STEPHEN HAUSLER

I think Howard Stern is repulsive. He annoys the fuck out of me. So I don't listen to him -- simple enough to me. If you don't like it, don't listen. SIGN ME UP!

STEPHEN HAUSLER

madartista said:

see past the veil of repulsion

and witness the comic geinius

within

I haven't been following. What are people trying to save him from?


A-ha. I see. eh. I guess I don't really care. I don't find him amusing.



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[This message was edited Thu Mar 11 15:19:59 2004 by CarrieMpls]

it's also interesting that Clear Channel is dropping stern like a bad habit but isn't laying a finger on rush limbaugh, who many people find equally offensive and is also own by Clear Channel.

jessyMD32781 said:

It's not about being offensive, but obscene. Rush never plays "Anal Ring Toss" on his show. And just for the record, Rush is supporting Howard in this matter.

'anal ring toss'? ew. While Rush may have never done that, i do find some of his opinons on politics and race just as obscene as some may find 'anal ring toss'. However, my post wasn't so much attacking rush as it was Clear Channel who is getting rid of one controversial show and not another.

jessyMD32781 said:

It's still not the same thing.

While I am in no way a fan of Mr. Stern, I am a fan of the Right to Free Speech...

In fact, I will go as far as to say I find him repulsive, disgusting, juvenile, sexually immature and somewhat racist... yeah.

But I choose not to listen to him... that's the difference. I know it's there, I just avoid it. I know crystal meth and crack is out there too... I avoid those things too.

So - yeah, I'll sign the petition.

...and yeah, I'll continue to ignore him.

I'm not the biggest fan of howard stern either but i really see this as a freedom of speech issue. It would be one thing if individual radio stations were dropping him because of people in certain areas complaining or ratings were low, but this is a nationwide company that's dropping him. Many people don't have a say in the matter since radio stations are no longer owned by regional companies. it's also interesting that Clear Channel is dropping stern like a bad habit but isn't laying a finger on rush limbaugh, who many people find equally offensive and is also own by Clear Channel.

Clear Channel has also prohibited radio station to play Pink Floyd's 'money' because of it's 'message'. I think it's an outrageous event even though I could care less if i ever heard another floyd song in my life. Nobody in my neck of the woods is that offended by pink floyd's 'money' or howard stern to go so far as to have them banned for their 'artistic', and i use that term loosely, expression. Either Clear Channel should give the power back to regional stations or it should stop trying to control free speech to the point where the consumer has no say. It makes me scared to think what's next.

jessyMD32781 said:

I guess I see it as more of a business decision than a free speech issue. Were it an entertainer I cared about, I'd rally behind that person. Were this government mandated, I would rally behind Howard. I certainly agree that Clear Channel has way too much power but rallying behind an entertainer I don't care for won't change that. I've stopped listening to radio altogether because it's turned into such crap in Mpls. In that sense, I vote with my dollars and time.

I posted this already in the P&R forum, but I figure it's appopriate for here too. Be sure to sign the petition and send it to your friends.

http://www.petitiononline...ition.html

Eh. I won't miss "Do you do oral? Do you do anal? Oral? Anal? Fake tits? Can I feel them? Does she stick her finger up your ass? What does he/she taste like? You just lost your virginity?"

CarrieMpls said:

I'm not the biggest fan of howard stern either but i really see this as a freedom of speech issue. It would be one thing if individual radio stations were dropping him because of people in certain areas complaining or ratings were low, but this is a nationwide company that's dropping him. Many people don't have a say in the matter since radio stations are no longer owned by regional companies. it's also interesting that Clear Channel is dropping stern like a bad habit but isn't laying a finger on rush limbaugh, who many people find equally offensive and is also own by Clear Channel.

Clear Channel has also prohibited radio station to play Pink Floyd's 'money' because of it's 'message'. I think it's an outrageous event even though I could care less if i ever heard another floyd song in my life. Nobody in my neck of the woods is that offended by pink floyd's 'money' or howard stern to go so far as to have them banned for their 'artistic', and i use that term loosely, expression. Either Clear Channel should give the power back to regional stations or it should stop trying to control free speech to the point where the consumer has no say. It makes me scared to think what's next.

so yeah, i signed.




clarification edit.
[This message was edited Thu Mar 11 15:43:20 2004 by jessyMD32781]

I think Howard Stern is repulsive. He annoys the fuck out of me. So I don't listen to him -- simple enough to me. If you don't like it, don't listen. SIGN ME UP!