tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post3862933399725852799..comments2015-11-09T21:00:59.732-08:00Comments on Still Life With Shark: Feeling Savage and Learytedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243733893045198185noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-79367239462187050792009-05-27T08:36:00.578-07:002009-05-27T08:36:00.578-07:00You were right that this topic dealing with Savage...You were right that this topic dealing with Savage has been dealt with to a large extent on many blogs. However I have yet to read one nearly as compelling nor touching and personal as yours. A man such as Savage is beyond redemption. Here's a quote from another website that paints clearly the type of individual that Savage is. <br /><br />Brad Kava, in a column dated June 6th, 2001, covered a local boycott being organized in Sacramento against KSTE (local station) for broadcasting Savage:<br /><br /> In Sacramento, an organization of Asian-American groups has taken the lead against several hate-talkers, including KSFO-AM's now nationally syndicated Michael Savage. Rather than asking for FCC help, they have sent letters to advertisers and picketed the Sacramento station, KSTE, which airs the show.<br /><br /> Calling the Chinese "little devils," Savage called for dropping nuclear weapons on the country and said that Chinese-Americans should be put in internment camps if they wouldn't sign loyalty oaths.<br /><br /> "It goes far beyond ridiculing a certain ethnic group or calling names or making a certain group the brunt of jokes," says Georgette Imura, part of a Sacramento group called CAPITAL (the Council of Asian Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy and Leadership at 5665 Freeport Blvd., Suite 2, Sacramento 95822).<br /><br /> "What it does is send a message to misguided folks that it's OK to act and talk that way. Our fear is that this will lead to acts of violence or discrimination."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-27385924751932936132008-10-31T22:31:00.000-07:002008-10-31T22:31:00.000-07:00As an alternative ed teacher, I've encountered mor...As an alternative ed teacher, I've encountered more than a fair share of autistic children in their teenage years and they do remarkable for what they have to overcome - most schools don't have teachers who are sensitive enough to meet their needs. You are right about Fascists in this country!<BR/><BR/>This year I have an autistic student who invented a story about being from an alien civilization and enjoys playing tic tac toe - he's terrible, but he always wants to play and has a lot of fun - he's amazed when he loses almost every time...so much that the kids are amazed when he does win one.<BR/><BR/>I had another student who was diagnosed with a 'gregarious?' form of autism. I've often wondered now whether this was 'Williams' syndrome?<BR/><BR/>But he had an above average intelligence and I could always use him to teach the other kids ( a mix of ICP and Crypps), he was a real entertainer, except the school treated him so poorly and a teacher, who didn't understand, had him expelled. I've never known a child with autism to act agressively, except out of fear.<BR/><BR/>I was told they couldn't get his permanent record from another district, and we only had his mother's word that he'd been diagnosed. <BR/><BR/>Worse he'd run away to Oregon for 8months and so I didn't get to know him until after he'd come home and he was starved. It was a terrible school, I wrote a complaint that went nowhere, and then I resigned and left Washington state (horrific schools) before the end of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-17537499979594338702008-10-19T21:47:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:47:00.000-07:00Wow. My brother was diagnosed with autism when he ...Wow. My brother was diagnosed with autism when he was two and a half- shortly after completely forgetting all the words he learned and regressing into silence and aversion to eye contact. The doctors (this was fifteen years ago) went through the whole song and dance of the "your parenting is at fault" before diagnosing him. Can't believe these prehistoric views are still around. I wish every ignorant talking piece could experience for one day what my parents do. When my brother was three, he almost died of an asthma. I guess my parents really, really suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-17634051231704297582008-10-19T21:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:04:00.000-07:00Standup comedy is one of the last uncensored forms...Standup comedy is one of the last uncensored forms of speech. For someone who is a great comedian to abuse that privilege is a travesty. <BR/>These illnesses ARE new, and they DO exist (as a teacher, I'll certainly vouch for them).<BR/>Thanks for writing a response!rorowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118009594614181918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-12032073333844330082008-10-19T20:21:00.000-07:002008-10-19T20:21:00.000-07:00To the anonymous poster who said the author of thi...To the anonymous poster who said the author of this fine post was taking Dennis Leary too seriously, I beg to differ. Comedians are some the true geniuses of social criticism - think Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and the scathingly funny writings of Kurt Vonnegut. These people were as serious as your life, putting their own lives on the line to break the chains of bad cultural programming. The Learys and Andrew Dice Clays of the world have the opposite effect, reinforcing mean and stupid cultural norms, encouraging appallingly rude behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-81046429694475123312008-10-19T19:34:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:34:00.000-07:00Anonymous guy-Ugh, that stupid "diagnoses are up" ...Anonymous guy-<BR/><BR/>Ugh, that stupid "diagnoses are up" canard.<BR/><BR/>Diagnoses are up for autism, because the symptoms of autism are better understood. Period. It has nothing to do with the disorder, and everything to do with the state of the art in medicine. Guess what else is up? Diagnoses of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and pretty much every other medical problem.<BR/><BR/>"A few years ago it was ADD"??? <BR/>What does that even mean? You think ADHD went away? You think it was a fad? You claim to have "sources," but all you're offering is a demonstrably incorrect opinion. The only thing worse than being ignorant is TRYING to be ignorant. Go look at the actual data on ADHD diagnoses and see if anything you said matches up (hint: nope). <BR/><BR/>I don't think you're a bad person, but you've allowed the "savage nation" to do your thinking for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-13925622684447875892008-10-19T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:33:00.000-07:00Nice rant.. Savage is a sewerage scum. His show i...Nice rant.. Savage is a sewerage scum. His show is full of hatred talk, nothing else. <BR/> I have a cousin who has been suffering from autism for the past 22 years. I have seen the pains first hand in supporting such a child with special needs. savage is a moron, an absolute moron. Please dont respond to this moron thereby validating his blabber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-28748054290184409292008-10-19T19:14:00.000-07:002008-10-19T19:14:00.000-07:00Thanks for that. We need as much intelligent and p...Thanks for that. We need as much intelligent and passionate raging against the machine as possible.<BR/><BR/>Don't. Let. Up.Dan Donahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991380442677904375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-43841668677131485892008-10-19T18:56:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:56:00.000-07:00Thank you for writing this. Your words touched me ...Thank you for writing this. Your words touched me deeply and left me with teary eyes. Sharky is so lucky to have you for a father. <BR/><BR/>I'm bookmarking this entry to come back to when I need it. I'm embarking very soon on a career teaching science in low income schools, and this is how I want to feel towards each of my students.Hypatia's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783296767843729016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-19409992585611910262008-10-19T18:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:53:00.000-07:00Fantastic post! Poor anon internet guy didn't seem...Fantastic post! Poor anon internet guy didn't seem to understand what you were getting at though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-86861681821888707642008-10-19T17:33:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:33:00.000-07:00Inspiring too bad Savage and Leary get most of the...Inspiring too bad Savage and Leary get most of the coverage when yours should.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219824318025309088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-24747735791995098072008-10-19T17:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:04:00.000-07:00Dennis Leary is a comedian? Why hasn't he ever sai...Dennis Leary is a comedian? Why hasn't he ever said anything funny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-91771894844961417332008-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:53:00.000-07:00Thank you for writing this.Thank you for writing this.Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685069127432389898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-57913673218578540052008-10-19T15:50:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:50:00.000-07:00Well, done, could not have said it better myself!J...Well, done, could not have said it better myself!<BR/><BR/>Jiff<BR/>www.privacy-center.be.tcUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260713742352903700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-53274085194401423092008-10-19T15:49:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:49:00.000-07:00So what was the point of this long meandering rant...So what was the point of this long meandering rant? To prove you know how to use quotes or that you've read reports?<BR/>The fact of the matter is autism diagnoses are up. Just like a few years ago it was ADD. Tomorrow it will be something else.<BR/>What the people you are ranting against are trying to say is, not every diagnoses is accurate and that lazy doctors along with lazy parents are more than willing to let drugs to the parenting than to be bothered parenting themselves.<BR/>You may not like the source(s)but it doesn't make the facts less real.<BR/>-Some Anonymous Internet GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-78796183567291229962008-10-19T15:24:00.000-07:002008-10-19T15:24:00.000-07:00Dennis Leary is a comedian. What he said is tacky ...Dennis Leary is a comedian. What he said is tacky (not to mention a very old joke), but I think you're taking him too seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-57053090146147633052008-10-19T14:11:00.000-07:002008-10-19T14:11:00.000-07:00Your last few paragraphs were inspiring. It's peop...Your last few paragraphs were inspiring. It's people like you who should be on the radio, running for office, and leading people back to humanity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239121069516459037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546079800339862904.post-63309234385422959632008-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-19T10:45:00.000-07:00That was wonderful. Thanks very much.That was wonderful. Thanks very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com