Should Howard Stern go XM or Sirius?

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Papagayo
Hope something gets resolved... I'm sick of him complaining about it all the time.

WTF is wrong with you people? There is a SERIOUS attack on free speech going on right now, and you are "sick of him complaining about it all the time?" WTF is wrong with you?

The problem, Jack, is that Stern has nothing to say. If you had a radio personality who had anything important to say on the radio then people would be more likely to support his right to free speech. Like I said I am all for it, and I don't support anything that illegalizes Stern, but at the same time anything that hurts him is funny IMO. This guy is a scumbag, through and through, so he has to expect that most people don't give a sh*t about his complaining.

If you don't like him, that is fine. But YOU make that choice and can turn the channel. If he was being taken off the air because of poor ratings, that would suck, but I would have no problem with it AT ALL. The problem here is, he's is being FORCIBLY removed by the government despite very high ratings.

 

[Linflas]

Look there are 172 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the "Religious Right".

Roll call vote for HR 3717 Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Papagayo
Hope something gets resolved... I'm sick of him complaining about it all the time.

WTF is wrong with you people? There is a SERIOUS attack on free speech going on right now, and you are "sick of him complaining about it all the time?" WTF is wrong with you?

The problem, Jack, is that Stern has nothing to say. If you had a radio personality who had anything important to say on the radio then people would be more likely to support his right to free speech. Like I said I am all for it, and I don't support anything that illegalizes Stern, but at the same time anything that hurts him is funny IMO. This guy is a scumbag, through and through, so he has to expect that most people don't give a sh*t about his complaining.

If you don't like him, that is fine. But YOU make that choice and can turn the channel. If he was being taken off the air because of poor ratings, that would suck, but I would have no problem with it AT ALL. The problem here is, he's is being FORCIBLY removed by the government despite very high ratings.

AND, for 10 years Stern was on CC stations, with no problems and they could care less what he did as long as he brought in the dollars. They took him off ONLY after he came out against Dubya. CC being a company that is firmly behind Dubya did not like that. They then removed him from 6 markets and claimed it was for some BS indecent incident, one that in the past they had no problems with. CC is a hypocritical company and a puppet for the Dubya administration.

 

[LordJezo]

Originally posted by: Anubis
neither keep him off the air

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: LordThing
Well, XM is owned by the same company that does Clear Channel, so censorship will probably still be high. I would go with Sirrus.

XM has a number of XL - extreme language - stations, plus... XM has Playboy Radio. Put howard on Playboy Radio.. it's a PPV radio station....
ths way only those who WANT to hear him will...

WTF are you talking about? You mean you have to pay ANOTHER fee for Playboy Radio? You are already PAYING for XM, he should be able to go to whichever channel he wants on XM. You know what, I think they should make fvcking Christian radio shows PPV. That way, the only people that WANT to hear that crap will.

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: LordJezo

Originally posted by: Anubis
neither keep him off the air

Shouldn't you be out doing your best to become a statistic on your moped, or cheering on your muscle bound friends as they beat on weaklings?

 

[guyver01]

I think Voltaire said it best.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Papagayo
Hope something gets resolved... I'm sick of him complaining about it all the time.

WTF is wrong with you people? There is a SERIOUS attack on free speech going on right now, and you are "sick of him complaining about it all the time?" WTF is wrong with you?

The problem, Jack, is that Stern has nothing to say. If you had a radio personality who had anything important to say on the radio then people would be more likely to support his right to free speech. Like I said I am all for it, and I don't support anything that illegalizes Stern, but at the same time anything that hurts him is funny IMO. This guy is a scumbag, through and through, so he has to expect that most people don't give a sh*t about his complaining.

Millions of listeners do. Just because you don't think he has anything important to say doesn't mean they feel the same. I don't want my fscking Government to tell me what I can or cannot listen to on the airwaves, especially the Dub's Administration who have their mouths firmly around the Johnsons of the Ridiculous..err..the Religious Right.

Oh noes Red Dawn! It's all George W's fault for everything, what else can you blame on him?

:disgust:

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: guyver01
I think Voltaire said it best.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it

See, in this situation, freedom of speech only applies to religious whackos and those self appointed morality police that are trying to take away our freedom of choice. Anyone who doesn't tow their party line must be a morally decrepit heathen and is contributing to the pollution of society.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
WTF are you talking about? You mean you have to pay ANOTHER fee for Playboy Radio?

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number

Ch 205 Playboy Radio Premium A Premium Adult Channel

Order Playboy Radio on XM Satellite Radio. Only $2.99 per month.

It's porno on the radio... that's why it's a PPV channel.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: guyver01
I think Voltaire said it best.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it

Unfortunately some can't see how priceless freedom of speech is until it is taken away from them.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: slick230

Originally posted by: guyver01
I think Voltaire said it best.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it

See, in this situation, freedom of speech only applies to religious whackos and those self appointed morality police that are trying to take away our freedom of choice. Anyone who doesn't tow their party line must be a morally decrepit heathen and is contributing to the pollution of society.

A funny hypocrisy I'll note - and not direct at you, but note in general - is that I'll bet my top dollar that some of the people who are defending him are also the same people who say that we shouldn't have gay marriages because "it's just wrong.".

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: JackBurton
WTF are you talking about? You mean you have to pay ANOTHER fee for Playboy Radio?

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number

Ch 205 Playboy Radio Premium A Premium Adult Channel

Order Playboy Radio on XM Satellite Radio. Only $2.99 per month.

It's porno on the radio... that's why it's a PPV channel.

It's porn on cable radio.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: JackBurton
WTF are you talking about? You mean you have to pay ANOTHER fee for Playboy Radio?

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number

Ch 205 Playboy Radio Premium A Premium Adult Channel

Order Playboy Radio on XM Satellite Radio. Only $2.99 per month.

It's porno on the radio... that's why it's a PPV channel.

It's porn on cable radio.

So you get Playboy and SPICE on your Cable TV for free i guess?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: Papagayo
Hope something gets resolved... I'm sick of him complaining about it all the time.

WTF is wrong with you people? There is a SERIOUS attack on free speech going on right now, and you are "sick of him complaining about it all the time?" WTF is wrong with you?

The problem, Jack, is that Stern has nothing to say. If you had a radio personality who had anything important to say on the radio then people would be more likely to support his right to free speech. Like I said I am all for it, and I don't support anything that illegalizes Stern, but at the same time anything that hurts him is funny IMO. This guy is a scumbag, through and through, so he has to expect that most people don't give a sh*t about his complaining.

Millions of listeners do. Just because you don't think he has anything important to say doesn't mean they feel the same. I don't want my fscking Government to tell me what I can or cannot listen to on the airwaves, especially the Dub's Administration who have their mouths firmly around the Johnsons of the Ridiculous..err..the Religious Right.

Oh noes Red Dawn! It's all George W's fault for everything, what else can you blame on him?

:disgust:

Actually it's the sheep who supports him fault. Republicans are supposed to be about personal responsibility but they try and legislate their Morality down everyones throats i.e. Censorship and Marriage.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: slick230

Originally posted by: guyver01
I think Voltaire said it best.

I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it

See, in this situation, freedom of speech only applies to religious whackos and those self appointed morality police that are trying to take away our freedom of choice. Anyone who doesn't tow their party line must be a morally decrepit heathen and is contributing to the pollution of society.

A funny hypocrisy I'll note - and not direct at you, but note in general - is that I'll bet my top dollar that some of the people who are defending him are also the same people who say that we shouldn't have gay marriages because "it's just wrong.".

Anyone who says that is ALSO a moron.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: JackBurton
WTF are you talking about? You mean you have to pay ANOTHER fee for Playboy Radio?

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number

Ch 205 Playboy Radio Premium A Premium Adult Channel

Order Playboy Radio on XM Satellite Radio. Only $2.99 per month.

It's porno on the radio... that's why it's a PPV channel.

It's porn on cable radio.

So you get Playboy and SPICE on your Cable TV for free i guess?

No but I can get porn on my cable internet.

I'm assuming they are charging extra for porn simply because of supply and demand. There is a big enough demand that people will pay extra for stuff like that, NOT because the government labeled it as indecent.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

The problem, Jack, is that Stern has nothing to say. If you had a radio personality who had anything important to say on the radio then people would be more likely to support his right to free speech. Like I said I am all for it, and I don't support anything that illegalizes Stern, but at the same time anything that hurts him is funny IMO. This guy is a scumbag, through and through, so he has to expect that most people don't give a sh*t about his complaining.

I doubt you have listened much to the show, as opposed to watching him on E! The E! show is a shadow of the radio show, which is the real showcase for his talent. The E! show tends to emphasize the naked-girls aspect of the show, which is really only a tiny fraction of what they do. IMO Howard is one of the smartest, most talented humorists in the world. He really does have a lot of intelligent things to say about about issues, and his present quagmire.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

A funny hypocrisy I'll note - and not direct at you, but note in general - is that I'll bet my top dollar that some of the people who are defending him are also the same people who say that we shouldn't have gay marriages because "it's just wrong.".

Why would you presume that? Howard has been a vocal proponent of gay rights, and the rights of gays to marry. I am a huge Stern fan, and all in favor of gay marriage, notwithstanding the fact that I am an active-duty military member.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: Skoorb

A funny hypocrisy I'll note - and not direct at you, but note in general - is that I'll bet my top dollar that some of the people who are defending him are also the same people who say that we shouldn't have gay marriages because "it's just wrong.".

Why would you presume that? Howard has been a vocal proponent of gay rights, and the rights of gays to marry. I am a huge Stern fan, and all in favor of gay marriage, notwithstanding the fact that I am an active-duty military member.

I have a response, but really it would just take this thread so far off base that I shouldn't

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: LordThing
Well, XM is owned by the same company that does Clear Channel, so censorship will probably still be high.

Misinformation. ClearChannel DOES NOT own XM. They're just a minor stockholder, and this information came from Howard Stern himself.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Skoorb, I had respect for you until I read your replies and thoughts regarding the topic of this thread. What a shame.

 

[geckojohn]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Neither. I'm all for free speech, but he's such a dog of a man that I applaud any attempts to cut his legs out from under him

Sk00rb: What are you talking about????

Howard is really funny and interesting to listen to. If you don't like what he has to say, then stop wasting your time and turn of your fvcking radio, jeez. Actually, it seems like you have a lot of time on your hands because of your high post count... just wasting time.

 

[geckojohn]

He should go with XM because of their better price and more audience.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: geckojohn
He should go with XM because of their better price and more audience.

He has indicated a willingness to consider either. Other things being equal I would rather see him go to XM because the radios seem better-designed, and it sounds like a better service, not to mention that it seems to be heavily favored by carmakers (no surprise, since it appears to be substantially owned by Honda and GM).