Those who have read my prior posts on Mr. Savage are aware that I am far from a fan of his program. I find him highly offensive, homophobic and racist. I think he is a jerk and if his radio show were to vanish from the planet tomorrow morning I would not mourn in the least.

However there are some things I like even less than Mr. Savage and one of those things is censorship in the name of political correctness. You may or may not have heard than he is currently banned from entering the United Kingdom solely because of his personal views.

I happen to agree with those who suggest his viewpoints and statements are offensive and disgusting, but that is not a reason to ban a person from entering the country. Let us imagine what would have happened if a Conservative government in the UK had banned someone like Keith Olbermann from entering the country ? Or if the Bush administration had banned someone like George Galloway from coming here ?

I don’t like the views (or personalities) of any of these people and have no desire to listen to them. But as many people have observed, popular speech does not need to be defended or protected, it is unpopular speech that requires it. The United Kingdom is supposed to be a free society and as such, this action is totally wrong.