Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 29, 2008
Savage, Indeed
What radio host Michael Savage said about minority children and those with autism is nothing short of hate-speech directed at one of society’s most vulnerable populations, writes Areva D. Martin. - Forum Column
By Areva D. Martin
This article appears on Page 6
On July 16, AM radio talk show host Michael Savage, whose weekly show "Savage Nation" reaches an audience of 8 million Americans via 350 stations across the country, attacked minority children and their families for falsely claiming to have asthma so that they can get "the extra welfare ... and ... extra help in school." He called their ploy "a money...
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