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Michael Savage

2007-08-15T03:03:53Z

Markfoley:

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'''Michael Alan Weiner''', Ph.D. (born March 31, 1942) (aka '''Michael Savage''') is a [[conservative]] talk show host. <ref>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Savage SourceWatch</ref>

His nationally-syndicated radio show is called '''Savage Nation'''. He holds a Ph.D. in [[economics]] and [[medicinal botany]] which he received from the [[University of California]], Berkeley<ref>http://www.thesavagemichael.com/biography.html</ref>.

He is famous for making what some characterize as "inflammatory" statements. In 2003, Savage was fired from MSNBC, after telling a [[homosexual]] caller "I hope you get [[AIDS]] and die, you pig."<ref>USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-07-07-talk-host-fired_x.htm</ref> In [[August]] 2007, [[San Francisco]] law makers introduced a resolution condemning Savage for "defamatory language ... against immigrants." Some state that the resolution is a result of the cities push for amnesty for illegal immigrants<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article57096.html</ref>.

In 2007, he won the Freedom of Speech award from Talkers Magazine, a [talk radio] trade industry publication. He is currently contemplating running for President in 2008.

== Michael Savage & Politics ==
Savage takes credit for many sweeping changes in American politics. In the early weeks of June, Savage spent almost every minute of his show lambasting George W. Bush's proposed immigration reform bill. He takes credit<ref>Monday, June 25 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref> for the defeat of the bill.

Savage also takes credit for defeating the Dubai port deal.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

== Michael Savage & Religion ==
Savage is a deeply religions man. However, he is not a fan of organized religion. In a 2007 broadcast<ref>Wednesday, June 27 2007, "The Savage Nation," 750 KPRC (Houston).</ref>, Savage denounced organized religion, and any faith that professes to be the one way to God. He rightly compared fundamentalist Christianity and fundamentalism Islam. He also expressed his belief that all religions that teach morality from God are good. As a result, while Savage is a great spokesman for the conservative political viewpoint, he is seemingly not very favorable to narrow minded Christians listeners.

==Michael Savage and GLBT Issues==

Savage is an avowed foe to homosexuality. He has referred to gay marriage as "child abuse"<ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270015</ref> and claimed that the "gay and lesbian mafia" wants to "homosexualize the whole country" <ref>http://www.glaad.org/publications/resource_doc_detail.php?id=3258</ref>

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South Park

2007-08-15T02:59:48Z

Markfoley:

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'''South Park''' is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning animated cartoon series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that is controversial due to its use of vulgar and obscene language, biting humor, and questionable depictions of religion and other respected institutions. Shows have touched on [[Catholic|Catholicism]], [[Islam]], [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormonism]], [[Judaism]], [[Scientology]], and made jokes about [[Jesus]], [[Moses]], [[Muhammad]] and other religious leaders. Parker and Stone decribe themselves as "equal opportunity offenders" and some shows have made fun of liberal causes, particularly environmentalism. The conservative causes satired by South Park include the discrimination of gays and immigrants.

Of the 1999 ''South Park'' movie, movie reviewer [[Roger Ebert]] said "The film is rated R instead of NC-17 only because it's a cartoon, I suspect; even so, the MPAA has a lot of 'splaining to do," meaning presumably that Ebert believes it should have been rated NC-17. "Waves of four-letter words roll out over the audience," he says.

A frequent criticism of South Park is that it indulges in shock for shock's sake. Ebert says of the film, "All it lacks is a point to its message. What is it saying? That movies have gone too far, or that protests against movies have gone too far? It is a sign of our times that I cannot tell. Perhaps it's simply anarchistic, and feels that if it throws enough shocking material at the wall, some of it will stick. A lot of the movie offended me." However, he acknowledges, "I laughed. I did not always feel proud of myself while I was laughing, however.... No target is too low, no attitude too mean or hurtful, no image too unthinkable."<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990630/REVIEWS/906300301/1023]</ref>

A month later, Ebert modified his opinion: "I gave "South Park" a marginal thumbs down (2.5 stars) because of what I called the movie's mean spirit, but I did like its intelligence and energy, and as the smoke clears from the summer of 1999 it's clear to me that this was a movie that took chances and made scathing criticisms of the broken-down MPAA rating system. I got carried away by my immediate reaction; but at least I was right when I called it "the most slashing political commentary of the year." "[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990829/ANSWERMAN/908290306]

South Park has been praised for its often blunt viewpoints on many political, moral, and social issues of the day. For example, in "Chinpokomon" (a satire of the Pokemon craze,) the boys learn that blindly following a trend can be dangerous, and that it's best to just be yourself. In "Super Best Friends," we discover that Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha, Moses, Joseph Smith, and Krishna are all friends, even though countries have gone to war over them.

There is a form of anti-censorship conservatives known as "South Park Republicans" and "South Park Conservatives".

==References==

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[[Category:Broadcasting]]

South Park

2007-08-15T02:59:27Z

Markfoley:

[[Image:Southparkseason10opening.png|right|thumb|300px]]
'''South Park''' is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning animated cartoon series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that is controversial due to its use of vulgar and obscene language, biting humor, and questionable depictions of religion and other respected institutions. Shows have touched on [[Catholic|Catholicism]], [[Islam]], [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormonism]], [[Judaism]], [[Scientology]], and made jokes about [[Jesus]], [[Moses]], [[Muhammad]] and other religious leaders. Parker and Stone decribe themselves as "equal opportunity offenders" and some shows have made fun of liberal causes, particularly environmentalism. The conservative causes satired by South Park include the discrimination of gays and immigrants

Of the 1999 ''South Park'' movie, movie reviewer [[Roger Ebert]] said "The film is rated R instead of NC-17 only because it's a cartoon, I suspect; even so, the MPAA has a lot of 'splaining to do," meaning presumably that Ebert believes it should have been rated NC-17. "Waves of four-letter words roll out over the audience," he says.

A frequent criticism of South Park is that it indulges in shock for shock's sake. Ebert says of the film, "All it lacks is a point to its message. What is it saying? That movies have gone too far, or that protests against movies have gone too far? It is a sign of our times that I cannot tell. Perhaps it's simply anarchistic, and feels that if it throws enough shocking material at the wall, some of it will stick. A lot of the movie offended me." However, he acknowledges, "I laughed. I did not always feel proud of myself while I was laughing, however.... No target is too low, no attitude too mean or hurtful, no image too unthinkable."<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990630/REVIEWS/906300301/1023]</ref>

A month later, Ebert modified his opinion: "I gave "South Park" a marginal thumbs down (2.5 stars) because of what I called the movie's mean spirit, but I did like its intelligence and energy, and as the smoke clears from the summer of 1999 it's clear to me that this was a movie that took chances and made scathing criticisms of the broken-down MPAA rating system. I got carried away by my immediate reaction; but at least I was right when I called it "the most slashing political commentary of the year." "[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990829/ANSWERMAN/908290306]

South Park has been praised for its often blunt viewpoints on many political, moral, and social issues of the day. For example, in "Chinpokomon" (a satire of the Pokemon craze,) the boys learn that blindly following a trend can be dangerous, and that it's best to just be yourself. In "Super Best Friends," we discover that Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha, Moses, Joseph Smith, and Krishna are all friends, even though countries have gone to war over them.

There is a form of anti-censorship conservatives known as "South Park Republicans" and "South Park Conservatives".

==References==

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[[Category:Broadcasting]]

The Simpsons

2007-07-19T16:41:06Z

Markfoley:

'''The Simpsons''' is a satirical animated comedy series created by Matt Groening. The Simpsons started on the [[The Tracey Ullman]] show in 1987. In December 1989 the show debuted on the [[Fox Network]]. The show is currently being made into a feature length movie to be released on July 27th 2007.

Family:
The show revolves around the fictional Simpsons family. Homer is the father who is often portayed as a buffoon.
Marge, the mother, who is in many respects a classical American mother, stays at home while Homer works and she takes care of the family. On a few occasions Marge has gotten a job which was met with horrible results, demonstrating that housewives are inferior to independant women.
Bart, the son, is a troublemaker, underachiever and makes a horrible role model.
Lisa is the older daughter who is a [[Buddhist]] liberal. Like most liberals, she is smart, caring, and holds no racist attitudes. Her appearances on the show often perpetuate many liberal ideas. She speaks out against corporate corruption, animal abuse, and racism. Her mission in life is to eradicate the conservative ideals of lying, white power, discrimination, and a hatred of the poor.

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