All Praise Due To The King Of All Media

Many of you were shocked when you tuned in for your morning fix of Stern, only to find him replaced my some lame local wannabe shock jocks. Clear Channel, under pressure from the federal government, has pulled the plug on the Howard Stern show in six major markets. While this may "only" be six markets right now, it is a symptom of a much greater problem that will grow in time. The broadcasting mafia has ordered a hit on Howard Stern. Clear Channel needs to eliminate the completion in order usurp the throne of the King of All Media.

Up till a few years ago, I had barely even heard of Clear Channel -- now their foot is in the door of almost every aspect of the media; embodying not only radio, but also music venues, booking, production, television, and even billboards. Their exponential growth, especially in the last decade is scary and is even downplayed on their own website. I find is strange, they fail to mention they are now as big of a media outlet as NBC or Gannet. Clear Channel has the tacit approval of its monopolization when the George Bush administration allowed further consolidation of media outlets. Taking a queue from the right wing, Clear Channel has imposed strict standards on broadcast decency. Here's a nice scary nugget from their press release:


"Reiterating its call for a "Decency Task Force," Clear Channel also has volunteered to fully participate with other representatives of the broadcast, cable and satellite industries to develop an industry-wide response to indecency and violence in the media."

Make no mistake about it, Clear Channel stands for the continued pussification of America. Given time; any content more edgy than Facts of Life will be receiving the indecency muzzle. If they can take down the King of All Media; what's next -- South Park, the Chapelle Show, or even websites like this? Clear Channel has already oozed into almost every crack of broadcasting and media. While they don't own enough of any one particular facet to be officially declared a monopoly; if you don't play ball with one arm of Clear Channel then you won't be getting any cooperation from any of the rest of its hideous tentacles. In order to not have their precious pseudo-monopoly busted up, the only group Clear Channel has to bow to is the federal government a.k.a. the FCC.

So what is Stern doing now, that he hasn't been doing the last twenty five years? Not a fucking thing. I can remember my parents changing the channel on the radio when Stern came on in the afternoon on NBC in the early 80's when I lived in NYC. And folks, if you don't like Stern, that's all you really have to do - change the fucking channel! Meanwhile, fellow Clear Channel jock, Rush Limbaugh, continues to spout anti-drug rhetoric out of one side of his mouth and popping Oxycondin (sp) in the other, and delivers his distorted right wing views to his zombified listeners as actual news.

On a side note, it is also rumored Clear Channel is working with the FCC to purchase the entire Internet and shut down 90% of the web sites online today. Yes people, it's Clean Channels world, we're just living in it.

Well enough for all the conspiracy shit. Many have said, including Howard himself, this may be the beginning of the end for Stern's broadcasting career. If I have anything to say about it, this will not be so. Now, it seems that the powers that be are trying to steal Stern's thunder. I will do anything in my power to give something back to a man who has given us so much.

Howard, I've got your back.

Long Live Stern!