Sad Sad day for free speech

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I know he can be crude and rude and it does seem that after the FCC started cracking down he did push as far as he could go.

I suspect I'm more irritated at the fact that out of nowhere the FCC decided to start fining people and shows left and right for what was acceptable in the distant & not so distant past and it's just gotten out of control.

And now if I want to listen to Howard Stern I have to pay for it. Thanks government.

Don't blame the government - blame the greed of Howard Stern. He knew what he was doing, he knew the rules.

And this is definitely NOT "out of nowhere." Howard has been at odds with the FCC for years.

And the level of crude behavior has been getting worse over the years. The FCC finally had to put a stop to the decline.

It's sort of like when you are driving. If everybody keeps their speed to 65 (assuming a freeway with a 65 MPH limit), then there are no problems. Usually, you can go 70 without too much concern; the law will usually just look the other way (but it is still breaking the law). Then people start pushing it to 75 and it is "iffy". When the whole freeway starts doing 80, there is a problem and the CHP will start cracking down on speed laws. Sure there are people who regularly drive 85 and are surprised when they get a ticket because "they've always driven that fast." Just because you've been able to do it so much in the past doesn't mean that it was wrong!

Howard insisted on going a 110 all the time.

And I admit that my driving analogy isn't the best: speed is something that is measurable and definable. Decency on the airwaves is a little more nebulous.