Stern Criticism
Howard Stern has lost it. His show has been dropped from 6 markets leaving (by my count) 35 radio stations that continue to carry him and he considers this to be persecution of the same order as that endured by Christ? Get a grip, Howard! It amazes me that this man speaks to audiences in the country's largest markets on a daily basis yet continues to complain that he is somehow being systematically silenced. His immense ego is overshadowed only by his paranoia.
The passage of the indecency bill in the House of Representatives on Thursday had Stern whining anew about how the attempts to enforce some level of decency on the airwaves are simply a government sponsored attack meant primarily to destroy him (more paranoia). He even went so far as to claim that we have seen the end of free speech in America. This is nonsense. The FCC has always had indecency standards. The current bill is simply intended to make it more painful (via larger fines) to performers, and the radio stations that employ them, when these standards are violated.
Howard Stern knows what the standards are and has always, in the past, pushed (and sometimes completely obliterated) the envelope. He’s throwing a temper tantrum now that these standards might actually be enforced.
Stern has constantly asserted that he should be able to say whatever he wants on the radio and, even if the indecency bill becomes law, he still can. He’ll just have to have enough strength in his conviction to put his money where his incredibly vulgar mouth is.
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