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Campaign for Free Speech (Sign the Petition)

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Fed up with the government deciding what you can watch, read and listen to? Join the campaign for free speech today and cast your vote for the first amendment (Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances).

We the undersigned pledge our support for freedom of speech and expression on our airwaves, print, the Internet, broadcast, cable and satellite.

While we realize that the government has an obligation to protect our children, surely there needs to be a limit to what is regulated. Adults and parents are capable of making decisions about what to watch, read or listen to and are certainly capable of turning off or putting down anything that may offend them or their children.

As voting citizens, we ask our elected officials to consider your actions in attempting to further regulate television, radio, cable, satellite, print and Internet content.

We consider further censorship attempts to be unconstitutional and we will fight these actions by voting for a politician who cares about our rights as Americans.

Sign the petition here at www.stopfcc.com
 
Dear me. How dare someone be prevented from earning hundreds of millions of dollars over the public airwaves by interviewing porn stars. And how dare a corporation decide that said millionaire does not fit the image that they want to project. And how dare I criticize him for crying like a stuck pig over losing a mere 10% of his broadcast stations?

Stern clones make Rome clones look like Nobel prize winning rocket scientists.
 
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BrutusBobcat said:
Dear me. How dare someone be prevented from earning hundreds of millions of dollars over the public airwaves by interviewing porn stars. And how dare a corporation decide that said millionaire does not fit the image that they want to project. And how dare I criticize him for crying like a stuck pig over losing a mere 10% of his broadcast stations?

Stern clones make Rome clones look like Nobel prize winning rocket scientists.
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I seem to be agreeing with everyone. Maybe it's the water.

Or not. Whatever you think. :biggrin:
 
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i dont care about or like howard stern, but i am a fan of ALL of our freedoms, i dont THINK this has anything to do with a radio station taking him off the air, im guessing it has more to do with the FCC tightening all of there regulations on what you can and cant say after the janet jackson thing..
 
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Where were all the "free speech liberals" when MSNBC fired Michael Savage and ESPN forced Rush to resign and....

I'm all for Howard Stern's right to free speech, but I'm sure as hell not going to come rallying to his defense when his fans don't do the same for the people I like.
 
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im not really sure whether im one of the liberals in question, but despite not caring for what he did either, i dont like stern either, i do believe the fellow in alabama has the right to voice his opinion. but i got the impression the the radio station cut him not the government.. private businesses can put whoever they please on the air along with whatever message..
 
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When I said liberal I wasn't referring to anyone on this board in particular.

And in this Alabama case, it's the county commisioners who are in a tizzy. They have not been pulled off the air and they said last night on Fox News that they are backed by the manager and owner of their station.

Besides, all that's happened to Stern so far is he's been dropped by Clear Channel...who has every right to decide what they will and will not broadcast.
 
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ahh.. well then i dont see how the commisioners have a leg to stand on, and ummm i keep saying i dont care bout stern.. clear channel has every right to drop them... although i dont like them either.. but thats cuz they buy up radio stations and then sensor all music and a whole 'nother issue.. so then we are in agreement now right?
 
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Yep. With freedom and authority comes responsibility. Say what you want, and I firmly believe in that right, but be prepared if you piss people off. Then they will exersize THEIR right and kick your ass.
 
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I find it very hard to believe that Latinos think that the phrase "illegal alien" carries the same weight of offensiveness as does the word "nigger". Any foreigner in this country, or any other country, without proper permission is an illegal alien, regardless of their origin or skin color. Now if you want to piss off a Latino, call him/her a "spic" or "wetback" instead...those terms are as derogatory to Latinos as is "nigger" is to Blacks.
 
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