CNN's Chetry hosts Michael Savage to discuss ban from Britain and “clear up some of the misconceptions” about his hate speech Written by Media Matters Staff Published 05/07/09 12:11 PM EDT Video file Savage now claims controversial autism comments were made “in jest” Previously: Savage says Muslims, others should be banned from US, but he's “going to sue” UK for banning him Savage on autism: “A fraud, a racket. ... In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out” Savage falsely recasts autism remarks to claim he was “take[n] out of context” If Savage was smearing only misdiagnoses of autism, why did he previously call autism itself a “phony disease”? Retroactive context? Talk Radio Network discovers “true context” for Savage's autism “views” in shows that came days after his original comments
