New York – Investigative Reporter Claims That UK Ban On Savage A Direct Hit From Washington

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    New York – I don’t believe for a minute that the United Kingdom decided to ban entry to U.S. talk-radio star Michael Savage on its own initiative.

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    First of all, Savage was not asking to enter the U.K.

    Second of all, while Savage is a big fish in the U.S., his program is not widely known across the pond.

    What would possess Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to single out Savage on a short list of 16 people worldwide who would not be welcome?

    I think I know the answer.

    But first, you have to understand the backdrop to this story.

    Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress are conducting a scorched-earth war on the First Amendment. The Federal Communications Commission will soon be headed and controlled by an appointee who thinks government, not the free market, should control broadcast programming. The appointee to be regulatory czar for the administration has flirted with ideas like a “Fairness Doctrine” for the Internet and mandatory 24-hour, cooling-off periods before sending angry e-mails. As we speak, local “commissar commissions” are being established in every radio market to monitor programming and challenge broadcast licenses on the basis of content. Hate-crimes legislation has passed the House and is headed for the Senate – a bill that would punish thoughts and speech and provide, for the first time, special protections to a new “victim class” of pedophiles.

    There is little question for any serious and objective observer that the new Washington power structure is targeting the most significant voice of dissent left in America – talk radio.

    I believe with near 100 percent certainty, though I admit I can’t prove it, that the initiative for this symbolic effort to ban Michael Savage from a country he had no intention of visiting came not from London, but from Washington.

    Savage commands the third-largest audience of all talk shows in the country. He is also the most critical of Obama and the Democrat-dominated Congress. He is the edgiest. He pushes the envelope. He has been falsely accused of being a “hater” and engaging in “hate speech” plenty of times.

    That’s why he was the perfect target for a pre-emptive and insidious attack on his character. Here’s the way I imagine it going down. Someone in Washington with good connections to the socialist government in the U.K. made a call one day.

    “Listen, you could really help us out there,” that someone likely said. “We’ve got this talk-show host who is really poisoning the minds of the American people – saying unspeakable things about our president and other officials in Washington. Next time you put out a list of people unwelcome in the U.K., why don’t you include this guy? His name is Michael Savage.”

    It was an easy favor for Jacqui Smith to fulfill.

    She has a long track record of hating free speech, embracing the fascist code of “political correctness” and promoting Big Brother ideas and regulations.

    How would this help Savage’s foes in Washington?

    When they up the ante in their campaign against talk radio, it will be Savage they point to as an example of all that is dangerous and irresponsible on the broadcast airwaves.

    “Look,” they’ll say, “this guy spews so much hatred, the U.K. banned him from even visiting the country. Our greatest ally in Europe won’t even allow him entry into the country. It is just plain wrong to allow people like this unfettered access to the public airwaves.”

    That’s the game plan.

    Mark my words.

    And this move will, once again, have a “chilling effect” on other hosts, on other radio programs, on syndicators, on radio stations that air controversial talk.

    Like Savage or hate him – and I like him – it’s time for all people of conscience and goodwill to stand behind him and his right to air his views, views that represent many millions of Americans.

    If we don’t all hang together, as they say, we’ll all hang separately.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Michael Savage is one of the few weapons we have to control liberalism.

    me
    me
    14 years ago

    Unfortunately 100% correct. There is no one more likely to attack freedom of speech than a liberal. “I will defend to the death your right to speech, as long as you agre with me.”

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    For the first time a shiver goes down my spine, when you stop and think for a minute what’s going on.this is so so dangerous, I’m am so afraid from the obama team

    OCH UN VAY
    OCH UN VAY
    14 years ago

    I firmly stand behind savage, and we all should because if not we will end up, astonishingly shortly a socialist/communist regime! if they don’t apologize as savage says we will cancel all our travel plans to the UK and stop buying UK products! we together have to, and can, stop this train wreck

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Great article! Finally, Obama and gang are being exposed for that they really are!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    But I would hate someone, than I would send him to the UK.

    Vouchers Now
    Vouchers Now
    14 years ago

    This move is a clear turn to a lefist facist regime. The problem is the left wingers do not realize the Muslims are using them to gain control. The Muslim population is trying to put the brakes on Savage, and Ms. Smith is their pond. Savage sees through the Muslim charade. The UK and soon the US will run like the USSR.

    PMO
    PMO
    14 years ago

    Why would they pick Savage? There are FAR crazier people on the radio than him. Savage, while his show is only meant as political satire, speaks a lot of truth in his humor… and is not an ideologue…. Wouldn’t they have been better off picking Hannity?

    There are some pretty funny parts of this article:
    “The Federal Communications Commission will soon be headed and controlled by an appointee who thinks government, not the free market, should control broadcast programming.”

    I’m all for the complete deregulation of broadcast media. However, the FCC has been in control of broadcast programming since 1934. How is this news?

    “Hate-crimes legislation has passed the House and is headed for the Senate – a bill that would punish thoughts and speech and provide, for the first time, special protections to a new “victim class” of pedophiles.”

    This is just too funny. This guy just made this up completely. “Pedophiles” are not shown as a “victim class” anywhere in this legislation. What a fool.

    “He [Savage] is also the most critical of Obama and the Democrat-dominated Congress.”

    Really? I’ve hear his show and have heard him (on rare occasion) agree with Obama on a few things. Hannity and Rush are FAR more critical than Savage.

    Whoever this moron is reminds me of that Michelle Bachman who wanted to pass a law saying that we would not abandon the dollar and join a global currency…. as if ANYONE had EVER suggested it. She was on every TV show. She also claimed on MSNBC that the majority of the Congress and Senate were anti-American and LITERALLY WORKING TO BRING DOWN THE UNITED STATES.

    There are nutbags like this all over the place, coming up with phony stories and crazy rants. They are giving all conservatives a bad name… it is no wonder that the Republican Party (which USED to be the Conservative party) is sitting at its lowest membership in decades.

    Honest debate with actual FACTS is always good. Stupid rants and speculation just make you look like an idiot…. this guy can put himself on the IDIOT list.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    obama is gonna get caught up in his lies what a disgrace for liberty and free speech.Michael should be allowed to say wtever he wants
    0 bama may not realize that 50 milliom ppl didn’t vote for him.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    The Obama team is slowly changing our goverment to a facist communist country! we gotta get up and protest against his policies before its too late! Wake up america! don’t you see the writings on the wall?!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    living in the USA with a UK passport, I used to think to myself that if Obama went too far, I could always move to the UK. But now, they seem to be in bed together, they are as bad as each other. then again, if I wish to move to an arab country, I’m sure I could fine better weather than the UK.

    Welcome to the USA
    Welcome to the USA
    14 years ago

    Welcome to the USA …… the United Socialist America

    Notice, not the United Socialist States of America…. which would have been USSA, because the concept of “States” is also being abolished by the socialist messiah

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Great theory, but I believe that this isn’t correct. Obama and his cronies are truly capable of doing such a communist act but I don’t see their fingerprints on this on. Firstly Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are seen as bigger enemies to Washington and were mentioned numerous times as enemies by Obama and his administration. Second, it would’ve been much smarter to have done that with the biggest Host (perhaps Rush), the one with the most listeners. Three, unfortunately the Obama administration has gone so low that they aren’t even embarrassed to say it out loud, thinking that it’s right (and Free Speech is wrong!).

    Just Thinking
    Just Thinking
    14 years ago

    This is obviously true, but regardless, it seems the Obama regime won. There was not enough of an outcry from other talkshows like rush and sean, which is surprising. Fox didn’t mention the story. This is playing perfectly well into the Big Brother agenda. 1984 comes to mind.
    The left and their organizations have been infiltrated with the greatest enemies of this country as well as the universities from a while back. They did it with the newspapers but Thank God they are losing ground on that with the spead of the internet. Only God knows how far he can get with no opposing political party

    Charles Hall
    Charles Hall
    14 years ago

    How about some evidence? This article is just a smear job and did not deserve publicity.

    We should not be defending Savage, particularly since he wants to prevent countries from being able to decide whom they can let in. And his midot are awful.

    duvi
    duvi
    14 years ago

    I dont think it is the US that is behind this, I think it is CAIR and their terrorist allies. The radical muslims see savage as one of their biggest threats because he is so outspoken against the extremism of many in their community. Most people are scared that if they say the slightest criticism of radical muslims millions of muslims will riot across the world like a bunch of animals. They are also scared of radical muslims trying to assassinate them. Politicians in Europe especially have needed bodyguards if they criticize radical islam. However, savage does not seem frightened by them at all.

    just Thinking
    just Thinking
    14 years ago

    The wouldn’t start with Rush or Sean for obvious reasons. Firstthey are testing the waters and wouldn’t start with the biggest fish. And Savage has been accused tens of times mostly by CAIRless of hate etc. And Savage is alienated from even the Republicans so few would come to his rescue. Perfectly calculated

    Welcome to the Obama Thugocrisy
    Welcome to the Obama Thugocrisy
    14 years ago

    This is not as far fetched as people may make it out to be.

    We have been warned for a number of weeks that “something” is coming down the pike as the FCC Obama tries to silence his critics be it on radio, tv, or INTERNET! This is all part of the Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals. When the country was being warned about Obama and all his rotton cronies no one listened. Now they wont have what to listen to.

    I also thought about why not go after The Big 3 (Rush, Hannity, Levin) first and the reason I came up with is as follows:

    1. Start with a smaller fish and see what happens.

    2. Obama & his gang of thugs started up with Hannity many times during the campaign and fought back at them.

    3. Levin is a lawyer and he claims he has his papers already to be filed for a major lawsuit. He has said he would be willing to represent ANY talkradio host.

    4. Rush might be “too big” for him to go after for now and he wants to see what happens with the smaller people. They cant “ban” everyone and perhaps with their polls of the libs they feel Rush is not a powerful (to the libs) so they dont have to worry as much.

    Obama is a thug. He hangs with thugs. He is from Chicago where the polical scene is complete thugary. He is a community organizer which means a street thug. He blongs to Acorn which is a gang of thugs.

    HaSh-m Ya’zor!