Comments on: Savage Gets Axed From Flagship Station

By: The Great Frank

The Great Frank — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:09:52 +0000

Glenn Beck is the the third most popular program, Levin says HE is the third most popular, Galagher says He is the, yada, yada. Savage is just really jealous of Rush, Hannity, Beck, ect. He is the nerd in High School who wants to hang out with the cool guys and they don’t pay any attention to him! He’s a loudmouth from the Bronx, all hot air.

By: The Great Frank

The Great Frank — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:09:20 +0000

Glenn Beck is the the third most popular program, Levin says HE is the third most popular, Galahger says He is the, yada, yada. Savage is just really jealous of Rush, Hannity, Beck, ect. He is the nerd in High School who wants to hang out with the cool guys and they don’t pay any attention to him! He’s a loudmouth from the Bronx, all hot air.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:14:13 +0000

The funny thing is I have never listened to Michael Savage. I just read the article where they stated he had the 3rd most popular show. I read your post where you said it was a ratings move (which didn’t compute, ) then you said he stole from you and it really sounded like you hated the guy(which is where the hat thing came in). The only point I was trtying to adress is that I don’t think it was ratings, I think it was idealogical move. So, my hate comment wasn’t a “tired old retort” It sounded to me in the piece you really did hate him. But, calling people ignorant and naive is.

By: The Great Frank

The Great Frank — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:26:39 +0000

Hatred? A tired old retort to justified criticism. You haven’t addressed one point that I made. Boy, talk about ignorant and naive! Savage has pulled the wool over your tired eyes. The last time he had an original idea he sent out announcements! Glen Beck has kicked his ass in the last six months while all he’s done is whine about being “banned in Britian”. Big deal! He had three tv appearances on MSNBC and was gone. He said he was “going to change tv”. Yeah, sure. TRP is an independently produced program, that doesn’t have to cowtow the way he does. He’s all bluster and hot air. He rips off TRP constantly, and those who listen to TRP know it!

By: Savage Ants

Savage Ants — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:56:28 +0000

For Tommy and his silly analogy:

Savage probably isn’t going away. He has an entertaining style and you’ll be able to listen to him somewhere Tommy.

I noticed your ant and grasshopper analogy to be lacking in that it takes the ant that you initially compared to the working class and then you somehow catapult the ant to the upper classes (actually lower middle classes). You could inject into the story set of characters: the ant eaters (upper classes).

The comparison starts with two types of poor people. The hard working ants and the lazy (green-you mean black) grasshoppers. The ants struggle to survive and barely do. They never get rich, they survive. A great lesson for struggling poor people everywhere.

As for the civil rights leaders in the story; they too are just ants. Prosperous ants respected enough by their kind to influence the compasionate ants and compel some of the hate filled, ignorant ants to help the miserable grasshoppers that were too stupid, arrogant or lazy to get it right the first time.

An even better analogy would remember that the minorities you compare to a different species would be better represented as just more ants. Giving to the grasshoppers would be the responsibility of the ant-PETA.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:37:06 +0000

Oh yeah, almost forgot about this : The arcticle that we are commenting on states :
” Savage is currently the third most popular syndicated talk radio show in America.” Like I said, I don’t think you can jive the 3rd most popular show as stated by the article as a “ratings move” .

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:32:31 +0000

Hey spin it however you like, and even if i concede your point regarding tailoring a message to fit commercial backing. The bottom line is: There is NO chance he was fired for ratings as the claim was made. That was my only point. My argument was NEVER about content of the show, which is where you tried to move the argument. Just about ratings of the show. Then you try to make this about the radio stations, I never mentioned them and how well know any of them are, It was just about the show, THE RATINGS THE SHOW, not the radio station, my reading comprehension inept friend.

By: Johann

Johann — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:46:24 +0000

@ Tommy:

How many of the shows you were “so objectively” comparing have commercial backing and hence have to ensure their message meets with advertisers’ approval?

Go look at TRP rankings for internet based shows, where they outrank stations with daily broadcasts.

And lastly – how many of those stations are known outside of their local domain? TRP has followers all over the globe, my statistically inept friend.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:12:59 +0000

Hmm…. I think you seem to have a real hatred for this man. Ratings? SO you would have me believe that a radio station canned a guy who is rated in the top 5 of every list of talk shows I can find? I looked at several different places that show is in the top 5 on every list out there……..HMMM I don’t recall seeing your show on any of those lists….Bitter Much?

By: The Great Frank

The Great Frank — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:09:25 +0000

Savage has stole from me for years including my landmark “liberalism is a mental disorder”, which can be verified on our site. He was dumped because of ratings. Who wants to listen to him hawking his books, bragging about himself, and attacking the real big talkshow hosts. He is jealous of them, because they are the cool guys in high school and he is the nerd that wants to hang out with them. As for his being Jewish, he denigrates Jews by always using the phrase, “from Brooklyn”. He’s a cheap fraud, and now he is getting his just desserts! Listen to TRP for REAL opinion!