Michael Savage Off the Air in San Francisco

Clear channel owned KNEW announced today that it has let go the #3 Ranked Radio Host in the nation, Michael Savage.

Some speculate that it is because of financial reasons that he was terminated but others believe that it was because he clashed with management.

He will definitely be back on the air quickly. Who would want to leave the #3 ranked top radio host home when he could be generating more income.

KNEW most likely lost plenty of listeners today including this writer. I have no reason to ever listen to KNEW in San Francisco.

I do not know if they lost millions of listeners or not, but in a recent poll (March, 2009) Michael Savage was said to have 8.25 million listeners nationwide.

Radio is dominated by conservative talk shows because that is what people want to hear. It is the law of supply and demand.

The most recent results from Talkers Magazine, from March of 2009, are as follows:

• The Rush Limbaugh Show - 14.75 million.
• The Sean Hannity Show - 13.75 million.
• Glenn Beck Program - 8.25 million.
• The Savage Nation - 8.25 million.
• The Dr. Laura Program - 8.25 million
• The Laura Ingraham Show - 5.75 million
• The Mark Levin Show- 5.75 million

It is a very sad day when free speech is quashed.

Don't throw in the towel yet

I know that things are not looking good for conservatives right at this moment, however, I just want to let everyone know that I am hopeful and I know that Americans can and will persevere in the long run. I am not ready yet to give into Pat Buchanan's ideas that we are headed to the end of this great nation as written in his book "Death of the West". I do realize that we are coming dangerously close, but we can still pull it out if we try hard enough.

The first thing we need to do is find a decent President. It is absolutely crucial that we put up a viable candidate in 2012. I, of course, am still secretly hoping that we will get rid of the current President by proving that he was born in Kenya, but I digress. Obama's radical moves in his first week has opened the eyes of some of his kool aid drinkers. As they fall to the ground, a few of them are realizing that the kool aid was poisoned. I cannot count on enough of them realizing it in time. To best prepare we must find a good conservative candidate and get him prepared for the election in 2012.

I realize that being the President of the United States is not the easiest job in the world and it is difficult to find someone to take on such a task. We will need a lot of time to find someone so let's get started now. And please, no Sarah Palin, she is a great gal, but I do not think it is feasible for a variety of reasons.

Put on your thinking caps and start asking around.