Savage: ‘The only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.’
By on Oct 21st, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Savage: ‘The only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.’
Yesterday, conservative talker Michael Savage joined Rush Limbaugh and Mike Gallagher in arguing that Gen. Colin Powell’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) was based entirely on race. As Media Matters first noted, Savage expanded on his argument by claiming, “[T]he only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.” Listen here:
Powell said specifically during his Meet the Press appearance that his endorsement was not based on Obama’s race. “If I had only had that in mind, I could have done this six, eight, 10 months ago,” he remarked.
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Just imagine if Al Sharpton claimed LIEbermann is only supporting McGrampa because they are both white....Savage-Weiner would be calling for a lynching party.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:01 pmHey I think I have found something for that jackass Gallagher to hit with an oversized hammer... How about Savage's big old jackass melon head?
October 21st, 2008 at 6:02 pmNot all white morons are racist, but most racists are white morons.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:03 pmNov. 5th will be a big surprise to Savage and friends. America has changed and this idiot don't even know it.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pmAnd of course, we can't forget the multitudes of reich-wing/shillary supporters who are white and refuse to vote for Barack Obama because he's black.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pmWell I guess we could say that european white people have voted for mostly white europeans because that is their only option.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:05 pmThe more things like this happen the better it is for Democrats and Barack Obama. There is no way that the Republicans can accuse the Democrats of being responsible for the greed that is on Wall Street. They may try, but they won't succeed any better than they succeeded trying to lay the sub prime mortgage melt down on the Democrats. It is so refreshing to see that the people in this country have finally shed their blinders.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:09 pmIts just like I said about Rush Limpballs yesterday -- "I'm not racist. Everybody else is!"
October 21st, 2008 at 6:09 pmAs if whites of European Origin ever HAD to consider anyone for president other than whites of European origin until now. Plus if African Americans only voting on the basis of skin color, Bill Clinton wouldn't have gotten 80-85% of the "black vote" and Gore/Kerry/Dukakis wouldn't have gotten +90% of the "black vote."
October 21st, 2008 at 6:11 pmROTFL!!! Yeah, that KKK organization consisting of whites of European Origin are just a myth! Since Savage is Semitic of Asian/African origins, does that mean he himself votes based on race?
Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
And of course, we can’t forget the multitudes of reich-wing/shillary supporters who are white and refuse to vote for Barack Obama because he’s black.
Would you please just STFU with the trashing of Hillary and her backers? Hillary has and is doing more for Obama than ANY previous candidate that conceded the nomination. When Bill Clinton won the nomination, Jerry Brown after he knew he had lost went on a public rampage smearing and slamming Bill as unfit and unready. There are very few Hillary supporters that have any issue with Obama's race, instead they have problems with Obama and his supporters (YOU) being complete *ssh*les.
That being said, Obama is running a decent general election campaign and most certainly is more deserving of being elected than McCain.
And you, do yourself, Obama and everyone a favor and STFU, will you?
October 21st, 2008 at 6:11 pmwhat does he even mean?
October 21st, 2008 at 6:12 pmMichael Savage is a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:13 pmdear thinkprogress.com user community, i recommend that you view this article: http://buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1813
October 21st, 2008 at 6:14 pmSad sad sad...our country is being torn apart right before our eyes. How does the media allow such filth out onto our airwaves.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:15 pmRHF, why don't you just go play in a freeway, will you? Take every shillary supporter with you. You're all scum. Shillary is scum, you are scum...the Clinton's are scu. Fact. Bill is a sore loser and a pathetic POS. Shillary supporters are not Democrats or liberals or progressives. Shillary scumbag supporters only care about shillary. You're all losers. And you, do yourself, Obama and everyone a favor and STFU, will you? Or, better yet....just commit suicide...you're not wanted or needed you loser.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:15 pmAh, I see how it is...
Now there are whites who aren't "white enough."
Enough of this shit.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:15 pmSo, the racist voices of hate radio have spoken. Almost every one of them has come out declaring that the only possible reason that Gen. Powell would have endorsed Obama is because of the color of his skin.
So, we now know what they really think. They are projecting their own racism onto Gen. Powell. They are also insinuating that he's too stupid to vote any other way.
I can't wait for Obama to win, and win big, and really give these hatemongers something to talk about.
Savage is a racist pig. Always has been, and looks like he always will.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pm‘The only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.’
Some people are just inately stupid. Doesn't matter how many books they read.
His campus crusade must be in the doldrums.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pmsounds like somebody's been eatin' shrooms in Lou Dobbs' sauna again...
October 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pmOne more thing....
I would be voting for Barack Obama in this election even if he was green with purple polka dots. He is clearly the superior candidate. He has the "right stuff" to be president, and he's ready to lead us into the 21st century. The same cannot be said for Angry McSame.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:20 pmRush Limbaugh is voting for John McCain because McCain is white. Pure and simple.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:20 pmSadly, these same reich-wing scum spend 24/7 convincing their pathetic audiences that liberals are the racists.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:21 pmHere's a scenario for you - Obama gets elected and race riots occur in gated communities across America. African-American National Guardsmen have to guard McMansions from being burned and looted. Yuppie malls are gutted. What a sight . . . Beemers and MB's and Land Rovers being tipped over and burned!
October 21st, 2008 at 6:22 pmOh, fer the luvva Jebus. Could that Savage Wienie be a bigger moron?
No, I really don't think so...
October 21st, 2008 at 6:23 pmDr. Hussein Matt Says:
Or, better yet….just commit suicide…you’re not wanted or needed you loser.
And who appointed you TP's hall monitor?
I must have missed the memo.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pmWhen has Colin Powell supported Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton in the past? If it was just about race, the General would have supported Jackson and Sharpton as well.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pmYes, he could be and will be. Tomorrow is just 24 hours away.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pmNo one. Whoever said I was appointed "TP's hall monitor".
Please find where I was appointed.
I'll wait.....
October 21st, 2008 at 6:26 pmRE: Hillary and her supporters.
Yes, there are still a handful of Hillary supporters bitter about their candidate's loss. Things got rough in the primary, and everyone has their opinion about the various candidates. Don't forget, however, that for every true "I used to be a Hillary Supporter and I absolutely despise Obama for his Primary so I will vote McCain", there are 2 to 4 "I'm just going to stay home or not vote the top of the ticket, 5 to 7 who will support the Democratic candidate for the General, and ... dare I say, at least 5 'faux Democrats' who only voted for Hillary in the Primary so they could have who their masters thought was the weaker candidate for the primary. "Operation Chaos", anyone?
Both RHF and Dr. H.M., please don't open old wounds We don't need that now. We've got an old geezer and a beautiful body/ugly mind to send packing on November 5th.
And hopefully they'll take all their nutjobs with them.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:36 pmGotta relate this story.
My parents were ardent Hillary supporters.
After the pastor incident they were sucking all the reichwing koolaid big time.
After the primaries ended my Mom started researching Obama, and from what she read she and my Dad became Obama supporters, big time. They saw that there really wasn't much difference between the candidates positions.
My Dad is spending six weeks at a VA training for the blind and visually impaired, and was watching the Veep debates with his veteran geezer patient mates in the rec room. Every one was hooting and hollering every Palin jab, and booing Biden for his replies.
After the debate one of the louder geezers nudged my Dad on the arm and asked, Well, what do you think?
My Dad replied, as he tapped his cane to the door...
She's real purty!
October 21st, 2008 at 6:42 pmweiner is still alive? please, he's slid into irrelevency along with angry tranny annie coulter. they'd need a medium to revive their careers.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:47 pmWait just a damned minute! I thought that all of the whites in this country were of European origin? I don't recall the history books recounting many who came from South Africa? Maybe we got white people from Hawaii? Oh, sorry, That's Obama.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:50 pmAh yes, another cogent, eloquent statement about the nuanced relationship between race and politics in America from Mike Savage. So let me see...Powell, a Republican 4-star general, former secretary of state under Bush Jr., decades of foreign policy and military experience--who even has his fair-share of corrupt, conservative adminstration skeletons in his closet is only endorsing Obama because they are both "brothers"?
Dude, that kind of dismissive, total reduction of Powell's life history to his skin color is...umm...yeah, RACIST.
My advice, give back the illegal prescrption pain-killers Rush is dealing you...just say no. JUST SAY NO.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:53 pm[T]he only people who don’t seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin.”
If you think this, then you are a racist!
October 21st, 2008 at 7:08 pmNo problems for Savage, since he lives in Eurasia or was that Oceana?
October 21st, 2008 at 7:19 pmSavage is, as anyone can tell, a racist POS (and those of you who are familiar with my posts know that I don't resort to that kind of name-calling casually). Unfortunately, the fact that he's still on the air means he has an audience. And it wouldn't surprise me if there were a number of people in his audience who are whites of European origin who are voting for McCain because he's a white person of European origin.
Of course, so is Obama. But I guess it's the half of his genes that AREN'T of European origin that has Savage's panties in a wad.
October 21st, 2008 at 7:46 pmDr. Hussein Matt Says:
RHF, why don’t you just go play in a freeway, will you? Take every shillary supporter with you. You’re all scum. Shillary is scum, you are scum…the Clinton’s are scu. Fact. Bill is a sore loser and a pathetic POS. Shillary supporters are not Democrats or liberals or progressives. Shillary scumbag supporters only care about shillary. You’re all losers. And you, do yourself, Obama and everyone a favor and STFU, will you? Or, better yet….just commit suicide…you’re not wanted or needed you loser.
Why don't you bite my *ss you POS DINGLEBERRY! Hillary has DONE MORE TO SUPPORT OBAMA THAN ANY PREVIOUS CANDIDATE and your CONSTANT PRATTLE at her and her supporters is more of the same LOSER NONSENSE that one expects from a whiny undersocialized GOP STUCK AT HOME WITH MOMMA FOOL! Just GROW UP, LAY OFF HILLARY and STFU YOU HATEFUL POS CHILD!
I'm not fan of Obama, but frankly we ALL KNOW that McCain/Palin would be a DISASTER considering the state of the country and I would NEVER encourage any former Hillary supporter to vote for McCain. However those of us that are not Obama fans have legitimate reasons to dislike the man. Some of the issues he's done a very good job of handling, others he didn't handle well and yes I'm pissed. I'm ALLOWED TO BE you IGNORANT MORON! In a FREE DEMOCRACY it's as REASONABLE FOR A HILLARY SUPPORT TO HAVE DISSENT as it is for YOU TO HAVE DISSENT ON IRAQ! But CHILDISH IGNORANT FOOLS like you act JUST LIKE THE GOP and try to BROW BEAT DOWN ANYONE THAT DOESN'T FALL IN LINE WITH YOUR AGENDA. You aren't BETTER than the GOP, you PERSONALLY are the SAME you IGNORANT HATEFUL MORON!
If you REALLY WANT TO HELP OBAMA, follow MY ADVICE and those of OTHER POSTERS and STFU and LET IT GO! Obama made mistakes, he is paying for those mistakes, and you browbeating people that aren't happy with the mistakes won't win them over to Obama, they'll CONTINUE TO DRIVE US AWAY! So once again STFU and pull your HEAD OUT OF YOUR *SS - MORON!
October 21st, 2008 at 7:59 pmOn an encouraging note, I think that it's become apparent that, according to recent polls, the "audience" for Savage and his ilk are the same 20% bottom feeders who were able to outvote an apathetic majority in 2000 and '04. I think that the brutal incompetence of the Chimp's reign has removed the apathy. People are fed up, pissed off, and frightened. While weird things can happen, I think that the "moderate majority" will speak volumes on election day and take our country back from the criminals who have perverted our values.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:02 pmbarfly Says:
Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
Or, better yet….just commit suicide…you’re not wanted or needed you loser.
And who appointed you TP’s hall monitor?
I must have missed the memo.
This CHILDISH insanity is what I dealt with during the entire primary. I waited WEEKS for morons like Matt to calm down and GROW UP, but they just can't help themselves. I haven't criticized Obama, I haven't attacked Obama, but this MORON just can't help himself attacking Hillary despite the fact she has DONE MORE for Obama than ANY PREVIOUS CANDIDATE THAT LOST THE NOMINATION! I'm sorry, but Obamaheads like Matt are more destructive to the democrats than the republicans ever could be! Because of fools like him (and the DNC/Obama's mismanagement of the primaries) I for the first time in my life CONSIDERED registering independent. I didn't do so, but I still am considering voting that way in protest. The only thing that causes me to hesitate is how seriously f***ed up things are right now. But the Matt's of the Obama world will drive many voters away if they don't learn to STFU for a change!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:03 pmBoycott wingnut media.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pmrepublicans hate facts:
October 21st, 2008 at 8:11 pmCome now that isn't entirely true now is it?
IQ's going down the more that get added to the list.....
3......2......1.......POOF!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:11 pmdbadass Says:
republicans hate facts:
Come now that isn’t entirely true now is it?
Yes...
October 21st, 2008 at 8:36 pmWhatever delusions we wish to harbor. I myself remember some seriously bizarre ranting and raving to the point of looking totally unbalanced and irrational on someone's part.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:42 pmYep. Still an ass of the first magnitude.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:43 pmOT:
Hey dbadass. I just restocked my aquarium with a new Coral-banded Shrimp and a new mate for my female Scooter Blenny. The blenny is still a little overwhelmed but the shrimp eats out of my hand and tries to clean any little bits of dead skin. And my Coral Beauty Dwarf Angel is in seventh heaven having a new cleaner in the tank.
If you can't get to the ocean? Build a reef in the living room.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:52 pmCool pete.
October 21st, 2008 at 9:03 pmI shut down my saltwater tank some months back because it got ahead of me. I really want to fire it up again but I just haven't found the time. I just turned down an offer to join some buddies for some raptor banding on the Jersey shore. I could claim it as professional time but I recently had to take some personal time for a family matter so I think it unwise.
best-
I've been going with the natural method for a couple years, since my neck got old. I just let the algae flourish and rip out a few hands-full a week. I haven't done a water change in that time, except when cleaning the filters. The fish have never done better and I still have zero nitrates!
Though, to be fair, it's not a "true reef tank". I have home-grown live rock, courtesy of a friends quarry, that I seeded with rubble my favorite store couldn't sell. I figure, rather than buying hideously expensive live-rock which mostly dies off, I just have the stuff that will thrive in my system.
October 21st, 2008 at 9:13 pmI don't know if it's ONLY about race or not, although I believe race may be one element. However, if it were strictly race, wouldn't Powell have supported Alan Keyes in 2004? (Keyes, also African American, ran against Obama for US Senate in '04) And as I think about it (I'm a white guy) millions of blacks have been voting for thousands of whites for hundreds of years - I think it's way past time that they had an opportunity to vote for someone of their own race and I will be joining them (actually, I live in Oregon, so I have already voted).
October 21st, 2008 at 10:22 pmWhat? You're telling em the memebrs of your local chapter of the KKK are not going to vote based on race? I grew up somewhere that still had active Klan activity well into the 90s. Believe me, they vote based on race every chance they get.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:45 amhttp://straighttalkonmccain.blogspot.com
This is why I am happy come November 4th we will have elected a 60 seat majority and a Democrat in the White House. This is 2008. We ARE past this divisive bullshit.
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:45 am.
Savage = RACIST!!!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:00 amSavage is part of the dumb right wing. Nuff said!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:10 amBlacks voted agains Lynn Swann governor run in Pa.
Blacks voted against Michael Steeles senate run in MD.
etc etc etc......black vote against the fascist right wing republican whether he/she be black or white!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:10 amUsing Mr. Savage's logic there has never been a vote cast, in the US, by anyone who is not of "white European origin" because there has never been a Presidential Candidate of any color except white, running in the US before this election.
That is quite the revelation. No blacks, native Americans or hispanics, etc have ever voted before and apparently no hispanics or native Americans, etc will vote again this time, only the blacks!
I can't put into words, an apt and acceptable description of this moron.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:44 amYeah. All those white supremists are voting for blacks all the time.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 amMapleStreet Says:
Yeah. All those white supremists are voting for blacks all the time.
just to prove they weren't racist! It all makes sense now!
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:48 pm