Merc14 Posted September 28, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) A radio show hosted by Michael Savage with20 million listeners was taken off the air when he mentioned rumors that she takes Levodopa, a Parkinsons medication. I don't listen to the man but how is this right? I am sure they'd care veery little if he said similar things about Trump or anyone else on the right. http://madworldnews.com/michael-savage-taken-off-air/ Only 36% think she is healthy so the leftist MSM's self-censorship isn't working. Edited September 28, 2016 by Merc14 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith Posted September 28, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I dunno, maybe they pulled it to avoid a lawsuit. 20 mill viewers is enough to make a dent. It's not clear what he said, but if he outright stated she's got Parkinsons I would have pulled the plug on him too. Not worth the possible legal hassle. I don't listen to the guy, but I would be curious to know if he's said other things about Hillary in the past (which I suspect he has) and not got pulled. Maybe he just crossed the legal line this time... Or maybe he was censored for other not so legit reasons. Hard to say one way or the other without all the facts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 28, 2016 #3 Share Posted September 28, 2016 55 minutes ago, Zenith said: I dunno, maybe they pulled it to avoid a lawsuit. 20 mill viewers is enough to make a dent. It's not clear what he said, but if he outright stated she's got Parkinsons I would have pulled the plug on him too. Not worth the possible legal hassle. I don't listen to the guy, but I would be curious to know if he's said other things about Hillary in the past (which I suspect he has) and not got pulled. Maybe he just crossed the legal line this time... Or maybe he was censored for other not so legit reasons. Hard to say one way or the other without all the facts. The only way to win a lawsuit would be to prove she didn't have Parkinson's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 28, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 28, 2016 It was a pretty stupid move. Clearly this only brought MORE attention to Savage and his use of the word, and his guess about Hillary's health. Now all those millions of people are going to be even more stirred up. Stupid liberal CEO couldn't have made a better case for Hillary being sick if he had himself suggested it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent0range Posted September 28, 2016 #5 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I'm not arguing the topic..but you are telling me 15% of Americans regularly listen to a RADIO show? I'm big into politics, and have never even heard of this guy. The only thing I'm disputing are those numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 28, 2016 #6 Share Posted September 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Agent0range said: I'm not arguing the topic..but you are telling me 15% of Americans regularly listen to a RADIO show? I'm big into politics, and have never even heard of this guy. The only thing I'm disputing are those numbers. I'll bet it is supposed to be 20 million listeners per week, not daily. Rush Limbaugh is still the number one talk show and has an estimated 14 million listeners per week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030603435.html Savage is actually spoken of quite often on Fox and MSNBC. On one fondly and on the other negatively. Usually on a news show relating to some issue he was speaking of on air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ZZ. Posted September 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Now why does that not surprise me? WABC is like CNN on the radio. I listened to Savage years ago because it was the only station I could often get while driving in the mountains. I got to where I couldn't stand the guy. He spent most of the time on air plugging one of his books. This isn't the first time he has been pulled from his show, last time he took a couple of months off and then got a new one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted September 28, 2016 #8 Share Posted September 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Agent0range said: I'm not arguing the topic..but you are telling me 15% of Americans regularly listen to a RADIO show? I'm big into politics, and have never even heard of this guy. The only thing I'm disputing are those numbers. He's been around for a bit over 20 years. He's not everyone's cup of tea to be sure but shutting him down in such a way is counter productive at best. He has a loyal following and recently wrote an anti Hillary book called SCORCHED EARTH. I enjoyed the book. I don't know enough about his career or politics to say whether I like the guy or not. What little I've heard of him he's intentionally bombastic and with me, a little of that goes a very long way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith Posted September 28, 2016 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2016 11 hours ago, Lord Fedorable said: The only way to win a lawsuit would be to prove she didn't have Parkinson's. Easily done no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted September 28, 2016 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2016 So, what is the insinuation here? That Hillary's support is so vast and powerful that she can get a radio show shut down? There certainly is censorship here, but I think it's at the hands of the legal department at the flagship radio station. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredimus Posted September 28, 2016 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Honestly, Michael Savage is everything that is wrong with the conservative party. I have often listened to his show... Most of the time he is talking about how great a man he is... if not that he is talking about his dog... or what crappy little place he went to drink the night before... and then he is hocking his books at a constant rate... and if you call in to his show with an opinion that differs from his, you are berated as an idiot and then hung up on immediately. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpumper Posted September 28, 2016 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2016 He's awesome. I wasn't listening at the time it was pulled. The little I listened to yesterday, I think he said it may have been attributed to technical problems. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted September 28, 2016 #13 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I love Savage because he is basically non PC. He's raw but like all the others, sometimes goes off on some weird tangent. Anyway, I was listening in when this happened. Evidently, two things were happening. First, WABC pulled his show right in the middle of it and replaced it with something else. And then on two or three occasions, he was completely off the air on the other affiliates. He was discussing the possibility that Hilary has Parkinsons. Savage being Savage is very paranoid. What WABC did was probably not contractually legal, if not stupid because Savage brings in high ratings. But the other thing was probably just technical difficulties but it does seem to happen often to him. Be as it may, his books are absolutely prophetic. "Stop the Coming Civil War" and "Government Zero" are unbelievable. And I have "Scorched Earth" on order. These books are detailed and the reason why Progressives don't like him. He can't be shut up. That's why I like him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetpumper Posted September 28, 2016 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Government Zero was great, I'm about half way through Scorched Earth. These should be required reading in schools across the country. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 28, 2016 #15 Share Posted September 28, 2016 7 hours ago, Zenith said: Easily done no doubt. But there are two problems - one is they might not be able to, and if they do and she actuslly does, that's perjury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2016 7 hours ago, Dredimus said: Honestly, Michael Savage is everything that is wrong with the conservative party. I have often listened to his show... Most of the time he is talking about how great a man he is... if not that he is talking about his dog... or what crappy little place he went to drink the night before... and then he is hocking his books at a constant rate... and if you call in to his show with an opinion that differs from his, you are berated as an idiot and then hung up on immediately. As opposed to the Progressives, who if you disagree call you racist or sexist and try and get you fired from your job. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted September 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted September 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, Lord Fedorable said: As opposed to the Progressives, who if you disagree call you racist or sexist and try and get you fired from your job. Ask Dr. Drew. They don't just try. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith Posted September 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted September 28, 2016 13 minutes ago, Lord Fedorable said: But there are two problems - one is they might not be able to, and if they do and she actuslly does, that's perjury. It's not perjury unless she and her doctors lie under oath. Parkinson's is not a disease one can easily hide. so why lie only to show the symptoms at a later point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjadude Posted September 29, 2016 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Radio. How quaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 29, 2016 #20 Share Posted September 29, 2016 23 minutes ago, ninjadude said: Radio. How quaint. can't attack the content, attack the medium. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted September 29, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted September 29, 2016 1 hour ago, ninjadude said: Radio. How quaint. Because without pictures you're pretty clueless eh? The funny thing is every left wing hero who has tried to start one of those right wing shows in order to battle back against the incredible damage they have done to the democrat party has failed miserably/ It is so quaint that Al Gore started Air America to great left wing fanfare and guess what, bankrupt and millions lost. Too funny. I have three words for you turtlehead and they ain't happy motoring friend. Thanks anyways for teeing another simple one up for me turtlehead and keep them coming, I get to make my point very easily and succinctly while hammering you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 29, 2016 #22 Share Posted September 29, 2016 8 hours ago, Zenith said: It's not perjury unless she and her doctors lie under oath. Parkinson's is not a disease one can easily hide. so why lie only to show the symptoms at a later point. Because they are paying you enough to effectively retire if you are caught?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmoonlady Posted September 29, 2016 #23 Share Posted September 29, 2016 (edited) Because the owners of his syndication network are not stupid. A: if it were true it means someone violated her medical records and as a hipaa violation would lead to lawsuits so far up their butts they would owe a lot of money or B: it is a rumor and unfounded and would leave them open for a huge slander case. Either way the idea to say that on air was stupid on multiple levels. Edited September 29, 2016 by darkmoonlady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 29, 2016 #24 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Slander? I'm doubtful. Considering everything everybody is saying about both Presidential candidates, I very much doubt that Mrs Rodham-Clinton would go after Mr Savage for one word in one show. If you listen to his show, he throws a lot bigger slanderous things her way, then to mention Parkinson's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredimus Posted September 29, 2016 #25 Share Posted September 29, 2016 13 hours ago, Lord Fedorable said: As opposed to the Progressives, who if you disagree call you racist or sexist and try and get you fired from your job. I'm a conservative... So I don't listen to them either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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