Boycott

We, the undersigned, hereby affirm our disgust and dismay at the commercial support given Michael Savage by corporate America, and pledge to boycott any and all companies who purchase advertising on "The Savage Nation" (a complete list of which is available via the SavageStupidity.Com web site on the "Boycott" page).

We support the Oregon Coalition Against Hate Radio and other organizations actively promoting a boycott of Savage Nation advertisers.

"The content is an unbroken stream of hate and chauvinism directed against women, people of color, liberals, immigrants and in particular people of Middle Eastern heritage and people of the Muslim faith. We condemn this message of hate..." said Tom Nelson, spokesman for the Coalition Against Hate Radio (press release with full details on campaign available at http://www.ofme.net/PressRelease.html).

"The message that [radio stations broadcasting The Savage Nation are] sending to communities of color, immigrants, and in particular to all people of Middle Eastern ancestry and to Muslims, is that you are not wanted in this country, that you have no value and that you should not expect any respect here," said spokeswoman Mona Goode of the Oregon Friends of the Middle East. "That is a message that we must actively and vocally oppose."

The dominance of "hate radio" is not a market-driven phenomenon, but a product of conscious decisions made by conservative media-conglomerates to silence alternative voices. This is not a sustainable situation for democracy.

We call upon the FCC to restore the "Fairness Doctrine", the federal requirement (abandoned in the Reagan administration) that broadcast stations leasing the public airwaves had to allow a certain amount of time for opposing views on political issues.

We call upon radio stations to voluntarily implement the "Fairness Doctrine" in their own programming, and restore balanced discourse to the airwaves by featuring local and syndicated "liberal" talk show hosts on a regular basis.

For more information on our campaign, visit SavageStupidity.Com or email us at "[email protected]" with your comments and feedback.