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Wow. My first post. Time to get my ass in gear...!
I perfectly agree with the first poster. I find the far left far more offensive than Howard Stern. Howard Stern is simply, honestly stupid in an offensive but harmless way. The far left, however, is sneakily, connivingly stupid in an offensive and very dangerous way. Homosexual rights lovers and abortion fans are far more evil than the stupid banality that Howard Stern displays.
It is to my shame that I admit to having watched the Howard Stern show. In my defense, I was young, hormone-driven, and weak-willed when it came to certain temptations. To this unfortunate combination, add a satellite dish and access to E! after 11:00 p.m., and you have the perfect set-up for teenage Howard Stern watching.
Which I did. Twice. Then I quit. Why?
BECAUSE IT WAS SO DAMN STUPID.
I do not care what a porn star thinks. That's not why she's a porn star. She's a porn star for her body, and E! conveniently blocked that out (causing much teenage angst and cursing for me). So I quit watching it and launched a campaign to unscramble Playboy. That campaign, probably for the good of my soul, failed, although that's not the point. The point is, despite the fact that Howard Stern is an idiot, needs a haircut, and is definitely one of the most offensive people on the planet, I perfectly agree with VigilanteCitizen. There are two knobs. We can eliminate Stern and other idiots by turning either one.
Nothing is as important as free speech. Stern is evil. But, if to defend my own right to say what I want, I must fight for Stern's rights as well, then hand me a gun and tell him he has a new bodyguard. A great man once said, and I quote, " I do not agree with what you say, sir, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Those words were true then; they are true now.
After all, if Stern's rights are lost, what will happen when the liberal media decides that the conservative right is offensive? What will happen, my friends?
What will happen....?

It is easy to fall for the succulent sweet argument that this is a First Amendment issue.It is not! It is a property rights issue.

The property in question being the national broadcast spectrum...it's owners are every American,democrat or republican, gay or straight,rich or poor,Christian,Jew,Muslim, or any other faith,AARP or high school graduate.

If we take your premise that this is a free speech issue would you endorse for example the Greeter at a Wal-Mart on meeting your wife,mother or girl friend with "Yo, Ho. Nice rack"?

After all you have the option to shop there or not.

The true hypocrisy is that these "hosts" who claim this right, deny the same to all callers to their shows by using tape delay.

It does not matter if it is Stern,Limbough,Boortz,Franken,Beck or Bubba, the love sponge.If you ask them to discard the tape delay you will be informed that while free speech is important,the public cannot be trusted with it!