Reply #14: While this may be MS's "Face in the Crowd" moment, one thing still puzzles me. [View All]

[no_hypocrisy]

Bullies are usually selective and careful in choosing their targets. These targets are usually safe where there is no resistance, no likely chance of sympathetic intervention or challenge by third parties. They can be wiped out summarily. Like Liberals. (Just saying we've become acclimated to being attacked and we don't stand up to our bullies like we should.) Why Savage chose 1) children, and 2) autistic children is beyond me. He wasn't going to get a majority of listeners to readily agree with his premises just because he said it. He wasn't going to persuade any listener to change his/her/their mind (save for the abject ignorant). He wasn't going to get Congress to slash funding for autistic children. He wasn't going to be hailed as a bold protectorate of the FCC and the First Amendment. He wasn't even going to be admired for having the balls to say such an outrageous comment without fear he would be held accountable by either the public or the stations that buy his syndicated show.

I don't get it. Is it as simple as he was talking without thinking?