Savage called Media Matters item "very accurate," continued his attack on civil rights

On the January 16 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage read aloud from a Media Matters for America item documenting his assertion that civil rights are a "racket" and a "con" designed to steal "white males' birthright." After reading the item, Savage said the transcript was "very accurate" and claimed that all of his statements were "truism[s]," adding: "Excuse me, there's not a word of that that I disagree with. Everything I said is true." Savage then continued his assault on civil rights, saying, "Civil rights are used to steal only from the white male -- no one else pays the price."

Savage began his segment by referring to a "group out there, who [he] won't mention" that is "obsessed with" him -- an apparent reference to Media Matters, which Savage previously described as having an "obsession" with him. Savage also called Media Matters an "unknown" organization that "no one reads." He went on to describe a "guy" -- apparently Media Matters President and CEO David Brock -- as "a fake conservative who became a liberal, he's gay. And all he does is listen to this show, and he writes transcripts. But I don't understand what he finds wrong with this."