m00n Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 ---------------- On 3/5/2004 6:12:55 PM James D McCall wrote: Yes, let's put Howard Stern up there on the exalted pedestal of first amendment rights with some other great Americans: Larry Flynt, Hugh Hefner, Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, etc. Gee, it makes me proud to be an American. ---------------- Hey now.. Lighten up on ol Hugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Yeah,Howard was funny,WAS,for about 15 minutes.Hard to believe someday they will say SO and SO makes Howard Stern look like Captain Kangaroo.I suppose a live killing and eating would be needed,or did they do that one? Special ED,now that's entertainment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Howard stern is an ahhhole! Back in the 80's he was trying to crack into the Philadelphia morning market owned by John DiBella, Mr. DiBella's wife committed suicide at this time and Howard made light of it and tooled on John! What a low life..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I found that by reversing my A/C plug I could reduce hum eminating from my amp...I had thought that perhaps this switching of polarity might cause problems but so far so good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 ---------------- On 3/5/2004 8:11:52 PM sunnysal wrote: I found that by reversing my A/C plug I could reduce hum eminating from my amp...I had thought that perhaps this switching of polarity might cause problems but so far so good... ---------------- Yeah Tony, I know, stick to audio. Of course, you're right. I plead guilty to transgressing and shall throw myself on the mercy of the court of klipschdom. Of course, with all these flaming liberals running around here, I'm toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 ---------------- On 3/5/2004 10:06:00 PM James D McCall wrote: Of course, with all these flaming liberals running around here, I'm toast. ---------------- How do you think I feel? I often times see both sides of the coin. I end up flaming myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 You're correct m00n! It's no good to stand straight and tall anymore. You have to lean left or right. It's getting like the Middle East or Northern Ireland. If you listen close enough, however, you can hear where the real hatred and divisiveness is coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 If it was Rush Limbaugh's head on that stick, Paul and the rest of you sycophant neocons would be screaming bloody murder. If we're not careful about how blase we view the 1st amendment, he'll be next. That's all I have to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Griffinator, are you suggesting the Rush is to the "right" as Howard is to the "Left"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 ---------------- On 3/5/2004 11:11:54 PM boomac wrote: Griffinator, are you suggesting the Rush is to the "right" as Howard is to the "Left"? ---------------- No, I'm suggesting that freedom of speech is easily whittled away - and all it takes is someone drawing an imaginary line in the sand. If Howard's broadcasts were that much of a problem, then the FCC would be bound to demand that his shows be played only after 10PM, just like offensive TV content. If the FCC was actually being even-handed about it, then Lex&Terry (a 22-state syndicated morning radio show renouned for its lewd, sexist discussions, including the notorious "Drunk ***** Friday" segment)would be facing the same problem. Guess what? They aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Griff... I'm not for or against Rush, but I will say this. From the things I've heard of him, he does not spew sexual filth out onto our airwaves. I'm just basing that on what I have head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I agree Griff. Picken' and choosen' ain't right. Scratch that right - I mean correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 ---------------- On 3/5/2004 11:22:30 PM m00n wrote: Griff... I'm not for or against Rush, but I will say this. From the things I've heard of him, he does not spew sexual filth out onto our airwaves. I'm just basing that on what I have head... ---------------- You're missing the point. Go back and re-read the one directly above yours. It's a slippery slope, the abridgement of freedom of speech. Before you know it, anti-government speech is outlawed, and we live in a dictatorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Griff... Your right, I must have missed the boat on that one. I went back and reread several posts, I'm still not getting your point if what I thought you said was incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 The point is that abridgement of speech for any reason draws a line in the sand, which is subject to being moved at the whims of those that finance our representatives (PACs and Corporations) If you don't draw the line, you don't take the risk. You can regulate who is exposed to it, but to abridge it outright is opening Pandora's Box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnorv Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 We have already fallen off the edge. The recently passed campaign finance reform act is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment. Congress shall pass no law...yadayada. Jim N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 ---------------- On 3/6/2004 12:00:43 AM jnorv wrote: We have already fallen off the edge. The recently passed campaign finance reform act is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment. Congress shall pass no law...yadayada. Jim N ---------------- Interesting that you define bribery as freedom of speech. The finance reform act just restricted PAC's, which are primarily funded by corporations, not groups of individuals, from donating unlimited amounts of money to the campaigners. This bribery is what put us in the situation we are now, where war is waged for monetary gain, and reckless spending on wasteful, corrupted military purchasing (yes, we're still paying $300 for a toilet seat, only it's to Haliburton instead of McDonnel-Douglas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnorv Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Did not stop Soros and the bunch at MoveOn did it? Jim N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Freedom of speech in America has ALWAYS had limits. Try running into your local cineplex screaming "FIRE" at the top of your lungs. Likewise, there has always been community-based standards of decency that set bounds for what can be said on radio, shown on TV, etc. But now, the filth-mongers are trying to wrap themselves in the first amendment in order to justify their depravity. In my opinion, anything that goes out on the airwaves for all to hear and see, should be FIT for ALL to hear and see. From grandma down to the little tykes. Comparing Howard Stern to Rush Limbaugh is one of the more ridiculous things I've seen lately. Stern and all of those "shock jocks" like him should be banned from the airwaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Wow, do you think that after we ban everyone that you don't like from the airwaves maybe we could burn some books you don't agree with too? I mean you wouldn't want to take a chance that grandma and the little tykes might go to the library without you looking over their shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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