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HOWARD STERN GONE?

Elvandair
01-04-2004, 12:41
I think it is unfair that the FCC pulled Howard off of the air that quickly. They shouldn't have pulled him off at all. This morning I expected to wake up to his show, but instead an announcement was made saying his departure from the air waves.

Howard continued to bad mouth Bush on his show and he even stated that this is the reason he wouldn't be on for too long. He said that the Republican controlled FCC would pull the plug on him because his anti-Bush beliefs would ruin the Bush re-election campaign. It's a conspiracy. Freedom of speech cannot be hindered! Lets get this fascist president out of office!
Salishe
01-04-2004, 13:51
I think it is unfair that the FCC pulled Howard off of the air that quickly. They shouldn't have pulled him off at all. This morning I expected to wake up to his show, but instead an announcement was made saying his departure from the air waves.

Howard continued to bad mouth Bush on his show and he even stated that this is the reason he wouldn't be on for too long. He said that the Republican controlled FCC would pull the plug on him because his anti-Bush beliefs would ruin the Bush re-election campaign. It's a conspiracy. Freedom of speech cannot be hindered! Lets get this fascist president out of office!

OH pleeeeeeeeeasee....He probably wanted to retire..his career costs him his marriage certainly..and his shtick was simply getting old...I mean how many times can we hear bout lesbian porn stars or women who will compete for breast implants?...His show had ZERO redeeming value other then shock..which is what got him propelled in the first place. He's just using this whole crap wit the FCC to allow him to get out gracefully and have his listeners on his side if he decides to do another shtick someplace else.


And btw..there is nothing Stern could say that could possibly matter in the grand scheme of US politics..he's a no-hack talent who until shock came along it's not all to sure he could have even cut it in radio.
Eynonistan
01-04-2004, 13:53
he's a no-hack talent...

No-talent hack?
To be honest I'm inclined to agree but I don't think he's going voluntarily...
Plastic Hams on Sticks
01-04-2004, 13:57
Niklut
01-04-2004, 15:10
Look at the date above each and every one of you posts.
Sneetch
01-04-2004, 15:12
Look at the date above each and every one of you posts.

It's funny how many people didn't see through it. It took me a till I got to work and my co-workers had to tell me. I was p*ssed all morning though.
Sneetch
01-04-2004, 15:16
OH pleeeeeeeeeasee....He probably wanted to retire..his career costs him his marriage certainly..and his shtick was simply getting old...I mean how many times can we hear bout lesbian porn stars or women who will compete for breast implants?...His show had ZERO redeeming value other then shock..which is what got him propelled in the first place. He's just using this whole crap wit the FCC to allow him to get out gracefully and have his listeners on his side if he decides to do another shtick someplace else.


And btw..there is nothing Stern could say that could possibly matter in the grand scheme of US politics..he's a no-hack talent who until shock came along it's not all to sure he could have even cut it in radio.


Dude... lesbian porn stars and women who compete for breast implants will never get old....
01-04-2004, 15:55
Stern was pulled from my local Station a while ago. It's no big loss. Some of his bits were just so horrible that I had to change it. Regardless of how much I hate the FCC Stern signed a contract and must adhere to it. Regardless if this is an April fools joke, Stern sucks.
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Sumamba Buwhan
01-04-2004, 17:45
I wasn't a big Stern fan. He was obnoxious to me, but I know lots of people who like him.

It makes sense to me that the Bush Administration would put pressure on people to give him the boot if he was talking sh1t about them.

He has been pretty callous for a long time and just now they are taking notice and taking action?

B.S. - He has high ratings, maybe not as high as they used to be but he bring the money in still.

I don't put anything past Bush & Co. after seeing their track record.
Elvandair
01-04-2004, 19:31
Hey, I just heard that it was an April Fools Prank and the station was playing. So he is on air in my location. (This is yet to be confirmed, i'll find out tomorrow morning) Kinda like our populations, huh?
Salishe
01-04-2004, 21:02
I wasn't a big Stern fan. He was obnoxious to me, but I know lots of people who like him.

It makes sense to me that the Bush Administration would put pressure on people to give him the boot if he was talking sh1t about them.

He has been pretty callous for a long time and just now they are taking notice and taking action?

B.S. - He has high ratings, maybe not as high as they used to be but he bring the money in still.

I don't put anything past Bush & Co. after seeing their track record.

Son...you have got to be kidding..why on earth would Bush possibly care bout some 2nd rate aging shock jock, and his uniformed political diatribes? You can't possibly be indicating that a man who has lesbian porn stars on his show, has women compete for breast implants and sets up an 18 yr old boy with a porn star for his homecoming date has ANYTHING that could be remotely of interest in the US political arena? Second you make it seem like he gave an order personally to the Michael Powell to shut him up?...lol..again why would he care?...Seldom a day goes by that some anti-Bushite burns him in effigy?...and he's go bigger fish to fry..namely one Democrat by the name of Kerry.
The Black Forrest
02-04-2004, 00:05
I wasn't a big Stern fan. He was obnoxious to me, but I know lots of people who like him.

It makes sense to me that the Bush Administration would put pressure on people to give him the boot if he was talking sh1t about them.

He has been pretty callous for a long time and just now they are taking notice and taking action?

B.S. - He has high ratings, maybe not as high as they used to be but he bring the money in still.

I don't put anything past Bush & Co. after seeing their track record.

Son...you have got to be kidding..why on earth would Bush possibly care bout some 2nd rate aging shock jock, and his uniformed political diatribes? You can't possibly be indicating that a man who has lesbian porn stars on his show, has women compete for breast implants and sets up an 18 yr old boy with a porn star for his homecoming date has ANYTHING that could be remotely of interest in the US political arena? Second you make it seem like he gave an order personally to the Michael Powell to shut him up?...lol..again why would he care?...Seldom a day goes by that some anti-Bushite burns him in effigy?...and he's go bigger fish to fry..namely one Democrat by the name of Kerry.

Because he has been ranting about the shrub and telling his listener base(young people) to go out and register and make sure they vote against the shrub.

In the last election the shrub didn't not carry a high percentage of the young voters. He was lucky that not enough were voting.....

And for a no talent hack, he generates 100 million a year and is worth about 50+ million.

You are worth.....how much?
Salishe
02-04-2004, 01:36
I wasn't a big Stern fan. He was obnoxious to me, but I know lots of people who like him.

It makes sense to me that the Bush Administration would put pressure on people to give him the boot if he was talking sh1t about them.

He has been pretty callous for a long time and just now they are taking notice and taking action?

B.S. - He has high ratings, maybe not as high as they used to be but he bring the money in still.

I don't put anything past Bush & Co. after seeing their track record.

Son...you have got to be kidding..why on earth would Bush possibly care bout some 2nd rate aging shock jock, and his uniformed political diatribes? You can't possibly be indicating that a man who has lesbian porn stars on his show, has women compete for breast implants and sets up an 18 yr old boy with a porn star for his homecoming date has ANYTHING that could be remotely of interest in the US political arena? Second you make it seem like he gave an order personally to the Michael Powell to shut him up?...lol..again why would he care?...Seldom a day goes by that some anti-Bushite burns him in effigy?...and he's go bigger fish to fry..namely one Democrat by the name of Kerry.

Because he has been ranting about the shrub and telling his listener base(young people) to go out and register and make sure they vote against the shrub.

In the last electingion the shrub didn't not carry a high percentage of the young voters. He was lucky that not enough were voting.....

And for a no talent hack, he generates 100 million a year and is worth about 50+ million.

You are worth.....how much?

What gain a man the whole world if he loses his soul?....how much does the loss of his 20 yr marriage go for these days?...all for the love of money...and he is a no-talent hack...if he didn't have the ability to be an obnoxious, over-sexed middle-aged radio jock he'd be nothing...

And if the youth of this nation get their voting information from such a man as Stern then may the Creator help us...he knows as much about politics as I do bout today's rap music..which is zilch...and if the youth of this nation instead of researching their votes simply vote because their favorite DJ said too then they don't deserve the priviledge of voting.
03-04-2004, 03:31
The Christian Taliban under Ayatollah Ashcroft was responsible for this and Stern is just the tip of the iceberg of what they and DO censor, especially in the name of their junk science
Incertonia
03-04-2004, 03:52
Son...you have got to be kidding..why on earth would Bush possibly care bout some 2nd rate aging shock jock, and his uniformed political diatribes? You can't possibly be indicating that a man who has lesbian porn stars on his show, has women compete for breast implants and sets up an 18 yr old boy with a porn star for his homecoming date has ANYTHING that could be remotely of interest in the US political arena? Second you make it seem like he gave an order personally to the Michael Powell to shut him up?...lol..again why would he care?...Seldom a day goes by that some anti-Bushite burns him in effigy?...and he's go bigger fish to fry..namely one Democrat by the name of Kerry.For a serious answer, Salishe, Stern is one of those people, like Limbaugh, who has a at times fanatical following, and he's shown a propensity for politics as well. There are a lot of people who believe that his support of Pataki back in 2000 helped him get elected, and he draws from the Libertarian portion of the Republican base.

That said--by now you've discovered that it was an April Fools Day prank and Stern is still on the air, except in those 6 cities where he was carried by ClearChannel Communications because they decided to stop carrying his show. Stern's not going anywhere anytime soon, but I think you underestimate the potential for vote swaying that he carries. He speaks to an underrepresented demographic and in a tight presidential race, he could be one of many factors that could sway this race.
The Unreal Soldiers
03-04-2004, 04:20
Thank God he's still on where I live. I got so pissed yesterday when i turned it on and it was some jerks, with a motto "Fun without the Filth!".
03-04-2004, 04:22
meh... all politics aside, stern is kind of an idiot. I wouldn't be exactly tearful if he got kicked off the air...
03-04-2004, 23:33
meh... all politics aside, stern is kind of an idiot. I wouldn't be exactly tearful if he got kicked off the air...

Stern is lerning the hard way that when you lay down with dogs you wake up with fleas
Josh Dollins
03-04-2004, 23:36
I'm a christian and a conservative kinda guy. I hate his show. But others do not and they have the right to enjoy it as he has the right to do the show. He's still on air I believe but not in as many areas thanks to his wimpy company that releases his show. All you have to do is not listen in just turn the dial... its simple.