Michael Savage's Lawsuit Against Islamic Group Tossed By Judge

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Quran a "book of hate."

Savage sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, for copyright infringement and racketeering lawsuit late last year, claiming the group violated his rights by using a segment of his "Savage Nation" show in a letter-writing campaign to get advertisers to boycott the program. In the broadcast used by CAIR, Savage also called the Muslim holy book "a throwback document."

In her ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said people who listen to a public broadcast are entitled to use excerpts for purposes of comment and criticism. She also said no evidence was presented to show that advertising on the show's broadcast was affected by CAIR's actions.

The racketeering element of the lawsuit alleged that CAIR was not a civil rights group, but a political organization with ties to terrorist groups. CAIR denies those claims, saying it opposes terrorism and religious extremism.

In an interview with The Associated Press after he filed the lawsuit in December, Savage said he was referring to Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his violent brand of Islamic extremism in the broadcast, not about the religion in general.

Savage's attorney, Daniel Horowitz, told the San Francisco Chronicle he plans to file a new racketeering suit.

Comments

[PhantomAviator]

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But what Savage doen't realize is that THE BIBLE is a book of hate and a throwback document.

Just take a gander at Leviticus.

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[Ergon]

MY bible is confined to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

[ThunderclapNewman]

That's the New Testament---only a part of the Bible.

[goofticket]

Savage is afraid.
He does not broadcast from a studio.
He hides, in secret locations, and sends his program to a station, via phonelines.
He rarely goes out in public, as he has had so many death threats against him.
Savage is afraid....­and probably for good reason.

[Heavy]

With Novak on the road, who can blame him?

[omop]

An uncle took a look at a photo of Michael Savage and said ," I remember when Michael was a Wiener " but then uncle is known as a Krusty the Klown fan as he continued saying, "Michael was a much fresher looking weiner back in the good ole days".

[veracity]

Savage is a hate-monger, plain and simple. If you substituted "Jews!" for every time he attacks "liberals!" or "Muslims!" he would have been bounced off the air years ago.

The "lefty", "liberal" and Democratic press/media is definitely remiss in not pointing out to EVERY "Savage nation" radio sponsor (advertiser) just how nasty and Goebbelesque Mr. Weiner's rants truly are.

[eyesopenwide]

It was the "liberals" and "communists" that the Nazis first hauled off en mass to the concentration camps before they went after all of the others--christians, jews, etc.

[JLee]

Indeed, the original fearmongering against the Jewish people consisted of lumping them all in with Communists. The term was "Judeo-Bol­shevism." Remind anyone of "Islamofascism?"

[Roci]

Two words: Fair Use

Case closed.

As to the rantings of Savage and Dimblub and the rest, I simply recall the ancient bit of advice which says: "Let him rave on, that men shall know him mad."
I'm too much of a liberal to advocate that free speech be taken away from anyone, even someone like Savage. The purpose of freedom of speech was to be the ultimate check against tyranny. Listen to Savage for only a minute or two, and you've been warned in the same way Hitler warned the world with a book that Europe read, and America ignored until December 8, 1941.
Savage is insignificant. Ten years from now, he'll be as forgettable as the Village Idiot who has taken over the White House. Let the tiny man behind the curtain rave on. There will be someone new along for their 15 minutes any time now. But now,you have been warned, haven't you?
Roci

[Heavy]

Like flies on the cash heap

[MajorKong]

Sounds like one o' them there frivolous lawsuits to me.

[eugenegerard]

Horowitz and Savage crawl out of the same hole.

[66rock]

Am I the only one Shocked that Savage is represented by David Horowitz? I always thought Horowitz was a class act, maybe not and I just can't believe that he can't afford to be more selective.

[JLee]

As in David "Islamofascism Awareness Week" Horowitz? Can't imagine why you thought him as a class act. They're two ideological peas in a pod.

[strandwolf]

Different guy. Daniel Horowitz is apparently a San Francisco area attorney-at-law. David Horowitz the pundit ex-leftie is a demagogue.

[Witchitalineman]

This man is a menace.

[ROBOT8]

THAVAGE ! BRUTE! IN 10 YEARS ALL THESE PIGS WILL BE THROWN OFF THE AIR

"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of an eye: the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.­"
Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, U.S. Supreme Court

[sawdustinhershoes]

LOL!!!! Let's hope it's a lot less than 10.

Great quote.

[max]

can you imagine the mind that listens to this guy without laughing? Tim McVeigh probally listened.

[MarkInEugene]

Sheesh... this guy has more hate and anger in him than a death row inmate! He just won't quit. He must have been beaten regularly as a child and psychologically tortured by parnoid narcistic parents. Strange how someone so unstable becomes a bankable shock jock.....o­nly in America!

[sawdustinhershoes]

Strange? Have you taken a gander at Rush, lately? They're probably all wack jobs. If your job is to knowingly lie to the American public everyday for several hours, you have to have a loose screw.

[MarkInEugene]

Yes absolutely true (especially in the case of Limbaugh), but Savage strikes me as way over the top.

[Lion24]

Life can be savage, can't it Mr. Wiener?

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

heh,heh,heh! I hope he burns up his whole fortune (built on hate speech) by filing a bunch of similar lawsuits!

[JLee]

Harassment by suit, huh. They'll look to get a venue with a W-appointed judge next time, no doubt. (Illston is a Clinton appointee.­) I guess Savage ain't too familiar with the concept of fair use. The only surprise is that any licensed lawyer is going along with this crap.

Hey, look up Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure they next time you crack open a book, Savage Lawyer Person. And maybe the code of professional responsibility for your jurisdiction while you're at it.