Howard Stern's wildly popular radio show (wildly popular, as in- millions of Americans listen to it- thus, Americans WANT this sort of thing on their radio dial) has been dropped by Clear Channel owned stations, and the FCC (in nazi-like fashion) is proposing nearly $500, 000 in fines for 18 "violations" of what they consider to be indecent material. How the FCC can define indecent is beyond me. Fox's new series, The Swan, is digustingly indecent in my view- but the FCC deems material like it okay.
The FCC is out of control. You cannot defy the rights of speech of Americans to protect a small minority that is too stupid to just simply change the channel! I've said it numerous times, and I'll say it everyday until these tactics change.
Americans have voted with their radios- they want to listen to programs like the one Howard Stern does each morning. Those who don't can vote with their radios as well, by turning that little dial on the top to the right or the left.
As the Washington Dispatch reports, Stern is attacking the FCC and the Bush administration itself for not protecting what he believes (and I believe) to be his Constitutional rights. Stern mentions that Oprah talks about similar topics on her show everyday, yet no one throws a fit. It's true. If you look at the so-called indecent material on Stern's show...it's all very tame and most people wouldn't find it very offensive, if offensive at all.
The fans of Stern, who number in the millions, might have an effect on election day. Bush needs to get his act together and stop the FCC from destroying the rights of broadcasters like Stern. The US government cannot parent the nation's children...that's not the job of the fed., nor has it ever been their job. If you don't like what you see or hear, turn the channel...if you don't want your kids to see any of it, throw out the TV, or buy a tv with a V-Chip...or, here's an idea, supervise them like you should be doing!
I mentioned Oprah and what many would consider to be indecent material on her show- as Stern points out on his website, here is an example of material from one of Winfrey's shows:
The truth is- I have never in my life heard anything that digusting on Stern's show...but no one, and I mean NO ONE is filing anything against Oprah, and no one, besides Stern and his supporters, are saying a word about her show and such talk! Why the double standard?
I don't think we should limit either one of these two people...well, there should be SOME limits. I wouldn't approve of nudity during the afternoon on TV...but, I find what Oprah does worse than what Stern has ever done.
I urge everyone to contact the FCC and file a complaint against their tactics. Tell your congressman that you do not support these actions by the FCC, and you demand that the 1st Amendement be upheld and protected. We cannot sit by and let government agencies run wild and take away rights as they choose.