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03/12/2004 Archived Entry: "Stern's silent protest"
Stern's silent protest
Howard makes his point this morning. I get the feeling he knows he's gone, and he figures if he's going down, he's taking Bush with him.
Howard Stern was partially silenced today - by himself. The King of All Media signed on this morning with a montage of radio station promos and soundbites from Talk shows and government officials speaking about the raging debate over indecency. The dramatic audio collage was laced with snippets fom protest songs, like Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," Bob Marley & The Wailers' "Get Up, Stand Up," Thunderclap Newman's "Something In The Air" and Stern's own remix of KoRn's "Y'All Want A Single."It wasn't until roughly 7:15am EST that Stern spoke his first new words of the day, though they came in the form of a recorded message to Stern show producer, Gary Dell'Abate. "I want to try and put together a show where I don't talk," Stern said in the message, explaining the morning's unusual opening 90 minutes. "It's one of those rare instances where I think we have to put together a special show, because they are really f**cking with us."
After another 15 minutes of montage, Stern finally cracked the mic to the tune of "Born In The U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. "It's the end of free speech," said Stern, expressing his dismay and shock over yesterday's vote by the House of Representatives on H.R. 3717, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004. "It's really the end. This country is nuts and George W. Bush has to go. If you are a fan of mine, and I reach millions of people, just get him out of office. Your rights are being taken away."
While you're there, download the KoRn-Stern remix. Pretty cool.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Damn glad things seem back to normal here, I was getting withdrawal. :)
Anyway, seems Stern isn't the only victim here. I never heard of Elliot in the Morning but WaPo says he (actually Clear Channel, deservedly enough) is getting one of the last of the "little bitty" indecency fines before the Truly Draconian ones go into effect.
Regulators proposed a quarter-million-dollar indecency fine against Clear Channel Communications on Friday, a little more than a month after hitting the nation's largest radio chain with a record $755,000 penalty.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-1 to cite Clear Channel's "Elliot in the Morning" show for nine alleged violations "that involved graphic and explicit sexual material, and were designed to pander to, titillate and shock listeners."
Posted by Xan @ 03/12/2004 09:45 PM NY
