Audio: I’ll never vote Democrat again, vows Stern
posted at 5:22 pm on July 24, 2008 by Allahpundit
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His grievance is over an issue that won’t matter to most of you, but no matter. Having the two biggest names in radio finally in agreement that the Dems are closet communists is a welcome development, whatever the reason.
Ars Technica has background on the politics within the FCC that held up the merger for so long. Democrat Jonathan Adelstein voted no because the new entity wouldn’t agree to set aside fully one quarter of its stations for public-interest programming. Quoth Alley Insider: “Why would we pay for that?” Exit question: Does this mean Stern, apolitical though he usually is, can be counted on as an ally if the Dems move to bring back the Fairness Doctrine? Since Fairness deals with broadcast radio, not satellite, and therefore doesn’t affect him, I’m guessing no. (In fact, to the extent that Fairness would push big name talent like Limbaugh onto satellite, thereby increasing the size of Stern’s pie, he might actively support it.) Click the image to listen.
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lulz
There you are, Howard!
Stopped listening after he made the jump off terrestrial.
Good Lt on July 24, 2008 at 5:26 PM
It seems the lefties get it when it starts hurting their wallet.
brtex on July 24, 2008 at 5:27 PM
LOL
WisCon on July 24, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Crusading against the return of the Fairness Doctrine would take Howard Stern away from the serious work of appraising starlets’ boob jobs.
Cicero43 on July 24, 2008 at 5:28 PM
he hates bush and ’social conservatives’…..paultard?
jp on July 24, 2008 at 5:29 PM
I would love to see howard stern and tom leykis debate each other on politics…that would be fantastic
SoCalInfidel on July 24, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Finding Stern on my side of any issue is about as exciting as finding out that Stephen Baldwin is a Conservative.
Um…not so much.
tickleddragon on July 24, 2008 at 5:31 PM
brtex got it right.
Howard’s probably as consistent as the “O” that ain’t Oprah.
maverick muse on July 24, 2008 at 5:31 PM
I assume the “public programming” he had in mind would have been “liberal” in nature? I just can’t imagine public programming allowing a conservative point of view.
darwin on July 24, 2008 at 5:33 PM
I think Stern is a big ‘L’ Libertarian, Paulians are kind of a hodgepodge of libertarian and paleocon.
doubleplusundead on July 24, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Stern is a Sternian….but….if he can get some of his listeners to stay outta the booth I don’t give a Stern.
Limerick on July 24, 2008 at 5:35 PM
maybe he’s also worried about paying high arsed taxes! LMAO.
Chakra Hammer on July 24, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Never thought I’d see the day.
The funny thing is, lefties always support things like communism, until the policies have a detrimental impact on them.
Then, it’s “do as I say, not as I do”.
I really wonder what Limbaugh, et al will do if Fairness comes back. Rush has been adamant about not going to satellite, because he does not want to screw over his radio affiliates.
Mark Levin has personally vowed to file a lawsuit challenging Fairness if it gets passed. (And as a lawyer himself, he has all the legal expertise needed to make a sound argument. Not that the First Amendment should need any argument, but this is where we are.)
Allowing Fairness to come back is not an option. Kill it before it has a chance to. Tie it up in litigation for years.
I’ve no problem wishing all the Congressional proponents of it to burn in hell. I’m tired of my freedom being trampled on. Stalinist bastards.
Hawkins1701 on July 24, 2008 at 5:38 PM
liberalism isn’t fun when it hits sterns pocketbook, I suppose.
lorien1973 on July 24, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Paul use to be a Big L libertarian, he’s since disguised alot of those views under “Federalism” on the Federal level. still probably pretty Big L, with some political nuances.
jp on July 24, 2008 at 5:40 PM
I wouldn’t even say that. Paul got the most support from San Fransisco and Austin - two very liberal cities in their respective states. He was more of a shill to cause chaos during the R primaries. Some libertarians latched on of course as well.
lorien1973 on July 24, 2008 at 5:42 PM
on the State level that is.
What is paul’s take on the FCC and things like Stern.
there are some evangelical social cons that love Paul, though most if not all haven’t thought everything through.
jp on July 24, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Hey, I don’t care for Stern, but if he can sway a few votes from Obama…good for him.
right2bright on July 24, 2008 at 5:42 PM
History will mark July 24, 2008 as the day we were saved from the hell of Harvard socialism and Backtrack Obama.
First, Obama tries his Hitler-lite act in the Fatherland.
Second, and more importantly, Stern has now realized the truth about the Democrat Party.
If McCain would do something good today, it would be quite the trifecta. Even without that, we’re already good.
indythinker on July 24, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Who the hell is Howard Stern?
Enrique on July 24, 2008 at 5:44 PM
they are trying that for convention now, which his sideshow convention has been moved to the larger Target center. allegedly because of numbers. he’s convincing some younger types he represents true, old school conservatism…just like the founders you know..
jp on July 24, 2008 at 5:44 PM
I’m unimpressed. This is financial planning, not politics.
The Race Card on July 24, 2008 at 5:44 PM
If they try to bring the Fairness Doctrine back, it will make the Limbaugh Nation so incredibly fired up, a Republican sweep in 2010 and 2012 is all but assured.
indythinker on July 24, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Headline: Dow sinks 283 points after Obama Berlin speech.
faraway on July 24, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Stern always seem to me as a Libertarian. I am a fan of his. He is great on radio, although I squirm a lot of times. But there is never dead air. He is talented, but Rush is #1.
I remember he interviewed Rosie O’Donnell and he mentioned that Barbra Walters was too old, but gave credit and compliments to Bob Grant and called him the king of talk radio.
jencab on July 24, 2008 at 5:53 PM
The two often go hand in hand.
Esthier on July 24, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Man, you haven’t lived…just kidding.
Entelechy on July 24, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Sorry, I had to fix it.
4shoes on July 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM
I remember 15 year ago Stern would praise Gingrich and trash Dole. Actually, I did the same thing
GogglesPisano on July 24, 2008 at 6:01 PM
A republican is a democrat that has be regulated and pay taxes?
jukin on July 24, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Anyone familiar with Stern could answer the question as such: Yes, he would, if it would benefit him against people he considers his “enemies”.
Stern used to rage all the time on his terrestrial radio show against the government / FCC (usually directing shots at Republicans, even going so far at times to insinuate that George W. Bush himself was out to get him) was censoring him, but at the same time, Stern had no problem crying to his boss Mel Karmazin whenever another disc jockey would mention him by name. Stern got CBS radio management to put gag orders in place if another shock jock was out there making fun of Stern, which is what happened to disc jockeys Opie & Anthony….and Stern in a subsequent interview admitted to this and defended it.
So, basically, yes, Stern would be totally in favor of the fairness doctrine, if he could use it to his own benefit. He’s as big of a hypocrite as can be found in the entertainment medium.
Vyce on July 24, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Edit: sorry, meant to say: yes, Stern would be IN FAVOR of the Fairness Doctrine, not yes he’d be an ally against it.
Vyce on July 24, 2008 at 6:06 PM
It only took him how long to figure out the obvious? Apparently communism is alright with these people until it hits them personally. When the goon squad comes after Krugman and Olbermann they will scream about how they helped start the revolution and cry for help from the people who no longer find them useful idiots.
People do not read or understand history at all.
Terri on July 24, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Wow, Howard Stern is still alive? Babba booey!
carbon_footprint on July 24, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I had to listen to stern when he was just local outta NY in the mid 70’s on the 11-7 shift. Who the F cares what this trashmouth thinks or does!!!!!!!!!
jerrytbg on July 24, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Stern is as relevant as Charles Nelson Reilly
Bodhi on July 24, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Howard Stern is not worth the electrons I used to type this.
Mooseman on July 24, 2008 at 6:40 PM
The only thing anyone should do with Stern is laugh at him. His words, his threats, his rants are all meaningless.
spmat on July 24, 2008 at 6:41 PM
News Flash: Stern is a self centered political moron.
RobCon on July 24, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Well, Stern has spent a lot of time examining nude bodies, so it’s no surprise that he finally recognizes what a party full of assh***s looks like.
Texas Rainmaker on July 24, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Well said Texas Rainmaker
RobCon on July 24, 2008 at 6:53 PM
I agree with one thing. Stern is the “number 2″ guy in radio.
MrC_5150 on July 24, 2008 at 6:54 PM
He can vote for whomever, but the dems can still keep him.
whitetop on July 24, 2008 at 7:15 PM
I don’t try to understand his politics, but I take my hat off to the guy who created “Black Jeopardy” and Lesbian Dial-a-Date.
Infidoll on July 24, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Stern was never a lefty, as some above have posited. He was politically conservative, until, as someone noted above, the FCC was breathing down his neck, and he tried to suggest that George Bush was thinking more about getting him off the airwaves, than trying to figure out how to defeat Al Queda (sp?).
Big man thought he was going to tilt the election to John Kerry, but I guess that didn’t work out…particularly since more people voted for Bush in New York in 2004 than than they did in 2000.
As always, Stern is most concerned with himself, and that’s why he’s back to the Republican side…there’s very little ideology behind it.
BTW - I have Sirius, and his show is unlistenable. After the first few shows I tried to listen to on Sirius, I haven’t listened since.
asc85 on July 24, 2008 at 7:30 PM
No Sh-T Sherlock!
TheSitRep on July 24, 2008 at 7:39 PM
Well the democrats must be doing something right then.
MB4 on July 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Like him or not, he has a large base of loyal listeners (I am not among them). When it comes to trashing Democrats for what they really are, I’ll welcome it.
Hollowpoint on July 24, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Hmmm, what took him so long to discover that the Dems are not good for our country. I made the decision never to vote for another Dem over 20 years ago.
docdave on July 24, 2008 at 7:46 PM
I doubt it. Oodles of money is nice, but freedom is far more valuable. Plus controversy will draw viewers to him, so it’s a win-win for him to continue on with this theme.
Buy Danish on July 24, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Great! Now we have to worry about guilt by association.
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on July 24, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Howard is in it for Howard — He’ll be back on the Democrats’ side the next time a Republican on the FCC or some pol says or does something that threatens his pocketbook (Stern also supposedly decries censorship, but said squat last year during the Don Imus battle with Al Sharpton, Media Matters and others on the left, because he hates Imus more than he cares about being consistent about free speech).
jon1979 on July 24, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Hey… it’s a baby step in the right direction… it takes time to turn the Titanic….
CynicalOptimist on July 24, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Howard’s no dummy……..Bob Grant IS the king of talk radio and Howard,Savage,Mark, Rush, Sean and all the rest of them owe Bob a debt of gratitude.
crashman on July 24, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Lefties always shriek in horror when it is they who are affected by the policies they claim to support.
Ted Kennedy doesn’t want windmills blocking his view of Nantucket, but screw everyone in southern california who have more windmills than illegal immigrants dotting the hillsides these days.
Neo on July 24, 2008 at 9:36 PM
That’s not the Howard Stern that I once knew.
CyberCipher on July 24, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Boo. Hoo.
Next.
Dave Rywall on July 24, 2008 at 11:19 PM
O&A >>>>> Stern, anyways.
Howard hasn’t been funny since 1998.
JG2K6 on July 24, 2008 at 11:36 PM
He’s right and took too long to figure it out.
One of our posters said it the first time.
Once communism doctrine, law, policy becomes, it’s damn hard to get rid of it.
Democrats have been moving to communism, liberal communism, for years.
He now figures it out…. putz…
Kini on July 25, 2008 at 12:25 AM
“Usually apolitical?” I don’t know, I used to listen to the guy for a while, and he loved the hell out of Michael Moore back when Fahrenheit 9/11 was still a big, overblown deal. He also hates Rush Limbaugh’s guts, once telling him “Screw you” over an issue on radio censorship that Rush agreed with Stern on.
That always gets me about entertainers like Stern. They resort to the basest form of entertainment possible, like farting, then they try to get all intellectual in regards to politics, as if they really have any idea what the hell they’re talking about.
And yes, where have you been all these years, Stern? If you had listened to Limbaugh instead of foaming at the mouth at the mere mention of his name, you’d already know this.
R. Waher on July 25, 2008 at 1:28 AM
labrat on July 25, 2008 at 7:10 AM
Howard Stern briefly ran for Governor of New York in 1992 as a Libertarian.
Perhaps this is a signal that he’s planning to endorse Bob Barr, Libertarian for President?
ericdondero on July 25, 2008 at 7:18 AM
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: Howard Stern less dopey than previously thought.
PUBLIC REMINDER: He’s still a big dope.
shick on July 25, 2008 at 9:41 AM
I don’t care what the reason. It’s great to see him calling “Communism!” on these fools.
loganthompson on July 25, 2008 at 11:09 AM