Kerry: Stations Have Right to Pull Stern

yahoo ^ | 2-28-2004

[BigWaveBetty]

NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) said radio stations are within their right to pull Howard Stern off the air if they object to the shock jock's racy show.

"Howard Stern does have the right to say whatever he wants anywhere, but he doesn't necessarily have the right to say it on that station if the people who run the station don't want him to," Kerry said while campaigning in New York, where Stern's show is broadcast.

A questioner at the town hall meeting in Brooklyn asked Kerry to stand up for Stern's right to say what he wants because the Republican-led government is repressing his right to free speech.

Kerry said he disagrees that Stern faces repression.

"If you are working for somebody and they have a set of rules, that's the deal," Kerry said. "And it doesn't mean he can't go out and say it somewhere if somebody else wants to have him say that."

Clear Channel Communications this week yanked Stern off stations in San Diego, Pittsburgh, Rochester, N.Y., Louisville, Ky., and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla. Clear Channel said the suspension would last until the Stern show met its programming guidelines.

Stern's nationally syndicated show appears on more than 40 stations across North America and draws millions of listeners.

[BigWaveBetty]

Stern was going to vote for Kerry since President Bush had made him mad by appointing that meanie Michael Powell to the FCC, now what's a shock jock to do?

For the record Edwards is out, he's a trial lawyer and Howie hates trial lawyers.

[raloxk]

Kerry Gaffe


Just after Stern pratically endorses him, he says this.

[BigWaveBetty]

What happens when you have no core values? You end up having to vote for Nader.

[teletech]

Stern was going to vote for Kerry since President Bush had made him mad by appointing that meanie Michael Powell to the FCC, now what's a shock jock to do?

For the record Edwards is out, he's a trial lawyer and Howie hates trial lawyers.

Well, there is Ralphie boy.

[Arpege92]

Is this for real? I don't think I've ever heard Kerry talk and make sense at the same time.

[okie01]

"Just after Stern pratically endorses him, he says this."

How do you know Kerry didn't say something different to Howard?

[raloxk]

"How do you know Kerry didn't say something different to Howard?
"

Good point

[BigWaveBetty]

I'm beside myself with schadenfraude. I only wish now I wasn't in one of the markets Stern's been pulled. Sure would like to hear what he has to say about this Monday morning. heh heh heh!

[Keith in Iowa]

>>Stern's nationally syndicated show appears on more than 40 stations across North America and draws millions of listeners.

That still amazes me. I find Stern to be about as interesting as a bucket of warm spit...an arrested adolescent forever spewing Junior High bathroom 'humor'...

[muawiyah]

It's what he's not saying that's so chilling. Kerry undoubtedly intends to put his running dog lackies on the FCC in order to issue orders that result in the closure of Conservative "Talk Radio".

He will argue that this is consistent with the law as it stood under the Republicans.

[weegee]

I think that there may still be some radio stations that have his show on their webbroadcasts.

[raloxk]

read Mark's Friggin on Monday

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

Polling must have showed Kerry that Stern really isn't much of a "King Maker".

[BigWaveBetty]

Polling must have showed Kerry that Stern really isn't much of a "King Maker".

Al D'Mato can attest to that.

Great Freep against Kerry today in NYC bump!

[jmstein7]

Yeah!

[KingNo155]

Thats whats funny and attracting about Stern,the Junior High bathroom 'humor'... takes you back to the good old days... you can chuckle like a kid.

[doug from upland]

This is the equivalent of Clinton being publicly critical of Sister Soulja.

[CzarNicky]

I might have to listen to ol' Howie Monday to see what he says about this.

[Pikamax]

Sister SOULJA!

[Final Authority]

All of this is not about what it seems but it is really about what both sides of the aisle fear and that is free speech in the form of what we know as "talk radio". Controlling content is a first step into controlling speech, as in, political discourse. When both parties agree, clean your weapons and reload your brass because we, at some point, if we are to secure our God given freedom, will have to use it.