The Walking Toxicity Who Told A Gay Caller to “Get AIDS and Die” Brands Autistic Children...

Top Radio Host Shifts Blame as Advertiser, Radio Network Drop Show Michael Savage Points Finger at Critics, Falsely Recasts Inflammatory Remarks About Autism WASHINGTON — July 22 — With an advertiser pulling sponsorship and a radio network dropping his program, conservative talk-radio host Michael Savage yesterday sought to recast controversial comments he made last week in which he said autism is “[a] fraud, a hoax” and that most children with autism are just “brat[s]” who haven’t “been told to cut the act out.” Responding to the uproar caused by his comments, Savage said, “I stand by my words,” and he lashed out at Media Matters for America, the progressive media watchdog that on Thursday first noted Savage’s controversial remarks. Despite using words such as “dummy,” “idiot,” “brat,” “moron,” and “fool” to refer to... [read full story]