Whee!! Savage (Weiner) has been yanked from LA radio station...

[calimary]

Guys, thought you'd like to see this bit from the LARadio.com website today -

Savage Yanked. Michael Savage, his MSNBC tv show cancelled after anti-gay remarks, has had his Savage Nation syndicated radio show pulled from KRLA. Acting general manager Terry Fahy announced that KRLA had suspended broadcast of Savage’s program until Savage assures KRLA there will be no further outbursts like Saturday's incident on MSNBC.

Terry's on-air message: "The comments attributed to Michael Savage this past weekend on MSNBC, if accurate, are totally unacceptable to this station and its owner, Salem Communications Corporation. While the words receiving so much attention were not broadcast on KRLA, we have reviewed the transcript and have seen Mr. Savage's explanation of the circumstances which prompted the incident. Regardless of context, this sort of intemperate and pejorative outburst serves no constructive purpose and does not contribute to a meaningful public policy discussion and will not be tolerated on any Salem station. We have therefore suspended broadcast of the Savage Nation until we are satisfied that the inappropriate sentiments expressed by Mr. Savage do not reflect his views and will not be repeated. Until we receive these assurances, and know that our position is understood by Talk Radio Network and Mr. Savage, the program will not air. We continue to encourage a free and robust exchange of ideas. While we must guard against reaction that would chill this kind of exchange, we believe in this instance, Michael Savage has crossed the line. We all make mistakes and Mr. Savage has clearly made a serious one. We will only resume broadcast of his program, if we are assured that an outrage of this type will not occur again."

I've already asked for Terry Fahy's email address so I can write and say a huge THANK YOU!!!

[Skittles]

1. no further outburts?

Have these people ever LISTENED to Michael on the radio? He is pure hatred, absolute garbage.

[w4rma]

2. Outbursts are Savage's whole shtick... (n/t)

[patdem]

3. ONLY suspended....I do not like this...if he begs enough he could

be put back on. I want the e-mail to denounce Savage! :grr:

[TreasonousBastard]

8. I smell a trick here...

and not such a bad one.

So, they suspend Weiner for an indefinite period of time and count the mailbags that come in. If enough people scream and yell for him to come back on, they'll think about it. If not, he's toast.

Sometimes, this is the best way for a radio station to really know what its listeners think.

Anybody in the listening area want to load 'em up with mail saying the Weiner should roast in hell?

It's gotta be local mail, though, and should have a local postmark, and email should say you're a local. Quite reasonably, they don't give a shit what us folks in NJ think.

And don't everyone send the same letter. They're probably not stupid.

[mumon]

4. Odd. Salem is a right-wing Christian outfit... very right wing Christian..

What I REALLY think offended them was the "bathhouse" remarks.

I wouldn't think they'd have a problem with "sodomite."

[barbaraann]

5. Michael Savage's shows are ALWAYS full of intemperate and

pejorative outbursts. It's unbelievable that he wasn't pulled off the air in his first week.

[Sequoia]

6. Forget it, he's not sorry

and the Sacramento station - KNEW - ought to yank him too. I work with someone who sneeringly said yesterday "I bet you're glad he's off" and I said yes of course. Then he said I didn't listen long enough to him. As if I need to listen too long to that hate monger. I did listen to him for about 15 minutes to see if he'd ever say one kind sentence. Never. You're washed in this state, Savage.

[TinFoil Hat]

7. Savage Booted

Yippppeee!! This is the most encouraging news coming from MSNBC in quite some time. I was sure there was no hope for them.

[newyawker99]

9. Hi TinFoil Hat!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[SoCalDem]

10. .."if accurate,"..

DUH... they are on tape.. He either SAID it or he DIDN'T.. Why not have someone just listen to the tape..

Weasels...all of them :(