Savage's mean-spirited comments about autism (please read)

[Guest guest]

A friend sent me this email I wanted you all to read it.

Dear friend,

I wanted to make sure you saw this email...

WOW!! Who does this man think he is!!??? Believe me, if I could " fix "

my kid by telling him to " get tough " or " suck it up " , don't you think

I would? If you could find the time to forward this to your friends--

as parents of a beautiful, kind, albeit autistic, child--we would

greatly appreciate it. The Poole family

Kimberley

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On July 16, the No. 3 syndicated radio talk show host in the country,

Savage, made the following statement on autism:

" Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism? ... A fraud, a

racket. "

Savage went on to say:

Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll

tell you what autism is. 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.

What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a

father around to tell them, " Don't act like a moron. You'll get

nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a

man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot. "

Autism -- everybody has an illness. If I behaved like a fool, my

father called me a fool. And he said to me, " Don't behave like a

fool. " The worst thing he said -- " Don't behave like a fool. Don't be

anybody's dummy. Don't sound like an idiot. Don't act like a girl.

Don't cry. " That's what I was raised with. That's what you should

raise your children with. Stop with the sensitivity training. You're

turning your son into a girl, and you're turning your nation into a

nation of losers and beaten men. That's why we have the politicians

we have.

During the same broadcast, Savage also attacked those in " the

minority community " who suffer from asthma. He stated: " [W]hy 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. "

Savage's mean-spirited comments are disgusting and are an

affront to basic decency.

Find your local Savage Station, log into our calling tool and tell

your Savage station manager what you think of Savage's tirade.

The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week,

according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to

talk radio shows in the nation, behind only The Rush Limbaugh Show

and The Hannity Show.

Your voice is critical in holding Savage accountable for his

comments. I hope you take the time to call and tell those running the

station exactly what you think of Savage.

Find your local Savage Station, log into our calling tool and tell

your Savage station manager what you think of Savage's tirade.

Thank you,

Hofteig

Director, New Media

Media Matters for America />

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