Entry ban on anti-gay US 'shock jock' to stay in place

[ccharles000]

A ban on a US radio presenter entering the UK will be upheld, the government has said.

Michael Savage, known for his strong views on homosexuality, Islam and abortion, was barred from entering the country in May last year.

The shock jock, whose real name is Michael Weiner, was placed on a list of undesirables by former home secretary Jacqui Smith. He was listed alongside murders and terrorists on the blacklist.

Others banned included the Westboro Baptist Church, Hamas MP Yunis Al-Astal and ex-Ku Klux Klan leader Stephen "Don" Black.

The DJ says that while he has been accused of homophobia and racism, he has never incited violence.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/12/entry-ban-on-anti-gay-us-shock-jock-to-stay-in-place/

[Canuckistanian]

1. It must kill him to be on the same list as a Hamas leader

Ah, well. If you make a living from hate, don't expect to be welcomed anywhere.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

2. I Applaud This Decision

The man is a pig. And I think the British will do very nicely without his hateful invective. And yes, his ending up on a list along with Hamas is rather a delicious irony.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. I agree. It sends a message that hate isn't acceptable. They have their own home-grown crackpots.

Why should they import ours? :shrug:

[Crowman1979]

4. To think this is the same man who wrote naughty love letters to Allen Ginsberg.