In Brief: Michael Savage: New Winner of the Easiest Takedown in History:

Great Britain banned, among others, radio host and walking self-parody Michael Savage from entering the UK because he is someone who is “fostering extremism or hate.”

Savage, who just last week said of illegal immigrants from Mexico, “[T]hey are a perfect mule — perfect mules for bringing this virus into America,” and that swine flu was cooked up by Islamic radicals to test the borders, is considering suing the British official who made the announcement. Savage, who once wished AIDS on a caller and says repeatedly that homosexuality is a perversion, is upset because the list of people banned from Britain includes him alongside Fred “God Hates Fags” Phelps and believes he is being defamed.

In an interview, British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith (who was so hot when she was on Charlie’s Angels) said, “If people have so clearly overstepped the mark in terms of the way not just that they are talking but the sort of attitudes that they are expressing to the extent that we think that this is likely to cause or have the potential to cause violence or inter-community tension in this country, then actually I think the right thing is not to let them into the country in the first place. Not to open the stable door then try to close it later.”

That’s something you think that Savage would respect since, on page 122 of his 2004 book The Savage Nation, he spittles: “And I’ll tell you something else. ‘It’s our borders, stupid.’ If America is going to survive…we must defend our borders from those who come to exploit our nation or we’re cooked. We’re finished…In the spirit of nationalism…we must defend our borders against the dregs of society.”

Which is just what Britain did, almost like they were advised by Michael Savage.

Born TX 1944, Wellesley '66, Capitol Hill legislative aide to Sen. Ralph W. Yarborough where worked in environmental leg., on first bill to give federal protection to endangered species and preservation of Padre Island and Guadalupe Mts., raised family in Montgomery County, MD, managed a few campaigns for MD legislatures, worked as legislative aide to Del. Gene Counihan, received MD Arts Council award for playwriting, worked on advisory bd to D.C. New Playwrights' Theatre, plays produced there and at National Theatre Monday Night local program, articles in Equus and VA Country magazines, then ran away and joined circus, where managed Misty Family Pony Farm in Chincoteague, VA, now retired in N.TX. near Lake Texoma, blogging, gardening (including small but dedicated veggie patch), travelling, working in congressional campaign for 4th district seat in House for Dr. Glenn Melancon. Ruth blogs at Cab Drollery.