Savage gave an interesting apology for the "pansy ass" comment here .
He does it all the time. He said a Green candidate should be tied behind a truck and dragged until there is nothing left but rope. He will do this sort of thing again. He can't help himself. His apologies are meaningless.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001109&slug=4052247
Sex columnist pleads guilty to one charge of voter fraud
DES MOINES, Iowa - A sex columnist from Seattle, charged with voter fraud for participating in the Iowa caucuses, pleaded guilty to one of two charges to avoid jail time.
Dan Savage, known for his "Savage Love" column in The Stranger, a Seattle weekly newspaper, was charged in April with two counts of voter fraud after he wrote in the online magazine Salon.com that he tried to sabotage the presidential campaign of Republican Gary Bauer. Savage, 36, faced serious misdemeanor and felony charges carrying a maximum penalty of six years in prison. His trial had been scheduled for Dec. 4.
He pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulently voting in a caucus, a serious misdemeanor, and was sentenced to a year on probation, 50 hours of community service and a $750 fine.
Savage wrote that he tried to infiltrate Bauer's Iowa campaign as an act of protest and attempted to give Bauer the flu by licking doorknobs at the campaign headquarters.
http://phillyist.com/2006/10/12/dan_savage_carl.php
From the interview:
- "Carl Romanelli should be dragged behind a pickup truck until there's nothing left but the road." (2:41)
- "Any progressive who votes for a Green anymore after Nader and now Romanelli is a fucking idiot and should be beaten with sticks." (3:05)
- "If Carl Romanelli gets back on the ballot, someone should run him over with a truck." (5:22)