Following the obvious political posturing at the Federal Communications Commission, Howard Stern called the opposition to the merger "communism" and vowed to never vote Democrat again."I've voted Republican and I've voted Democrat," said Stern on the air. "I have vowed I will never vote for a Democrat again. I don't give a %#@% - no matter who they are."
Stern took it even further and called the Democrat commissioners "communists" and referred to their tactics as "gangsterism."
"The fact that these Democrats on the FCC are communists," Stern added. "They're for communism. They don't want to see companies... this is gangsterism."
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Listen to the audio after the jump...
Hoo Hoo, I'm a Republican Now!! I invented Republicans Hoo Hoo, Right Robin, Tell em Fred Hoo Hoo
Stern=Irrelevant
Hoo Hoo, My wig is looking good today Robin, Hoo Hoo
Hoo Hoo, My wig is looking good today Robin, Hoo Hoo
the twisted truth...but true!
So is going to bring the Whig party back?
I can't see him voting Republican as that party is mostly responsible for his move to satellite. Well, that and a lot of money.
That clip would have been funnier if it included the part where he says, "my daughters don't have sex."
hoo hoo who gives a shit....really
I' glad Stern has finally seen the light. It took his own self interest but he has finally realized how pathetic Democrats are.
WHERE"S THE GD VOTE FROM TATE-------------DAMN IT---ANother weekend comes and goes--------------------------------------------------------------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stern Irrelevant? Sirius just bought XM because of Stern.
WHERE"S THE GD VOTE FROM TATE-------------DAMN IT---ANother weekend comes and goes--------------------------------------------------------------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHERE"S THE GD VOTE FROM TATE-------------DAMN IT---ANother weekend comes and goes--------------------------------------------------------------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHERE"S THE GD VOTE FROM TATE-------------DAMN IT---ANother weekend comes and goes--------------------------------------------------------------------------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TURN Your damn green light on TATE to YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a f*ck*ng dick...I hope the whole merger derails, but then satrad will be irrelevant if not dead in five years, if not sooner
Yay Howard.
Jason Ellis Rocks.
"I' glad Stern has finally seen the light. It took his own self interest but he has finally realized how pathetic Democrats are. "
Most, if not all, people change their views or opinions based on self interest. Don't act so self righteous.
Howard Stern says a lot of things. He eventually flip flops.
I love Howard but I hate it when he talks about politics. Silly boy.
He complains about the war almost everyday. Now he's going to vote Rep. just because of a merger?
I love Howard but I hate it when he talks about politics. Silly boy.
He complains about the war almost everyday. Now he's going to vote Rep. just because of a merger?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward | July 25, 2008 4:31 PM
Greatest comment ever.
how did this even make the news. He was pissed that FCC democrats but later as Robin started bringing up other issues he was already wavering on his statement.
The guy did a five minute rant on hating democrats and was backing down at the end of it and its news?
wow.
you f ing losers do not get stern. Please stop listening. You knew he said this before this site because you listen all f ing day and you probably pick up bubba in the afternoon. Asswipes
I too am more amazed that this even made it as a Headline. Howard does complain about everything that's what probably most of us find enjoyable.
TATE IS UNDECIDED
http://siriusbuzz.com/new-report-indicates-tate-still-undecided.php
Whoever said sirus bought xm
Because of stern your an idiot.
Where'a the 30 million subscribers
He promised when first joined they little doggie company?you are a jackass
XM, Sirius Approval Order Distributed To FCC Members-Reuters
4:41 PM EDT July 25, 2008
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6581899.html
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
The Federal Communications Commission's five members have received a draft approval order for the merger of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI), Reuters reported Friday, citing a source at the commission. The order would allow the deal if the companies comply with a number of consumer protection measures.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward
What does this have to do with stern or democrats
Not True = OLD NEWS IT IS DONE, IT IS OVER, THE DEAL IS COMPLETE
Who can believe that Hoo Hoo Howie will stick to his word? He also said he didn't want to work in an industry with a "Bubba the Love Sponge"
Get a load of this new group providing competition to C3SR:
Coalition of Consumers for Competition in Satellite Radio Receivers - C3SR2
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520035646
PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE IF MANDATORY INCLUSION OF INTERNET RADIOS & MP3 PLAYERS IN SATELLITE RADIO RECEIVERS IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
If the Commission decides to condition approval of the XM-Sirius merger with "the contemporaneous initiation of an expedited notice and comment proceeding regarding the inclusion of HD receiver capability in satellite receivers", as was recently demanded by certain groups, we don't see why there shouldn't be a similar proceeding regarding inclusion of internet capability in satellite radios. Surely, the Commission agrees that having an internet radio in the car could potentially benefit the public. It would guarantee greater competition for the combined company and boost the fledgling internet radio industry. If the small cost of HD Radio chipsets is reason enough to mandate inclusion of HD reception in satellite radios, perhaps the Commission should consider mandating or at least opening up to public comment the notion of mandating the inclusion of cheap mp3 players/hard drives into satellite radios as well.
never been a big stern fan, but i agree on this one, i don't see me voting democrat in near to intermediate future. He's exactly right. Democrat = comunist. They love all things government and hate all things private. They are God, the ultimate provider. Democrats in control = loss of liberty and freedom and individual responsibilty and power to the government.
If you know Stern you know that this rant is just that - a rant.
However, if you're a democrat you have to be a little put off by the democrats on the FCC as well as the congressmen who joined the fray even after the DOJ made their ruling.
Adelstein's manuevers had the umistakable stench of the NAB. At least Copps didn't lead anyone on. He stuck to his guns...as ridiculous as it was.
C3SR2 - LOL, that's funny. But I have to agree with their logic. Why does HD Radio get the special treatment? HD Radio chipsets are completely owned and controlled by Ibiquity...Hello??...Isn't that a friggin monopoly?
I am a Democrat, and I'm not put off at all by the two FCC commissioners trying to protect the public interest in Karmazin's wallet-stuffing exercise! Nor do I really care what Stern thinks or does.
yawn...
If it's a done deal ------------why the F__K is your clock still running?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Still so many people do not underatand what Howard did for Sirius . Posts like this show that they do not underatand.
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Whoever said sirus bought xm
Because of stern your an idiot.
Where'a the 30 million subscribers
He promised when first joined they little doggie company?you are a jackass
Posted by: howie
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The number of subs is not what it is about . Howard put the Sirius name in every Newspaper and TV news show. That went on for over a year and saved Sirius.
He did bring enough subs to pay for himself so Sirius was saved for Free.
Sirius got a great deal for FREE.
Howie backed off his comment that he would never vote for Dem later in that show. Too bad Howard has been irrelevant ever since he downgraded to satellite radio. The Howard Stern Sirius show is pathetic, it's not even close to the good old KROCK days. Making things worse is Howard makes these grandstanding statements to try to be outrageous, but he ends up looking like imus. Face it Howard and his show jumped the shark when it downgraded to satradio, for what the ability to say a few four letter words? A paycheck that will be one of the top two reasons Sirius goes out of business? It's ok to make a huge payday, Howard was making big money at KROCK. We now know how much is too much and when it backfires and completely alienates the entertainer from the majority of his listeners. You'd think for the money Sirius is paying him 5 days a work a week wouldn't be too much to ask, You'd think for the money Sirius is paying him there would be some quality to the show instead of phoning it in ay after day.
Sorry Howie this time you proved with your comments your irrelevant like imus and chevy chase. You've become all those idiots you've trashed throughout your career.
I love how there are many O&A fans out there who still think radio wars are cool lol.
They talk shit about Howard, yet O&A have been kicked out of countless markets due to low ratings... lol
Do to the "merge" MONOPOLY scheme:
Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin is done
Howard Stern is done
Satellite Radio is done
That would be a good thing if those posting were O&A fans. However those posting about Howard this time were Howard Stern fans.
Howard Stern is as irrelevant as the satellite radio business.
BREAKING::::
IT"S OVER---JUST APPROVED----IT' OVER
REPEAT BREAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://siriusbuzz.com/sirius-xm-merger-approved-in-only-493-days.php
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/26/technology/moritz_sirius.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008070109
Well its like the same 5 O&A guys who post "hoo hoo" anywhere Howard is mentioned. Too bad O&A is never mentioned anywhere ever, so Howard fans never have the chance to respond lol.
This write up is taken out of context. He said this all to his agent.
Howard Stern may have a Sirius dilemma
Financial problems at Sirius and XM mean the lavish deals with Stern and other top talent may be a thing of the past.
By Scott Moritz, writer
Last Updated: July 1, 2008: 9:06 AM EDT
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Howard Stern hit the jackpot when he moved satellite radio more than three years ago. He's pocketing $80 million a year and has received Sirius Satellite Radio stock worth roughly $200 million for meeting subscriber growth targets spelled out in his five-year contract.
But the shock jock may be in for a shock of his own when his deal expires in 2010. Heavy spending by Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), its chief rival and potential merger partner, on stars like Stern have come at a hefty price: While millions of radio enthusiasts have signed up in recent years, both Sirius and XM are deeply in debt, cash-strapped and suffering an ominous sales slowdown.
Once Sirius and XM merge, as early as this week, they'll need to take drastic steps to bolster their balance sheet, including cutting costs and refinancing XM's massive debt. It won't be easy, but the prospect of financial collapse will have its advantages - namely, negotiating power with stars like Stern. After all, Sirius-XM will be the only satellite radio game in town.
Sirius said Monday that it expects to squeeze about $400 million in costs out of the combined company next year, and reach positive free cash flow, excluding spending on satellites, in 2009.
Talent wars
The $500 million deal that Sirius struck with Stern in 2004 is a good example of the bidding war that eventually forced Sirius and XM in each other's arms.
Stern was already in talks to go to XM when Sirius swept in with its ridiculously large bid. Sirius - the smaller of the two satellite broadcasters with less than a million subscribers - saw Stern as the marquee name that would more than double its audience, and lure advertisers. XM, with 2 million subscribers, had reached the same conclusion, which is why Sirius had to pay big to land Stern.
Similar battles played about for other top draws. Sirius, for instance, is paying the National Football League $220 million for an exclusive seven-year deal and Nascar $107.5 million for a five-year contract. XM is shelling out $650 million for its exclusive 11-year Major League Baseball pact.
In all, total programming costs, the biggest single expense for the two companies, came to $475.4 million last year, or 23% of total revenue.
Combined, Sirius and XM will have close to 20 million customers. Only a fraction of those users are Stern fans, so it's likely that Sirius will seek a new contract with Stern that's more reflective of his overall contribution to the business, predicts Cowen analyst Tom Watts.
The new math
Sirius-XM will have to move fast to cut costs.
Satellite radio subscriber growth is flat, the likely victim of a slowing U.S. economy and waning interest in the once-novel medium. Meanwhile cash is running dry. Last month, citing heavy debt costs, a tightening credit market and sluggish car sales, Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes slashed his stock price targets for the two companies, raising the prospects that there may be a financial black hole ahead for the combined company.
If so, analysts expect Sirius-XM to take a hard look at programming costs, either by waiting until existing contracts expire or using the onset of a financial crisis to force everyone to the bargaining table sooner. The combined company's market dominance, analysts say, will give it the necessary leverage to cut programming costs by as much as 30%.
One obvious target: Howard Stern's $500 million package, which doesn't include the roughly $200 million in Sirius stock he's received for meeting subscriber targets. Depending on the health of the combined company, Stern and his agents may be in for a tough negotiation.
"The question is, is there anyone out there who would pay him $701 million," asks Scott Cleland, a Washington-based analysts with Precursor. "Good luck."
Stern could go back to AM-FM radio, but even then it's unlikely he'd pocket anywhere near his Sirius pay. Stern and his team took in an estimated $30 million a year when he was at Infinity Broadcasting, now known as CBS Radio (CBS, Fortune 500).
To be sure, programming costs have already come down as a percentage of revenue as sales have doubled in recent years. Last year, for example Sirius' programming and content costs were about 20% of total revenue, down from 36% in 2006. Still, the overall number continues to rise. Sirius is expected to have $231 million in programming costs this year, up from $226 million in 2007, according to Watts, the Cowen analyst.
Sirius declined to comment. An XM spokesman did not respond to requests for comment. People familiar with the company and the programming deals say each contract is different in terms of renegotiation options in the event of a merger.
Watts, for one, thinks Sirius will wait until Stern's contract - it's most expensive - expires before seeking new terms. Watts says the more pressing issue is refinancing XM's $1.46 billion debt, a move he says could happen soon after the merger.
But expect programming to be next on the belt-tightening list. So while Howard Stern is still huge, his new contract could be less so.
the pest army of 10(im being generous with the amount number)are some trained fat ass sheep huh?
sorry fattys,theres no excuse or spin you can use about the colossal FAIL O&A have achieved
given all of howards markets on a silver platter with 0.0 competition and fucked that up to what?6 markets left????
no one ever signed up for xm for O&a
Stern himself made terrestrial radio obsolete when he left
O&A just join the long list of "shock jocks" that tried to take on Stern and Failed
Manqueer
O&a
mark and brian
debella
etc etc
and you idiots that think,they'll be part of the merger in the afternoons are mistaken..bubba has got the afternoon drive locked up,if you kiss howards ass properly and beg for a spot,i believe theres a opening at 1am after riley martin is done
"the fastest growing radio program in the country... spread the virus"
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ZERO
POINT
ZERO
Wow dean...congratulations on fitting the most false statements and outright lies into a single post EVER. Keep believing what is told to you by the master of self promotion, lies and hypocrisy. Read for yourself and you'd see that every statement in your post is anything but truth.
And yeah...who cares who Howard is going to vote for? If this is the only thing that is making the news from his show (and it is) then thats a sad state for that trainwreck.
Irrelevant? He might be mostly satire but Mr. Stern has MILLIONS of listeners.....If he is serious (no pun intended) about not voting for liberals you can bet your asses some of his listeners will follow suit....He has a good point too. Left wing socialists like Pelosi, Reid and NOBAMA don't want to see capitalism grow. In fact they would like nothing more to bring old Soviet style communism to the U.S. You think $4 a gallon is expensive....try more like $10 if the libs win in November...
NOBAMA08
NO EXPERIENCE NO SECURITY NO CONFIDENCE
I hope the American people truly deliberated on the current issues before casting their vote in the November 4th election. It would be nice to believe that most of you did, but in actuality, I know that many of the people’s political choices are less than studied. I’m sure some have studied more whether to take out a payday advance than what the issues are in the election. For instance, check out “The Howard Stern Show” and listen to this brief audio clip that was recently posted. Roving Reporter Sal roamed the streets in Harlem, New York to acquire opinions from men and women, determining whether they supported Barack Obama or John McCain as President. In actuality, the purpose was to determine whether African-Americans would automatically vote for Obama simply because he’s black. By taking McCain’s policies and disguising it as Obama’s, Sal discovered shocking responds. He discussed issues like the pro-life argument, stem cell research, the war in Iraq and who Sarah Palin is – placing McCain’s positions to Obama's. He gets many of them to admit they support Obama regardless of what his policies are. This activity has really exposed the ugly truth of some of our ignorance of the issues. I just hope that people really thought about the real problems when casting their vote for the presidential election.
http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/i-got-a-payday-advance-loan-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/