My response
My response to "Anonymous" is as follows:
You post as "Anonymous." Why? Who are you? And the $ may have played a part in Stern's decision, but no one but Stern will ever know that. (And it must be split with his entire staff, not Stern.) I doubt that he would censor himself for any sum. 1) I bet he has enough $. 2) That would ruin all he's accomplished over the years.
We can't watch over our kids all the time, but it is the parents that permit their children to be subjected to programming that is designed for adults that are the ones in question here. For a child to walk past a radio that might have Stern's show on it won't do as much damage as the idiots that let a 10 year old watch an R-Rated film.
The beauty of Free speech is that it protects ALL Free speech. From a church service to a KKK meeting - protected. It doesn't just protect what the mainstream America deans as appropriate. BUT, that's what the FCC is doing! ANYTHING can be said on the radio, but should one old lady dislike it and write in to the FCC, then the station is fined. It is seen as inappropriate for the community by the governmental agency. So, thus, the government IS regulating Free Speech.
So, essentially, there are things out there that I don't agree with. There are CERTAINLY things that Stern says and does that I don't agree with. However, he does fight for the Freedom of speech. His motives behind it may be up for debate, but none-the-less, he is on the right side of the fight. We may not agree with all the information that we receive, but that is the other side of the freedom coin that we have come to know and love in our 200 + history as the greatest nation on the face of the planet.
You post as "Anonymous." Why? Who are you? And the $ may have played a part in Stern's decision, but no one but Stern will ever know that. (And it must be split with his entire staff, not Stern.) I doubt that he would censor himself for any sum. 1) I bet he has enough $. 2) That would ruin all he's accomplished over the years.
We can't watch over our kids all the time, but it is the parents that permit their children to be subjected to programming that is designed for adults that are the ones in question here. For a child to walk past a radio that might have Stern's show on it won't do as much damage as the idiots that let a 10 year old watch an R-Rated film.
The beauty of Free speech is that it protects ALL Free speech. From a church service to a KKK meeting - protected. It doesn't just protect what the mainstream America deans as appropriate. BUT, that's what the FCC is doing! ANYTHING can be said on the radio, but should one old lady dislike it and write in to the FCC, then the station is fined. It is seen as inappropriate for the community by the governmental agency. So, thus, the government IS regulating Free Speech.
So, essentially, there are things out there that I don't agree with. There are CERTAINLY things that Stern says and does that I don't agree with. However, he does fight for the Freedom of speech. His motives behind it may be up for debate, but none-the-less, he is on the right side of the fight. We may not agree with all the information that we receive, but that is the other side of the freedom coin that we have come to know and love in our 200 + history as the greatest nation on the face of the planet.
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