I listened to Howard Stern on the Radio for two days in a row. I don't usually listen to his show, after a while all that sex and bodily functions wears on me. And his show is on earlier than I wake up. But I listened because of all of the hoopla over ClearChannel pulling him from the airwaves in several states. I was happy they did! I was happy that the FCC made such a big deal over Janet's bedazzled boob flashing the nation! For the record I had more problem with Justin Timberlake ripping Janets clothes off in such a violent-"I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song" way than I did with Janet's flesh.

I think this is the best thing that could have happened to the fight against Bush's re-election. Howard Stern has devoted a large part of his show since the incident to discussion about Bush politics and their administration of evil. This is the best publicity we could have hoped for. I listened to countless people call up and say they have never voted before but they were registering to vote against W.

There is an interesting link that discusses the incident that I think reiterates what I have said.

Culture War May Find WMD's

I really want to have a dialogue with people that are for the Bush Administration, that are against the Federal Marriage Amendment, that have a different point of view than mine. I try to keep open minded and allow other voices to be heard. But you know what? There is a time for politeness and this is not it. When something so important is at stake - HUMAN RIGHTS- I cannot tolerate a hateful, suppressive position. If I step on your toes and don't allow you to speak its because you don't get the chance to spread hate as I sit idly by. If this was just about campaign finance reform or budget cuts to libraries then we could sit down and have a nice debate. However on this subject, if you are about keeping other people down, you are not welcome at my table.

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