Howard Stern gets taken in by Lovenstein hoax

Howard Stern website ^ | 4/13/04

[lowbridge]

From the main page of Howard Stern's website:

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George Bush Is An Idiot:
IQ Results Prove It
April 13th, 2004:
a think-tank based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, had conducted research into the IQ of all the Presidents...
Full Story

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There's the kicker.....their proof is a link to a site that debunks this hoax. Apparently no one bothered to look at the site!

[lowbridge]

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/lovenstein.html

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/presiq.htm

[lowbridge]

bump

[cyborg]

Heh... he's become such a bitter old nag that he'd believe the stuff he used to rail against.

[Kirkwood]

Easiest way to tell its a hoax is that it has Clinton at 182. This for a guy who married Hillary. You would have to be a complete moron to marry her!

[BfloGuy]

I listened to Stern for a couple weeks in the mid-90's when he showed up on a local station.

And, I've got to admit, there was some pretty funny stuff. But after a month or so I began to realize that once you'd heard one of his shows, you'd basically heard all of them.

Now a disclaimer. I'm old, so I may be out of touch. I'm, well, uhh, basically Howard Stern's age, so that says it all.

I entertained a little fantasy that he might be one of those "South Park" Republicans (which would have been cool), but I guess he's just one more rich and stupid media type whose career should be sacred and saved at all costs.

[NYCVirago]

It looks like somebody at the Stern site finally took the time to read and comprehend that article, as that link you noted is now gone!

[JacksonCalhoun]

I swear listening to that bozo in the '90s reduced my IQ by 30 points. He will die like Michael Corleone. Rich, bitter, and ALONE!

[lowbridge]

It looks like somebody at the Stern site finally took the time to read and comprehend that article, as that link you noted is now gone!

It's still there (with the link), the news item has just been moved into the archives section of the site:

http://www.howardstern.com/news.html

Monday, April 13th, 2004
On his second day back from vacation after the FCC cited him in a $495,000 indecency fine
Shock jock Howard Stern on Friday predicted the end of his radio program, due to the recent FCC crackdowns on indecency
a think-tank based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, had conducted research into the IQ of all the Presidents
Some broadcasters and their representatives who have been adversely affected by the recent FCC indecency crackdown
the nation's largest radio chain gave infamous radio personality Howard Stern his walking papers
HOWARD Stern came back from a fined-and- fired vacation yesterday Six stations owned by Clear Channel Communications -- the nation's largest radio chain

[NYCVirago]

It's still there (with the link), the news item has just been moved into the archives section of the site:

How sad is that?

[ozzymandus]

Stern has the mentality and maturity of a sex-obsessed 12-year old. His TV show is amusing in small doses, but it's kind of like a trip to the Monkey House at the zoo.

[Vision]

I HAVE heard John Rocker got higher SAT's then Bush and Gore.

[Deb]

You probably mean "...than Bush and Gore", genius.

Yeah, right...that's the reason Gore flunked out of divinity school while Bush got an MBA at Yale.

Try thinking for yourself instead of shooting off your mouth over things you hear. This advice is free.

[Vision]

I'm quoting Rush

[Jorge]

He will die like Michael Corleone. Rich, bitter, and ALONE!

I agree. Stern is one sadly depraved human being. His life will be remembered for the trash can he spent it in.

[Deb]

I'm quoting Charlton Heston.

[socal_parrot]

There's something sad about a 50 something guy making his living telling bathroom and "boobie" jokes to 18 to 25 year old men.

[Vision]

Well I'm glad, he's a great man. But I labeled my quote to give support to my premise.

[AlexW]

"Stern has the mentality and maturity of a sex-obsessed 12-year old"

Your so right. I watch his TV show on occasion just to see how perverted society can get.
How many farts, bimbos, porn stars, and morons can one be exposed to before going crazy?

[CFC__VRWC]

There's something sad about a 50 something guy making his living telling bathroom and "boobie" jokes to 18 to 25 year old men.

It's almost as sad as a 60-year-old man who acts like he's 18 and makes his living being a rich widow's pet poodle. Sad for all of us if this man actually gets elected President.

[socal_parrot]

But at least John Kerry acted like a 60 year old man before he decided to not act like a 60 year old man.