Savage and Obama: how far is too far?

In praise of Alterman*--updated!

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5 Comments

• af said:

  "That's obviously a nationally syndicated show, so we don't have any control over the content. However, we obviously do not go along with Mr. Savage's remarks." Boloney. This is typical 'RKO. They know, full well, the kind of things Savage says, and gladly put it on because of the listeners they want to attract, and the response it produces. Now, just because they're getting negative heat from it, they want to try and walk away and say 'not our fault'. Well, it is.
  March 24, 2008 8:50 PM

• Tony Schinella said:

  Reason number, whatever, that the Congress needs to re-implement the Fairness Doctrine.
  March 25, 2008 12:38 PM

• Brian F. said:

  FREE SPEECH!
  March 27, 2008 1:21 AM

• epthorn said:

  Unfortunately, with free speech we must accept not only the views we hate, but also the views that are completely inane and ill-informed. Though the constitution only provides for freedom against government intervention, the idea of free speech extends further than that, at least by most people's ideas.
  March 28, 2008 8:26 AM

• Adam said:

  Epthorn, your conception of free speech seems oddly passive. As I said in my post, Savage is free to say what he did about Obama. But those of us who think his comments are unconscionable are free to condemn them, too. And if-- down the road--this condemnation prompted 'RKO (or any other station) to drop Savage as a host, his First Amendment rights would remain intact.
  March 28, 2008 4:50 PM

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