This is a compelling, well-written piece. I know the principal author from working here at NewsTrust and trust him, but would find it easier to evaluate the piece's accuracy and learn more about Weiner/Savage had he included links to sources, as is usually the case for blog posts. Occasionally, there are inflammatory words which may appeal to this writer's regular audience and the style of the blogosphere, but undercut a sense of balance for the general reader. For instance, "grotesque" views.

Informative blog post about right wing talk radio host Michael Savage, born Michael Alan Weiner. I learned useful new information about this controversial personality, who reaches over 8 million listeners on his popular talk show. This fascinating story deserves to be told in depth -- with a focus on why Savage suddenly turned from liberal to conservative 25 years ago. The article ventures some guesses based on hearsay, but offers insufficient evidence from too few sources to help us reach a definitive conclusion. I would have liked to see original interviews with Savage himself and with his current friends, besides quotes from third party reports. The author's repeated use of derogatory language to describe Savage also raises ... More »

My experience is that people who have rejected anything themselves are usually the most violent in rejecting it in others--especially if it's something they've been mocked for or discriminated against because of. My mother, who was rejected by a college sorority because she was the child of immigrants, holds similar views to those Savage expresses. So this exposition of Savage's youth adds a lot to understanding him.

The background of Mr Weiner adds background color to a vendor of angry lies and hate, whom one wishes would and could be ignored.

At least for me, who has listened to Savage very little, this was largely new information. The bias of the author is rather blatant, but the author overcomes his prejudice to present a more balanced view than one might expect. It would have been more interesting if he had invested time in determining what caused Savage to change his outlook so dramatically.