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I managed to catch whatever stomach thing Pookie and BeAGoodMom a couple days after they were all recovered. Yuck and blah. So, that’s one of my kids of sick. The other is about shock jocks on the radio. Michael Savage just decided to say that 99% of autism is not really autism but bad parenting and parents trying to get benefit money. The autism community is of course pissed. AFLAC and a couple other sponsors have apparently pulled advertising on the show. But before we get into a why are people picking on autistic kids and their parents, lets remember this guy makes a living picking on people. He is constantly getting in trouble for making fun of people for race, religion, color and whatever else will piss off as many people as possible. Those people then call into the radio station to complain. Ratings go up and both he... [read full story]
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by Jim Kouri, TCV Staff -- The National Autism Association (NAA) today joins thousands of parents around the country in demanding an apology and retraction from radio talk show host Mike Savage for his July 16 broadcast in...
I usually shoot for funny or sarcastic with the majority of my posts. But this one is far too personal; can't get to the silly place today. Why? Well, in short, Mike Savage thinks our daughter is a brat. Oh yeah- and minority...
sounds like he's paraphrasing Norton's old bit on OCD, but this is serious business, because austism is getting out of control, and influencing people's opinions this way may affect public research funding . this kind of smear...
Michael Savage spoke of autism that made national headlines. On his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that autism is "[a] fraud, a racket. ... I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases,...
Not nice of Michael Savage to express himself about autism in such a way as autism is a huge problem for many families. "Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism, since I'm not talking about autism? A fraud, a racket....
Ah, talk radio. A world where measured political reflections are shared between like-minded folk who only want to make the world a better place.Survey says: nope.First, some background. Michael Savage is, according to various...
Should we be surprised at this cretin's defiance? He's only backtracking on his claim that 99% of the cases of autism are invalid -- that was "a little high."Michael Savage, the incendiary radio host who last week characterized...
Protesters gathered outside WOR Radio in New York City on Monday over commentator Michael Savage's remarks last week referring to children with autism as "brats." Savage also called autism “a fraud and a racket” during his...
BY EDGAR SANDOVAL AND HELEN KENNEDY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS WOR Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who makes a good living being outrageous, found himself in the middle of a new firestorm Monday after he branded autistic...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 21, 2008 NEW YORK — Advocates for autistic children are protesting remarks by conservative radio host Michael Savage. Some parents held a news conference Monday outside WOR, the New York radio...

