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The problem, Tess, is that an 8 year old can operate the on/off switch too, thereby accessing the unimaginative cesspool of Stern's show.

An 8 year old can also operate a book of matches or a steak knife or a gun. That’s why an 8 year-old needs a parent or two to look after them.

It is certainly not the role of the federal government to eradicate anything that might be inappropriate or unsafe in the hands of an 8 year old.

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Your original post ran, "everyone has an on/off switch. if you don't like what you're hearing on howard's show, exercise some discipline and use it.

i don't want the government to dictate what i can see and hear. i'm not 8 years old."



As a parent I can't always man the on/off switch to see that Stern's crap is coming into my home. I'll take care of steak knives, etc but shouldn't have to worry about PUBLIC airwaves.

The gov't hasn't done anything here. Clear Channel has taken this action in response to a general sensitivity after the Janet Jackson exhibition. It's long overdue. Stern crosses many lines and thought should be given as to how he is presented.