Michael Savage: America's Laziest Fascist

Michael Savage doesn't get out much. The hardcore conservative radio host of "The Savage Nation" has always been a relatively reclusive figure. He doesn't do book tours or publicity stunts. He's not exactly approachable, either: He claims to carry a gun with him at all times, and he doesn't like nosy journalists asking for interviews.

Not that he's the shy, retiring type. Lately, as the Iraq torture scandal has dominated the headlines, he has taken to calling Arabs "non-humans" and has called for the U.S. to kill "thousands" of Iraqi prisoners and nuke a random Arab capital. Deciding whether to pay attention to Savage has always been tricky, though...

Like everyone else these days, Savage was fixated on Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. He managed to combine the two dominant conservative takes: The first being Rush Limbaugh's insistence that what happened in Abu Ghraib was a harmless prank; the other being Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe's assertion that the prisoners got what they deserved.

"These are tough interrogations?" Savage asked. "My father put me through tougher interrogations when I was 16!" He portrayed now-infamous Abu Ghraib prison guard Lynndie England as a poster girl for the war on terrorism -- an embodiment of the idea that kicking Moslem ass can be fun…

Savage moved on to another of his favorite topics: bombing the bejeezus out of Iraq. Just a few days before the Uncensored event, he'd been ranting on the radio about dropping fiery death on civilians throughout Iraq and the Middle East. "I don't give a damn if they hide behind their women's skirts," he foamed. "Wipe the women out with them! Because it's our women who got killed on 9/11! And it's our women who are gonna get killed tomorrow unless we get rid of the bugs who are destroying us!" Tonight, Savage continued to elaborate on this disturbing vision of how to win the war in Iraq. He said he fantasized of being woken up by the sound of B-1 and B-52 bombers flying over his house on their way to the Middle East. Imagining bombers overhead at 4 a.m., he gushed about these nocturnal missions, "It's better than an orgasm -- it is an orgasm!"

Savage continued the psychological striptease, peeling off more layers of mainstream conservatism to expose his raging right-wing id. Though he has long billed himself as the original "compassionate conservative," his brand of conservatism does not share George W. Bush's pretense of caring about Muslim hearts and minds, much less lives. It appears that for Savage, the war in Iraq has nothing to do with spreading democracy or respecting human rights. It is about asserting American power by any means necessary, and screw what anyone else thinks. Predictably, and sadly, this notion went over well with the audience. When Savage blurted out, "Does anyone in this crowd give a shit about the Iraqis?" he was answered with a deafening "NO!"…

Luckily, the finale lasted all of 15 seconds. From the wings, Savage, obviously thinking he was off-mike, barked, "Play the Arab music!" A Middle Eastern tune blared as his red Cadillac lurched onto the stage. Savage was perched on the back seat, dressed in white robes and sunglasses, looking like a costume-party sheik. As the car disappeared off stage, he waved to the crowd, "Goodbye, infidels! I'll see you in hell!" And with that, "Savage Uncensored" slouched to its perplexing though somehow fitting conclusion…

CFPA: Actually Michael was not only dressed in Arab robes he also had a toy bomb belt strapped to his chest like the kind Palestinians strap on their children. The above article was taken from the CAIR website, one of the many Moslem websites that FALSEC monitors. As for Michael carrying a gun with him at all times, well so does Pat Bridges and many others who speak out against Islam....it's not like we have nothing to worry about, these Moslems are murderers, terrorists and assassins. As for Michael Savage being a Fascist, well that's not true....he's a Falangist!  Michael Savage Website