The Award So Nice, He Won it Twice

Michael Savage obviously has a secret hidden agenda to drive this blog of the intertubes, by bankrupting us. How can we possibly afford all of these solid gold "Big Boo-Hoo Awards?"

For those of you that missed Savage's tantrum, I invite you to take a look at this post. Well, Savage wasn't done whining over this, not by a long shot. It's time to break out the big guns; known fondly to the rest of the world as the pointless, threatening email! Dun, dun dunnnnnn!

On March 5, Media Matters for America received the following email from radio host Michael Savage:

From: ****************@aol.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 5:55 PM
To: *******@mediamatters.org
Cc: *****@****.com
Subject: Re: Savage continued attacks on Etheridge & Hollywood

If you ever harass me again I will have you prosecuted under California's anti-stalking legislation. This indicates malice and intent to harm on the part of media matters.

Stop that. Stop rolling all over the floor, laughing. You'll ruin those nice slacks. We just bought those slacks; those are your good slacks! My goodness, we can't have nice things.

Remember how I mentioned that Savage would let fly with an insane, spittle-flecked rant? Apparently he was just building up to it.

On the March 5 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, which aired at 6 p.m. ET, five minutes after the email was sent, Savage lashed out at "[t]hose scum-sucking vermin. Those left-wing rats" who he claimed "won't be happy until we're all on prayer rugs waiting to have our heads cut off." He continued: "You ought to be happy, you liberal SOBs, that I am only a talk-show host. You ought to thank God that I have no avariciousness in my soul. You ought to thank God that I'm not power mad like you liberals, because if I ever ran for office, I can guarantee you, you wouldn't be in business too long. I can guarantee you you'd be arrested for sedition within six months of my taking power. I'd have you people licking lead paint, what you did to this country."

Wow.

So. Let's review, shall we? Media Matters reporting Savage's own words = Stalking and harassment.

Savage, flinging insults and threats, and throwing on-air temper tantrums = Being a talk-show host.

It's all yours, Mike. Hang 'em above the fireplace!

Oh, and by the way:

On Savage's website, there is a poll that asks, "Should Michael Savage Run for the Presidency?" According to the site, there are more than 2.8 million "yes" votes. Savage has said that once he reaches 5 million, he will make a decision on whether or not to run.

Please do. We all need the laughs.