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I pity any adult who chooses to listen to the show more than once. Such people really have a shallow life if Stern's 7th grade antics cause them to tune in - and an even more shallow life if they pay Sirius for the privilege!

Am I being judgmental? You bet! When I encounter trash, I jusdge it as such and avoid it. And I pity those who choose to wallow in it.

[GLOBAL_PEACE]

From the article: "Sirius' contract with Stern runs through 2010, but the company disclosed last week that it was giving Stern and his agent 34.4 million shares of stock right away because it had already reached certain undisclosed targets for subscriber growth under the deal it signed with Stern in late 2004."

How can Howard Stern and Don Buchwald profit on a secret deal like that? I don't get it.