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So, naturally, you don't agree with his boss pulling him off the air... What did the "government" not like? I thought Clear Channel fired him.....or did Ashcroft call them up and tell them to fire him?

I can't even believe people like you two exist!

Howard Stern has been on the air for about thirty years, and people like you think that broadcasters just cancelled his show because suddenly, today, when he said nothing different from every other day, they decided of their own free will to go in a different direction.

You are absolutely insane. You actually believe that it had nothing to do with the recent congressional hearings and the FCC decisions to crack down on broadcasters because Janet Jackson showed her boob?

I am amazed at you. It's like you have the deductive abilities of rubber ducks.

Or are you just lying, because you don't want to admit that the government is taking control of our broadcasters and you're embarrassed to admit that you like it?

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Nope....I just think that after about 30 years of crap American's are coming to their senses.....WE ARE THE GOV'T! Freedom of speech is about POLITICAL SPEECH, not crap.

[Dianna]

The government has taken control of tv. Is that ok? Or do you think Sex and the City needs to be on ABC?

Should Hustler be right next to Newsweek sitting beside cash registers?

I think the best compromise is to make a separate realm for sexual content, and XM radio is perfect. I say this as a huge Bob and Tom fan. I'd be happy to pay for it.

Government has regulated sexual content for years without infringing on political free speech. One does not necessarily lead to the other. The thing that would get Rush yanked isn't his political speech, but comments on culture. He's simply more likely to cross the line there before political speech gets outlawed.

I wouldn't panic at this point. We are merely seeing a rebalancing of the scales, IMO. There was underreaction for years, now there is over-reaction, hopefully we can settle into a middle ground soon.