Slog - Comments on Michael Savage Dares His Advertisers to Continue Supporting Him http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to It takes a big man to call bullshit on autism: "I'll tell you what autism is," [conservative shock jock] Michael Savage told his audience on July 16. "In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is.....Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot." If it's any consolation, Savage's advertisers are rightfully repulsed and actively distancing themselves from him. Still, it would be wonderful if Michael Savage got some awful, quick-acting cancer.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:38 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:51:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by heywhatsit Why quick?

]]> heywhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083629 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083629 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:34:03 -0800 Comment by jebus h. xst Better for Mr. Weiner to have a long life -- and no audience.

]]> jebus h. xst http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083631 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083631 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:35:38 -0800 Comment by cdc So he never quite understood that whole "hey pick on someone your own size" thing, huh?

]]> cdc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083636 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:44:50 -0800 Comment by moobs That photo is heartbreaking!

]]> moobs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083641 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:48:03 -0800 Comment by ru shur He's a douche but I can see Asberger's becoming overdiagnosed for every kid who gets excited about anything.

]]> ru shur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083650 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083650 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:00:59 -0800 Comment by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot @5, glad we have somebody as well-informed as you to make a judgment as to how Asperger's Disorder gets diagnosed and how often.

]]> Whiskey Tango Foxtrot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083657 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:07:04 -0800 Comment by amp "Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot."
Shouldn't he just take his own advice?

]]> amp http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083662 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083662 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:10:13 -0800 Comment by MvB @amp: that's three things and it might be complicated. He can just start with "Stop acting like a putz."

]]> MvB http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083664 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:15:23 -0800 Comment by Nick Good call, WTF@6.

]]> Nick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083680 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:35:54 -0800 Comment by Snarky Cancer wouldn't make him eat his words. Alzheimer's would be more poetic.

]]> Snarky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083688 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083688 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:40:46 -0800 Comment by Greg You know, for a guy who seems to be extremely self-centered and lacking in empathy, who has difficulty comprehending shades of meaning and common manners, it's very presumptuous of him to tell people with autism-spectrum disorders to 'straighten up' and 'act like a man.'

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083709 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083709 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:52:05 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi I'm skeptical of such things as ADD and ADHD. But having one relative with autism, that disorder seems to me to be too serious and debilitating not to take seriously. As usual, Savage/Weiner is a scumsucker.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083710 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:52:30 -0800 Comment by Gabriel Michael Savage says much worse things than this practically every week. And his sponsors are just now becoming disgusted with him?

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083714 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083714 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:56:51 -0800 Comment by ru shur @6: I didn't say it was currently diagnosed that way, just that it's likely in the future. Remember, ADD wasn't always a catchall diagnosis for kids who dared to misbehave in school.

Looking at the media and society, people are already seeing Asberger's in every socially awkward kid who's really into a subject. One could argue that it's just a matter of time before they start doping the quiet kids to be more "social".

]]> ru shur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083753 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083753 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:18:39 -0800 Comment by uninformed #14 - it's "Asperger's" syndrome -- not Asberger's -- your comments and misspelling speak to the fact that you obviously do not know what you are talking about...

]]> uninformed http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083768 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:25:25 -0800 Comment by bigyaz @12: So you take autism seriously because you happen to have an autistic relative? But those other disorders that nobody in your life suffers from? Fuck 'em.

]]> bigyaz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083773 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083773 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:27:03 -0800 Comment by W.T. Foxtrot @14 - your continuing to talk despite your ignorance astounds me.


-How can you guess the future when you don't even know what's happening today?


-AD/HD still isn't a "catch-all" diagnosis. Take a peek at the DSM-IV to see what it takes to get diagnosed.


-Who are these people seeing Asperger's Disorder in every socially awkward kid? I guess "one could argue" any damn thing they want, but they're still going to come out sounding like an idiot if they don't know what the fuck they're talking about.

]]> W.T. Foxtrot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083790 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1083790 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:32:24 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @16,

No, but I've seen enough people dismiss energetic kids with a lack of discipline as having ADD or ADHD. I'm skeptical about how many of those kids actually have those disorders. Being easily distracted doesn't equal having a disorder. Autism is a hell of a lot worse and I've yet to see any evidence of it being overdiagnosed or of adults claiming autism in a case where a kid is merely behaving badly.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084059 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084059 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:29:12 -0800 Comment by W.T. Foxtrot @18: Funny you would say Savage/Weiner is a scumsucker, and yet you sound just like him in your AD/HD analysis.

]]> W.T. Foxtrot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084135 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084135 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:19:19 -0800 Comment by grow up add and adhd are total bullshit. anyone "diagnosed" with that shit just needs to grow up. Autism and add/adhd aren't even in the same ballpark. add/adhd are created for the benefit of the drug companies to sell more drugs to middle class america where each unique kid who fails can blame the problem on biology instead of where it belongs, with the parenting skills.

]]> grow up http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084259 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084259 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:54:09 -0800 Comment by scientology rules! Mr. Cruise @20, ladies and gentlemen.

]]> scientology rules! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084294 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:02:43 -0800 Comment by CP Pyschiatry is an exact science! And you should have faith it it, ye skeptics.


Nobody's giving Mr. Savage any credit. He didn't recommend beating these children until they behaved, did he? I don't know for sure about him, but I can guarantee you that a lot of his listeners would prescribe that cure in a heartbeat. Gots ta whip the dayvuhl outta that boy. Or, you know, shake'em really good.

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/michael_savage_dares_his_advertisers_to#c1084818 Media Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:51:10 -0800