The Shock Jock Racket

Media is a Plural by Rory O'Connor | Jul. 25, 2008 (Opinion)

Angry citizen reaction to the latest cynical, cyclical outpouring of hateful speech over the public radio airwaves - top-rated talk show host Michael Savage's despicable attack on autistic children as "brats, morons and idiots" - has once again injected America's talk radio problem back into the mainstream news cycle. But why did it take a full week of protests, pressure, pickets, pullouts by advertiser, and stations dropping the program - Savage's remarks ... Full Story »

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by robert rothman - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent story that needs to be out and about in the public forum. Mr. Savage is probably the worst of the worst of the so-called 'shock-jocks'. The lovely and talented Glen Beck is another example. He's been saying thought-provocking crapola like that for years and, most of the time, getting away with it. If one is slightly-to-the-left of Attila The Hun, then he thinks you're the scum of the earth! A perfect example of a sociopath, a well paid one, but a sociopath nonetheless.