-Caveat Lector- SAVAGE TALKS GRIND TO HALT http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/70513.htm
By JOHN MAINELLI Savage promises a legal tussle with "bastards from hell." March 12, 2003 -- A militant gay-rights group that failed to stop Michael Savage's TV debut last weekend angrily stepped up its attack yesterday - rejecting peace talks with NBC and escalating attempts to scare his advertisers away. "Write it up - it'll help my lawyer," a furious Savage told The Post, promising a legal fight to the finish with the adversaries he has called "Nazi bastards from hell." "This is now interfering with business - it's a restraint of trade issue," Savage said. "They're violating federal law and they'll find that out very soon." Savage's Saturday launch on cable's struggling MSNBC attracted twice the usual number of viewers for the 5 p.m. time slot and followed 10 days of aggressive protests by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and at least four other protest groups. GLAAD, which accuses the controversial radio talker of being anti-gay and spewing "inflammatory diatribes targeting minorities," canceled an already- postponed meeting with MSNBC-parent NBC yesterday because the network insisted on confidentiality. "We considered this to be a private meeting for a serious discussion," said NBC spokesman Cory Shields. "We remain hopeful that a meeting can still take place." Because of communication glitches with a TV-commercial buying service and local cable systems, spots for P&G and Kraft products ran during Savage's premiere anyway - but it won't happen again, according to P&G's Gretchen Mutchnick. NBC declined to comment on GLAAD's latest attempts to intimidate Savage's advertisers - by adding Dell Computer, Sharper Image, Casual Male and Idea Village to a target list that, before Saturday, included just Procter & Gamble and Kraft. Spokesmen for Dell, Casual Male and Idea Village said their commercials aren't slotted for specific shows but told The Post they've now asked time buyers to keep their ads off Savage's program. "We value all consumers and we consider respect for all people a core value," said an Idea Village spokesman. Sharper Image did not return calls Print this story Previous articles on this topic Click for permission to reprint Purchase Tickets Online Buy tickets to Rock Concerts, Jazz Performances, Broadway Shows, Musicals, and more! Back to Entertainment Index | Home NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP Holdings, Inc. Copyright 2003 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
