Savage lawsuit calls CAIR 'vehicle of international terrorism'

[BushOut06]

Source: WorldNetDaily

Trend-setting radio talk show host Michael Savage has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Council on Islamic-American Relations, and has accused the organization of being a "political vehicle of international terrorism" that seeks to do "material harm to those voices who speak against the violent agenda of CAIR's clients."

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in California, seeks damages equal to the ongoing donations from CAIR supporters "who expect CAIR to act in this manner in exchange for continuing financial support" as well as "actual damages according to proof."

A spokesman for Savage indicated the top-rated talk show host would have no further comment, saying the text of the lawsuit itself would answer questions.

The focal point of the lawsuit is a series of audio clips CAIR has been using in its promotions and fundraising efforts.

Read more: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article58970.html

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First off, I realize that WND is a right-wing news site. I did try to see if this story was being reported elsewhere, and only found it on other right-wing sites as well.

Be that as it may, I really hope that CAIR counter-sues Savage, and drives him off the air. It's ironic for someone like Savage to complain about someone seeking to do material harm - this guy spouts off vitriolic hatred on a continual basis. If anyone has ever heard Savage talk about Muslims or homosexuals, you know that his hatred for both groups is almost equal.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. he's just ticked off because CAIR has convinced several advertisers

to drop his racist ass.

:nopity:

[0rganism]

2. looks like WorldNetDaily didn't bother to get the name right

http://www.cair.com/

OP article says "Council on Islamic-American Relations", when it's clearly "American-Islamic". Pretty weak editing, IMHO.

[ToeBot]

3. Trend-setting? Now there's a horrifying thought. n/t

[xchrom]

5. my thought exactly. nt

[meegbear]

6. I saw that on the main page and said 'WHAT??' ...

then a saw it's from WingNut Daily. :eyes:

[tabasco]

4. Why do right-wingers love frivolous lawsuits?

This will get laughed out of court faster than Faux News' lawsuit.

[DBoon]

12. They only hate trial lawyers when they are defendants

otherwise, they are experts at the use of frivolous litigation to silence critics

[Robbien]

17. Doesn't cost much to file and not follow through

Costs much less than it does to hire a PR guy to push your story.

[Cobalt Violet]

7. I can't stand CAIR or savage.

They deserve each other.

[bos1]

9. What's wrong with CAIR?

[BushOut06]

10. What about CAIR don't you like?

Just wondering...

[regnaD kciN]

8. "top-rated talk show host"...?????

:rofl:

[MarinCoUSA]

11. Fascist Pig Savage- With tongue in the gutter lookin' for the big sewage pipe.

n/t

[MetaTrope]

13. From another right-wing source

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={B4CB72DB-F13C-4E06-9029-AC5E595FEC24}

Looks like CAIR is intimately linked with the UAE emirate, which itself has not insubstantial ties to Osama bin Laden.

CAIR's landlord, Sheik Maktoum, doubles as UAE defense minister. Before 9/11, he provided UAE military C-130 cargo planes to supply al-Qaida hunting camps in Afghanistan with all the amenities they needed when he and other high-level UAE officials and princes took hunting trips there. On one trip in 1999, roughly half the UAE royal family was the guest of Osama bin laden at his camp near Kandahar. They flew in on an official UAE aircraft, according to a recently declassified CIA memo dated Feb. 19, 1999, and titled, "Recent High Level UAE Visits to Afghanistan." The memo also determined that Dubai officials had lied to U.S. officials about visiting the camps. And they were believed to have even tipped off bin Laden about a coming strike on his camps. Mind you, this was just months after bin Laden blew up the two U.S. embassies in Africa (a plot which was financed in part through Dubai banks), so they knew they were in bad company. Just like CAIR knows it's in bad company.

Of course, I'm sure the Bush administration has addressed this to everyone's satisfaction.

[struggle4progress]

16. Don't expect Horowitz & Co to get anything right

You can bet the Bushistas have close ties to "Sheik Maktoum"

... In January 2006, Sheikh Makotum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, U.A.E. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, passed away and was replaced by his brother, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR), Ruler of Dubai and U.A.E. Minister of Defense ... http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm

http://images.forbes.com.nyud.net:8090/media/2006/05/royals_4.jpg
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler/Dubai
$14 billion*
Age: 56
Became Dubai’s 10th ruler upon older brother’s death in January. Credited with already transforming tiny Persian Gulf Emirate into aviation, business and tourist hub and growing its GDP from $8 billion in 1994 to an expected $40 billion in 2006. Also guiding its investments abroad: Dubai recently bought London's Tussauds Group, a stake in DaimlerChrysler and aerospace company Doncasters, plus real estate in the U.S. Its purchase of P&O group and consequent bid to manage six key American ports sparked a national controversy in the U.S. and forced Dubai to back away from the U.S. port portion of the deal in March ...
http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/03/cz_forbes_0522_royals_slide_4.html?thisSpeed=35000

The Bush criminal cartel: fingerprints all over Dubai ports deal
by Wayne Madsen
The Wayne Madsen Report ...
http://www.lookingglassnews.org/printerfriendly.php?storyid=5221

[gratuitous]

14. Headline translation for the rest of us

"Savage desperately tries to maintain relevance; files frivolous lawsuit"

[struggle4progress]

15. Wal-Mart, AT&T Will Not Air Ads on 'Savage Nation'

New 'Hate Hurts America' coalition asks all advertisers to drop spots

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The newly-formed Hate Hurts America Community and Interfaith Coalition (HHA) today announced that Wal-Mart and AT&T have joined a growing list of advertisers that have stopped advertising or refuse to place their ads on Michael Savage's "Savage Nation" program ...

SEE: National Radio Host Goes on Anti-Muslim Tirade
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=777&&ArticleID=23608&&name=n&&currPage=3 ...

SEE: Hate Hurts America
http://www.hatehurtsamerica.org/ ...

In a letter sent yesterday to the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a member of the HHA coalition, an AT&T official wrote: "AT&T has never directly supported this program through advertisements or sponsorship. Some radio stations may have inserted AT&T advertisements locally during the broadcast of Michael Savage's syndicated program. We are reaching out to individual radio stations to reinforce our policy to ensure this doesn't happen." ...

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-27-2007/0004712393&EDATE=