holy wow.

being in the south for martin luther king's birthday was an interesting experience. in my yankee circle of friends and colleagues, it's a day that passes without much fanfare: we don't recite his speeches or reflect on life before civil rights all that much. it's sort of like any other "X's day" holiday -- the post office isn't open, and my garbage gets picked up a day late.

apparently, fucknut michael savage (he's not warranting a link) is one of those folks who do consider the impact of the civil rights movement on their lives. according to mediamatters.org:

"From the January 15 edition of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation:

SAVAGE: But basically, if you're talking about a day like today, Martin Luther King Junior Day, and you're gonna understand what civil rights has become, the con it's become in this country. It's a whole industry; it's a racket. It's a racket that is used to exploit primarily heterosexual, Christian, white males' birthright and steal from them what is their birthright and give it to people who didn't qualify for it.

Take a guess out of whose hide all of these rights are coming. They're not coming out of women's hides. Are they? No, there's only one group that's targeted, and that group are white, heterosexual males. They are the new witches being hunted by the illiberal left using the guise of civil rights and fairness to women and whatnot."

w.o.w.