Libertarian Wayne Root on Cavuto today, Savage Nation tomorrow

1. paulie cannoli Post author | January 30, 2009

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radicalcaucus/message/198

   Donny,

   Thanks for your response. I’m not necessarily arguing the Savage show’s invitation should have been turned down, although it would be
   nice to think that option would be duly considered by any Libertarian receiving such an invitation. What I’m saying is that the tone of the
   party’s announcement of the interview is one of “hey, check it out, Root got invited to a really swank party, what an honor for him and
   the LP!” I believe a more appropriate response would have been something along the lines of, “Guess who came knocking on Root’s door
   for an interview? None other than Michael Savage, the ultra-right-wing blowhard known for on-air comments like saying autistic children
   are brats who should just cut out the act, and that a gay caller should get AIDS and die. While eventually the decision was reluctantly made to accept the invitation as a means of ommunicating the libertarian message to his large listening audience, we want to let LP members know that this was not an easy decision. We in no way support or endorse Michael Savage or the hateful material he
   frequently broadcasts, and Root intends to to make it clear that he does not share his host’s views.”

   I don’t think the comparison between Michael Savage and NPR is valid. One can certainly disagree with much of what is aired on NPR,
   but at least their approach is civilized. A much more apt comparison would be with the left-wing racist demagogue Al Sharpton. What kind
   of announcement would you have written had it been Sharpton’s radio show to which a prominent Libertarian was invited, rather than
   Savage’s? What if it had been David Duke? Osama bin Laden? If bin Laden had a radio show, I’m sure that being a guest on it would be an opportunity to reach an extremely large audience. But I assume you’d draw the line at just announcing an LP appearance on his show without offering any criticism of the man. Where do you think the line should be drawn, and why? On what principle(s) do you base your judgment?

   As for the Che event, we handed out anti-communist fliers and some Che/Mickey Mouse stickers to maybe a hundred people or so. The movie was over four hours long, so we didn’t stick around to see whether we could get in to see the director afterward. I can only hope that they may have prompted at least some questioning of the movie by the audience, if not a critical question or two during the post-screening discussion.

   Love & Liberty,
   ((( starchild )))

   On Jan 30, 2009, at 6:54 AM, Donny Ferguson wrote:

   > Starchild,
   >
   > You are absolutely right. Mike Savage is a racist, xenophobic
   > homophobe. Or as I call them, an “eek, brown people!” type.
   >
   > But he has 8.25 million listeners, and it’s a five-minute monologue
   > without interruption. They called Wayne directly, he accepted, and
   > it’s a great opportunity. Many of his listeners are far more
   > “grown up” than he is, and this is a chance to reach out to them.
   > National Public Radio not only calls for taxpayer-funded media, but
   > a whole host of anti-liberty policies, but if they asked Bob Barr
   > or Dr. Ruwart to appear on “Morning Edition,” they should take it.
   >
   > We will never grow the LP if we only appear on shows or in
   > newspapers who agree with us.
   >
   > By the way, how did the event with the “Che” guy go? I hear the
   > director and cast are getting beaten up in a lot of their interviews.
   >
   > Best wishes!
   >
   > DONNY FERGUSON
   >
   > Director of Communications
   > Libertarian National Committee
   >
   > [email protected]
   > 202-333-0008 x. 225
2. paulie cannoli Post author | January 30, 2009

   Starchild writes:

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radicalcaucus/message/197

   It makes me wince to see the LP put out an advisory that sounds in part like a promo for Michael Savage — “One of America’s most-
   listened to radio hosts, Michael Savage has 8.25 million listeners on 400 stations, putting him behind only Rush Limbaugh, National Public
   Radio and Sean Hannity.”

   The truth is that Savage’s name is quite fitting — he is a ranting,
   foaming-at-the-mouth, kind of radio host, the type you worry about going postal and taking out an office full of people somewhere, or
   inspiring someone else to do so. I once heard him on the air urging that motorists *run down* bicyclists participating in Critical Mass
   and blocking traffic in San Francisco. I would think twice before even wanting a Libertarian to be associated with his show as a guest, let alone bragging about it in a way that gives him free
   complimentary publicity. If David Duke hosted a popular radio show, we wouldn’t be falling over ourselves to let people know a
   Libertarian was a guest on that show now, would we? Savage is no better as far as I’m concerned.

   Unfortunately it would probably be expecting too much from Wayne Allyn Root to expect him to have any qualms about it, or to take
   Savage to task for any of his hateful ranting.

   Love & Liberty,
   ((( starchild )))
3. libertariangirl January 29, 2009

   Damn he’s on t.v and radio alot!!
   great job Wayne:)

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