# Who is this prick Mr. Savage and when did I get hit on the head with the surreal bat? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 8, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376 "2003-01-08T21:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/1 "2003-01-08T21:35:01Z")
I kid you not, minutes ago I was not paying attention to CNN’s Talkback Live. There was a dude by the name of Savage on, harping about immigrants. Then he was asked a question by… Charles Barkley. The basketball player. About immigration. Still not paying full attention, I noted that the conversation devolved into shouting. The last thing which could be clearly heard as the show broke for a commercial was this Savage guy saying, **"Why don’t you shine my shoes?"** What the fuck? Say that to Sir Charles and you’re likely to get your shoes shined by your own rectum. Who the hell was that asshole and what just happened? Anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/2 "2003-01-08T21:38:20Z")
Mike Savage? You don’t want to know… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/3 "2003-01-08T21:44:08Z")
If you do want to know, try [this link](http://www.michaelsavage.com). (warning - link not previewed due to it apparently being too loathsome to pass muster with my um, work computer). He has a new “Bomb Iraq” parody song. Have a blast. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/4 "2003-01-08T22:01:17Z")
Or [this link.](http://www.michaelsavage.com) Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/5 "2003-01-08T22:17:51Z")
If you click on “Bio” it redirects you here. [http://www.homestead.com/prosites-prs/frontpage.html](http://www.homestead.com/prosites-prs/frontpage.html) > [@](#): > > Michael Savage founded The Paul Revere Society (PRS). With a crisis of leadership threatening the United States, PRS stands for the reassertion of our borders, our language, and our culture. > > Some say that the borders are arbitrary, English is only one of many languages in our new “Multicultural America,” and that we share no common history or values. We believe in the Sovereignty of our Nation. That English is our national “glue.” And that we all do share in the pillars of the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These documents and what they stand for are our common cultural heritage. > > The Paul Revere Society (PRS) will assert the values inherent in these pillars of freedom. We will seek to educate the citizenry about our nation’s freedoms. So he’s apparently a conservative pundit who has a radio talk show. > **[Newsmax.com - Breaking news from around the globe](https://www.newsmax.com)** > > Newsmax.com reports today’s news headlines, live news stream, news videos from Americans and global readers > seeking the latest in current events, politics, U.S., world news, health, finance, and more. > **[Newsmax.com - Breaking news from around the globe](https://www.newsmax.com)** > > Newsmax.com reports today’s news headlines, live news stream, news videos from Americans and global readers > seeking the latest in current events, politics, U.S., world news, health, finance, and more. > [@](#): > > When I created the phrase “compassionate conservative” and started my Compassionate Conservative Conventions, the emphasis was on conservatism with some compassion. Unfortunately, the Bush Team has reversed the rules of this theorem. > > The problem with Mr. Bush’s approach is that he is sounding too much like Bill Clinton and too little like Barry Goldwater. What America needs now is more about defense, national security and border controls. > > We need to hear much less about special programs for immigrants, much less about education, and much less about the Democrat themes, which are consistently the same: “Medicare, Medicaid, the environment, and a woman’s right to choose.” > > Mr. Bush, please, more conservatism and less compassion. Bush is not conservative enough for him? Okaaayyy, whateverrrrr… :rolleyes: He’s got his own “anti” websites, too. Plural [http://www.michaelsavagesucks.com/](http://www.michaelsavagesucks.com/) [http://www.savagestupidity.com/](http://www.savagestupidity.com/) Interesting. I had never heard of him, either. But he sounds like exactly the sort of person who would shout, “Why don’t you shine my shoes!” at Charles Barkley. ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/6 "2003-01-08T22:38:29Z")
I’ve heard this fucktard. He has (or had) a late-night slot on a local talk radio station. I’m a fairly conservative kinda guy for the most part, but “savage” is the best friend a leftie could have. He’s the walking, talking idealized liberal stereotype of a far-right fascist lunatic; this jagoff blows the bell curve so badly, he makes John Ashcroft look like a potential love interest for next season’s “Queer as Folk.” He’s convinced there’s a huge market segment waiting with bated breath for someone to successfully out-Limbaugh Limbaugh, but he’s so far over the top that he vacillates between laughable and repulsive, while never flirting with relevance. Note to savage’s dry-cleaners: he spews copious amounts of shit, but that’s not why his shirts are brown. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/7 "2003-01-08T22:39:57Z")
[http://www.shopnetdaily.com/store/item.asp?ITEM\_ID=1037](http://www.shopnetdaily.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=1037) > [@](#): > > Do you want to know about the subversive forces corrupting our country? This is the Savage truth. > > “The al–Qaida network is not America’s most dangerous enemy,” Michael Savage contends. “To fight only the al–Qaida enemy is to miss the terrorist network operating within our own borders. Who are these traitors? Every rotten, radical left-winger in this country, that’s who.” Uh-huh. What a jackass. And insulting Barkley? Yikes, talk about taking your life in your hands. I’ve met Charles Barkley. In case there’s any doubt, he’s one _big_ dude. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/8 "2003-01-08T23:25:31Z")
Since the time I stumbled upon Michael Savage’s radio show, I’ve occasionally tuned in–never for more than ten minutes at a time–just to check on how far over the edge he can go. I don’t think he’ll ever be happy until martial law is declared in this country and all Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent are put in detention camps. He is also probably the most stridently humorless person in the media today. I once heard him say the reason why he never liked comedies starring such old comics as the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, or Charlie Chaplin is because they reminded him of child molesters. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/9 "2003-01-08T23:55:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*I once heard him say the reason why he never liked comedies starring such old comics as the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, or Charlie Chaplin is because they reminded him of child molesters. \*\* Huh? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/10 "2003-01-09T00:00:43Z")
In regards to the OP, I think that not paying attention to any interview being conducted by Charles Barkley is laudable. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/11 "2003-01-09T00:18:19Z")
> [@](#): > > ## I once heard him say the reason why he never liked comedies starring such old comics as the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, or Charlie Chaplin is because they reminded him of child molesters. > > _Originally posted by Michael Ellis_ > Huh? Is that in response to Savage’s opinion on old time comedians or my posting (I’m sorry if I didn’t word it clearly)? If it’s the former, I suspect Savage’s dislike of at least the Marx Brothers stems from the adoration of their anarchic style of humor by the 1960’s generation he despises (or, as Savage refers to them, the “Red Diaper Doper Babies”). ---
**Author:** ![presidebt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@presidebt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/presidebt)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/12 "2003-01-09T00:37:59Z")
Maybe I misunderstood the OP, but I’m left wondering why this guy was hosting TalkBack on CNN? Wouldn’t he fit in better over at **F** anatically **O** utrageous **X** enophobes? ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/13 "2003-01-09T00:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by presidebt \* > \*\*I’m left wondering why this guy was hosting TalkBack on CNN? \*\* Overcompensation. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/14 "2003-01-09T02:08:56Z")
Man, I thought we were talking about Dan Savage here. This confused me greatly. Although it would explain the surreal… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/15 "2003-01-09T02:21:38Z")
I saw it, too. It was sooooo funny! Savage if an odd fellow, and I wouldn’t want him making any policy decisions that affected me… But, some of his points seemed to making themselves by the low brow quality of questions he was getting. Wow! Now _THAT’S_ TV worth watching! FTR, I think I would end up having to punch him if we ever had an exchange of views. Barkley? In person, I think I would just smile and nod. He’s big and quick to anger. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/16 "2003-01-09T02:39:59Z")
**Myrr21** , me too! Gave me a major moment of cognitive dissonance. All I could think was that it must have been a really strange “Savage Love” column… ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/17 "2003-01-09T04:59:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Myrr21 \* > \*\*Man, I thought we were talking about Dan Savage here. This confused me greatly. > > Although it would explain the surreal… \*\* That was my first thought. I’m glad I was wrong - I like Dan Savage. I’ll avoid the Mike Savage clown. Thanks for the warning. ---
**Author:** ![Ace\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Ace\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace_Face)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/18 "2003-01-09T06:54:39Z")
The truly sad thing is this guy was given airtime on a major network. Reminds me of when ABC turned to Ann Coulter for post-election insights. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/19 "2003-01-09T07:36:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michael Ellis \* > \*\*Huh? 😕 \*\* Well, Charlie Chaplin _was_ arrested for violating the Mann Act, and took a young teenage girl as a wife. Perhaps that’s Savage’s beef with him. Buster Keaton and the Marx Bros. though? Conclusion: Savage is definitely a fascist fucktard. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lodoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@Jeff\_Lodoen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lodoen)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376/20 "2003-01-09T07:41:51Z")
Is CNN considered a major network. When the world is burning they get lotsa viewers, otherwise not so much. I hope “Talkback Live” is a ratings loser… the worst discussion show I’ve seen. I don’t recall ever seeing Savage on Fox; he probably considers them lapdogs to Bush. I live in his home market. His show airs 4-7PM and I’ve heard plenty… No clue where he’s coming from. Conservative/populist/alternative-remedy mishmash. Seems like a put on. He didn’t sound like this 5 years ago. Oddly, the FEC shows a $250 contribution to Diane Feinstein in 1999. Huh? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-prick-mr-savage-and-when-did-i-get-hit-on-the-head-with-the-surreal-bat/147376.md?page=2)