Posted on 04/12/2007 10:35:38 AM PDT by eartotheground
Most people try to be especially compassionate in the event of tragedy. Then there's Howard Stern, the sewer jockey who was at his vilest the morning after the Littleton, Colorado school massacre. I've read his remarks several times, and part of me can't believe he made them. But then I'm reminded who this man is and how obnoxious he can be when he puts his mind to it.
Referring to video footage of the terrified students fleeing Columbine High School, Stern commented, "There were some really good-looking girls running out with their hands over their heads. Did [Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold] try to have sex with any of the good-looking girls? They didn't even do that? At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex."
Stern's usual obsession with the creepiest aspects of vulgarity - porn stars, strippers, and the like - is appalling enough. This was inestimably worse. His "humor" manifests, albeit to a lesser degree, the same indifference to human life that led Harris and Klebold to kill and kill again.
Stern's outburst caused immediate outrage in Denver. Newspaper columnists Dusty Saunders and Joanne Ostrow sharply denounced Stern; Saunders called him "a foul-mouthed, unfeeling slob who has carved out a career based on his callous insensitivity." Both houses of the Colorado legislature passed a resolution condemning Stern's behavior.
When there's money to be made, however, some will put up with any kind of callous insensitivity. Bob Visotcky, the general manager of KXPK, Stern's Denver radio station, acknowledged that "Howard has definitely crossed the line in certain areas," but added, "We sincerely hope you do not judge Howard on one or two inappropriate comments."
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Here’s a novel idea.
Let the market decide.
Why anyone would bother to repeat anything that Stern says is a mystery to me ... Let Imus follow him to oblivion
The reason Stern still has his job is that he mixes large amounts of sex with his programs which is a great selling point these days.
Amen. Imus is occasionally vulgar and is no conservative, but does wonderful charity work for sick children at his ranch. Howard Stern does nothing more than spew filth in every medium he is allowed access to. We must demand that the FCC regulate satellite and cable transmission and strengthen decency standards as part of that regulation. This effort has been initiated in Congress several times and must succeed as one of the first steps in redeeming our country.
This is retarded. Stern is the equivalent to the Spice Channel that shows porn on TV. Just because Stern transmits audio, it doesn’t follow that he’s under the same rules as other people who do the same on FCC-regulated radio. Spice isn’t the same as what NBC can air.
If I were a black person (particularly a black woman) I'd be *far* more offended by that comment than by what Imus said the other day.
We must demand that the FCC regulate satellite and cable transmission and strengthen decency standards as part of that regulation.
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It continues to surprise me to see this kind of sentiment expressed at FR.
Agree completely, Stern is a disgusting pig and Tom Leykis is as well. There are so many offensive people in the media today, but they pick and choose who to “discipline”.
The difference is that with Imus, there is a race card to be played !!!
If you don't like it don't listen....I don't listen to Stern.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Pesky Constitution keeping us all free 'n' stuff....
Agreed.
But Stern is a full fledge liberal, so its OK from him.
Nicely put!!!
I remember when he mocked the death of Latin singer Selena. He did a skit with gun shots or something like that. I don’t recall anyone making a big deal about that.
“We must demand that the FCC regulate satellite and cable transmission and strengthen decency standards as part of that regulation.”
How very liberal of you. We don’t need MORE government control of our lives. Let the marketplace determine who’s on and who’s off the air.
“We must demand that the FCC regulate satellite and cable transmission...”
your screen-name allows me to believe that if your “must” is granted, that you’d then quickly join the other camp because using “regulated” sat and cable transmissions for Christian broadcasts would cease.
LULAC here in Dallas sure did make a big stink out of it, and in large part was responsible for Stern being taken off of his Dallas affiliate.
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