factor. Exposing you on the Factor tomorrow night pal. Your full name, photo, everything. You're toast pal. You're over.

[Tempurpedic beds]

The line that pops out from the Preamble for me is the one that suggests we “promote the general Welfare,

[Tempurpedic beds]

Think you're a smart guy,Tommy boy?. Hood and you all think you're funny blogging about that Mackris versus O'Reilly opera, think you're a funny guy Tommy ? You're over 008. So over. Might as well end it al