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raydofan
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From here:
When Stern was asked by a caller about the gag order, he confirmed it by admitting, "That's right. I believe in censoring anyone who is my enemy." He also added, "I believe in censorship when it benefits me."
Playing back that audio on their XM Satellite Radio program this morning, Anthony noted the hypocrisy of that statement by saying, "He's been complaining that individual members of the FCC were putting their morality on his program instead of interpreting FCC law ... which is exactly what he did [with us]."
That is a really flawed analogy.
The FCC is an an agency which is 'charged' with policing radio content (after listener complaints, supposedly)-an external government entity, which is supposed to cover all broadcasters, but seemed focused on Stern. Their activity against broadcasters is a First Amendment issue. While I'll agree that Howard was being a pr@ck, Infinity is a company he helped build. These two walk in and start whizzing on him. What would you do?
All sorts of rights are relinquished when you're employed in the private sector. Can you openly talk sh!t about your de facto boss? Go ahead and try it. Let me know how soon you're shown the door, let alone just to shut up. LOTS of broadcasters are given directives by management about content. I don't see this as any different. These guys still had their jobs until they screwed the pooch.
Here's another interesting bit:
O&A have also been pointing out what they call more hypocrisy by Stern for taking off certain Fridays, playing audio of Stern, Robin Quivers and Artie Lange discussing why it is important to be in the studio five days a week. "If you are not there on Fridays, then you are doing a disservice to your audience," says Stern in the audio clip. "If you are going to do this job, then you show up every day and give it your best."
I understand that Anthony makes a mad dash for the door at the end of each show (actually, I read it on here, and that A is not fond of mornings.) When I listened to O&A for a while on Audible, the show clocked in to about 3:45. Howard does about 4.5 hours (conservatively) and has been off every other week on Friday. He has two radio channels. While they complain about Stern's behind the scenes niggling, I don't hear about them busting their nards to make the show more compelling, just crying about 'hypocracy', whining about Howard, and doing material that could be Stern 1988.
Who would you say has the better work ethic?
Oh yeah, then there are the guys with the signs, that's a good one. Great stuff-Howard 1987, except much smaller.
When Stern was asked by a caller about the gag order, he confirmed it by admitting, "That's right. I believe in censoring anyone who is my enemy." He also added, "I believe in censorship when it benefits me."
Playing back that audio on their XM Satellite Radio program this morning, Anthony noted the hypocrisy of that statement by saying, "He's been complaining that individual members of the FCC were putting their morality on his program instead of interpreting FCC law ... which is exactly what he did [with us]."
That is a really flawed analogy.
The FCC is an an agency which is 'charged' with policing radio content (after listener complaints, supposedly)-an external government entity, which is supposed to cover all broadcasters, but seemed focused on Stern. Their activity against broadcasters is a First Amendment issue. While I'll agree that Howard was being a pr@ck, Infinity is a company he helped build. These two walk in and start whizzing on him. What would you do?
All sorts of rights are relinquished when you're employed in the private sector. Can you openly talk sh!t about your de facto boss? Go ahead and try it. Let me know how soon you're shown the door, let alone just to shut up. LOTS of broadcasters are given directives by management about content. I don't see this as any different. These guys still had their jobs until they screwed the pooch.
Here's another interesting bit:
O&A have also been pointing out what they call more hypocrisy by Stern for taking off certain Fridays, playing audio of Stern, Robin Quivers and Artie Lange discussing why it is important to be in the studio five days a week. "If you are not there on Fridays, then you are doing a disservice to your audience," says Stern in the audio clip. "If you are going to do this job, then you show up every day and give it your best."
I understand that Anthony makes a mad dash for the door at the end of each show (actually, I read it on here, and that A is not fond of mornings.) When I listened to O&A for a while on Audible, the show clocked in to about 3:45. Howard does about 4.5 hours (conservatively) and has been off every other week on Friday. He has two radio channels. While they complain about Stern's behind the scenes niggling, I don't hear about them busting their nards to make the show more compelling, just crying about 'hypocracy', whining about Howard, and doing material that could be Stern 1988.
Who would you say has the better work ethic?
Oh yeah, then there are the guys with the signs, that's a good one. Great stuff-Howard 1987, except much smaller.