Jay Bookman

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

I’ve never listened to Savage. Do you by any chance have a link so that we can hear for ourselves whether he really was taken out of context?

By dj

July 22, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this

I think his name says it all - weiner. From weenie to savage, mr. macho man. Glad AFLAC pulled their ads - I hope more get pulled. Weiner needs to be given the hook. What a hateful jack…. This guy is so vile, he makes Limbaugh look like a Renaisance (sp?) man!

By ByteMe

July 22, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

It wasn’t out of context.

(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/business/media/22sava.html?em&ex=1216872000&en=e345d55276b40910&ei=5087%0A)

Clearly he doesn’t have a kid with autism.

By Too Late, Baby

July 22, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

That’s his act? and people still listen? Sorry, but the word moron was finally obsolete over three years ago. It just doesn’t work at all. It’s the true mark of a hack. The true mark.

I used to be a strong proponent of the word moron. Jerry Lewis used it alot in the seventies and eighties and I liked it. It also, when inserted in text in just the right way, was hilarious.

But that was five or six years ago, and it simply has been overused, and now should be dropped from the lexicon.

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 4:45 PM | Link to this

Savage is no different from that guy that supports the fair tax — what’s his name — or those others that will say anything for a rating. I turn them off at the first hint of what they are. One show that I think a lot of people could do with listening to is Dave Ramsey.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

Good question, RW. I found an audio version with a transcript as well:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170005

By Midori

July 22, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

um, Jay —

some folks here don’t “do” media matters.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this

Well Jay, You don’t make it easy when you link to a biased site that only does snippets which really can and often do strip out the context so I ventured over to his web site.

After exploring around in there I have to agree with you that he wasn’t taken out of context and his throwaway line about boldly awakening parents is hogwash too. He also talks like a typical punk so maybe that’s why Boortz calls him Weiner Nation.

Had he said what he wrote after the “bold awakening bit” I might tend to agree with him though

By MorningStar

July 22, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

It never ceases to amaze me what these gutless wonders will do for money. It also never ceases to amaze me that some make listening to these people(?) a large part of their daily life.

An occasional scanning of media crazies is essential to self preservation. We need to know what’s happening out there, but this kook needs to be taken off the air!!! I can think of a couple others, but this wretched soul makes the others look like alter boys (or girls).

By alan

July 22, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this

Savage and all the other idiots who spew such nonesense (without evidence) must be held accountable. They scream “responsibility for one’s actions” until it is their turn to walk the walk.

But at least, Savage can formulate an independent thought because he is “educated”, unlike Sean “Somebody”—the most annoying of them all !

alan

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 5:27 PM | Link to this

It’s sort of telling that kookman would use a vid from the extreme left wing propaganda website so he can whine and moan about extreme right wing propaganda.

And it’s like anyone listens to Savage to start with.

Mouth off about Limbaugh, Jay, see what happens.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this

I’ve “mouthed off” about Limbaugh.

And O’Reilly. And that other guy. And lived to tell the tale, Management.

O’Reilly even put my smiling picture on his show, no doubt in hopes it would improve his ratings. They’ll stoop to anything to jack up their numbers :>)

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

Bookman:

He’s nothing more than an Al Franken. Have you ever gone after Al?

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 5:47 PM | Link to this

Why would I do that, corporal?

By the way, did you find one of the riot-predicting pundits yet?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 5:55 PM | Link to this

I don’t listen to O’Pinko or Hannity, let’s try to stay focused.

I do, however, listen to Limbaugh, and other than his infrequent mentions of the Urinal Constipation, he has never said anything about you.

Maybe you should, uh, try harder?

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this

Since we’re on the topic of outrageous stories in the media.

On the one hand there seems a grain of truth because why would Edwards end up in the same hotel even after he’s been linked to her, but the description of the mad dash up and down the stairs before dodging into a bathroom sounds a little far fetched.

By GodHatesTrash

July 22, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this

Michael Weiner Savage used to huckster vitamins before s/he ended up a big hit on rant and rave radio. Thankfully, I haven’t found a radio station here that carries her. S/he lives in San Francisco, and if you’ve ever heard him/her wax poetic about men in uniform… well, I bet s/he’s a big hit on Castro Street.

Truth in advertising, s/he should change the name to Michael Silly Savage.

Corporal, you are dismissed.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this

That’s never been one of my career goals, Management.

By Abomi Nation

July 22, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this

I guess this about sizes up you right-wing wacko’s!

A recent study shows that listeners of Rush Limbaugh and/or Sean Hannity have IQ’s that are considerably lower than the rest of the adult population. “We’re seeing an overall decline in IQ’s that are over 20% less than normal,” said Dr James Holbrith of the Florida Institute of Mental Health. “This leads us to the conclusion that most listeners of this form of media have lessened cognitive capabilities. These people are also more prone than the general population to have extreme gaming and Internet addiction problems.”

By MorningStar

July 22, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this

By RW-(the original) July 22, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this Since we’re on the topic of outrageous stories in the media.

Golly gee, The National Inquirer. Before I look at this ‘reliable source’ when suffering from boredom in the checkout line at Ingles, I look around to ensure none of my friends are anywhere to be seen.

What we will do for entertainment!

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this

Abomi Nation is pulling our collective leg, so to speak.

Also known as BSing…

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 6:20 PM | Link to this

I stand corrected, God’s Trash listens to Savage.

Anyone else notice how this Nancy here seems to be hip with the Castro Street and Gerbils, things I would have never known?

Queer, isn’t it?

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this

MorningStar,

I believe I called it outrageous. If you look that up I don’t think you’ll find it to be a synonym of credible. although ever since most of our daily newspapers, including this one, became exclusively moonbat(ic)® cheerleader rags they have about the same degree of believability.

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this

I seriously doubt that this Savage person or any involved in airing such a program can claim plausible deniability. Now, there’s something that the Bush administration can help them with.

By Abomi Nation

July 22, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

Yep. You caught me Jay!

I thought it would be fun to try the act that AJC/DNC Management puts on everyday. The one where he can accuse others of using “extreme left wing propaganda website so he can whine and moan about extreme right wing propaganda,” while at the same time posting things with hidden sources that are anonymous and just as partisan or just plain made up and total BS.

I’m the fictious Dr James Holbrith and the study I conducted was from observing AJC/DNC Management. Lol.

By @@

July 22, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this

I’ve heard of Michael but haven’t heard Michael. Isn’t he a savage from San Francisco?

Jay:

When I first started commenting at Luckovich’s, I would often make reference to the special needs children I work with (not by name) by experiences…revelations if you will. All too often, the leftists would take the opportunity to refer to me as a “tard” teaching “tards”. I stopped talking about my kids. If they wanted to call me a tard, that was fine; but to call my students tards? I removed the target from their vicious aim.

Luckovich even had one liberal poster who diminished their value by saying they would never be able to contribute anything worthwhile to society.

Sounds kind of Savage don’t it?

Whether you want to accept it or not, Michael’s argument has some basis in fact. There’s a distinct difference between AD/HD which sometimes stands independent of AD/HD/PDD. While PDD can also stand independent of AD/HD. In a situation where there is a coexistence of PDD and AD/HD symptoms, the PDD diagnosis prevails and is not always in the best interest of the child. It is sometimes applied for convenience sake, financial assistance, frustration of doctors and parents. Parents who are either unwilling or untrained to apply behavior modification techniques will often complicate the problem in diagnosis.

Believe me Jay, I’ve worked with kids who have been misdiagnosed and are all the more difficult to bring around because valuable time was wasted - the negative behavior was learned or taught.

I’m sure the rant was for ratings. Time will tell whether it was worth it to Michael.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this

Jay, have you caught me posting any fake stories on your blog or any other AJC blog for that matter, even those from which their owners cut and ran from?

By MorningStar

July 22, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this

By RW-(the original) July 22, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this MorningStar, I believe I called it outrageous. If you look that up I don’t think you’ll find it to be a synonym of credible.

RW, I was not questioning your opinion or your knowledge of 5th grade English. I was making a comment about National Inquirer. I can’t imagine anyone spending their money for that trash, but some do have ‘Inquiring’ minds.

I disagree with your comment regarding the AJC. There’s something for everyone. I think that’s what we call fair and balanced reporting. If you don’t like Jay, read Wooten etc. etc. etc.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

Look at the little scam the Democrat(ic) Convention Committee is running

They bypass paying any state or federal taxes on their gasoline and get the city of Denver to keep their cars washed in the middle of a drought.

Pathetic hypocrites.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this

@@, you are correct. My sister works with autistic children, and I’ve heard her say similar things.

Of course, she’d also say that the savage wannabe is an absolute jerk ….

By Abomi Nation

July 22, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

The point of course AJC/DNC Management is you copy and post things all day long without a link to where they come from. Then you have the gall to call out Jay for using a “liberal” source when you don’t even have the courage to stand by your cut-n-pastes with a source. How do we know that you are not making things up?

Why don’t you provide a link like everyone else does?

Coward

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 7:11 PM | Link to this

Dimwit Nation: If you copied a few lines of the nonsense you just posted at 6:58 and pasted it into the google search box, chances are it would return about a millions hits for the word “moron.”

Or you could do the same thing with any of my “cuts,” which I take the time to clearly delineate for mouth breathers like you, and paste them into google, it will return the source of the article directly in front of your gaping mouthed little face.

If you think I’m going to format my posts to make your ignorant life more bearable, ahahahahhahahaha, bozo.

Begone freak.

~~~~~

Why the silence Jay?

Disagreements over ideology do not a fake post make.

You’re going to set a precedent here.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this

MorningStar,

I like it better over here at Jay’s place if it’s all the same to you. For some reason I prefer to debate things with people that have opposing views. We get exactly what we expect on the editorial pages, but the news pages are pretty bad all over and most of that is because most papers largely get all their stories from the AP.

They get punked all the time by printing the first version of the story the AP puts out and then quietly changes so that’s entertaining.

Now, pray tell, how much did it cost you to read that NI link?

By getalife "whiners"

July 22, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this

Video proof of savage’s autism

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this

The gauntlet is down at 6:58 thanks to Abomi. What will be the response? We wait…

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this

Ummm, because I have a life, Management?

and it’s dinner time. And the Braves are on.

If I know somebody’s being outright deceptive, I’ll say so.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

Word has it that Lord High Dimwit is going to choose John Edwards as his First Lady, er, I mean Veep.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this

I’ll take that as a “no” he doesn’t.

See Polly, even your fellow moonbats don’t like you, you hideous little troll.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this

AJC/DNC-M @ 7:22,

Not if they have some witnesses for my 6:02 he won’t.

By GOPs got to go

July 22, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this

At least I know where Maniac Management gets his constant “Urinal” reference.

@@, so nice to see you ARE a teacher working for the Government your husband thought beneath him. The scum reference had to do with your making such a ridiculous statement that ALL government workers were worthless. Does that include Presidents?

By David

July 22, 2008 7:43 PM | Link to this

His point was taken out of context. Do you people not know the how hyperbole works?!?! He is trying to point out that an overwhelming number of cases of autism are incorrect.

He said nothing about the kids that actually are autistic. If your child does actually have autism, then he wasn’t referring to you!!

Why are people so stupid and unable to follow logic?? Too many people jump quickly to conclusions without listening…geez!!

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 7:45 PM | Link to this

To Jay Bookman:

By JAY BOOKMAN July 22, 2008 5:47 PM | Link to this Why would I do that, corporal? By the way, did you find one of the riot-predicting pundits yet?

1) Why should I have even asked if you have ever gone after Al Franken. You are probably the most liberal editorial writer working for a totally liberally biased newspaper that does not represent fairly “all” of the people of metro Atlanta. Nothing new there.

2) The pundits are there. Ignore them if you wish. It will be interesting to see what happens if he loses the election fair and square. We’ll address it again then. But ….. I have always wondered why conservatives seldom demonstrate and never “riot” over their issues. It’s always the liberals who feel the need to pillage and burn.

Plus, as I mentioned in the other blog conservatives often hand-up their own when they are caught in wrongdoing or misguided policies (as I have with Bush on certain items) but liberals will seldom do so.

It is issues such as these that are dividing us more and more as Americans. It does not bode well for the future as our country continues to Balkanize.

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this

You mean the Braves still have a following. Even worse, they provide more entertainment than this — reality blogging.

By getalife "whiners"

July 22, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this

Here ya go Andy

Take your pick.

“‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don’t sit there crying and screaming, idiot.’ ”

Yup.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this

David,

He said 99% which is beyond hyperbolic. He could have made his point by saying many, probably even a majority of cases are misdiagnosed and gone on to make his point about ADD. The 99% utterance indicates that he thinks most parents really trying to raise an autistic child are just idiots with no parental skills.

Of course I also think the demands to have him removed from the airways are just as absurd.

By Roxanne Taylor-Williams

July 22, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this

How sad it is that someone can talk about another person like that. I quess money make you the smarter person.

By Roxanne Taylor-Williams

July 22, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this

How sad it is that someone can talk about another person like that. I quess money make you the smarter person.

By Anyhela

July 22, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

It is obvious that Michael Savage has no understanding about what Autism is. In this day an age where information is so readily available it is a shame that he has not taken the time to educate himself on a topic before he opens his mouth to discuss it and make such an IGNORANT statement. For US the people that live with Autism, it is very real. Autism is not only a behavioral problem (if he had picked up and read any articles or books in the last five years he would know that), it’s a learning disability, a neurological problem, speech, comprehension and so many other factors that are involved. Autism is a complicated illness that even people that live with it everyday such as myself, other parents, and health professionals continue to learn from it everyday. So I guess that it would be difficult for an egotistical maniac such as Michael Savage to SHUT Up for a minute and listen to the news or pick up a book and try to educate himself. The mother of and Autistic Child AIG, Miami, FL

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

Bring those no good pillaging, burning liberals home from Iraq — right now. I think we need to have a talk with them about their behavior.

By the way, I like vulcanizing. You get to use that cool “Live long and prosper” secret hand signal that looks like a V with double walls. Unfortunately, the trouble with dribble is that it just overwhelms the good stuff.

By MorningStar

July 22, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

By RW-(the original) July 22, 2008 7:13 PM | Link to this MorningStar, I like it better over here at Jay’s place if it’s all the same to you. For some reason I prefer to debate things with people that have opposing views.

It’s fine with me, RW. It’s a free country. I navigate around and read different opinions. Yep, even those I disagree with. One must satisfy those “Inquiring Minds.”

I agree things do tend to often go from news to entertainment, depending on perspective.

Free speech is a national treasure.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

Just when people thought Chris Matthews couldn’t get any more in the tank for Barack Obama, he appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to prove that nothing can limit his sycophancy for the Democratic candidate. In this clip, the supposed journalist tells Leno that he hopes people can “open up your heart” to that thrill up his leg — and that all of those geriatric racists don’t get in the way. No, I’m not kidding:

By David

July 22, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this

RW, Obviously you’re one of the people that doesn’t understand hyperbole.

Hyperbole is an “extravagant exaggeration”. You can’t really “go beyond hyperbole”…that makes no sense.

Look at his concept/idea/point…not the numbers he uses…the numbers were not meant to be specific/exact/correct. The 99% was given to get his point across…not meant to be actual data.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 8:01 PM | Link to this

al-Gitmo: You implying that I’m somehow responsible for what a man says that I don’t listen to nor do I even care about would be like me accusing you of believing what Arianna Hiffington sa, uh, er, umm, nevermind.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

Coporal: “The pundits are there….”, yet you cannot find a single one. Not one. Curious.

In other words, you fabricated that claim, just to justify your own prejudice. It wasnt’t “pundits” who were claiming the cities would riot if Obama lost, it was YOU. You invented somebody to project that opinion upon.

And when you claim that conservatives never riot, I flash on that mental picture of the white, well-dressed conservatives outside the vote-counting offfice in Florida in 2000, trying to intimidate the officials inside and succeeding.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

“Huffington,” geez.

By ByteMe

July 22, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

@RW: I agree with you that demanding to have him removed is stupid. I think people should just boycott his sponsors until they all leave him. That’s the only thing that will shrivel the size of Weiner’s peni- uh.. microphone.

And AJC/D-M @5:27: Savage is the #3 host in the country in terms of listener population. Someone does indeed listen to him, but it must be like listening to Howard Stern for the interviews with strippers. Ear candy for the stupid.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 8:12 PM | Link to this

David,

I told you how he could have made his original point just as effectively without the uproar. He even backed off his own comments by saying they were taken out of context rather than just using the excuse your planting on him.

Jay,

Intimidating the vote counters? They have a very strict sunshine law in Florida that those counters were trying to violate by taking the vote recount outside of public view. Darned good thing they did. And riot??? Maybe David can have a hyperbole showdown with you.

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this

To Bookman:

1) Jay - you are better than this. Just Google “If Obama loses will there be riots” and you will find pages and pages ………… here’s just one from a sports blog no less:

http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/messages/chrono/9377954/0/0/9378528#ID9378528

Your bias is incredible and you owe me an apology for your unprofessional accusation. I have my conservative opinions to be sure but I don’t lie or fabricate.

2) Regarding the Florida thing that was a demonstration - not a “riot” involving killing and burning and if you don’t know the difference that’s truly sad.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this

ByteMe,

I can’t say I agree with boycotting his sponsors since you’re hurting lots of innocent people in the process, most likely including yourself, if there was ever a truly effective boycott. A well written complaint to the stations that carry his show and the same to his sponsors without a boycott threat are likely to be more effective since you won’t look as militant or organized and never use one of the form letters that activist groups tell you to use.

By Gops got to go

July 22, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

Funny, I never remember rioting or demonstrating.

Yeah GOPs really hand up their own. LOL Scooter Libby, Brownie, Rumsfeld, Jim Bakker, Mark Foley, Ted Haggart, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, the list could go on an on.

Admit it Corporal, you have had your little scandals too.

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this

I remember that Florida block party. Those Republicans really know how to throw a party. Why they’re a regular riot at times.

http://bad.eserver.org/issues/2001/53X/shuman.html

By Dusty

July 22, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this

Jay Bookman,

Can’t help out here with Savage. Never have seen or heard him. BUT would you mind removing the ID THIEF from your last blog. I know. Some people never learn.

Guess I should end with something POSITIVE. McCain 2008. Thank you.

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this

To Gops got to go:

You are correct and I will continue to hand up Republicans when they screw up. Liberals protect their own ! If a Republican had did what Clinton did re: Monica he wouldn’t have lasted three days.

To Taxpayer:

And how many were killed and homes/business burned in that terrible Republican riot?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 8:37 PM | Link to this

By ByteMe July 22, 2008 8:06 PM And AJC/D-M @5:27: Savage is the #3 host in the country in terms of listener population. Someone does indeed listen to him, but it must be like listening to Howard Stern for the interviews with strippers. Ear candy for the stupid.

Don’t you have a life, ByteMe?

I mean really, I’m eating an ice cream cone and watching my beloved White Sux.

Just funnin.

Look man, I know there are a bunch of pundits out there that make a lot of noise and excite thee dim and stunted, Cynthia Tucker comes quickly to mind, what I meant was that the serious do not listen to such types.

It’s more of a testament to my awesome abilities that I forgo such cheap pleasures, I am more of a connoisseur of opinion, not easily satisfied.

For me to judge the effectiveness and truthfulness of a wingnut talker, in addition to my own powerful common sense, is to take notice of how much the left despises the subject in question.

This makes Limbaugh the undisputed champion of the right wing hands down, have you ever seen a lib talk about Rush without their wormy lips becoming pursed and that beady and wild eyed look of the hunted coming about their faces?

Need I any more proof than that?

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this

You’re funny, Corporal. Why Merriam-Webster doesn’t list killing or burning of homes as requirements for rioting. You were so quick to pull out definitions of hate and bias just for me. What happened this time around. You’re a real riot, dontcha know. By the way, your biases are still showing.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 22, 2008 8:56 PM | Link to this

Oh my, corporal. You have just jumped the shark.

You cite a message board on a fantasy football site to justify your claim that “pundits” are warning of riots if Obama loses?

A fantasy football message board? Equals pundits?

Whoa.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

Jay,

If it was a fantasy futbol site they may be experts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry Corporal, but you need to learn the meaning of the phrase, when you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.

By RW-(the original)

July 22, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

Dangit Andy,

Your Palehose just went up by four. In my Fantasy Baseball and Riot Prediction League I’ve got the stRangers tonight.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 22, 2008 9:23 PM | Link to this

RW: Believe me, I was just as surprised as you were, especially with freaking Buehrle on the mound.

There’s still hope for the Texans, sigh.

~~~~~

Speaking of Limbaugh, I’m doing the podcast after the fact, what about Lord High Dimwit stuttering and bumbling like a dunce without his beloved teleprompter before him?

Unreal.

By @@

July 22, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this

GOPsGtG @ 7:32:

It’s a privately funded school with the exception of those students who may take advantage of the special ed vouchers recently made available. We lost a set of twins with vouchers. Why?

Because one of the twins had been misdiagnosed as autistic. His behavior was learned from his brother who was correctly diagnosed. The mother didn’t agree with our assessment and withdrew her boys.

A very sad loss for me….that little fella with autism. I’m hoping someone else points out the mistaken diagnosis of the brother so that he can be set free to spread his wings and fly.

By Bud Wiser

July 22, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

How many zeros in a billion?

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let’s take a look at New Orleans. It is amazing what you can learn with some simple division

Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, is presently asking the Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number! What does it mean?

Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, child) you each get $516,528.

Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans your home gets $1,329,787.

Or if you are a family of four your family gets $2,066,012.

Washington, D. C politicians at ‘work.’ And Obama has already said he will raise taxes (on the rich …yeah, I’m stupid enough to fall for that one)once elected!!!!!! If you are in favor of more taxes, well:

Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax CDL License Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Entertainment Tax Federal Income Tax Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) Fishing License Tax Food License Tax Fuel Permit Tax Federal and State Gasoline Tax Hotel Tax Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax Inventory Tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax, Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Tax, School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fe e Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax, Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Tourism Tax Utility Tax, Vehicle License Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales Tax, Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax,

And Many, Many More taxes that already exist, but that I am too tired to list.

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt; had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened?

Can you spell “politicians”, spending wildly and recklessly, like it’s someone else’s money, which, BTW, IT IS, yours and mine!

Obama - Change .08….. that’s all you’ll have left in your pocket after his tax increases are passed.

McCain - ‘08 Keep more of YOUR MONEY!

By @@

July 22, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this

My sister works with autistic children, and I’ve heard her say similar things.

Well here’s hoping your sister wasn’t as savage as the leftists at ml’s or Michael. Just kiddin’ Jay.

The hardest lessons to learn are those that come with consequences. Michael will suffer his, I’m sure.

By Taxpayer

July 22, 2008 9:44 PM | Link to this

I don’t want to scare you Bud but look up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They deal in the trillions of dollars.

By @@

July 22, 2008 9:44 PM | Link to this

Oh crap! You guys are talking sports?

I’m leaving my barstool. It’s too high for me. (ISH)

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 10:28 PM | Link to this

To Taxpayer and Bookman:

So I guess you didn’t Google the phrase “Will there be riots if Obama Loses” (or any combination thereof)? I listed the “sports blog” just to show you that many pundits are discussing it. There are PAGES of sites discussing it but of course you ignore that. Mr. Bookman, you are supposed to be a professional jouranlist but your response on this one is pathetic. I wonder if your supervisors have been checking your sites, responses and lack of professionalism. This is not worthy even of the AJC.

In case you don’t know how to Google here’s just the first page.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Will+There+Be+Riots+if+Obama+Loses%3F

By Too Late, Baby

July 22, 2008 10:38 PM | Link to this

I saw, “The Bank Job” today on dvd. Do not bother. This is the british oceans eleven and it stinks just as bad. The same beat music in the background during all the fly on the wall scenes, the same zero character development, the same stuttered story telling. The problem is that the plot is told twice, each time you know what’s going to happen because it gets diagramed in dialogue , or the voice over tells you what’s going to happen, or, one scene foreshadows the next half hour and there’s no point in filming it. It simply is bad movie making. You end up not being entertained. And it cost five bucks to rent it at Blockbuster Video. That doesn’t include the gas I burn to drive there and back, and then there and back again to return it. How does blockbuster stay in business? How did that business model ever work? All movies should be available on the internet for instant downloads for 3 bucks. Like tonight, I’d like to see “new york minute” with the Olsen Twins, (for the 56th time). I like the skinny one.

By Hillbilly Deluxe

July 22, 2008 10:43 PM | Link to this

I’ve never heard this Michael Savage guy. Sounds like he made an idiotic comment trying to be outrageous. Whatever he gets so be it. I view O’Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, Boortz, Matthews, Franken, Olbermann, etc. as all people cut from the same cloth. They are all just performers playing to their respective audiences. I doubt if any of them believe half what they say but they sure do know how to keep people tuning in. I never listen to talk radio. I’d much rather tool down the highway listening to XM.

By Fred Allworth

July 22, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this

Why does every attack on Michael Savage begin with the fact that he changed his last name? Is it a crime now in America to change your name?

Talk radio is primarily entertainment. Many people in the entertainment business use stage names. I hope the Atlanta Constitution and Jay Bookman have better things to do with their time and resources then to “out” everyone in the entertainment industry that uses a stage name.

As far as the article by Jay Bookman, itt’s nothing more then a desperate ad hominem attack full of name calling and regurgitation of the Media Matters talking points against conservative and right-wing media. It’s one thing to disagree with someone and make a reasoned argument, quite another to disagree without bringing any counterpoint to the table.

In the end all of the Savage “haters” (most who have never listened to his show…) will just end up making him more controversial and popular.

By "The Corporal"

July 22, 2008 11:30 PM | Link to this

To Fred Alworth:

Sir:

I haven’t seen your name/handle on the AJC blogs lately and I am new to this myself. However, I learned very quickly that liberals (in general) don’t like to debate the issues point by point. Instead, they rant, name call and drivel. Even when they do try to debate it’s similar to when you used to have a discussion with your teenage son or daughter ………. reasoning with them was often impossible.

Bottom line - I have really been surprised and disappointed that the AJC allows a lot of this to go on. I really thought they would monitor their website better and keep it more professional. Sadly, even Mr. Bookman as a “professional journalist” does not seem to be able to stay above the fray.

Oh, one more thing. Liberals are to be tolerated but never trusted.

By tosch

July 23, 2008 2:00 AM | Link to this

Mike weiner,

Like the other talk retards, he can’t help himself. A radio w*******, much like Rush, has to say anything that sells advertising. But it’s best to know when to shut the F up.

I hear texas has a spot for him when all the other hick F’s go home.

By ReapWhatYouSow

July 23, 2008 3:16 AM | Link to this

Dr. Michael Alan Weiner A.K.A. Michael “Savage” is an uninformed loudmouth who abuses the limits of basic respect to garner publicity for himself. He will spew whatever he has to as the attention brings him hits for those foolish enough to advertise and associate with him. Under the First Amendment he has a right to this free speech and as consumers we have a right to not only boycott his foolish books but every single business that advertises with him and any subsidiary of them. Give them not a single penny more. Write to them and let them know you are boycotting them and starting a boycott movement in your social circle against them for their blatant support and standing firmly by the fecal matter falling out of Weiner’s mouth. No revenue means he becomes a liability and loses funding to pursue his personal vendetta against everybody else in the world. This is the only true way to “fire” vermin like Weiner.

Free speech should be protected even when abused by blowhards like Weiner. But that does not mean as consumers and decent citizens and human beings we cannot organize in mass groups like the NAACP and move to stop giving one cent to any business that supports him. Rosa Parks. Montgomery, Alabama 1955. We can fight back and force our views to be heard and respected.

Please pass this along to everybody you know through email, blogs, other sites, comments, word of mouth and any other means of communication possible. If you know the businesses supporting Michael Weiner with advertising please include them as things are passed along so a list can grow of who will never see another penny while they support this misguided cretin.

The following companies are anti-Autism and anti-Muslim and anti-Non-Caucasian and gladly support Michael Alan Weiner’s hate mongering on his “Savage” radio show: Wyeth Consumer Healthcare (Chapstick, Advil, Robitussin, Centrum) (800) 322-3129. MyPyramid.gov (888) 779-7264. stamps.com. Rockstar Energy drinks. You can also email Weiner at: michaelsavage at paulreveresociety dot com. Or Call his radio show between 6-9PM ET here: 800-449-8255.

By Dan

July 23, 2008 5:31 AM | Link to this

I love how people are quick to make fun of his real name, but never write it in full, it’s Dr. Michael Weiner. Before talk radio he wrote books on nutrition, including one called “Healing Children Naturally”. If you ever listened to his show you’d know that he spends a lot of time bashing the pharmaceutical industry. That’s who he was picking on with his remarks, NOT the children.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 23, 2008 5:53 AM | Link to this

Well, we finally have a hurricane and the libs are going to squeeze every last bit of Gloom and Doom out of it:

Dolly heading for Rio Grande Valley, Officials fear hurricane will cause levees to fail-Urinal/PMS

How about if we just tell the people to evacuate, morons?

Yo, if you are south of Brownstone GTF out.

~~~~~

After the billions of words that have been babbled, all of the hair that’s been pulled out, think of the multitudes of kangaroo courts held by Suckie Face Waxman, finally the truth makes it’s debut:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requesting immunity from lawsuits filed on behalf of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who claim they were exposed to dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers.

They also said the agency relied on manufacturers to furnish the agency with a “safe, habitable, functional product.”-Urinal/DNC

Why is it that with all of the millions of trailers in America, the libs only whine about those involved in Katrina?

Duh.

~~~~~~

Just think, Lord High Dimwit says this guy is not guilty because of his feelings of “hopelessness” and lack of health care insurance:

A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said Tuesday as he sought to undercut defense arguments that the Guantanamo prisoner was a low-level employee of the terrorist leader.Urinal/PMS

I wonder what he thought of the water sports park at Gitmo?

Bwa.

~~~~~

What does this mean?

A senior Taliban leader has surrendered to Pakistani authorities, British officials said. Mullah Rahim, the most senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, gave himself up to Pakistani officials Saturday.-Urinal/PMS

A Taliban “awakening?”

We shall see.

~~~~~

A rising star in Europe- Smitten: After years of strained relations with President Bush, many see Democratic candidate as chance for better overall ties.-Urinal/DNC

I know how much this is going to hurt Lord High Dimwit, being the choice of the Euroweenies for American president, even if the pinko media doesn’t.

By lovelyliz

July 23, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this

Hypocricy is exact the way to describe those who adverise and listen to this stuff and then act surprised when the host raisies the ire of a group that can actually fight back.

The advertisers should have the cajones to step up and admit that they are in this for the short term $$$$ rather than running when an oopsie happens.

By Taxpayer

July 23, 2008 7:10 AM | Link to this

Good morning, Corporal. I hope you and your biases slept well. Any riotous dreams to share with us? How ‘bout those stampeding Republicans, huh.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 23, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this

There are oil wells off the Pacific coast that were capped years ago when the offshore drilling ban was first adopted. They could be brought back into production in less than a year. Expert oil engineers recently interviewed have said other sites could be producing in 18 months. The standard estimate for production from new drilling in Alaska is 10 years. But if the government gets the lawsuits and regulatory delays out of the way, here’s betting the new wells would be producing in less than 5 years.

ANOTHER DISTRACTION is the argument that even if new oil production is allowed, there is no guarantee the oil companies won’t sell the oil to Japan or China rather than to American consumers. This argument is 100% bad economics. The truth is, it doesn’t matter where the oil is sold. All the new production would increase the world supply of oil regardless of where it is sold. With world supply up, the world price would decline. If new production from Alaska is sold to Japan, the oil that would have otherwise been sold to Japan could then be sold to the U.S.

Drill, you morons.

By Taxpayer

July 23, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this

Boo Hoo is right, Mr. Bookman. If it were only limited to the poor disenfranchised talk show clown, then who should even care. But when a presidential candidate such as McCain goes on the air waves Boo Hooing about about how oil costs so much because we have not drilled enough holes in the ground, that’s just a major show of stupidity on his part. America needs to realize McCain is stupid and start boo hooing about the lack of education and even common sense in our presidential candidates. After all, he wouldn’t lie to us, would he.

By Vinny

July 23, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this

Jay,

Boortz invited you on his show to debate him about the Fair Tax. Why won’t you do it? or do you just like being able to provide one side of an argument without having to debate it? Hmmmm??

By hillbilly ragger

July 23, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this

So much distraction from the topic at hand. I should tip my hat to @@ for at least shining a little light.

Corporal, twice you brought up Al Franken and wondered why Jay hasn’t “gone after” him.

Might it be that Franken hasn’t been on the air for a coupla years now? That he’s in the process of whupping the soon-to-be-former Senator Coleman up in MN? That Jay didn’t even have a comments section into which you could whine, back when Al was on the air?

Or maybe it’s because, had you ever bothered to actually listen to Franken’s show when it was on the air (currently the wonderful Thom Hartmann has Al’s old noon-3 time slot on AAR) you’d know that of all the AAR talent, Franken’s ideology was probably the most centrist, least cartoonishly “left wing” of the lot.

Franken used to have genuinely chummy chats with Joe Liebermann, G. Gordon Liddy, and Bob Barr. Franken actually supported the Iraq invasion.

So do tell, Corporal—just what was your beef with this guy-who’s-no-longer-on-the-air?

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 23, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this

Would somebody please tell the Republicans to quit whining about Obama’s press coverage!

It is the free market at work

Market Forces!

Market Forces!

Republicans like that whole free market meme when it applies to health insurance, gas and food prices, but seem to have a problem with it when it comes to the media

Got Fairness? (doctrine?)

By hillbilly ragger

July 23, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this

Vinny, stop lying, and stop turning things around. It’s Boortz who’s too chickensh!t to have Bookman on his show.

As Bookman has posted here time and again, Boortz wants to set up a circus “town hall” that he can pack with his drooling FairTax/NO AH ARE ESS!!! fans. Boortz won’t have Jay on his show, because he can’t go mano-a-mano with him.

Just like Boortz’ chickensh!t co-author, John Linder, who wouldn’t face his 2006 challenger Allan Burns head-on, and who’ll probably duck out on a debate with his 2008 challenger, Doug Heckman.

FairTaxers are for the most part idiots, bamboozled by a couple of deeply corrupt political hacks. I assume you fit the mold.

By JAY BOOKMAN

July 23, 2008 8:20 AM | Link to this

You got it backward, Vinny. Boortz REFUSES to let me on the show to talk about the FairTax. He insists we do it off-air.

I’m the one who insists that if he wants to slime me in front of his hundreds of thousands of listeners, I should get to defend myself in front of the same audience.

Boortz refuses.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 23, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this

For him, now that the surge he opposed is working and victory may be around the corner, to claim that he was always right is like someone in America in 1944 opposed to the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy claiming there is no military solution to World War II and we should bring our troops home; then once our troops were on the beach, warning that our troops can accomplish nothing on the beaches — get them out; then when they broke out, warning Americans that they never will get through the hedgerows; then when they broke through the hedgerows, warning that they never will get through the Siegfried line; then the following spring, when Hitler blew his brains out, Germany surrendered and President Truman ordered our troops to be brought home systematically, bragging: “You see? I was always right. Even the president now agrees it is time to bring the troops home.”

Indeed.

By hillbilly ragger

July 23, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

All right, rational people. Must go and put food on my family. Be excellent to one another.

By GodHatesTrash

July 23, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

You Vinny, you effin’ moron. Boortz hangs up on callers he doesn’t agree with, and puts them on mute so he can talk over them. He’s a loudmouth POS on his best day.

You don’t like this blog, too bad, putz.

By Too Late, Baby

July 23, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

The corporal is new to this himself…we believe you, kind sir. We dont think that you’re Glennduhng or some other pup with a new Dell, (lapdog w/laptop), kind sir. Welcome to the blog. We need more gerund abusers. Honest. Watch your temper…..

Philosophy tempers all spin. Spin foments in the socio-cultural tide that forms the gene pool by which observations are constrained. Even though every observer matters, a good man knows his own limitations. However, each individual spin can change the tide. One person can make a difference. People need to know that they matter.

That’s why blogs always end up in troll wars. The troll’s feeling get hurt because all trolls know that Einstein himself said every observeration is valid. Every observation. So when I personally read a piece from Bookman or Wooten and then expose it for the poetic stream it truly is, then it’s easy to understand why even their wives loathe their wet-seat journalism, (and diluted gene pool)

It’s also easy to understand why the world has never known ten seconds of peace. There’s always been a war somewhere. There’s dozens of wars waging right now. Communication is simply impossible. We all read and translate uniquely. I can never fully tell you what I’m thinking. You will spin it.

By Craig

July 23, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

Jay I remembner when Boortz finally consented to debate Cynthia Tucker on the subject of handguns. She wiped the floor with his sorry butt.

He knows you would do the same thing on the idiotic national sales tax proposal. He’s all big and bad and brave on his show because he controls the microphone. In the real world? Not so much…

By MEDICAL DOCTOR

July 23, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

I AGREE SAVAGE MADE A MISTAKE IN THIS CASE. I LISTEN TO HIM EVERY DAY. HE IS RIGHT ON ALL OTHER ISSUES.

LET IT GO BOOKMAN. HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES. DONT MAKE A LIVING ALL YOUR LIFE BY CRITICISNG PEOPLE.

MICHAEL SAVAGE IS CRAZY AT TIMES, BUT HE IS STILL BETTER THAN DEMON-CRATS INCLUDING HUSSEIN MUSLIM OBAMA AND NANCY PELOSI WHO HATE THIS COUNTRY.

By Ben

July 23, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this

As a fan of Boortz and Rush… I think that Savage is a jackass.

By Taxpayer

July 23, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this

Well, since someone went and brought up FairTax[tm] and simply spoiled the conversation, I’ll take it on down another notch. If we had a FairTax[tm] in place years ago, we would not have this bubble problem with houses because the Fed would have collected enough in taxes on the sales of all those new homes to buy out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, fund the 100-year war, and put away real money in the social security trust fund in place of all those IOUs.

By Craig

July 23, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

medical doctor? right…..

By GodHatesTrash

July 23, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

Michael Silly Savage outs himself…

By Too Late, Baby

July 23, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

The only thing Boortz has going for himself is his National Sales Tax idea.

Obama equals change? Undefined change, just change? Fine.

Then why are liberals and conservatives afraid of tax change? In all other matters, Boortz is pretty useless as a pundit. He’s a Rushanitty clone from the closet of promiscuous mediocrity.

However, he has a microphone, and listeners, and this national sales tax idea is one the greatest ideas of the last half-century.

Tax change. Why not? We’d only have to raise prices on everything by 30 percent. 30 percent is what gets deducted from your paycheck. It’s a wash. You can save money by not spending. You would have control over your destiny. Conservatives should be for this idea 1000%. We’d pay as we go. The interest alone on that money will solve our national deficit problem virtually overnight.

Imagine. Roads. Bridges. Healthcare. Education. Stronger defense. Just by changing the tax.

Boortz 08: Change. Tax Change. Yeah. I dislike/loathe/despise the man, but endorse/promote/love his idea. I want change.

By Copyleft

July 23, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

Anyone who listens to right-wing talk radio is a jackass.

And, Jay? Corporal’s fearmongering about race riots and Obama probably came from reading Mr. Boortz’s daily drivel, which included this link:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2008/07/20/ifobamalosesinnovember,willamerica_suffer

Boortz, of course, being our own homegrown version of rightwing hatred and idiocy.

By GodHatesTrash

July 23, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this

However, I learned very quickly that liberals (in general) don’t like to debate the issues point by point. Instead, they rant, name call and drivel. Even when they do try to debate it’s similar to when you used to have a discussion with your teenage son or daughter ………. reasoning with them was often impossible.

Usually, a-hole teenagers are raised by a-hole parents. Most assuredly the case with the Corporal’s progeny.

By Jo

July 23, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

I LIKE MIchael Savage! I don’t agree with everything he says but I defend his right to say it & I admire anyone who has the courage to speak his/her mind in a society that’s gone overboard walking on eggshells so as not to “offend” all the hyper-sensitive wusses spawned by our pathetic, touchy-feely culture. Hey, freedom of speech! You don’t like Dr. Savage, fine, that’s your opinion. No one is forcing you to listen to his show or read his books. At least he loves his country & wants it to be a safe place where we don’t have to live in fear of terrorist attacks & can walk about freely on our own streets without being harrassed by panhandlers & homeless filth.

By BoneHead

July 23, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

Abomi Nation, if they are so dumb, why are they worth over 100 million dollars, and we are talking about them? I guess you hate people with money, if you don’t like the American dream you have the freedom to leave. You must be a dimacrat!

By Taxpayer

July 23, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this

And if those panhandlers start making terrorist threats, pull out your AutoMag and give ‘em the Eastwood look. You know the one — squinty eyes and one raised eyebrow. Maybe one of those little cigarette/cigar stogies hanging, unlit, from the sun-parched lips. That’s the look — the look that just plain screams out at the homeless filth, “Make my day, punk.”

By Paul

July 23, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla 8:15

LOL!

Except the networks and most cable outlets portray themselves as ‘unbiased.’

Saturday Night Live’s having a field day with it.

By Marie

July 23, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this

Thanks @@ for your insightful comments for unlike Jay you chose to bring some commonsense to Savage’s words instead of just bashing him as a loon who is totally off track.

Because it is true that psychologist, psychiatrist, and the media is hyping autism and making parents fearful of normal child behavior when they need not fear. I was looking at a story on this very subject on 60 minutes and these clowns had this parent nearly in tears worrying about whether her son was autistic. And the tests they were performing proved nothing. A baby not responding to his name or becoming indulged with how a toy works DOES NOT make the child autistic, but, boy they sure had this parent worked up into thinking that something was wrong with her baby.

60 Minutes also did another story about how doctors are readily diagnosing children as young as 2 years old as being bipolar. A 2 year old’s brain has not even finished developing and for doctors and parents to pump them full of mind altering drugs is CHILD ABUSE.

Yes maybe there are those who found Michael Savage’s words to be “too harsh”, but, instead of dismissing his words outright; there needs to be a REAL DEBATE on how children are being readily diagnosed with mental or social disorders and pumped with these mind altering drugs at increasingly younger ages.

By Mrs. Godzilla

July 23, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

2nd Gaffe of Obama trip - also by McCain

During an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), CBS Evening News host Katie Couric noted that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) said recently that “there might have been improved security [in Iraq] even without the surge” and asked McCain, “What’s your response to that?” After first calling Obama’s claim “a false depiction of what actually happened,” McCain proceeded to falsely claim that the surge “began the Anbar awakening“:…..But in a puzzling move, the CBS Evening News did not actually televise McCain’s false claim tonight. As MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann reported, “CBS curiously, to say the least, left it on the edit room floor……In fact, the Sunni revolt against Al-Qaida in Iraq’s Anbar province — commonly referred to as “The Awakening” — “began” long before Bush even announced his “surge” policy in January 2007. As the New York Times noted in April 2007

MEDIA MARKET FORCES? Obama gets lotsa media - McCain gets his butt saved (almost)

By James

July 23, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this

A few years ago Michael Savage did the same thing about kids with Tourette syndrome. I notified the local Atlanta radio station and e-mailed Michal Savage that I was not happy about him makeing fun of kids with Tourette syndrome. Neither the Atlanta radio station or Savage replied back. Yes, my son has Tourettes.

By Ray

July 23, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this

I don’t like Katic Couric or Bill Moyers either, so I don’t listen to them. Quit whining.

By GAME RECOGNIZES GAME

July 23, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this

Honestly, radio has disentigrated to this. Shock, Attack, Obnoxious, Racist, Centrist, Extremist, Sexist chatter. When a talk jock can command $400 Million - $100 Million for talking out ou the side of their necks, then we have hit the shrill level. When you shape your day around Hate/Attack, you tend to become what you hear. Somehow the “Entertainment Factor,” is missed. Now, let’s be honest, this style of radio is here and will remain, but its the Owners of these stations, here’s a novel word, “RESPONSIBILITY,” to ensure fair and even broadcasting. They’ve learned to hide behind the wording of the First Amendment (Not the intent), and the disclaimer that the thoughts espoused on the previous show is not that of the station, its owners, assigns, or successors. Horse Puckey. Most citizens are fed up with this crap on the air, that would be Limbaugh, Hannity, Boortz, Savage, Dr. Laura, Howard Stern (I recall him from my living in DC, he was FUNNY then, but then got ego-laden), Frank Ski, Ryan “OMG” Cameron, The Bert Show. It’s become programming for these idiots and we’re captive to them. I say turn em’ off. And get fair and equal programming. Oh…Mike Savage…you’re an idiot!!

By Ray

July 23, 2008 9:40 AM | Link to this

Is that really any worse than some doofas on MSNBC stating on the air that every time he sees the wonder boy that he gets this funny feeling running up his leg. Or that moron, Tucker what’s his name, saying that Obama reminds him of a love affair that he had in the ninth grade. No doubt it was with his hand, he didn’t mention that. Maybe he gets his jollies doing the same thing every time he sees the wonder boy on the idiot screen. Wonder if Katie, Brian and Charley get feelings up their legs too. Just imagine Katie in front of the Brandenburg Gate, microphone in hand, with Michelle and the adoring German public looking on (who don’t have a vote the last time I looked) fawning over their messiah. The media created this whole POS scenario but it sells lots of corn plasters and denture adhesives during the breaks and the ratings….. think what it will do for the salaries of the CEOs of all of these “credible news outlets”. Wake up America, we are being duped faster than you can say “CHANGE”.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this

Savage is really a weiner??? ha ha ha, what a joke…little man with a new nasty name..ha ha ha….What did ya expect from talk radio neocon scum? Boortz, Hannity, Rush…all are Wussies with a Capital P….they gotta travel with body guards, cause ordinary folks might step on their little toesies…

By Paul

July 23, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

Game Recognizes Game

Why limit it to radio? I’ve long been amazed at the adjectives news (what does one call these guys - commentators, entertainers?) such as Olbermann use to describe elected officials with whom they disagree. Not comments about the policies, or acknowledging two people can see the same issue differently - but personal attacks against a person.

As an aside, I was reading through a commentary by Olbermann with the usual litany - liar, fascist, resorting to a form of terrorism - against Pres Bush for proposing to Congress that telecoms have immunity from past actions in cooperating with government surveillance programs.

Mrs. Godzilla - maybe you can help out, here? I seem to recall Sen Obama voted for the legislation. Does nonpartisan ‘fairness’ from ‘[news’ media mean people such as Olbermann - or those who subscribe to his views - now view Sen Obama with the same adjectives used to describe Pres Bush?

By Bite me

July 23, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this

Bookman says “they” will stoop to anything to improve their ratings by putting his picture on the news. This in the middle of a piece on talk show host designed to do the same thing!.

Even Bookman’s hypocrisy is not normally quite this transparent.

By CommunistAJC

July 23, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this

Jay, Media matters? Why don’t you send us all to communist nation.com? How about Daily Kos? Sorry pal, but I don’t believe a word you say and never will. Savage has more listeners than you could ever dream of. As does Boortz, Hannity and the granddaddy of them all, Rush. Who really cares anyway what he says about autism? I mean, your newspaper has made a career out of exploiting black people and hating white people. Cynthia Tuckers entire career has been to make white people look like members of the KKK. Those AJC job cuts can’t come soon enough.

By CommunistAJC

July 23, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla, No wonder you live in the twilight zone. Anyone who watches Kieth Olbermoron has a few screws loose. Obama Hussien thinks that Iraq won their own war without our help. Said it in an interview the other day. Let’s see, he thinks there are 57 states as well. Mccains gaffes are nothing compared to this idiots. I’m not a big fan of Mccain but at least he knows where America is and what the military should be doing.

By Taxpayer

July 23, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

Well, Mr. Bookman. I suppose you could always emulate Boortz and censor all these folks that you currently allow to actually voice an opposing opinion. You could even use some of those shock and awe jock tactics to boost ratings for your embedded commercial interruptions.

Some people. Then again “people” may be hyperbole.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

Well Commie, ah gotta agree with ya, fire all the staff at the urinal and start over…with some good folks from the Daily Kos, one of mah favorite news sources…Ignore its warnings at your own peril….As for Autism, ah thinks of it as payback for the intellectual class that just KNOWS it is supperior to the working man….Kinda of Marxist, aint it, mah little commie wanna be, aka NEOCON ScumBag in DRAG…..

By CommunistAJC

July 23, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

george hussein washington, Is that all you have? Calling me a drag queen? It must really suck to be you. Did Starbucks close down the store you worked in?

By VAGuy

July 23, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

As ignorant as this guy is, he has a pretty large following. That’s the scary part. I wonder how many listen for the heck of it as opposed to those that believe in what he says. I don’t know if it has been mentioned already but he had a show on MSNBC (I think) but was cancelled when he told a caller to “get AIDS and die.” Class act.

By GA_Tiger Fan

July 23, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

I believe there’s some truth to his comment….people are very quick to diagnose their children with some disease like this or ADD and start them on medication. It’s the easy way of parenting these days!

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Ah CommunistAJC - Just to fu, I just filed a complaint with Medicare Part D against Teva pharmaceuticals…here is hoping it costs them billions….and I get a cut, as the tattletale…Hang all NeoClowns….

By Lee

July 23, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

Repeat a lie often enough, and people will believe it is the truth. Lie about autism, and other people will lose compasion and support of autistic children. But people like hm and Limbaugh get their money from enraging other people- just look at all the lies spinning around the Internet, designed to make the readers explode in anger. Is he any more dishonest that Swift Boaters? Or all the stories about McCain’s wife and children? Stop listening to the liars, and the liars will stop lying. Ha! Ha! Ha!

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

http://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/HowToReport.asp

By Russell

July 23, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

It would seem that radio stations, AFLAC and other advertisers are following the lead of a presidential candidate in rather suddenly finding distasteful the behavior and opinions of someone they have long supported. Hard to scold them when the same behavior is demonstrated by someone currently held up as a model for integrity and character.

By CommunistAJC

July 23, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

george hussein washington, Sure.

By middleagedwhiteguy

July 23, 2008 11:14 AM | Link to this

Our nation is in a sorry state, because many people take this guy serious. He has the right to say the things he does, but he has absolutely no credibility or class.

By hegelian

July 23, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

WEINER— used to write homo-erotic love poems to Alan Ginsburg…ok….Get real, he is a money hungry attention starved chameleon—Seeking only to find a way to break into a larger market share— and ONLY something outrageous might garner a few more listeners. He is no true conservative— he just realized the political wind on talk radio has blown in that direction since Rush popularized it and allowed the natural vent to occur away from the Liberal dominated CNN type shows. So, Weiner changed his name, changed his political persuasion and viola! Notice how much AGAINST the sexual deviants he is… that says so much about his TRUE bent— consistent with his old-school gay letters to Ginsburg— face it people— you’re being snookered if you believe he is sincere in his conservative beliefs.— He is duping you all the way to the bank.

By JR

July 23, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

Anybody care to read the latest Rice University study on The FairTax and housing? After you read it I don’t think your Boortz Kool-Aid will taste so sweet!

http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=90964

By Ben

July 23, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

Jay Bookman calling a person “a bully atacking people without the power to strike back”. WOW, speaking of the pot calling the kettle black. Jay, why don’t you call into the Savage show and express your feeliongs to him. He would chew you up and you know it.

By "The Corporal"

July 23, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

To Bookman:

I’m waiting ………….

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Will+There+Be+Riots+if+Obama+is+Not+Elected%3F

By GodHatesTrash

July 23, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Silly Savage suffers from the same affliction that virtually every conservative suffers from - homosexuality disgusts them, yet it arouses them.

GEORGIA TAXPAYERS FUNDED THIS IMPORTANT STUDY OF THE DEVIANT CONSERVATIVE SEXUALITY

By JR

July 23, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

GodHatesTrash Let me assure you that you DON”T arouse me!

By keith

July 23, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this

Cry me a river. Or as someone once said: “‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don’t sit there crying and screaming, idiot.’ ” ..

The above could and I am sure has been said about Bookman. For someone that cries about everything its pretty humorous to see this clown saying that.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this

Savage Weiner, a HomoErotic writer? Its work is a MUST read for commieajc…eh, drag queen boy…

By John Defalque

July 23, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this

I am autistic (Asperger’s Syndrome).I wish I were faking it.It’s a lonely life-I’m a loner/social leper.For 21 yrs, my income averaged a mere $12k a year.I can read, write, memorize and comprehend as well as anyone else but I am retarded in math.Finally at age 40, my life is just beginning I am halfway through a carpentry apprenticeship and my income has averaged $32,000 for the last 3 years.I am near sighted, have scoliosis, very poor coordination and motor skills-I am very very clumsy.I do get frustrated easily and my temper is often off the charts.Mind you considering that 1/3 of autistics are retarded-I’m doing pretty well-mind you there are no income supports, supplements or assistance for people like me.

By Glad I Escaped

July 23, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

I think “taken out of context” is a common cop-out in today’s soundbite culture. That said, I don’t really think that Savage is that off-base; he just said it in his trademark abrasive style. He is right when he says that ADD and ADHD are hideously overdiagnosed, and apparently he believes the same thing about autism. When I was in grade school (not that long ago, really), we didn’t have ADD, ADHD, autistic kids, peanut allergies and all the other things that has everyone at a public school walking on eggshells. Maybe we can blame this apparent increase on global warming, too.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

JOHN: STFU, Cartman already pulled that little scam…tell it to social security disability….they won’t pay you, but they will smile and laugh at you a lot…

By Mike

July 23, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Michael Savage is a hateful idiot, and his recent comments demonstrate this.

That being said, I’d be more impressed if Bookman ever castigated anyone for thier stupid comments who wasn’t his ideological opposite.

This is just another excuse for Bookman the partisan to scribble his tired and predicatble partisan attack of the day.

Yawn.

The best part of Obama’s pitch is the notion of post-partisanship. It would be great if Bookman got on board instead of rehashing the same “left good - right bad” crap.

By SaveOurRepublic

July 23, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this

While Savage’s comments were over the top and not very wise on his part, he did allude to some truths in the Medical profession’s growing tendency to too-quickly tag kids as autistic or ADHD. These HMOs are deeply in bed with Big Pharma so one can see an obvious agenda. I take serious issue with many of Doctors turned “legalized pushers” who jump the gun to put kids on medications…particularly these psychotropic drugs. BTW, no doubt mercury filled vaccines (like Thermosol) contribute to legitimate cases of autism.

P.S. - I used to be a big Savage fan/listeners, but his anti-“Islamofacism” rhetoric (why partially accurate) lends credence to the Neocons & their Empire building/Globalist agenda. Also, Savage is an independent & not a total Neocon waterboy like “Pawn Vanity”, “Hush Bimbo” & “Bull O’Lielly”.

By Glenn

July 23, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

They do not pay you for this lousy place to have lefties vent do they? You all belong to the whiner nation and hold honorary degrees in bsology,trust me!

By Bad

July 23, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

You lefties are so shallow and all these responses are very revealing of how off you are from the rest of the country.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this

Work on your lower body strenth Glenn, it will serve you well as you pull a plow on mah plantation for 14 hours per day, 7 days per week, in exchange for barely enough food to keep you alive, for a while anyhow…Ah look forward to introducing you and yours to the greatest inovation in labor-management relations in at least 10,000 years..The Cat of Nine Tails….

By gimma-break

July 23, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

Out of context? Are you kidding. What context could there be for what he said that would make it “ok.” Really, I want to know. A comedy routine? Sorry, but it would still be tasteless and hurtful. Him paraphrasing another person, maybe? But then if he’s paraphrasing, Savage could have chosen his words better and made a decision not to be hateful and hurtful.

Really, there’s no context in which what he said would be “ok” or not offensive, hateful, and hurtful.

“Taken out of context” is a tired excuse used by bigots and hate mongers when they get caught saying something on the air that they say in the privacy of their homes and among friends. I’m tired of “conservatives” rolling out the “taken out of context” excuse.

By Bookman is Crap

July 23, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Savage did not mean what the liberal idiots are trying to make it out to be. He said and has said numerous times he was making a point that doctors are making misdiagnosis with alot of children and we are prescribing are children to much medicine. He is also a helath expert as well MORONS. He responded to a Doctors comment saying there were about 58% misdiagonosis in the area. Also that big corporate pharmacuticals pay theses doctors for Autism. GET OVER THE SAVAGE NATION IS STILL HERE NICE TRY CRAPMAN BWHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

By Matt

July 23, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

Michael Savage is a professional opportunist and actually entertaining in a bizarre way. He’s very intelligent and adapt at manipulation to make millions of dollars. I’ve listened to his show quite often and wondered if anybody else was getting the joke.

He may have crossed the line with attacking children but I don’t really see anything new with these so-called “shock jocks”. I didn’t really think anything was sacred anymore but his advertisers may think otherwise.

By gimma-break

July 23, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

To Bookman is Crap, sorry Savage didn’t say in many cases or in 20% or 50% of cases he said “In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out.” That’s not responsible. What he said is a complete distortion of what ever percentage of kids are misdiagnosed. Further his language was hateful and demeaning. His misrepresentation and word choice paints him as someone who is untrustworthy and biased.

By bone

July 23, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

if only he had just come out and stated his opinions - 1: autism is being diagnosed to ensure federal educational assistance to minorities and 2: overdiagnosis is causing today’s children to grow up weak & timid - rather than spewing his stupidity out like so much verbal diarrhea he wouldn’t be in the trouble he is in now. to the poster above who desired gov’t intervention to censor this content: what country do you wish you lived in? the one where jesse jackson gets to use the n# word but not a white person? i hate that we have come so far…

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

Gee, I am 58 and retired, but do ya think ah could claim to be autistic and git 2000 more bucks per month from social security disability? that would buy a lot of hot young women, good cigars, and better booze…hurry, I need to know…

By sj

July 23, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this

Dr. Savage is 100000000000% correct! drug companies and Doctors make up disease and syndromes to make money.

By sj

July 23, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this

Dr. Savage is 100000000000% correct! drug companies and Doctors make up disease and syndromes to make money.

By Tom

July 23, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

Ahhh. McShame looks more ridiculous and empty with each passing day. Retreating as always to that favorite GOP haven of hatred, lies, bitterness, lies, character assassination, lies.

By Brian

July 23, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

I love your response. But at the same time, I think sometimes it’s appropriate to simply say “Lighten up Francis”! People have simply become all too sensitive, and the true powers to be play both sides by pulling the plug when it gets a bit heated in the kitchen, but enjoyed the temperature up to that point. We, as a society are not only systematically losing our own right of free speech, but will soon lose our ability to hear the voice of others as well when sponsors feel they need to react in response to some misguided words. It’s too bad when we become so sensitive and loss of self-assurance that we no longer have the ability to disregard one’s opinion as simply that… their opinion. To them I say “Lighten up Francis”. Shame on Aflac. I think the duck has more self-assurance than the executive suits at Aflac.

By Ian

July 23, 2008 3:43 PM | Link to this

It matters not what context he meant to put his statements in—-The statements were made with extreme maliciousness and ill will—-Obviously he still doesn’t heed his fathers advice and is still acting like a putz—-I read on a website that he has a sibling with special needs—-and if his father said that to his sibling shouldnt he have a little more compassion to the special needs community——Anyone that would call a 6 yr old or 7 yr old Autistic child a putz and tell them to stop crying is an idiot. I hope all advertisers leave him and more Radio stations pull him—-I myself will never listen to him again.

By Ian

July 23, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

It matters not what context he meant to put his statements in—-The statements were made with extreme maliciousness and ill will—-Obviously he still doesn’t heed his fathers advice and is still acting like a putz—-I read on a website that he has a sibling with special needs—-and if his father said that to his sibling shouldnt he have a little more compassion to the special needs community——Anyone that would call a 6 yr old or 7 yr old Autistic child a putz and tell them to stop crying is an idiot. I hope all advertisers leave him and more Radio stations pull him—-I myself will never listen to him again.

By Hillbilly Deluxe

July 23, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

Neil Boortz isn’t “homegrown”. He’s not a Georgia native. He thinks us natives are far beneath him.

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 23, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

Dr. Michael Weenie knows nothing. He’s a loud-mouthed pustule upon the buttocks of humanity. Only those of low intelligence, and those who can not afford satellite radio, listen to the garbage this hack spews forth. ‘Weenie Nation’ is for goobers who like to hear some phony spout hate speech they themselves are afraid to utter. Let Dr. Weenie speak for you you miserable misanthropic worms. Good for AFLAC in dropping this turd. The stations that drop Weenie Nation will be much better for having eliminated this aural defacation.

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 23, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

Dr. Michael Weenie knows nothing. He’s a loud-mouthed pustule upon the buttocks of humanity. Only those of low intelligence, and those who can not afford satellite radio, listen to the garbage this hack spews forth. ‘Weenie Nation’ is for goobers who like to hear some phony spout hate speech they themselves are afraid to utter. Let Dr. Weenie speak for you you miserable misanthropic worms. Good for AFLAC in dropping this turd. The stations that drop Weenie Nation will be much better for having eliminated this aural defecation.

By Bill

July 23, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Bookman is a typical libtard liar. Savage did not syat what the liar Bookman pretends he did. In fact, Savage had a very nice discussion with the head of the Autism Society and when she was informed of what he actually said instead of what the libtards like Bookman pretend he said, she was fine with him because he was right.

By george hussein washington

July 23, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this

hey commieajc, come on back and play, you putz

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 23, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Bill, your big, fat, vein-lined, red, alcoholic proboscis is growing. Every time you talk it gets longer and more hideous. What Dr. Weenie said was played several times and it sounded more disgusting with each replay. Bookman hasn’t lied about a thing. It’s you who can’t handle the truth!

By Blind Homer

July 23, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

Jay - He’s less than half a step from you in integrity and moral turpitude. Controversy sells on TV and presumably in the newspaper as you and the racist autistic retard Terrance Moore continually demonstrate with all the pieces you publish that are blatant lies intended solely to inflame. You think Rush honestly believes half the bull he spews forth? I think he’s laughing at his devoted followers all the way to his very large bank (account).

By Algonquin J. Calhoun

July 23, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

Homer, it’s T-E-R-E-N-C-E! Rush is laughing because he’s high on pain killers!