Savage went overboard with wishing death upon the guy. Now how about some consistency. Here are some examples of liberal commentators and their hate speech (none of them were fired, reprimanded, or apologized in any way). You may not believe him, but Savage has apologized and has offered an explanation.
Julianne Malveaux (Maryland Public Television): "You know, I hope his wife feeds him lots of eggs and butter, and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease." She was speaking about Justice Thomas. When confronted about her statements she said, "Well, that's how I feel. He is an absolutely reprehensible person."
Nina Totenberg (NPR): "I think he ought to be worried about what's going on in the Good Lord's mind, because if there is retributive justice, he'll get AIDS from a transfusion, or one of his grandchildren will get it." She was speaking about Jesse Helms. No apology or explanation was offered.
Aren't these liberals lovely people, much more compassionate than nasty people like Savage.