Joesph McCarthy & The FCC

OK , OK ...I know what your thinking . What can Howard Stern and Edward R. Murrow have in common ? Well how about a fight of legendary proportions . A fight with the "RIGHT" thinkers of America . A fight for your rights of freedom of expression . The fight for your "I Amendment" . This American "right" is being struck down , again . Freedom of speech isn't the "1st." amendment out of luck , it's first because it's the most important law in the free world . It's the one right everyone in the world envies . The French Constitution with all it's amendments none are concerned with free speech . Also many other countries in the world , including my own country Canada , have little or no mention of free speech in their constitutions . America is truly envied and they're throwing their rights away ! I find this criminal and stupid .

Edward R. Murrow was a newsman , impartial , studied , worldly . Howard Stern is a comedian , satirist , outrageous . Two completely different people . They do share one thing in common their fight with personal freedom . Most of America was behind Joesph McCarthy when he was attacking Hollywood and it's "left" leaning philosophies, until "Fat Joe" was exposed as a bully and lair by Edward R. Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly . McCarthy had "black-balled" hundreds of writers , producers and visual talent all over the entertainment industry and everyone who opposed him , including Murrow himself . Does this sound suspiciously similar to Sterns problems with the FCC ? When Stern changed his thinking on what had happened on 9/11 , his thoughts on the Iraq war and the way the Bush Administration's handled themselves and profit they were making on this "war" . His fate was sealed . That being said he did have some small fines in the 90's over bullshit claims , but Viacom at that time would never buckle and pay the FCC ransom . Not until the FCC , under Bush's flunky Michael K Powell (name sound familiar , it should it's the son of the then Attorney General Colin Powell . Wonder how he got his job ?) made it imposable to renew Viacom's licenses . Viacom had to pay or close it's doors of their radio divisions . George Bush has changed laws in the last six years if a radio or TV station is fined it must clear up their fines (PAY) or the station or stations will lose it's frequency license . No hearing , no trial , nothing ! Pay the fine ! That's it !!! CBS is owned by Viacom and was a "Liberal News division" (also Edward Murrow's former employer) . CBS bent over backwards to appease their new masters , the Bush Administration by paying fines made by the FCC for the Janet Jackson , "Super Bowl fiasco" . Then the government turned their sights to any other left leaning radio and TV personalities . Ms. Jackson opened up a can of worms when she exposed that ugly tit of hers . She gave fodder to Georgie and his "thought police" to bring down the Liberal media and they did a great job , including the firing of Dan Rather , but the one they had the most trouble with , was Stern . He had a huge following and they were greatly concerned he could help bring down Bush in the 2004 election . With the help of Michael Powell and the FCC "fascists" the Bush "Klan" began fining Viacom and a "Bush supporting Clear Channel" 10's of millions of dollars for radio shows all over the USA . Most of if not all of these fines were for the "Howard Stern Show" ! Clear Channel fired Stern immediately on all of their stations . Funny that happens during a election year ! And it's extremely funny it happened when Stern started promoting "Fahrenheit 9/11" and his recommendation to vote for John Kerry in the Presidential Election . Stern never let up on the "Bush Bullies" and his fight was a great rating boom for his show , but in the end the Republicans stole another election from America and all free-thinking people by using the Diebold voting tabulators . Stern had the last laugh though , with his rating at a all time high he signed the largest radio contract in history and made satellite radio a marketing bonanza . Like Murrow , Stern was lambasted by his former CBS employers . Murrow was shown the door , Stern is now being sued (frivolously) by CBS formally Viacom for 500 million dollars. The exact amount of money he received from the Sirius Satellite Radio signing .

Probably 70% of you will say "I hate Howard Stern" , "he's vulgar and unfunny" , that's your opinion and your welcome to it . Me , I think he's vulgar and very funny , that's my opinion and I'm welcome to it . That's the beauty of free speech and real American values and that is why I'm envious of Americans , their 1st. Amendment and the American way of life . DA Wallycrawler .



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Recommended Books : "Private Parts" , "Miss America" , "Murrow His Life And Times" .