Howard Is Back!
 

In five of the six markets he was pulled from!

Just thought I'd let y'all know. ;)

Darn...
 

I thought meant Howard the Duck :lol:

I'm not kidding, I thought the same thing! We're showing our age. :distress:

- Jake

Hehehehe...
 

:lol: :lol: :nod: :lol: :lol:

Stern lambastes Bush, FCC
'I criticize Bush and then I'm fired'
From George Lerner
CNN
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Posted: 12:12 PM EDT (1612 GMT)

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Radio host Howard Stern took aim at the Bush administration, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and media giant Clear Channel as he announced Wednesday that his program will soon be broadcast on nine new stations across the country.

In a news conference held during his morning show, Stern said some of those stations -- in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California; West Palm Beach, Florida; Rochester, New York; and Orlando, Florida -- will replace Clear Channel stations that once carried the Howard Stern program.

In February, Clear Channel pulled Stern from six of the stations it owns after the FCC fined the company $495,000 for Stern comments that were deemed indecent. (CNNMoney: Stern's show adds stations)

"When I was thrown off the six stations I was devastated. I really thought Clear Channel had 'thrown me under the bus,'" Stern said. (Clear Channel yanks Stern from 6 stations)

"I'm not taking it sitting down. ... I'm going to kick their asses. ... I'm thrilled to be back on in these markets."

The radio host said he had considered moving to satellite radio, where he would face less FCC scrutiny, but decided to remain with his current radio contract with Infinity Broadcasting, which syndicates the Stern show. That contract has another 18 months to go.

"I'm so frustrated by the amount of censorship that's going on," Stern said "The FCC is on such a witch hunt against me that they actually go back 2 (or) 3 years for reasons to fine me. ... The FCC is on a witch hunt."

Stern accused Clear Channel of taking him off the air not for reasons of obscenity but because he had spoken out against President Bush.

"Clear Channel is very tied to the Bush administration" Stern said. "Clear Channel for years has been defending me...I criticize Bush and then I'm fired...They acted out of politics."

Stern lashed out against Bush administration's policies on everything from the environment, to stem cell research and the war in Iraq. (Bush: Iraqi sovereignty defeat for resistance)

He said he was encouraging his listeners, whom he described as swing voters, to cast their ballots for John Kerry. (Edwards tops Kerry veep poll)

"John Kerry will receive more votes because of this. ... My audience will vote in a bloc," Stern said.

"We're also in a lot of key states. ... If we can affect that state that's big news."

Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ush/index.html

GOOD!

While I don't always (or most of the time) agree with some of the stuff he does, I am a fan of the show & suport his right to be on the air.

If I don't like it, I can always turn it off (now there's a novel idea!) ;)

Paula

Yeah, I don't care much for Howard, but I hate fascist media controlling warmongers waaaaaay worse. :D
Amber

Howard the Duck. I remember when I was little that was the biggest thing, everyone talked about how that movie tanked.

My dad and I would watch Siskel and Ebert every week and so I remember them saying the movie tried so hard to be this hit, to be huge and it just sucked LOL. If they brought him back...the world might just end.

Howard Stern, I don't mind him. But on Memorial Day I was with my family and someone brought him up and my entire family HATES him and hoped he'd never get back on the radio.

I was shocked how much they hated him. He isn't the same but the show can still be entertaining to listen to...

I'm old enough to remember the comic book.

- Jake

I never was a comic gal, so when was the comic book??? I never knew it was one, but now it makes more sense.

LOL

If memory serves me right...
 

between 1976-1978 was when Howard The Duck was in comic book print (Should ask my older brother Geary..He has aound 35,000 comics, He would know)


Brian j.

Soooooo, that's why they made the movie. Again, it makes sense! My childhood NOW makes sense. I just thought , this whole time, they made up some story about a duck!

Thank you!

:D

Hate to break this to you, but they STILL made up some story about a duck...only for a comic book.
Then they adapted it for a movie.
WTF were they thinking? :shrug:
Sorry to return your childhood to non-sensibility. :)

- Jake

I liked the movie. :eek:

The "Playduck" mag he was reading cracked me up. And he carried a little condom around in his wallet. :laugh:

It was so bad it was good.

You and your duck fetish. :distress: I thought you were getting help. :shrug: :lol:

- Jake