this got lost in coultergate.

conservative radio show host michael savage gets the boot from mega-agency CAA after his homophobic rants against melissa etheridge, saying among other things that two women together makes him want to "puke" (um, are you sure you're straight, mikey?!) and that a gay couple raising children is "child abuse." he is was the number three conservative host behind rush limbaugh and sean hannity.

one thing of note: melissa etheridge is also repped by CAA.

if you are CAA, are you going to choose between a glamorous multiplatinum record selling artist with a twenty-years-and-counting recording career, spokeswoman for cancer survivors, not to mention a two-time grammy winner, and now an oscar winner -- or a dumpy b-list conservative radio host?

no contest.

yes, it helps to be successful. and fabulous. (hey, public service: gay and minority kids... stay in school and make lots of money!) you can't touch ellen. you can't touch oprah. and you can't touch melissa. you go girl!

update: fox stands behind coulter. coulter's agency, the other mega-agency william morris, is silent.