Michael Savage defends autism remarks: I’m just “defending of the defenseless!”

[meegbear]

When I heard Michael Wiener Savage was going to appear on “Larry King Live” Monday night (with Glenn Beck guest-hosting) to “defend” his horrific remarks about children with autism — “In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out. That’s what autism is.” — I knew to expect at least two things: (a) he would claim that he was “taken out of context”, and (b) he would attack MediaMatters for bringing it to the public’s attention. What I didn’t expect, however, is that he would attempt the PR equivalent of a quadruple axel.

Beck: It seems pretty clear that you don’t really believe autism exists.

Savage: No, no, no, no, no. Again, you took what they gave you. But you didn’t take the entire preceding material. (…) This was in the broader context of the overmedicalization, the over-diagnosis of disease, using our children as profit centers. I’ve spent all day saying what a shame it is that I — as a man who has spent his entire life defending the defenseless, mainly children — should have to defend myself from charges leveled at me from men who specialize in hating families and children, namely MediaMatters — who probably come after you as well — by ripping things out of context and making me look like the monster that they are.

You see, Michael Savage is a humanitarian who’s always looking out for the kids! When he says children diagnosed with autism are “brats” who just need a father to smack some sense into them, he’s actually defending them. How dare anyone “take him out of context” when all he’s trying to do is speak candidly about the epidemic of over-medicating children?! What do those so-called “experts” know about autism, anyway?

Here are a few other examples of Savage’s humanitarianism and “defense of the defenseless”:

Savage: “We’re getting refugees now who have never used a telephone, a toothbrush, or toilet paper. … (T)hey never assimilate. And then their children become gang-bangers.”

Savage accused former page of “gay-baiting” Foley and added: “Maybe he’s a Democrat.”

Savage advocated “militarization of our children” to respond to terror threat.

You can use MM’s form to find your local Savage station and make your voice heard. AFLAC has already decided to pull their ads.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/22/michael-wiener-savage-on-autism-remarks-im-just-defending-of-the-defenseless/

[tanyev]

1. Sounds like he's got his offense and defense mixed up.

[Bob Dobbs]

2. He means, "Defending the indefensable."

Whiner needs to be tarred and feathered and shown the border.

[lpbk2713]

3. I nominate him for Most Pathetic Spin of the Week Award.

Pathetic. What else can one expect from a brainless RWer?

[wtmusic]

4. I wonder if they drafted Beck because King refused to do the interview

Savage doesn't deserve airtime period.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Drafted Beck?

That little shit was probably begging to do it.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. "I've spent all day saying ..." Now try saying something honest. nt

[Contrary1]

7. His being defensive

indicates he is getting blasted by the stations that carry his garbage and the sponsors. You don't think that that the weiner would feel obligated to explain himself otherwise, do you? Turn up the heat.

It's all good. :)

[KamaAina]

8. The "entire preceding material" was a rant about "minorities" faking asthma

as an insurance scam!

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807220003?f=h_top

SAVAGE: Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket. For a long while, we were hearing that every minority child had asthma. Why did they sudden -- why was there an asthma epidemic amongst minority children? Because I'll tell you why: The children got extra welfare if they were disabled, and they got extra help in school. It was a money racket. Everyone went in and was told (fake cough), "When the nurse looks at you, you go (fake cough), 'I don't know, the dust got me.' " See, everyone had asthma from the minority community. That was number one.

Now, the illness du jour is autism....

Hey, at least Savage Weiner remembered to say "minority"! :eyes:

[jmowreader]

9. Mike, do you know the First Rule of Holes?

"When you are in one, stop digging."

And the one you're in is so deep the Bureau of Mines is claiming jurisdiction.

[AlCzervik]

10. for real but i hope he doesn't drop the shovel, i hope he keeps digging until the dirt

collapses in on top of him.

[fascisthunter]

11. mind games

used to call his type a twisto....

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. Jack the Ripper defends knife wounds.

With apologies to Jack the Ripper.

[jazzjunkysue]

13. I didn't know he was so old and flabby looking. He talks so tough, I thought he was

younger.

Ugly on the inside and the outside. Who knew? :eyes: