Michael Savage Issues Fatwa Against Media Matters (AUDIO)

I'm having a hard time discerning the logic behind talk-radio host Michael Savage's recent threat to post pictures and "pertinent information" about the people who work for Media Matters For America on his website. Oh, wait! I see my mistake! I am sitting here, contemplating Michael Savage, and attempting to "discern logic." Okay, my bad.

The story goes like this: Michael Savage hates him some Media Matters folks, for constantly harping on his craziness, and probably because he blames the media watchdog organization for the way he was banned from entering Great Britain by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. So, Savage recently called upon "all people in the media who have been harassed by this Stalinist group, Media Matters, to join forces to publish the names of the people and put their pictures up on their websites." Ahh, yes! Who can forget the robust growth of media watchdog groups that flourished under Stalin!

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What's strange about this is that Media Matters has been making the case for some time now that right-wing voices have been ramping up rhetoric that specifically urges violent acts and intimidation. So now, Savage is talking about a running a web-stalking campaign against them? Hmmm. I wonder what sort of conclusions a person might draw from that?

Ron Moore, writing for the Washington Examiner, June 24, 2009:

The history of right wing extremists using "wanted" posters against abortion providers is well documented. Recently the right wing Christian group the American Center for Law and Justice celebrated its court victory for the "truth truck" that promoted incendiary attacks on Dr. George Tiller. Sadly two days later Tiller was dead, assassinated in his place of worship. While the court case and Tiller's murder cannot be directly linked it demonstrated a certain morbid insensitivity that the group continued to trumpet the court victory after Tiller's death.

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Against this backdrop the threat to post pictures and personal information about media watchdogs as a response to criticism can legitimately be perceived as a threat. Michael Savage may be famous for brash talk and incendiary language, but recent history must be taken into account as his "Savage Nation" may take the talker's inflammatory posting as marching orders to take action against his enemies.

And against this backdrop, it seems to me that making Media Matters the target in the same way that they have been writing about, with earnest concern, only helps to prove their point. It just doesn't make logical sense for Michael Savage to do...oh, but there I go again!

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Comments

[solo50]

If you disagree with what someone says taken out of context - just call him a hater. No one on this website has the intelligence to go toe to toe with Michael Savage. You can't lump him with that "ilk." By the way 'conservative' is not a bad word.

[jjflazhhp]

You don't Savage, Rush and their ilk aren't just as secretive about their personal locations, and security.
I wonder what would happen if people who know started to post info about those things which Savage threatens to do. Just do it to all of them each time one of them tries this: "Media Matters, to join forces to publish the names of the people and put their pictures up on their websites." OK, who knows where Savage lives, car he drives, lets see how he likes it when the whimpy bolggers take him on at his own game.
My guess is the best thing is go after his advertisers as people have been doing. Progressives are above all that, just let the wingnuts make these threats because they know they are safe on their own persons; they think.

[fredisfred]

Ah, so the Weiner is now revealed to be a Stalinist.

Ya learn somethin' new everah day...

[whocan]

So basically , Media Matters is needed by the sheeple of liberal nation to tell them how to think and spew talking points

[pizzmoe]

Yes, exactly. How did you know?

[Cappy]

No, it's just that most people don't have the time to waste or the intestinal fortitude to sift through the lies and verbal garbage of conservative media to become aware of the threat they pose to real "real Americans". No one is actively trying to shut down Wiener, but here he goes threatening to pose a genuine treat of violence against people who are doing nothing more than rebroadcast Wiener's own words.

[BurtonOerney]

Oh my god! 'Sheeple' is no longer clever. Tell your friends.

[Dire wolf]

....he said, as he thoughtlessly spewed his right wing talking point.

[bingvangorden]

No. They merely provide a service. Making available transcripts and audio so we don't have to waste our time listening to hours of drivel.

[Yarrr]

If there's one thing that's like kryptonite to wingnuts, it's their actual words being taken in the proper context.

[laocoon]

the first time I heard Savage he was ranting that for a congressman- in the debate on the floor about whether or not to go to war- to argue against war was TREASON. Savage is against the very idea of our system of government-

[vonPinto]

A word of advice for Michael SAVAGE, "A Witch doctor who claims expertise at treating diarrheal diseases is NOT immune to DIARRHEA himself"

Michael, does that make any sense to you?

[whocan]

Maybe if Media Matters, would ever once critique say, Daily Kos, Move on, this site, Olbermaddow,
Sargeant Schultz or Air Amerika , you might have point

[Wombaticus]

Media Matters is directly mandated to follow right wing media and report on it. From their website.
"Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
so duh...

As for Mister "Savage"
He just really hates having his own words quoted in a forum that he cannot control. His show is akin to a bully holding court in a bar surrounded by his butt kissing buddies, exactly like Limbaugh. They both cannot stand having their own words held up for scrutiny in the light of day.

[vonPinto]

Can you imagine these people? They hate to have their own words quoted back for them. Incredible.

That is an attribute to all bullies.

[vonPinto]

I do not blame you because like the rest of your herd, you do not have the brains to think.

[TheRealThunderMonkey]

Maybe if Keith, Rachel or Eddie had said something that was a blatant lie on the air and refused to apologize for it or correct themselves, then you might have a point.

If you don't like this site, why are you even posting?

[DullKnife]

Is it OK stick if they just to pointing out actual falsehoods by the media?

Be a brave little who and go to the site. As of right now, they are calling out CNN (Communist News Network to you), MSNBC (or LSD NBC if you like) and the Washington Post on falsehoods and mis-representation.

Can you find an actual post from any your noted sites (not comments) that call for "answering the call of liberty" and "doing what needs to be done" in the same context as "they need to be killed." Good Luck.

Reality awaits your response.

[Bobbygoode]

Media Matters REPORTS THEIR OWN WORDS, and provides COMPLETE QUOTES when, say, Hannity or O'Reilly truncate them to make their propaganda work. SORRY!

[pfc1369]

Mike Weiner (aka Savage) is a New York J** who spent years sucking up to (and being rejected by ) the San Francisco avant garde.

Then he discovered a new persona and Big $$$ in hate radio.....

[floridafun]

mikie weiner is just another right wingnut who loves to hate. scarey thing is how his audience believes all the lying skewered crap he spews. visit his site and worldnutdaily. no wonder the haters feel justified and empoweded when given all the misinformation and loony non-reporting.

[noudidnt]

Do not buy RockStar Energy drink.

The Weiners own it.

[JT212]

Pease don't humour him by addressing him by his tough guy name "Savage". It's Weiner. No doubt got pummelled every day at recess.

[pfc1369]

I well recall the "wanted" posters of JFK circulating all around Dallas and in the newspapers just prior to his fateful trip there in 1963.

[CynAnne]

Ah, Jason, please don't tax yourself trying to deduce the workings of the wingnutter mind. What we just heard on that clip is just the kind of yellow-rag hate-speech that keeps Mr. Wiener-Savage on the U.K.'s "Banned from Our Country" list. He and his ilk had better remember the old saying 'turn-about is fair play', perhaps..? ;) ...

[oncethere]

Savage spends half his show talking about the abuse he suffered as a child; the other half drawing moronic conclusions about life from his personal experiences.