Tuesday, September 01, 2009



Savage set to sue British Leftist politician

We read:
"She quit as Home Secretary almost three months ago but Jacqui Smith hasn’t been forgotten — not, at least, by the American “shock jock” whom she banned from Britain.

Michael Savage, one of 16 people on a list of “undesirables” drawn up this year by Ms Smith, has given her until tomorrow to agree to pay more than £100,000 in damages and costs or be sued for libel. She must also retract allegations that he incites violence, and apologise, he says.

Mr Savage, 67, whose controversial Talk Radio Network show has eight million listeners, has been accused of racism and homophobia. He is the third-most popular radio talk-show host in America. The Home Office said that he was “considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence”.

In an interview with The Times Mr Savage said that he had tried the diplomatic approach with the Home Office but now wanted action. His British lawyers had sent Ms Smith a letter saying that if she did not comply they would issue a personal writ against her immediately.

He accused Ms Smith and the Home Office of putting his name on the exclusion list to provide “political balance”. He cited Home Office e-mails that his lawyers have obtained under the Freedom of Information Act showing that one official accepted that he had never incited violence. Another document said his name would show that those excluded “are not all Islamist extremists”....

Mr Savage said: “Why do they continue to dig their heels in when their own e-mails condemn their position? I am a member of the American media, a commentator. I provoke people to thought, not to kill.”

The Home Office has said it will fight a libel action and that there is little prospect of Mr Savage’s name being taken off the exclusion list.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

savage |ˈsavij|
noun
(chiefly in historical or literary contexts) a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized.
• a brutal or vicious person : the mother of one of the victims has described his assailants as savages.


This describes Mr. Savage perfectly.

Anonymous said...

Liberals are never wrong, didn't you know that?

Anonymous said...

Oh for gawd's sake Pansy-guy, please drop the Hitler refs - it was not in the gift of the US to "let" AH invade countries or not! As you well know Americans fought in WWII for their own interests.

Use the Name, Luke said...

re Anon 1:36,

I continue to be fascinated at how leftists continue to be unable to learn. Resorting to personal attacks (ad hominem fallacy) when you don't have the facts to back up your position is irrational, illogical, and just plain wrong. Yet it seems to be all they can do.

How do you expect to come out smelling like roses when you consistently refuse to adjust your beliefs to align with the facts?

David W. Hunter said...

Anon 2:01,
There were many brave and honorable British men of fought hard and gave thier lives during World War II.

These men should be honored. Perhaps one way to honor these heroes would be for today's British to remember what backbone is and stick up for thier own country and values. I have no doubt most British are cut from the same great cloth of their ancestors. They just need a little reminder.

Dean said...

David:

Well said.

Anonymous said...

MPs and cabinet ministers can do pretty much whatever they like as they have diplomatic immunity which extends past their terms of office when related to things done during those terms.

There's therefore no use in even attempting such lawsuits against (former) political figures.
He should sue the British Home Office or state instead who as organisations can be held reliable (but winning such cases is extremely hard even if they clearly broke the law which isn't the case here, not even US law (the US has similar lists)).

Anonymous said...

Maybe Mr. Savage should offer them some oil. I'm sure he'd get an apology then.