I wasn't going that far with it :) just citing it as an example of making a joke out of a disaster.
Actually I could care less about Janet's breast. I have two of my own. As for changing the station, ya well, he had the morning show at the best and strongest rock station in DC. It was leave the dial there or go fish around for WGTB which like as not would be playing something strange. But no, nobody made me listen and I am not in favor of huge fines over obscenity. Whole different kettle of fish though. Dana On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:56:16 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He called an actual employee live on the air. > > That's what he does. Well did. Mostly other people do that for him > now. Captain Janks is particularly good at getting past screeners on > CNN. Bad taste, sure. but do we blame Howard? or the fact that CNN, > CBS, NBC, ABC and others are so desperate to have the "scoop" that'll > they'll out anybody on the air as long as they think they've got it > there first. > > > And by the way he was a morning show guy at the time. > > Still is, has been for 20+ years...and has great ratings. Something > that seems to elude his detractors. People are listening. and keep > listening. > > > I did hear it and was appalled. > > And you have the right to use your off button. or the dial, change the > station. One thing about Howard, he telegraphs where he's going with a > bit, you aren't going to be surprised by a sudden phone call he > makes...unless maybe it's to you... > > Ya'know... there's something that puzzles me... > > Howard Stern was not the first person to do tasteless bits on the > radio. He sure as hell won't be the last. I daresay he's probably the > longest running DJ that does the type of show that he does and I'd go > even further to say he's the best at it. > > But where in the hell do people get off blaming this kind of crap on > Stern? Is there a causal relationship? If Stern didn't do it then > nobody else would? Is it that these others are trying to be like Stern > (high ratings is the name of the game, no?) and somehow _he_ must be > made the responsible party? > > Puh-friggin'-leeze! > > Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl - Howard > Stern is to blame, the "coarsening of America" and all that rot. > Desperate Housewives runs a teaser at the beginning of Monday night > football ad suggesting that one of the ladies is going to get it on > with an NFL player - Howard Stern again? Some jackass (jillass?) in > NYC gets shit canned 'cause she made a racist comment and played and > overtly racist song on the radio - Howard's fault again. > > WTF? > > Turn off the radio, tune it to another station, listen to CDs, MP3s, whatever. > > If "mainstream" America doesn't like what Howard says they'd turn > Howard off, but somehow he manages to pull great numbers (in prime > demographics) and sells tons of advertising. > > Don't blame Howard for what some other DJ does. Or perhaps we should > blame Murrow for the state of news today or perhaps we should go right > the the source and dig up Marconi and put him on trial for inventing > the damned radio in the first place. > > After all "post hoc ergo proctor hoc", right? > > Or is that _just_ in Howard's case? > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145601 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
