I have mixed feelings about Savage. He is well-educated, well-travelled and a creative thinker. He guards his West Village, Allen Ginsberg-ass-sniffing past and, like quite a few paranoid, New York Jews, has changed his name to guard that past (ie: Weiner-to-Savage , Cohen-to-Coen, etc). There's no doubt that he has something to say and the way he superimposes his indepth knowledge of history over current affairs is interesting and even impressive. He captains his boat directly into the storm to create controversy around his persona, because his formidable listenership doesn't quite "do it" for him.

Here's my problem with Savage. Like most anything else in life, including bowling, it's all in the 'delivery and release'. He is over-whelmed with his vast body of knowledge. He is an emotional basket case. He might be right about a lot of issues...some issues that I find myself guardedly agreeing with, (in the least, he does make me think), but, like an Alex Jones (who also may or may not be proven right, one day), Savage's highly emotionally charged, large stage, self deprecating pity party, quite often, makes him sound like a nut case. He sees himself as a living relic who has already been here and done this, which makes him unteachable. Unless you are a Noo Nawka who loves Pavarotti and are willing to stick your neck out as far as he does, don't bother calling the show.

I can turn him off as easily as I can turn him on and am rarely disappointed when a Mariner's game interrupts his show. But, I believe that his unique voice is proof that our culture is still tolerant of diversity and opposing points of view...regardless of how that noose is tightening around the critics of the powerful, left wing media-driven government.

Michael Savage is loud, abrasive, and combative. But his audience seems to respond to his brash style of talk radio. Maybe rambles on a bit too much at times, but Savage sticks too his conservative guns steadfastly, and people ought to at least respect that if not everything he has to say.

He is aweful and a hateful man on the radio. Its terrible.

I recently was listening to Savage on the radio again. I stopped when he was ranting about how the girl that was accusing Kobe Bryant of raping her was not right. I have not really forgiven him for that. I usually take everything he says with a grain of salt, in other words not really listening to him. Sometimes you can learn something from him. On other occasions he is just talking to hear himself or about one of his outings. It can be amusing. I started listening to these talk show hosts after 9/11 to get news. On something like the attack on Mumbai he is good with his talk. Another thing he was on about was the officers shot in San Francisco. He gets very mad and I think he means well. I am not always on his side. He does have the nerve to say what he means that many people don't. I don't go in for the people calling him doctor. I don't think his education is that great and sometimes he really puts his foot in his mouth.

Michael says it like it is. Sometimes self-emulating, but I like that he says it like it is!

As somebody who is a little liberal in the classic sense,  I think he's great.  I do not always agree with him but he knows what he is talking about.  He's highly educated.    He does not go with the status quo and toe the party line.    I love it when he calls Sean Hannity, Vanit and Rush, Hush.

BEST

some times he is just off the wall

Savage is the voice of the contentious majority of America. If you don't like the show, that's not you.

I've heard he's the  King of Hate Talk Radio.

His ideas could make America great again!!! Smart and almost always on the money; not afraid to be truly independent.

Great American!!!!

Great show and a great American ! I have my 7 year old listen every night with me.

I really appreciate Michael's ability to take on the political incorrect subjects in ways that include facts and satirical humor.

We got rid of him here in Utah. We got rid of his ugly face on the billboard coming into the city from the freeway, too. Talk about freeway clean up.

Straight to the point. No holding back. Honest Abe's cousin.

Having the courage to NOT be "liked" is what we need more of , not less. When did the bedwetting sect truly take over in America?

I sometimes grow tired of his "I was the first one.." meanderings... But, overall, he is the ONLY radio show host who calls EVERYONE out. I'm not listening to radio to find Superman. There is no such person.

What I appreciate is someone who has the talent to haul the dirt out to the open air. NO hesitation or reservation. Drag it out, lay it out, and let's discuss it.

Somehow, this notion of "if I disagree with you on ANY point, you need to be silenced" mentality has become FAR too prevalent.

I suspect that MOST people who really dislike the Savage program reach that conclusion because they aren't really smart enough to keep up.

I was listening the other day when a caller said "...you are too hard on your callers". Savage replied "Please, explain to me when I'm too hard on my callers." The caller stammered and hum-hawed for a bit, then offered up THIS gem "Well, when people call in who don't know about something, and, you know, they want to find out something..." Savage interrupted "Then they shouldn't call up, they shoud shut up and listen. Why call in about something if you don't know what you are talking about..?" EXACTLY. This isn't government sponsored education. If you don't know, then learn. If you think you know, then call in. If you don't care, then turn the channel.

Opinions are only valid if they are derived. If you can DEFEND your opinion, then you have one. If you CAN'T defend it, then it's just a notion, or a feeling, and is NOT up for discussion.

Grow up people!

This man rants against homeless, mentally ill people. How warped do you have to be to stomp on someone who is already on the ground?

people need to wake up! thanks for everything you are doing.

  He is scary!

He hates(or wants to kill):all Arabs(muslims),all Immigrants,all women,all gays and lesbians,all Europeans,all Democrats,etc....The guy is sick!We have to put him in hospital before it is too late.In Rewanda this kind of radio hosts(or Hannity,or Rush)actually called for massacres(and led them),or pre-war Germany.

C'mmon,this kind hatred against all human beings.More scary is that he has 8+ mil.listeners!

Michael Savage is the only voice that I have heard speak openly about all the important topics circulating around the media today. He has a higher education and is confident in answering questions and debating issues even with high ranking politians. Many of these so-called politians elected to represent our best interests do not have an original thought in their brain. These puppets read from lawyer filtered scripts written by speech-writers and skirt answering the questions that they have not been scripted to answer. Michael Savage does not. More often than not he is opposite of soft-spoken, though, many will agree that out of all the potential presidential candidates ( Hillary, Obama, etc.), he is the figure that our country would feel most secure as Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces.
Do your homework, research the candidates and what they stand for utilizing various media resources, remember to not believe everything you hear, use your educated mind to pose questions and formulate answers, sometimes agree to disagree, and employ these freedoms that so many are dying for you to have.

Stephanie/NJ

*I regret giving him two stars after the last comment I heard from him (or will ever hear) make. He actually tried to make a connection between the mass murderer at Virginia Tech and Iran President Ahmadinejad. Clearly he is without class, dignity and shame and can't wait for this sort of thing to happen so he can peddle his filthy fear-mongering.

I give him two stars because he cracks me up with his New Yorker/Yiddish accent and the unbelievability of most of his claims and opinions. I had to rate him today because I heard him defaming Clint Eastwood and "Letters From Iwo Jima." Savage was criticizing him for making a "propaganda film" that did not bother to use a post-script to note all of Japan's atrocities in WWII (which were considerable and are often somewhat overlooked because of the enormity and horror of the Holocaust). However, the movie was dealing with one battle in particular not the war in general. Calling it a propaganda film is ridiculous when Eastwood first made "Flags of Our Fathers" to show the American side of the battle. In this same show he was ranting about Diane Sawyer's apparently spineless interview with Iranian president Ahmandinejad. His anger was pretty funny and he went on to warn of the "governmental media complex." When are these far right-wing radio morons going to notice they are a part of the media too?  

Despicable, mean spirited, fascist fool

I'm a big fan of his(along with Larry Elder,Dennis Prager and Michael Medved,which are on 1400am in Detroit);even when I don't entirely agree with him,he's a pleasure to listen to.I think he's gone after Al Gore and his quack Academy Award 'Global Warming'(bs)more than any other talk show host.For that alone-he deserves the talk show host Nobel Prize.

He likes to read Plato - ironic because in Plato's world, idiots like Savage would have been silenced (along with many poets) because Mikey is nowhere near the Platonic philosopher king he believes himself to be. . .

I am glad to know that at least a few people still know the difference between true conservatism (represented by Buckley, for one) and the mind-numbed Bush bots or neoncons. Buckley once commented on true conservatism, stating that "the government that governs least governs best"... Certainly not what we have now. Savage's show can be entertaining, but overall he is both arrogant and annoying.

I cannot believe this show is still on the air -- and for more hours than ever. The good news is: I found a different radio station for afternoons. Sorry Clear Channel

Savage makes some point sometimes that other commentators's fail to see but I don't like Savage's attitude, he's very angry,impatient and intolerant of people who do not agree with him. People who call Savage on the radio have to say nice things to him and butter him up to keep from being snubbed or talked down to or cutoff on the phone.Savage has an arrogance about him and it shows in all he says ,he brags about how smart he is much of the time.When Savage brags about himself he is dead serious, when Limbaugh brags about himself it's to make fun of himself and make other people laugh.Savage is frequently in a depressed dark cloud negative mood, whatever he believes does not make him happy but a captive to gloom.

He does have a good show but he makes statements that he is the originator of the statement and that is simply not true becasue they have said it on earlier talk shows, ie: rush Limbaugh. He is good about the ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION problem. I have listened to him off and on for for about 6 years.

The bottom line is that he's funny and people feel compelled to listen. Whether you agree or disagree with him politically he still has a way of presenting his opinion in a very funny way. He sometimes reminds me of Lewis Black (delivery style only). I think his appeal is that he says what most people think and are afraid to say. While most liberals dismiss him as angry idiot, he has many opinions worth listening to. Get past the "shtick" and focus on the message. History may judge him as a man ahead of his time.

I believe michael is by far the greatest talker in history. Rush and Sean do not come close. Rush is great, Sean is good but Michael Savage is in a league of his own.

Michael Savage is the best---he tells it like it is, and for that, liberals will never forgive him. Thier stupid loss.

No one says it better. He's in your face, but he tells it like it is every day.

A no-fluff look at politics, current events and the worldwide human condition. Savage takes a serious stand for justice and good common sense! Enraged at times, but with just the right balance of good humor, Savage spoon-feeds us the naked truth, and still manages to make it palatable.

Savage is the man!

I like him alot. He has his faults as most people that have their own show do tend to have ego's and a feeling of self importance but he cracks me up and I agree with him most of the time. He tells it like it is and even Dems like him once they listen to him. Best to catch him when he's in a fired up mood because he's funny and just tears people up when they make fools of themselves on the air with him.

I like this show sometimes. I don't need to be reminded of his academic credentials. Many of us have post graduate degrees and don't constantly brag about it. I also wince at his inaccuracies that pop up from time to time. All in all, however, it is usally worth a listen.

A true American! Our Borders, Our Language, Our Culture.

I don't care much for Savage's style. The screaming, the ranting, the his horrible sense of humor. I do agree with him his one main issue. This country will self-destruct without Borders, Language, and Culture. Overall the show has a great message wrapped in a crass, mediocre package.

This is a hilarious show. His talk leans very very far to the right, and is rude and obnoxious. He does speak some truth, and makes some outlandish comments I don't agree with, but the fact of the matter is, even when he's being totally wrong, he is very funny. People who would follow all his teachings and preachings should probably get their heads checked, but he's entertaining in the rudest way at worst, and sometimes right at best.

A couple of years back he was interviewing Pat Buchanan. I was listening in my car, and I had to pull over and write his quote down. It went: "In the year 2050 the white man will be a second class citizen in his own country, but he won't care until he's shot in the back of the head." Is there a white man's country out there? Do we own the country?

Due to his inaccurate statements and vile use of the English language (please see his recod) he is not a reliable enough source to have the right to have his opinion heard.

While I tend to agree with a lot of his view points and would choose him over any other political oriented talk show, his ranting can sometimes be annoying and degrades his apparent intelligence (which he constantly reminds us of). He often comes across as paranoid and racist and should spend less time trying to coin the next catch phrase and more time spreading the truth about liberalism and the back stabbing, defeatist Dems (and Republicans)in Congress.

He has some valid points but does he have to be such an ass? I cant stand people who try to argue wilt you and all the agrument does is degenerate into name calling and insults. I've never heard so many fallacies commited in any forum before.

He brags too much. Also, he can be very repetitive!!!!!!!! There are many more intelligent, intetesting conservative radio hosts. Rush is the best. We also enJoy O'Reilly, Hannity, Ingraham and Jeff Katz.

ONE STAR Dr. Michael Savage Ph. D. definitely qualifies for Ripley's Believe It Or Not in the newly created The Most Savage Of Them All talk shows. He says what he thinks, and thinks what he says in a very unsophisticated way. Last time I listened he called a non-patriot a dirty rat and hung up on him. He is still resentful for being denied a teaching position at a major university, he blames it on quotas and calls it reversed discrimination. In hindsight the University used good judgement. He has taken kick in the door talk radio to a higher level. He kicks in the door and burns down the house to get his message out, he is brash, rude, offensive, even obnoxious. He is fully aware of the limits imposed by the FCC and exploits it to the fullest. Do not be fooled he loves and intends to shock and takes pride in it. His style {if you can call it that} has become his trademark. If the saying is true that loose lips sink ships, why not escort him to Iraq and air his show over a megaphone the so called insurgents that are really resistance fighters would be so enraged by his lets nuke em all they may self destruct. This is one of the few occasions that even if it were possible for him to patent his style, he would not have to worry about patent infringement. His high ratings has spurred imitators, although more restrained. Any listener to C-SPAN ouch or worse to Lars Larson will promptly recognize a Michael Savage fan, by his superior lets nuke Iraq remark. Rep. T. G. Tancredo, Colorado would consider dropping bombs on Medina and Mecca, preferably with tens of thousands of pilgrims in attendance. Shooting unarmed innocent Iraqi civilians in the back gets high fives, attaboy and American hero cheers and comments. In their opinion the Iraqi's or Muslims are terrorists. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you I wonder why any media companies and sponsors of products, especially large ones, want to promote, be it by association such uncivilized speech with syndication in prime time. Prime time my dears, equals seats in the sky boxes, the best seats money can buy. I am a proud owner of an Amazon parrot a bleeding heart liberal and an African Gray parrot named Muslim. They stopped talking in protest after they overheard Michael's bigotry and cruelty. My other two birds only have one right wing they lack balance but they are having the time of their life. Muslim lives in terror fearful he may be hauled off. My bleeding heart liberal is temporarily on Paxil. I should bill Mike for it. It has gotten worse he insulted my pet rat Dignity so bad that he started to talk and cuss in protest for being called a dirty rat. Let's call a spade a spade Why is it that anyone that is critical of Israel for using disproportional action against Palestinians, is called an anti-Semite. Shooting missiles at civilian cars in broad daylight in populated areas or bulldozing hundreds of buildings or orchards should be condoned? Where is all the anger and bigotry coming from? Could it be delayed side effects {nowadays referred to as collateral damage due to a constant diet of low IQ TV shows when he and his fans were growing up? {Good luck it has gotten a lot worse} That could explain to some extent the majority of votes in the Red States. The calls that make it on the air, are by the best, the brightest and the loudest kick down the door, kick butt and any thing goes PATRIOTS. The few calls by the non-patriots {thinkers} that the screener lets pass for the psychological mauling, must be either placed by masochists or the calls are staged. Why else would someone allow himself to be humiliated or hung up on in mid sentence. The sayings go, if you see someone jump off the bridge, would you jump also, and insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. To end on a positive note, he has his moments of brilliance this helps to explain his Ph D. He can also be very funny.

This is the hard cold truth. Its not easy to listen to sometimes, but if we dont, we will pay for it in the long run. He is abrasive at times, but this is almost always directed toward callers who immediately attack him personally from the moment they are on the air. Why should he be restrained when they are not? Of course many may think that Savage should take the high road and simply roll over to these personal attacks, I dont. Thats what got this country in the mess that it is in now. Simply rolling over and giving in to every crazy leftist agenda out there is killing us. Political correctness and the inability to give up any civil liberties in the face of war can only lead to our demise. I would say that he shares my view that if the terrorist do not get us we will self implode. Every day I wake up and turn the news on almost expecting for another bomb to have gone off killing another 100 or so innocents. Make no doubt about it this is war. Everything he says is done with a clear and apparent emotional conviction that could only mean that he thinks that he is one of the few voices that is trying to save this country, and I for one agree.

You ppl better listen to Michael or this political correctness will be our undoing!!! Long live King Savage!!!

Such an effective show that Air America tried to counter it with a pale, weak, lame, frail rip off with the utterly pathetic Mike Molloy show.

Even if you do not agree with him..He does make you think