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

[We-Are-The-Ones]

Maybe someone should post pictures of him on the Internet, with his address, his schedule, where he works, his work schedule, and his security detail information, if any.

Wonder if he would like that? Bet he would start screaming violation of privacy right away.

[CrzyRussell]

Didn't people do that to the Prop 8 supporters?

[noamjunior]

savage will stop at nothing to prevent knowledge of his previous homosexual­/pedopheli­c lifestyle from reaching the mass media

[StillAmused]

Wonder if the children of the broadcast execs who keep this toxic vermin on the air avert their eyes at the dinner table?

[triplettam]

Well it's just sad. The only way they know how to win is through intimidation. Joe McCarthy, Nixon, Liddy, Newt, Tom Delay, Cheney, Rush and Rove and Savage were all brought up to believe that Republicans are more right than than anyone else so they must get their way and the easiest way to do it is to bully people or demonize them. And it use to work. But people got wise, some on the left grew a spine and started things like Media Matters and Air America to call them on their lies and propaganda. And they can't stand it because they don't know what else to do. So they cry a lot. Praying for the day when hate will come back in fashion.

[Dissident Dexter]

weiner

[jsgaetano]

damn, I was just going to do that.

[wariscoming]

don't be afraid, Obama will protect you. (eye roll).

[Layman23]

Whats next? Embracing Taliban as their brethren?

[MaxPowerXP]

Probably scared that Media Matters will out him by reprinting his gay love letters to Alan Ginsberg

[Shayrae]

Maybe they'll do it now.

[mockley]

Is he looking to room with Hal Turner in the Pokey?

[rosal]

They are thinking this is the only way to put the Repbs back in power. Get rid of every Progressive in this country. I think that's the plan.

[benji85]

Well Bush took power with some fishy work twice, so it wouldn't be surprising that they would return to power by taking away democracy.

[butonelife]

Truth: Sunlight
Reichwingers: Vampires

[smchp]

So is this enough to get him arrested? I think it will get him a visit from the FBI at a minimum.

[CrzyRussell]

No, he isn't inciting violence. If fact, he is doing exactly what those who are fighting against prop 8 in CA did.

Identifying people and calling them out for their actions isn't illegal or even wrong.
It even happens here all the time.

[FernandoRuiz]

Whats wrong with Media Matters actions? So now anyone who criticizes Republicans is immediately a Stalinist? You GOPers really consider yourselves demagogues dont you?

[rosal]

Our own Ayatollahs. When somebody calls them on their lies, they are ready to silence them. Supreme Leader would be proud of Savage and his kind.

[wizardofoz]

rosal,you may call him OSAMA BIN SAVAGE.

[serena1313]

In the last two months right-wing extremists have killed: Dr. Tillman, 2 US soldiers (1 killed, 1 injured) in Arkansas, 5 law officers (in 2 different incidents), a guard at the Holocaust Museum, a 9-year old girl and her father, 2 black people and nearly one more in Brocton, Ma., and Jim Adkisson, angry about the liberal movement, killed 2 people and injured 7 others in Tennessee. The search warrant stated 3 books were seized from Adkisson's home: "The O'Reilly Factor" by Bill O'Reilly, "Let Freedom Ring" by Sean Hannity and "Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder" by Michael Savage.

So what does Savage think will happen after he makes the "pictures and other pertinent information" of Media Matters' personnel available on his web site? If one or more is injured or worse murdered will Savage deny he is responsible?

Today the FBI arrested Hal Turner, occasional internet radio talk-show host and blogger, for threatening to murder 3 federal judges. On his web-site he posted their names, addresses and photos along with this quote:

"Let me be the first to say this plainly; These judges need to be killed."

These incidents are more than a hate fest, right-wing extremists want to eliminate anyone who disagrees with them. While hate speech is legal, as should be, it needs to be toned down. People are getting killed.

[DullKnife]

Let's not forget Tim McVeigh (OK City) and Eric Rudolph (Atlanta Olympics). Both hard core right-wingers. In the case of Eric Rudolph, he became a folk hero to "Real America" because he was saving "babies" and taking care of "the gays".

Do the Neo-Confederates really think we're all this stupid? Oh right, we've been indoctrinated by the "screwel system" so we're already tainted.

These folks are getting scarier as they stand behind our Constitution smeared with their monkey sh*t screamin "Free Speech".

Keep it going free thinkers. Keep a light on them!

[JessWonderin]

Take all the money you are ANY friends would spend on ROCKSTAR ("energy drink??") and SENT IT TO Media Matters . . .

Rockstar money goes STRAIGHT to the Savage Weenie family - son owns, Micheal on Board, share SAME office address . . . . what's "cool" 'bout drinking Rockstar when it gives energy to HATE RADIO????

Friends don't let friends drink ROCKSTAR . . . .

[noamjunior]

You would think that the fact Rockstar tastes like rancid pepto-bysmal saturted with corn syrup would be reason enough not to drink that crap