From Hell's Heart I Stab At Thee!
If Howard's going down, he's going to try to take the President with him. Go check out howardstern.com, and see just how angry Stern is at Bush & Co. over his recent trouble with the FCC.
A lot of people listen to Stern and think bits like "Sphincterine" are funny, me included. If the FCC keeps on keepin' on, Stern will just keep turning his show and website into a full-on Bush bash (except without the lesbians). The more stations that drop him, the more people will be looking for someone to blame. That could be very, very bad for W come election day.
A hint of truth to this can be found in the radio-industry mag Friday Morning Quarterback, who report that WBCN in Boston " has interacted with 8,000 listeners via its "Howard Stern 1st Amendment Line." The result: 93 percent say Stern's highly publicized indecency battle will affect the upcoming Presidential election, and 72 percent indicate they will vote differently as a result of the issue."
This piece has a pretty good analysis of the situation, noting that Stern alone has been the target of fully half the fines levied by the FCC since 1990. There's also a rundown of the legislation currently pending to up those fines drastically. Again, I sincerely doubt this will play in Peoria.
Finally, as a show of solidarity with the King of All Media, here's a gratuitous link to Jenna Jameson's website.
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Of late Howard has turned his
Of late Howard has turned his program into a 4 hour Kerry commercial. He has become incensed with Bush, because somehow Bush is behind the FCC...or something... and is personally responsible for destroying the 1st Amendment...or something.
Howard has not, to my understanding, attempted to explain how President Kerry will reverse FCC decisions and fines. Stern's rants become less and less informed over time, yet increasingly caustic.
What we have now is a situation where Howard's unbridled ego allows him to take credit for every drop in Bush's polling numbers, which is largely poop. Stern's supplicants might do as he commands, but I'd like to think that a majority of his listening audience doesn't rely on him for policy guidance. Christ, I hope not.
President Bush per se, is not
President Bush per se, is not behind the fines, but the increasing influence of the religious right in American life is, and one could argue that getting rid of Bush would help in that respect.
Also, while the fines were the spark - Stern is also for gay marriage, for stem cell research, and against how Bush is handling the war - so its not just the fines issue.
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But Brdgt,
But Brdgt,
Stern didn't give a shit about any of it until he felt put upon. In fact, he was all about Bush until Howard connected the Prez to his ongoing (and 10 year long) presence on the FCC's shitlist. Ousting Bush won't make the relgious right go away.
I find it distasteful (Stern? No way!) that he tries to come across as a fucking missionary, bringing the truth to besotted ignorant America, when the guy knows dick about dick outside of broadcasting and porn.
You know I listen to Howard, and have since WCCC picked him up (again!). But he's actually less gross when he's having chicks puke on each other than when he tries to educate me about policy.
And whatever happened to Al Pacino's baby?
No - the religious right will
No - the religious right will not go away, but we won't have a president who will put supreme court justices on the bench who think that I can't make medical decisions for myself.
Whether or not you agree with Stern though - John's point is well taken - I think Bush should be concerned.
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Howard Stern and his
Howard Stern and his listeners were important in getting Christine Todd Whitman elected as the Republican Governor of New Jersey. My understanding from reading drier political commentary than Howard's brand, they were even more influential in electing George Pataki as the Republican Governor of New York. Beyond the statistically small number of voters, their primary importance was in stating that Mario Cuomo was beatable. Mario lost what would have been his third or fourth re-election and had been considered a shoo-in for reelection.
My take isn't so much that it's a four hour Kerry Kommercial but that he's a libertarian with strong Republican instincts who despises the religious right for professional and personal reasons. I don't like 'em much either. And Howard's show stopped being interesting to me when he left TV in the 80s.