Howard Stern bashed Bush* all morning?

[October]

Did anyone else hear this?

My husband said Stern went on for an hour talking about Bush* being a right-wing religious "nut."

Stern was saying Kerry has to be elected, and we have to get Bush* out of office. He has always claimed to have had an affect in the NJ governor's race when he supported Whitman, and cited that race when he said he plans to do the same to oust Bush*.

My husband said it was so great he couldn't turn it off! He said he was shocked when people were calling in angry at Bush* but saying they still wouldn't vote for a Dem, and so planned on voting for Nader. (I don't know how they square that one...but that's another thread...)

[barbaraann]

1. Does he really think Bush is religious?

Geez. How could anyone with even one brain cell think that?

[RobertSeattle]

20. It is questionable

Since so much of Bush's life history is a fraud, why wouldn't his Christianity be also?

He may be a CHRINO - Christian in Name Only

(Edited for typos)

[barbaraann]

29. CHRINO--that's a good one.

We need all the anti-Bush memes we can come up with!

[RobertSeattle]

39. Feel free to use it

I'll wave my usual $10 per usage fee. :evilgrin:

[drumwolf]

73. another idea for a meme regarding the "Christian" Right.....

We should start referring to "Christians" like Falwell, Robertson, Ralph Reed, Ashcroft, Bauer, etc. as "neo-Pharisees." That is exactly what they are.

[iamjoy]

82. LMAO

Neo-Pharisees, that's a good one!

[Rich Hunt]

52. well, yeah

...just like many leaders of 'Christian' extremism.

He's a phony just like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell are phonies, IMO. They distort Christianity to support their political agenda.

[Az]

36. Its the show that never ends

Look, the public persona that * offer is one of a pious religious believer. We have delved and sought the negative aspects of his character. We have immunized ourselves to his PR. But others have not and see no reason to doubt his apparent piety.

[stopbush]

51. Sure, bush is religious. He's just not spiritual.

There's a difference, ya know...

[alittlelark]

76. Howard Stern is suspended from Clearchannel

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1162227

[sadiesworld]

2. He's a pig, but I guess he's our pig now.

[October]

7. LOL (eom)

[Renew Deal]

9. This pig talks to 17,000,000 people.

He helped Ahnold win in CA. He has also helped Pataki and Whitman. He publicly supported Gore and Clinton. But if he becomes ours, he has a bigge audience than pillboy, Insanity or any of them. His audience is working class, not Bushbots.

[Beetwasher]

3. He Called Bush a Little Monkey!

Yeah, it was great.

Stern is a barometer. If Stern's turning like this his 25-40 Year old white male audience (Bush's hard core base) will also be having second thoughts...This is good news...

[ThomWV]

4. That Points At Something Interesting

By the way, let's not consider Nader a viable candidate and so booting this right off the GD board.

I don't think much of anyone voted for Nader in 2000 or will vote for him in 2004 because of his views on anything at all. Nader is just a magnet for people who are protesting against their own party's candidate. If you were a Democrat who just couldn't stand Gore then Nader was your man. If you are a Republican who just can's stand Bush then Nader is your man. His stance on the issues is utterly meaningless. That's why I am not at all dismayed by his entry into the race and I think its why Nader sees himself as taxing the Bush vote and not harming the Democrats. I think he's right.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

5. Stern is no conservative. The only thing that Bush....

has done that he STRONGLY supports is the Illegal Iraq War.
Otherwise, he has bashed Bush on everthing from Tax Cuts, Job Losses,
and Bush's hate of all NON white-conservative God Fearin' folk.

Stern is not that bad.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

34. I have never understood

why so many people hate him so much. I don't agree with everything he says and often snort at the adolescent humor, but I have always found him funny. He isn't hateful like the conservatives are.

[October]

42. Yes

Initially, I refused to listen to him. But then I thought "Well, I won't know what he's all about unless I listen." I was surprised to find I enjoyed his political rants and very funny insightful commentary. But then after a while the rants were fewer and I quickly tired of his prepubescent antics/humor. That's just me, and I chose not to listen. A few years ago, I became very disappointed and totally tuned out for 2 reasons -- kids in the car, and his obscene praising of Bush*, the war, etc.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

53. Yeah, I didn't hear what he said about the war

and probably would have turned that off too. I haven't heard him for the past few years because he isn't broadcast in my area now.

[sadiesworld]

6. It will be interesting to see how quickly the pugs "discover"

the sleaziness of his cable show.

[Woodstock]

10. Good point

Michael Powell probably has a priority 1 memo on his desk right now. The thing is, that will be the worst move they could make with someone like Stern. Hope they do it - that will really make the worm turn - away from the right.

[Renew Deal]

12. A lot of this started with Stern because of Powell

He is pissed with all the rules and restrictions. That's when Stern started to tee off. He blew up today. And Kerry is the perfect Howard Stern candidate.

[oc2002]

23. What does Powell have to do with it? nt.

nt.

[Beetwasher]

24. Michael Powell (Colin's son) is the Head of the FCC

and they're coming down hard on Howard because of Janet's tit...Howard's boss Mel Karmazin got a severe tongue lashing in congress because of that incident and now Howard has to operate under very strict and sever censorship rules and he's very pissed off...

[Bucky]

61. I know Powell's against Janet's nip, but how does a radio program get into

the feud between Mike Powell and mammary gland. I really detest Stern and his trashy show, but certainly nudity is not a problem that radio shows have to worry about.

[Woodstock]

8. I was waiting for the rock and roll crowd to turn on Bush

I looked at Bush yesterday and thought, what must he look like now to all those rowdy rock stations that try to attract working class men by talking about beer and women's bodies and beer and women's bodies nonstop. One, Bush looks like a mega dweeb. He has not aged well in 3 years. His hairline is receding and he's all gray and wrinkly - not cool - and he just looks seriously stupid and confused. I know too smart is a turnoff, but surely they want a president who isn't brain dead. And now Bush is spouting fire and brimstone - that's real appealing when they spend most of their airtime burping and farting and talking about what they did with their girlfriend last night. How can it be hip to support him? Especially now that Iraq has turned out so badly - they were all gung ho on the false patriotism, but I knew the flag waving would get old for them. Now they see a rich old wacko either sending them to get killed or maimed overseas or sending their jobs overseas. If we can offer them the choice of an appealing Democrat who goes easy on the gun issue, we've got a chance to win this thing. I think Edwards/Kerry or Kerry/Edwards would do really well.

[October]

15. Another Station in PA

On another note...

I was listening on Monday afternoon to a rock station I'd somehow picked up -- from Lehigh Valley, PA. The female disc jockey came on after a song finished saying she'd received a signed photo of Mr. and Mrs. Bush*. She then said "And aren't they going to be surprised when they get it back..." She said she doesn't know how they got her name, but she is not a supporter as the accompanying form letter suggested, and she didn't want anyone at the station thinking otherwise. She was laughing as her colleague ribbed her on air, but clearly wanted all to know she doesn't like/support Bush*.

I was shocked -- because like you, I have been waiting for the rock stations to return to their "roots."

Maybe this is a sign -- the station was 99.9 (The Hawk), which came in loud and clear even though it's an hour or more away.

[NicoleM]

68. The older * gets

the more he looks like (shudder) his mother. If he grew out his hair and put on some pearls, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

[Woodstock]

81. Oh, that's for SURE

He looks just like Barbara Bush.

[Yavin4]

11. It's The FCC

There's a good chance that Viacom may not re-sign Howard when his contract is up. There will be strong political pressure on Viacom to not sign him given this whole decency in broadcasting phase that we're in. Bush's FCC is literally costing Howard money, and he's fighting back.

[Renew Deal]

14. Stern has been talking about not coming back anyway.

I think he wants to move to Satellite so he can speak freely.

[Cooley Hurd]

26. It's a math equation for Viacom/Infinity...

How much revenue Howard Stern generates for the corporation, versus how much the FCC could fine them. From what I've heard, Stern makes big bucks for Viacom. Don't forget, Stern was fined millions of dollars in the early 90's by the FCC, and that had no bearing on his employment.

Having Stern vehemently ABB is a great thing for the Dems! He's a working class hero who has a daily forum that reaches millions of listeners a day. He's very powerful because of it. Both Pataki and Whitman recognized what he did for them during their gubernatorial races - Pataki invited Howard to the inauguration and was seated in the second row, quite visibly. And the story about the New Jersey rest stop is true... they put a plaque up and everything!

Welcome aboard, King of All Media! Glad to have you aboard!

[tom_paine]

13. Yeah, Prince Powell at the FCC is giving them sh*t

And Howard's pissed.

Plus, I think someone, perhaps a DUer has exposed Howard to part of the vast lagoon of pig feces that is the truth about the Imperial Family and what they are doing to this nation.

It doesn't matter. I'm just happy to see Howard back from the Dark Side (whatever else you may think of him and even if it for completely selfish reasons).

[trumad]

17. I've always considered Howard a surface political watcher...

He's not very deep into politics pretty much like 75 percent of America. SO when he starts to flame Bush it pretty much means that the surface observers are in the same boat... This is good...very good!

[Beetwasher]

19. Right, that's the point, he's a barometer of Joe Everyguy

If he knows about the Cheney/Scalia hunting trip and is talking about it, well, that's only a good thing...

[October]

33. True. Stern is indeed a bellwether of sorts. (eom)

[Beetwasher]

18. Yeah, Howard Was Talking About Cheney/Scalia Hunting Trip

and LOT'S of stuff I was surprised he knew about it. He was on fire and NOT joking which is sort of unusual...

This is great news...His audience is white males 25-40 (Bush's hard core base)

[oc2002]

16. What if Rush Limbaugh turne on Bush too?

What makes you think thats any better than Howard Stern?

If anything Stern is not helping the Dems by bashing Bush, Stern is an oportunist, and will do whatever to raise his lagging rating.

Although it cant hurt the Dems, it will alienate some moderates to hear Stern talking over two lesbians fondling themselves durring his ussual radio shows while saying Bush is bad.

lol.

[Renew Deal]

21. You can't listen to stern and be homophobic.

This is a big plus for the dems. He talks to 17,000,000 working class people.

[October]

27. I'm not a fan of either

I'm simply mentioning his rant on Bush*

My husband sometimes has to fly all night and drive home in the morning, and so listens to whatever rock station will keep him alert. (Stern is on our local rock station.) Anyway, he has had to turn Stern off so many times because he could not stand his political raving about Bush and the war, etc. He tuned out for months. So this morning, he had the station on, and was surprised at the sudden change. Maybe it's not so sudden? He said the political rant went on for an hour, and not surprisingly it included an attack on the FCC.

While I may think it's ludicrous to vote according to what a DJ says, there are many who are swayed. (Witness Limbaugh and Stern et al.)

I don't know how many moderates listen to Stern. His demographics skew toward young males.

[tom_paine]

32. Please... Stern is a Shock Jock and Limbaugh a paid propagandist

Might as well compare Alan Freed with Juluis Streicher.

Here. Try it for yourself:

www.alanfreed.com/biography.html

www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/Streicher.html

[Renew Deal]

22. BTW, he just finished reading Lies and the lying lier's.

And he was using talking points from that regarding Clintons economy and Bush's military.

[October]

37. No kidding

Gee, now I wish I had been listening.

Did he give Franken's book a favorable review? I know he's had O'Reilly on his show...is Franken next I wonder.

[djg21]

54. Yes!

He suggested that his moron repuke engineer read the book, and he mentioned that Franken is going to be appearing as a guest on the show.

[NewJeffCT]

58. keep us posted as to when!

I used to work for a large corporation where nobody minded if you brought in a radio to listen to music, Stern, or the pillpopper... but, now I'm in a smaller office and it seems an unwritten rule not to have a radio at your desk.

But, I think I can make an exception if Franken is on Stern.

Thanks

(Post 900 for me, I think... )

[October]

63. Congrats on the post!

:party:

[Kinkistyle]

84. He's bringing Franken in to debate all his barbarian employees.

Franken will tear them all new ones.

[underpants]

25. Good. He can turn his audience into votes

or at least put the seed in their heads. It's okay to bash Bush now.

[truthspeaker]

28. Because he says he is. That's the only way to tell.

You can't tell what is going on in someone's mind. Bush could have sincere religious beliefs or he could be pretending to have them to whore for votes. There is no way to tell the difference, which is why I don't understand voters who take a candidate's professed religious beliefs into account when voting.

[October]

30. Yes, I agree -- but let me be clear

Stern apparently railed against Bush* for a great many things, not just religion. Since I wasn't the listener this morning, I'm sorry I don't have the quotes.

Perhaps others will post them.

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. Repubs voting for Nader is a double whammy

Sure some like what he has to say on some counts, but I bet a lot of them are also thumbing their noses at Bush AND the Dems. Whereas voting right-wing third party only lets them thumb at the Repubs. *l*

[ramapo]

35. Nader will be a non-entity

Nader has to get on the ballot before anybody can vote for him. That takes money and organization, neither of which he has.

I hope he just fades away.

[Gothic Sponge]

41. I stopped listening to Stern years ago

I think his ego got too big and i was sick of listening to his narcism all morning. Maybe now i'll give him another listen...

[tom_paine]

59. Artie has really revitalized that show

I felt as you do, prior to his arrival.

But he really does make it listenable again.

Not to mention THIS new turn of events!

[GreenPartyVoter]

46. Greens can draft him state-by-state though

[yellowcanine]

48. Still is one less vote for Bush and that is a good thing.

Not as good as a vote switch to the Dem, but with many Pub voters that is not going to happen anyway. I will settle for a switched vote from Bush to Nader. Enough of those and Bush still loses.

[Yavin4]

38. On Monday's Show, He Gave A Ringing Endorsement of

Al Franken's book, "Lying Liars...". That was really huge.

[Cooley Hurd]

40. Anyone know someone who knows someone...

...who knows a staff member of the Howard Stern Show? If he hasn't talked about it already, he should be told about the Bush admin stonewalling the 9/11 commission (If he doesn't know about it already). I would think he'd be hot about the Bush admin's treatment of people like Stephen Push and Kristin Breitweiser.

From http://www.koam.com/ :

[Nazgul35]

62. you should amend that picture....

two of those members are Democrats who spoke elequently against the new rules that Chairman Mao...I mean Powell wanted to impose...

They actually went around the country holding hearings at their own expense....

So you're going to need to remove two sets of horns...

[Cooley Hurd]

65. I didn't make the picture...

You're welcome to track down the original photoshopper...

[gristy]

70. Please just take it down

Adelstein and Copps are dems and worked very, very hard to educate the public and the press on the media considation rule issue last year. It is irrelevant who made the picture. You posted it.

[Cooley Hurd]

79. I'm sorry, I can't edit it...

Calm down, Gristy. Jeez... :eyes:

[tridim]

43. Is there a streaming version of the show anywhere?

I don't think it airs at all in Denver.

[sidpleasant]

45. No

Howard doesn't permit the stations that carry his show to web - cast it too.

[Gothic Sponge]

47. streaming

or even better an Mp3 archive?

[Gloria]

49. Two of these men are Dems and are fighting all the way for us...

so, horns shouldn't be on two of these people........

[djg21]

55. No streaming.

MP3s of his shows are often posted on the usenet at alt.binaries.howard-stern and alt.binaries.howard-stern.repost.

[Cooley Hurd]

44. List of Stern Stations...

The Howard Stern Radio Network

[NewJeffCT]

57. WCCC in Hartford

The last time I checked, which was at least 6 months ago, WCCC in Hartford is one of the few semi-independent radio stations out there (not including college radio or internet radio...) - so, give them your support against Clear Channel and the like. I think they are part of a group owned by some folks in Boston.

[DEM FAN]

50. I Can't Believe Stern Does Not Have His Own Web Site.

We Should Give Him Thanks. :-)

[0007]

71. Call Howard up and tell him at 1 800 447-8376

[proud patriot]

56. Yay! Stern

loved the movie "private parts"

[Exultant Democracy]

60. he is a social liberal, and a economic conservative

and not in the good way. He has the old school republican views on government programs, the safety net, and taxes.

[Auntie Bush]

64. I heard Howard Stern say he endorses KERRY!

[October]

66. That's right

He is touting Kerry all the way!!

[Sandpiper]

67. Stern did chide Kerry today

For being mushy on gay marriage and only supporting civil unions.

[ComerPerro]

69. Maybe he can get his audience to vote Dem

Just on the premise of getting Bush the fuck out.

[yankeedem]

72. Did you hear him with the guy discrediting Kerry's service?

Stern came back with "where was Bush in 1973?" and called Kerry a war hero! He also said that Bush's daddy got him out of line of fire.

Stern jumped the shark when his wife dumped his ass a few years ago, but still pulls ratings of people that aren't followers of politics. Stern is going to make these people think......

[knight_of_the_star]

74. Yeah he did

I was kinda surprised. It was a nice way to wake up this morning though.

[supercrash]

75. Screw Stern...

He has supported Bush the whole time...I listen everyday...He still supports the war and thinks it was and is a good thing

The only reason he has turned now is because the FCC has come knocking on his door...His new views are totally selfish...he thinks after all the support he can just send back this President like a bowl of cold soup at the deli...I see these people all over...and fuck them...they made some very serious decisions before the war...the people in the US could have stopped the ar if they rose up at once...most people supported the Iraq war then....but what about now ?

I almost want Bush to get elected so that the American people have to reap what they sow....they have really fucked up

[alittlelark]

77. Howard Stern is suspended from Clearchannel

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1162227

[proud patriot]

78. Oh Shoot

Call out the troops

[Unknown Known]

83. Thank you - I agree - Fuck him!

I'm sick of these whiners - Where has Stern been for 3 years. He didn't give a goddamn until it came knocking on his door.

[Kinkistyle]

85. No. He started turning after reading Al Franken's book.

The censorship thing was the straw the broke the camel's back. Stern has always been an enemy of the right, and the only reason why he's been supporting Bush is because of Bush's warmongering after 9/11.

[frank frankly]

80. kick

:kick:

[mcthomasmc]

86. Clear Channel Axes Howard Stern

http://tinyurl.com/25fa2

They said it was for something else, but it was something they never cared a hoot about before.

Dis Bush, and you're fired.