Michael Savage and Larry David and the Christ Debacle

I sometimes enjoy listening to talk radio while I work, I find it entertaining to hear differing opinions and find that by seeing all points of view you will be a better informed individual. The past couple days Michael Savage has been on a continuous rant about a segment from the Larry David show. In the episode, Larry is urinating in a bathroom, but his urine stream is too voracious and causes a splash effect. His urine hits a picture of Jesus that is in the bathroom. Once he leaves, a woman finds the picture and believes that the urine splash is a tear and that the picture is crying. She thinks it is a miracle.

Michael Savage sees this as a travesty. That it is a plot brought about by the government and the media machine to slander Christians. He asks, “Why doesn’t Larry David urinate on a picture of Muhammad?” I find his take on this segment is missing the entire point of the joke. The joke is that fanaticism breeds a willingness to ignore rational explanation and instead be blinded by their faith. I am not really sure why this is offensive though. He is playing a character in a situation that could be realistic. The character is often put into precarious situations that are made worse by the poor manner in which he handles them. His character is oft vulgar and insensitive, but this is what makes you laugh.
Michael Savage, an advocate for free speech, has even suggested that the government should get involved to stop HBO. I understand that sometimes people are offended by different things. I feel like even if you are saying something offensive you should be allowed to say it without the government getting involved. HBO is a premium channel that should not be subject to government intervention. If Larry wants to get on TV and urinate directly on religious symbols of all sorts he should be allowed. In a capitalist society we all get a vote with our dollars. If you think Larry is vulgar, do not get HBO, if you enjoy it subscribe to HBO. It’s been a while since I have seen the Larry David show or subscribed to HBO, so I will leave you now to go buy the previous seasons on DVD and order HBO for the next episode.