POLL: Should Howard Stern Be kicked off the air?

[Ornery]

FCC definition of indecent, obscene broadcast material

• Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment and cannot be broadcast at any time.
  
  To be obscene, material must meet a three-prong test: (1) an average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (2) the material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law; and (3) the material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

"ClearChannel (earlier this week) kicked him off..."

It's their ball, their field, their game! They can do whatever the hell they want!

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: Intake77
It's not up to you, or me, or anyone but Clear Channel. They kicked him off, not the FCC.

OMG, somebody on this looney board making sense! :Q

"This is censorship..."

Notice that when callers use the word fvck, he jumps all over them. Is that censorship? Would you prefer they be allowed to say and do just anything? Where would you draw the line? These are public airwaves with standards agreed upon. Howard still has freedom of speech on several outlets, but this one currently has restrictions, and he knows it! All I know is, if I have to play by the rules, then so does he.

yah, but isnt Clearchannel and the FCC good buds?

Probably, but then again they'd have to be as they seem to be taking a monopolistic approach to radio. In any event, if the FCC finally is deciding to crack down on bad-taste and is the reason for Stern being kicked off, I'm not going to complain. This country is going to sh1t, and I blame it mostly on MTV and their standard setting for the youth of america.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Howard Stern should be kicked off the air.....the skanks that come on his show can stay.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Originally posted by: Intake77

Originally posted by: EngenZerO

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: Intake77
It's not up to you, or me, or anyone but Clear Channel. They kicked him off, not the FCC.

OMG, somebody on this looney board making sense! :Q

"This is censorship..."

Notice that when callers use the word fvck, he jumps all over them. Is that censorship? Would you prefer they be allowed to say and do just anything? Where would you draw the line? These are public airwaves with standards agreed upon. Howard still has freedom of speech on several outlets, but this one currently has restrictions, and he knows it! All I know is, if I have to play by the rules, then so does he.

yah, but isnt Clearchannel and the FCC good buds?

Probably, but then again they'd have to be as they seem to be taking a monopolistic approach to radio. In any event, if the FCC finally is deciding to crack down on bad-taste and is the reason for Stern being kicked off, I'm not going to complain. This country is going to sh1t, and I blame it mostly on MTV and their standard setting for the youth of america.

I suppose you also blame Judas Priest for the increase in the suicide rate.

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I vote "yes," but not because he is offensive, but because his "comedy" is stale and he's no longer funny.
Time to move on, Howie.
Actually, it's been time to move on for like 5 years now.

I totally agree. He used to be funny but I feel he's just gone soft. Back in the day, he was the man, but, it's time to move on.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13

Originally posted by: Jzero
I vote "yes," but not because he is offensive, but because his "comedy" is stale and he's no longer funny.
Time to move on, Howie.
Actually, it's been time to move on for like 5 years now.

This Poll isn't about a popularity contest on whether or not you think he is funny. It is about whether or not you think he should be taken off of the air because he is offensive and should not have the right to broadcast his so called trash....

Oh, sorry, mother goose. I didn't mean to skew your results

 

[lokiju]

I voted yes since its a yes or no question, I say yes if he breaks the rules, there are rules put in place for what he can and can't say or do on the radio and he breaks them on a daily basis, when you break the rules you pay for it, I don't think he should be kicked off if he follows the rules however. This would be like anyone speeding and then getting upset because they get a speeding ticket, its the rules put in place, Howard knows very well what he can and can't do and he made the choice to break those rules with total disregard.

 

[conjur]

I think he should be off the air but only because he's boring and about as unfunny as a DJ could get.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Originally posted by: blazert40
I voted yes since its a yes or no question, I say yes if he breaks the rules, there are rules put in place for what he can and can't say or do on the radio and he breaks then on a daily basis, when you break the rules you pay for it, I don't think he should be kicked off if he follows the rules however. This would be like anyone speeding and then getting upset because they get a speeding ticket, its the rules put in place, Howard knows very well what he can and can't do and he made the choice to break those rules with total disregard.

The thing is he did not break any of the FCC's rules. So I guess you should have voted no.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO
from what he said today the gov't is turning into "religious zealots", and I agree. What happen to free speech and keeping a seperation of church and state.

Familiarize yourself with those concepts before you go talking about them. "Free speech" does not mean you have the right to say whatever you want without consequence.

Anyway, I could care less what they do with him.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

Originally posted by: blazert40
I voted yes since its a yes or no question, I say yes if he breaks the rules, there are rules put in place for what he can and can't say or do on the radio and he breaks then on a daily basis, when you break the rules you pay for it, I don't think he should be kicked off if he follows the rules however. This would be like anyone speeding and then getting upset because they get a speeding ticket, its the rules put in place, Howard knows very well what he can and can't do and he made the choice to break those rules with total disregard.

The thing is he did not break any of the FCC's rules. So I guess you should have voted no.

 

[chibchakan]

This has nothing to do with obscenity. Clear Channel never had a problem with Howard until he stopped supporting Bush. They've done it before.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13

Originally posted by: Jzero
I vote "yes," but not because he is offensive, but because his "comedy" is stale and he's no longer funny.
Time to move on, Howie.
Actually, it's been time to move on for like 5 years now.

This Poll isn't about a popularity contest on whether or not you think he is funny. It is about whether or not you think he should be taken off of the air because he is offensive and should not have the right to broadcast his so called trash....

Oh, sorry, mother goose. I didn't mean to skew your results

No, you're just an idiot. Popularity and whether you think he's 'funny' is one thing, but censorship, and the way government is slowly but surely dictating what's 'good for us' is another thing in itself. Use your brain for God's sakes. Reading some of these replies in this thread really has me scared how little some of you actually use that thing inbetween your ears called your brain. Really, REALLY scary.

 

[Crypticburn]

How about "couldn't care less"? If one "could care less", then one does care, and thus should reply with their opinion... otherwise one "couldn't care less".

Pet Peeve...

Crypticburn

 

[Jzero]

No, you're just an idiot. Popularity and whether you think he's 'funny' is one thing, but censorship, and the way government is slowly but surely dictating what's 'good for us' is another thing in itself. Use your brain for God's sakes. Reading some of these replies in this thread really has me scared how little some of you actually use that thing inbetween your ears called your brain. Really, REALLY scary.

Oooh, one of ATOT's finest, eh? If you've ever noticed any of my posts, you would already know that I'm a huge proponent of small government and personal responsibility. I did not make any mention of censorship, I only declared that his ship has sailed and he should move on.

Now take your lame personal attacks back to AOL, thanks.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Fvck no! First off he didnt break any rules. The dumb caller who said n****r did... Howard might be a bit raunchy, but so what? if it bothers you, dont listen to it. Its as simple as that.

And with that, I take my leave for spring break.

Have a good week everybody :beer:

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: WHipLAsh13

Originally posted by: Intake77

Originally posted by: EngenZerO

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: Intake77
It's not up to you, or me, or anyone but Clear Channel. They kicked him off, not the FCC.

OMG, somebody on this looney board making sense! :Q

"This is censorship..."

Notice that when callers use the word fvck, he jumps all over them. Is that censorship? Would you prefer they be allowed to say and do just anything? Where would you draw the line? These are public airwaves with standards agreed upon. Howard still has freedom of speech on several outlets, but this one currently has restrictions, and he knows it! All I know is, if I have to play by the rules, then so does he.

yah, but isnt Clearchannel and the FCC good buds?

Probably, but then again they'd have to be as they seem to be taking a monopolistic approach to radio. In any event, if the FCC finally is deciding to crack down on bad-taste and is the reason for Stern being kicked off, I'm not going to complain. This country is going to sh1t, and I blame it mostly on MTV and their standard setting for the youth of america.

I suppose you also blame Judas Priest for the increase in the suicide rate.

I didnt say I blame the music. I blame MTV itself for promoting such things as young teenage sexuality.

 

[PunDogg]

no he shouldn't be kicked off the air, i don't listen to him, and i frankly don't really like him, but freedom of speech, and if you want to crack down on regluations you have to do it through out. This is just another way Bush tries to keep the American people down. If he talkes away freedom of speech, and he already has tried to take away our meirada rights, but classifing just about anything as terrisom and therefore we can;t get a lawyer. So i would say no and i think everyone needs to open there eyes to what the bush admin is doing

Dogg

 

[mugs]

Taking Howard Stern off the air has nothing to do with religion. I think he should stay, I listen to another station.

 

[Night201]

<vent>

Hey, if you might get "offended" don't read this post (point made)!

F Janet Jackson
F the FCC
F Clearchannel

I can't wait to get satellite radio (in 2-3 months - and it's going to be Sirius, not XM (partly owned by Clear Channel). The government is getting a little crazy with all this censorship crap! If you don't like it or get offended by the content - change the channel or don't listen. How hard is that?

GOD, I HATE THIS SH!T !!!

</vent>

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: Night201


F Janet Jackson
F the FCC
F Clearchannel

If you add "F George W Bush" in there, it's almost signature worthy.

 

[trmiv]

This cesorship is getting out of hand. How long before it's "John Spartan, you are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute"

 

[ajpa123]

Last month i was driving early in the morning and was listening to Howard Stern for the first time in over a year. I was laughing out loud the whole time, i kid you not (I'm normally a stuck up B!tch in the morning). His whole crew has chemistry and it's plain funny. Then the next time i heard about it was on ATOT.

I don't know what he said or did ( i guess he went to far), but it's a crying shame if he gets kicked off the air permanently. I know his content is lewd, sexual, not politically correct etc.. but it's a radio show, not a classroom. It's designed to make peoples commute a little more fun, although its makes them a little more braindead. Oh well.

Cliffnotes: All i know about him is that he makes me Laugh Out Loud and I'm sad to see him go (postcount ++, hehe)

 

[0roo0roo]

not unless they ban limbaugh, savage and friends.. nothings more indecent then that bunch.

 

[JetsFanatic]

NO!