Stern Threatens To Quit If Bush Signs Indecency Bill

FMQB ^ | March 11, 2004

[goodnesswins]

Well....it's a Beaattchh isn't it Howard, when the adults are in charge.

[pfflier]

Stern is threatening to quit anyway if President Bush signs new indecency legislation into law.

And the downside is???

[FITZ]

Both I think. He's dull --- same stuff over and over --- I actually didn't know he was still around until the recent threads about him leaving his show. I can't say I'm an expert but the 20 minutes I listened to him, I can only say he was hysterical over himself but wasn't funny. I think like Alec Baldwin he's trying to make himself politically more important than he ever could be.

[Elle Bee]

He's going to satellite ....... they will pay to buy out his contract ....... and he/they will make even more as their masthead shock jock

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[Mulder]

Maybe you have forgotten about the Clintons having Bill O'Reilly audited THREE times and trying to put Rush out of business.

And he failed to shut Rush down under existing laws.

Think he'll have better luck with new laws?

[dinok]

"Who's Howard Stern and why should I care?"

Howard Stern is an aging long haired radio guy whose significance in human development lies in the single fact that under the giuse of silencing his brand of speach, our government is setting president to silence others. Its actually our willingness to let government burocrats decide who is to speak and who is to be silenced that is the sad tale.

"Go ahead, take away my rights. I'm not using them."

[SouthernFreebird]

You can't fire me, I quit. LOL

[oceanview]

if he is on a pay channel, very few will spend the extra money. they would likely put him on one of the "included" stations, to see if they could increase subscribers.

[Skooz]

How, oh how, will we go on?

[FITZ]

How can he shock? Nothing is really very shocking anymore --- I think that's his major problem -- it's all he's ever had going and the repetitiveness of his routine will doom it. It was years ago when I listened to him -- it was stupid and vulgar but far from shocking.

[dinok]

"And if Howard Stern is allowed to continue with his perversion schtick, the 'rats (when in power) will leave conservatives alone? Is that your argument?"

Up until now, we have had free speach. They may have wanted to go after Rush and others, but they did not have the legal tools. We just gave them to them.

Stern's popularity was wanning anyway. The guy was planing to give it up soon.

[rintense]

Door meet ass.

[Mulder]

I guess "the Murder Channel" would be OK too. And the "IV Drug channel".

The current crap on the networks is no better. It's simply 'bread and circuses' mixed with propaganda.

To imply that the current broadcast lineup is wholesome simply because it doesn't feature "Debbie Does Dallas" and "IV Drug Channel" is ludicrous.

And the means by which the the public is to keep this kind of stuff out of the culture would be through some kind of diligent, 100% effective all the time, channel blocking everywhere, on every TV set that children could and might see. and the same for radios, we need foolproof parental controls for those also.

If parents spent more time teaching their children right and wrong, instead of trying to control everybody else's life, then the kids would simply turn it off themselves.

[anncoulteriscool]

Hmmmmm...just in time for MTV spring break shows. LOL!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

They may have wanted to go after Rush and others, but they did not have the legal tools. We just gave them to them.

What could be in an "indecency bill" that would impact Rush?

[kcvl]

Think he'll have better luck with new laws?

After turning the IRS on every so-called conservative in the country, who had a radio show, newspaper or magazine article, I doubt they can. If the Clinton crime gang couldn't get it done, no one can. They are PROFESSIONALS at it.

[pepperdog]

What a terrible loss to society.

[TC Rider]

Stern is threatening to quit anyway if President Bush signs new indecency legislation into law.

Is there supposed to be bad news in there?

[Mulder]

After turning the IRS on every so-called conservative in the country, who had a radio show, newspaper or magazine article, I doubt they can.

Isn't that a crime?