Could Howard Stern Topple Bush?

NewsMax.com ^ | 3-18-04 | Carl Limbacher

[Charles Martel]

He's smart and he's influential and he's courageous. That doesn't mean he's right. It means he's a formidable opponent.

Courageous? That's a stretch. He's objecting to broadcasting changes which threaten his particular niche in the market. If he wants to fight censorship, he'd be well-advised to organize and seek a Congressional hearing on the matter. Stern could become sort of the anti-Tipper, which would probably win him more friends than his current approach.

Ranting on the air and blaming the President for matters which are not decided in the Oval Office is plain old smear politics and is easily seen as such. He won't win many new fans with his agitprop - and his current fans are more interested in mindless, crude entertainment than they are political activism.

"Fartman the Formidable"

[liberallarry]

I just talked to a friend who likes Stern and listens to him regularly; he finds him to be the one bright spot in an otherwise arduous day. I think a lot of Stern fans are like that.

They will not be pleased to see him removed on obscenity charges and if, as seems likely, obscenity is used as an excuse to remove political opponents and critics, you can kiss the Bush administration good-bye.

[LisaMalia]

Stern's show is hard core porn. Try flipping the channels when his show is on E! He hides behind the 1st ammendment ala Larry Flint, like a little sissy boy, and he's finally been called on it.

Hes need to go where he will fit in and feel right at home, in the porn industry. Noone is trampling on his rights, most just don't want to see his trash on the mainstream airwaves. Put it on PPV where it belongs.

He probably does detest President Bush, I'm sure he finds anyone with morals and integrity unacceptable.

I'm with the poster above, become involved with you local Bush/Cheney campaign, and get the message out to anyone who will listen.

People like Stern can be dangerous, he does have a cult following. Time to fight fire with fire.

[liberallarry]

Stern's show is hard core porn.

Nah.

Porno fans know they'll not see anything or hear anything truly vulgar - it's all bleeped. They go elsewhere.

Howard's listeners want to see and hear people make fools of themselves, they like freak shows. And that's what they get - a slice of the raunchy side of life served up by a master.

He needs to go where he will fit in and feel right at home

He doesn't "need" to go anywhere and he certainly doesn't "need" to hear you telling him what he "needs". That's the point of the First Amendment, isn't it?

He probably does detest President Bush..

He didn't in the past. He does now. So what?

People like Stern can be dangerous

Now that's a truly dangerous remark. Perhaps you should be imprisoned.

[Jorge]

Do you think anyone who listens to Howard Stern regularly would vote for Bush? I can't stand Stern. I thought he was a filth bag 15 years ago. He still is.

Yes, it's hard for me to believe Howard Stern supporting Kerry will hurt Bush anymore than Larry Flynt the pornographer did in 2000.

When politicians have to worry about the opposition of trash peddlers like Stern, America doesn't deserve decent leadship.

[LisaMalia]

I'm not answering your childish nonsense point by point.

I'll just suggest a visit to your closest porn shop is in order. Or maybe your significant other won't allow that, so you use Stern as a substitute?

[liberallarry]

I don't like Stern and have listened to him only a few times. Never been able to watch him for more than a few minutes.

I'll just suggest a visit to your closest porn shop is in order.

You think you know what Stern "needs". Now you're implying you know what I need. Why don't you just mind your own business?

[LisaMalia]

Perhaps you should be imprisoned.
Why don't you just mind your own business?

When someone posts a comment such as this the one above to me, I will respond. Pretty ironic, but not surprising, that a so called liberal would actually state that I should be "imprisoned" for stating my opinion about Howard Stern on a message board.

Making such a statement about me MAKES it my business.You are making a very strong case for the fact that liberals are hypocrites.

[xp38]

In 2000 Howard backed Gore IIRC

[liberallarry]

Pretty ironic, but not surprising, that a so called liberal would actually state that I should be "imprisoned" for stating my opinion about Howard Stern on a message board.

What do you know about irony?

My "imprisoned" remark was a response to your suggestion that "people like Stern can be dangerous"...because what does one do with dangerous people if not imprison them. And if they seem dangerous but have not actually done anything perhaps they should be pre-emptively imprisoned. History is littered with examples of such "thinking".

Thus my ironic response.