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Stern Threatens To Quit If Bush Signs Indecency Bill
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| March 11, 2004
Posted on 03/11/2004 7:03:02 PM PST by GulliverSwift
The Howard Stern saga continues. Although Infinity is saying they will stand by their man, Stern is threatening to quit anyway if President Bush signs new indecency legislation into law. On this morning's show, Congressman Gary Ackerman called in to discuss the bill and assure Stern that he would not sign it. Ackerman said the vote on the bill is happening today, and that he feels it will easily pass through the right wing-controlled House but that the Senate may veto it. (The bill passed in the House this afternoon, see separate story.) Stern replied by saying that if Bush signs the bill, he will resign as soon as it becomes a law. In fact, he went as far as to say that he's so tired of getting censored every morning that he may resign anyway, even if the bill isn't signed by Bush. Stern lamented that he just wants to do comedy his way, and radio has become too much of a battle.
While he could just be saying that out of anger and frustration, Stern reiterated that FCC sources have told him that Chairman Michael Powell wants him off the air, whether it be now or after the next presidential election, and he dared Powell to issue his indecency fines now instead of waiting until after the election. He also made the point that he believes his suspension by Clear Channel was directly related to him denouncing President Bush in the past few months, rather than specific incidents of indecency.
While Infinity is insisting that Stern won't be gone anytime soon, he said on the air today he has not ruled out the idea of going to satellite radio. However, he feels that satellite companies are not prepared to quickly manufacture the number of radios that would be needed to accommodate all of his fans that would want to buy them, should he decide to make that move. Stern believes that only about 50,000 receivers are ready to go and the demand could be up to 5 million, and that they don't have the technology to roll out the equipment fast enough.
However, an Infinity source told Radio Business Report that the satellite move won't happen. "He's not going to satellite," said the source. "First of all, he can't. He's under contract with us for two more years. So it's not even an issue... we're going to defend him."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
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Please Howard don't quit! I'll just die from apathy if you do!
Buh-Bye Howard, You Putz!
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:04:09 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ... Support Our Troops! ... Thrash the demRats in November!!! ... Beat BoXer!!!)
To: GulliverSwift
don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:04:37 PM PST
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: GulliverSwift
Is this going to be another Alex Baldwin moment where Stern threatens but doesn't follow through?
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:04:43 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04 -- Losing is not an Option!)
To: GulliverSwift
Howard, try France, you'd fit right in.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:05:43 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
To: PhiKapMom
I use to like Howard, but he is incredibly self-absorbed
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:05:59 PM PST
by
raloxk
To: GulliverSwift
Promises, Promises.
He'll pull an Alex Baldwin at crunch time.
To: GulliverSwift
This was no right-wing vote, it was OVERWHELMINGLY passed by the house.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:06:55 PM PST
by
Paradox
(In the future, everyone will be Hitler for 15 minutes.)
To: GulliverSwift
GO HOWARD, Please, GO to....well you know. Straight to H**l! :/
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:07:00 PM PST
by
skinkinthegrass
(Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)
To: GulliverSwift
the worst part about his rant this morning was the presence of cong. gary ackerman, making a host of anti-chritian remarks about the culture war and the "religious right".
To: GulliverSwift
Will he move to France, too?
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:07:07 PM PST
by
Paul Atreides
(Is it really so difficult to articulate the entire post?)
To: GulliverSwift
We're taking out the trash.
To: PhiKapMom
That's very possible. He just needed some attention since his ratings have fallen quite a bit in the past few years. Now he hopes that bashing Bush will get the left wingnuts to listen in to his juvenile show.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:07:28 PM PST
by
GulliverSwift
(Keep the <a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/">gigolo</a> out of the White House!)
To: GulliverSwift
Don't let the microphone hit you on the way out Howard.
To: GulliverSwift
Stern believes that only about 50,000 receivers are ready to go and the demand could be up to 5 million That would mean that Stern's fans would actually have to pay to listen to him...ain't gonna happen.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:08:21 PM PST
by
2banana
To: GulliverSwift
While we all think this is about Howard Stern now...it will be about Rush, Hannity, Savage and Beck tomorrow. Eventually, the democrats will run the government again, and they will use all these powers congress passed to stifle conservative speech and the rights of conservatives to surf the web or donate to their causes.
We should have nothing to be celebrating today.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:08:25 PM PST
by
dinok
To: GulliverSwift
A. M. F.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:08:35 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(For more news as it happens, news first, fast, 5 minutes sooner, stay tuned to FReeper Radio!)
To: GulliverSwift
Horse Phooey! Stern can't keep a promise that long.
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:08:35 PM PST
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: GulliverSwift
Good!
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:08:35 PM PST
by
sport
To: GulliverSwift
Oh, hurt us Howard...please!
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posted on
03/11/2004 7:09:14 PM PST
by
mass55th
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