Stern Protests His Stern Rebuke
Potty mouth turned crybaby Howard Stern today alleged that Clear Channel Communications, owner of 1,200 radio stations nationwide, fined and fired him because he criticized President Bush's policies.

Of course, we don't dispute the substance of Stern's claim. Clear Channel executives, after all, have contributed over $42,000 to W.'s re-election as of March of this year, compared with a paltry $1,750 to Kerry. What's more, these execs, along with Clear Channel's PAC, gave 77 percent of their federal contributions to Republicans -- a bigger share for the GOP than any other entertainment company in the nation.

What's galling is Stern's naive assumption that he has the right to complain. George W. Bush is a wholly owned subsidiary of great Billionaire corporations like Clear Channel and Halliburton, and owes nothing to nouveau riche poseurs like Stern. If he's going to hijack our gigantic communications megalopoly to speak ill of our President, he shouldn't expect us to keep signing his paycheck.

Of course, he's more than welcome to exercise his right to "free" speech -- for free. Maybe in a nice city park somewhere.
- posted by Colin A. Faver @ 2:57:22 PM