Michael Savage: Austism is 'a fraud, a racket'

In one of the most despicable commentaries I can ever remember hearing on radio, Michael Savage, the No. 3-largest syndicated talk show host in the U.S. said (on July 16): "Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism...? A fraud, a racket....

Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is...."

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