I didn't like Michael Savage the first couple of times I listened to his show, either. Quite frankly, I thought him to be off his rocker. Way off. But after listening to three or four shows, I began to see the genius behind the man. After the first week, I was hooked.

Like many highly intelligent people, Michael tends to be somewhat eccentric at times, but behind those eccentricities lies a very passionate, yet uncompromising person. He does not suffer fools well.

Many talk show hosts like Rush, Sean and Neal, will toy with their less intelligent callers for a while, and this does make for entertaining radio at times. Michael, however, generaly blows them off rather quickly, and, on occasion, he will fly off on a short, but very passionate rant. At first, this came across as a little rude to me. Now I see it as a rather endearing trait.

Michael also is willing to put his money where his mouth is, in that he contributed a great deal of his own money for the defense of some of the Haditha Marines. He did this even though many people had essentially thrown them under the proverbial bus. I didn't see Rush or Sean doing anything other than give lip service to the cases.

He has also gone after the CAIR crowd, who have been trying to get him, along with some other radio hosts, taken off the air for saying things about the "religion" of Islam that the Islamists would rather not be discussed. Unlike many in this country, Michael fully understands the very real dangers to our freedoms that organizations like CAIR pose.

Michael is probably the highest educated talker going, and has a grasp of history that does well beyond anyone else on radio. He has the unique ability to inject a historical perspective into any current event topic, and when doing so goes beyond the generalities that most others do when attempting same.

He is also an excellent judge of people. I read his book, The Political Zoo, and the characterizations he put forth were dead on. He sees things in ways most people cannot, as his mind ranges much farther than most.

Give the man a chance. Who knows, you might even learn a thing or two along the way.

Obama: Elect me and I'll lose the war AND raise your taxes! - Bryan/HotAir.com

"Noel,

You have got to be kidding. This is one of the most asinine statements I have read from a staffer here at NB."

Well, until your post anyway.

"Please show me how to "see the intellect driving those opinions." You
cannot tell me Savage represents true Conservative and/or Evangelical
Christian values."

I'm thinking maybe you should change your name to something more appropriate. I don't think Noel said that "Savage represents true Conservative and/or Evangelical
Christian values". Maybe he doesn't. That doesn't mean he isn't a highly intelligent man, which is what Noel DID say. It also doesn't mean he's wrong, either. Just because one isn't a "true" Conservative and/or an Evangelical Christian doesn't mean one can't be right. And just because one is those things doesn't mean one can't be wrong.

Still, it is comforting to know that you and your Evangelical brethren would be willing to at least allow Savage into your church long enough to be prayed for. Mighty compassionate of you.

By the way, not a Savage fan per se, but I do listen once in awhile. I find him funny more than anything, though, at times, he comes closer to the truth than some folks(like "Wisdom") want to admit.

PS.

Talk about "assinine". I think the following qualifies:

"With this last quote, Savage is basically
saying Jesus, who of Middle Eastern descent, would not be able to be
"melted into an American" because he's not white."

What a leap, lol. Sheesh, next you'll be telling us that Savage basically called Jesus a terrorist with that quote. 

By the way, been paying attention to what's happening in Europe lately at all, by any chance? Maybe those were Swedes rioting in the streets in France because they didn't want to assimilate into French society.