Soundbites For Media

... a selection of soundbites and Savage Nation excerpts highlighting Savage's misogynist, homophobic, xenophobic and generally crazed opinions.

Savage on McCarthyism

We need another brave Senator, like McCarthy, whom history has proven to be a loyal patriot. -- WAV version -- - 10/4/2002

Savage on Dropping Nuclear Bombs Willy Nilly

Savage suggests dropping a nuclear bomb -- WAV version -- - 10/7/2002
"single American nuclear submarine could target three terror capitals with no American lives lost" - Savage, once again, suggests pre-emptive use of nuclear weapons. -- WAV version --

Savage on Women

Savage tosses off misogynist comments right and left throughout his show... it is like background noise.

"burnt out liberal hack women" ... [describing single career women in their forties and fifties] ... "human wreckage in high heels" - this is longer than normal excerpt, containing a complete exchange between Savage and one of his callers, because I wanted to let you see how his misogyny manifests itself, and the type of attitudes it validates and fosters in his listeners. -- WAV version -- (warning: 1.1 megabyte, may take a while)

Savage on (Illegal) Immigrants

Commenting about illegal aliens: "They rob, they rape, they run drugs..." - Savage says immigrants come here to "work the system", and feed off welfare, etc. He hates illegals particularly, but he also many types of legal immigrant as well. He spent this show ranting about legal Somali immigrants in Maine. -- WAV version --
"unassimilateable elements from Africa, or Asia, and pushing them into once exclusively Eureopean enclaves - context was Somali immigration; why should Africans or Asians be unassimilable? It took Europeans several generations to integrate, why should we expect more from others? -- WAV version --

Savage on Gays, Lesbians, etc.

Savage's homophobia is really an extension of his misogyny - the theorists are correct in linking the two... he doesn't have a problem with "macho" gay guys, just feminine ones... actually, he has a problem with anyone who doesn't conform to conventional gender roles; his trademark "clip-haired" woman comment is an example of this.

"Does he or doesn't he? Only his proctologist knows for sure." - exactly what is Michael implying here? Sounds like he's accusing Wolf Blitzer of being gay (as if that were a bad thing)... is Savage homophobic? You judge. -- WAV version --
Homophobic diatribe after hanging up on San Francisco caller... - the caller even actually seemed sympathetic. Obviously, the whole diatribe was completely based on the fact that the person was calling from SF. -- WAV version --

Savage on Savage

The man has an ego the size of Mt. Everest. And he's not afraid to use it.

"I'm so truthful and forceful and brilliant and know what I'm talking about." - the man's ego is just way out of control -- WAV version --
"I know it all and I'll take your calls on the Savage Nation." -- WAV version --

Savage on Islam/Muslims

"They (Islamic culture) have created nothing in a thousand years." - for a thorough debunking of this idea, see Muslim Scientists and Islamic Civilization ... let us also not forget that areas of India have been ruled by or populated by majorities of Muslims for centuries - the Taj Mahal (universally acclaimed as one of the world's great works of architectural design) was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan at Agra, India, and completed in 1648 C.E.; this is approximately 650 years after Savage claims Muslim culture lost its ability to create anything of significance. -- WAV version --
"Islamo-fascism is a death worship cult." - Savage has a talent for snappy soundbites; note: Savage is really inconsistent about making distinctions between Islamic culture and Muslims as a whole, and the lunatic fundamentalist segment of it (as shown in the quote directly above this one), although he's clearly aware that such a distinction exists. At best, this is careless, at worst, it is criminally irresponsible and paints an entire group of people with one broad brush that he claims to know doesn't apply. I hope one of his Muslim guests calls him on this. -- WAV version --

Random Savage (sometimes very random)

You don't need to look much further to see that Savage is just out there...

Savage going off about Larry King Live - doesn't sound like any Larry King guest list that I've ever heard of, Savage's nickname for Larry King is "Larry Seltzer" (this is even more bizarre, when you notice that one of his advertisers, Ester-C, uses Larry King as a spokesperson). -- WAV version --
"...only 30% of the people [in Marin County] are human beings, 70% of them are Democrats..." - if Democrats don't qualify as human beings, I wonder where Green Party members fall on the evolutionary scale? :) Seriously, the first step to fascism and genocide is to deny the humanity of a class of people. -- WAV version --

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