NAB's David Rehr met with FCC Commissioner

Because they ARE..the National Association of Bafoons!

I honestly can't stand looking at this guy - can't we show the NAB logo instead of his "I look like a creepy TV evangelist" face? Eck...

This is the same stupid argument made by US Electronics. Because they deem that XM and Sirius haven't complied with certain aspects of their licensing mandates (as if the NAB ever had) what does this have to do with merits or lack of merits with the merger.

Stop playing the sermonizing school marm- no one needs ethics lessons from this sorry bunch of Beltway whores.

Is it me or is everyone posted on this page ugly as sin. Even Mel's last picture looked like he was taking a dump.

The best TV show ever would have been an episode of Oz where Rehr got raped by Schillenger and then shanked by O'Reilly.

so they continue to argue about the rule that was put into effect 10+ years ago--while the industry has changed so drastically--One doesnt have to hear about a "failing" arguement--You can see it

Agreed. We need more pictures of Fox News chicks...Want to touch the heiney

I'm telling you -- he is the JOKER! Look at that pic. Where's batman? Or better -- catwoman?

Quick! Somebody use your AT&T phone service and call the NAB and FCC and ask about anti-trust rulings!!!

Jeff Conaway look a like.

He is the Anti-Christ

Merger approval, Sirius $3, Rejection 1.25 in my opinion.

Sirius is no longer marginable under $2, so people are getting forced to sell or cover with cash if they were leveraged.

Boy does this suck, no way to invest.

looks like David Johannson. Funky, funky but chic

I've got you all beat:

David Johansen - http://www.karenkuehn.com/photos/people_bw/Buster_Poindexter_1988.jpg
David Rehr - http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/david-rehr4.jpg

They're twins, baby!

Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole

EE-Yessa Ha-ha
Ee-yes girls

Me mind on fire -- Me soul on fire -- Feeling hot hot hot
Party people -- All around me feeling hot hot hot
What to do - On a night like this
Music sweet - I can't resist
We need a party song - A fundamental jam

So we go rum-bum-bum-bum
Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum
Feeling hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - oh Lord

(me la la la lum bum bum)

See people rocking -- Hear people chanting -- Feeling hot hot hot
Keep up this spirit -- Come on let's do it -- Feeling hot hot hot
It's in the air - Celebration time
Music sweet - captivate your mind
We have this party song - This fundamental jam

So we go rum-bum-bum-bum
Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum
Feeling hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - Oh Lord

Ha-ha

Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole
Ole ole - ole ole / Ole ole - ole ole

EE-yes girls

People in the party - hot hot hot
People in the party - hot hot hot
They come to the party know what they got
They come to the party know what they got
I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot
I'm hot -- You're hot -- He's hot -- She's hot
(Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot) -- (Real hot)H
a-ha-ha - Oh Lord

How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)
How you feeling? (Hot hot hot)

(Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot)
(Hot hot hot)(Hot hot hot)

{repeat & fade}

So why would he meet with McDowell if McDowell is assured pro and Tate presumed to be the swing vote?

You would think he'd be with Adlestien first, Tate second, Copps third and McD last.

ahhh...another great David "Stuart Smalley" Rehr pic

"i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!"

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-283176A1.pdf

It was a phone call to Rear ( My spelling) and also to everyone except Copps. This explains this posting. Also.... not contacting Copps suggests NAB has Copps.

Likewise... XMSR contacted Adlestien and provided information. I stick with JA voting yes.

Plowboy's Score:

4-1 in favor.

No matter what sat radio is not going away sorry NAB.
The NAB would do more of a favor to Broadcasters if they put a stop to HD Radio.
I know they think all radio going digital and being pay radio is good for Radio but it will take years and still Sat Radio is better.

Look out folks!!! We are headed to the courts. I can smell the crap frying like crap on a griddle. The NAB has almost succeeded in killing both companies, so a little court action will finish them off. And do believe for a moment that out liberal courts will not be pro NAB. Watch and learn.

The fact that terrestrial broadcasters are so terrified of SatRad is rock solid proof that there is no danger of a monopoly.

Besides, the fact that GS's recent analysis absolutely crushed the stocks of bothe companies basically ensured that the FCC has to allow the merger to go through.. because there's no way they can't deny the merger when XM is basically in a position where it looks like it's gonna tank without this merger.

Sirius is likely going to survive regardless. If the merger fails, then XM will eventually tank, and Sirius is going to be left the only one standing when the dust settles anyway. Whatever the case, they need to resolve this crap soon, so that the companies can move forward. The amount of delay we've seen for this merger is really an attrocity at this point.

If everyone is so sure about the merger, why is XMSR still 10% below it's 4.6 value?Riddle me that!

WHAT WAS THAT FAT WHITE ENEVOPLE IN HIS BACK POCKET,AND WHERE DID IT GO?

Nice to see Half-a-Hulk-face still has work.

li lo

I understand that Martin and one person on the FCC board are pro merger. That still leaves Ms. Tate as the one hold out. That gal comes up for reappointment next year. Voting against the merger would result in 18 million angry subscibers contacting their Senators to have her not reappointed. She may be just playing a field a bit in order to satisfy the Dem's, but in the end she will go with the merger. This gal knows which side of her bread is buttered.

REMINDER !!!! You have the power to contact the Commissioners directly, just like David Rehr. Most importantly Deborah Tate 202 418-2500 and Jonathan Adelstein 202 418-2300. Let them hear why you want this merger to be approved without any moore concessions, today.

Paul - WHY do you think everyone wants a merger? Everyone doesn't!

"FCC Chair backs approval of Sirius-XM merger"

"Open Device Access, providing technology standards to allow for any device manufacturer to make satellite radios... UPDATE: Noticeably absent from the agreed concessions are iBiquity's proposal to require HD Radios be built-in to satellite radios."

http://tinyurl.com/4tdmhv

"DOJ Approves Sirius/XM Merger"

"The statement also dismisses claims by HD Radio that a merged Sirius and XM would exclude competing technology from car stereos and other equipment."

http://tinyurl.com/32og6s

Good-luck to the NAB, if they go to court - the DOJ has already ruled against HD Radio. Concessions have already been agreed upon - Rehr, you miserable little beer promoter - get over it!

YOU'RE TOO LATE, BINGO BOY... TOO LATE!!

"Chrysler announces wireless Internet access in 2009 models"

"Fourth, that tiny whimper you just heard was the final gasp of HD Radio. Time to move on to the real challenges, radio. Fifth, why do I want a satellite radio when an Internet-enabled device offers so much more?"

http://www.hear2.com/2008/06/chrysler-announ.html?cid=120095210#comments

Bad news you guys, and bad news for Rehr and shitty HD Radio. Rehr is wasting his time again. BMW has Internet acess, also - more automakers to follow.

Apparently no one here knows that Adlestien requested formal information as to confirming the operational issues with a dual receiver filed Ex Parte last Friday.

Does you think he's interested in these units for a no vote?

I does not.

Reading is "Fun" demental.

it's just more government interference in howards life.the bush administration knows hes' getting married in october and they want to hold this deal up atleast throughout his honeymoon.george bush knows that howard will be miserable on that private island he's renting for a month,beth will also have a terrible time with howard on the phone with mel and senators the whole time they are there.it's really unfair how the government is always interfering in howards life.has any one man in history been so unfairly tageted by the u.s. government,i think not.
god speed howard,god speed

ron and fez noon to three

Voting against the merger would result in 18 million angry subscibers contacting their Senators to have her not reappointed.

More like a couple thousand special interest shareholders that have written several hundred comments each to support the merger under using hundreds of different aliases.

Personally, I can't wait for the day when the combined company files a petition. Wipes out the common shareholder, institutes commercials on all of their channels, and then awards a large chunk of the new company to the same management that was responsible for the merger and resulting bankruptcy.

Only to hear the entire group of current "pro-merger" special interest groups shareholders demanding an investigation into the FCC asking "How they could have ever APPROVED the merger in the first place."

The conspiracy theories will run rampant.. Including payoffs by both companies to the FCC Commissioners.

And so it goes,
PCSTEL

So, Martin has recommended the approval of the merger, even after a face-to-face with this guy. I guess good ole Kevin M knows that he still is suppose to represent the American people.

I defend Imus but would honestly rather look at Mr. Rehr's photo.

There's no way this stock has much of a bump on merger approval. I mean, why hasn't it gone up in anticipation of an imminent approval? We got great news from Kevin, what everyone and their dog has been waiting for, and it did nothing sustainable; then it tanked on some asshole's opinion at GS, just like clockwork. Are there that many idiots out there listening to those phreaks and selling?? I'm like most of the rest of the investors, sick to freaking death of the roller coaster ride and getting victimized by the shorts and insiders. There's no such thing as an honest investment is there???!!

After the final approval and a bump up of .38 cents, the stock will get whacked with negative analysis about how the near-term challenges will prevent any profitability for at least 2 years, etc. and then it will tank to 1.25 and sit there for a long time. depressing.

In my opinion, you should have never seen an up day with SIRI, that is atleast till they break even.

I'm like most of the rest of the investors, sick to freaking death of the roller coaster ride and getting victimized by the shorts and insiders. There's no such thing as an honest investment is there???!!

It's called a bank CD. You won't get "victimized by the shorts", or the insiders. You won't even have to sell your "personal integrity" down the toilet supporting something that you know is not in the publics interest, in exchange for hoping to make a few dollars on a post merger pop in PPS.

The nice thing about Bank CD's... I can sleep like a baby at night, and get up and look myself in the face without being ashamed of what I have done to make a couple of bucks.

The Karma Monster is a commin'. Are you ready??

And so it goes,
PCSTEL

You and your Karma Monster can go suck a bag of dicks.

My uncle gave me $500 for graduating HS. I bought siris cause I like the music and stuff. But I have lost about 200 now and dont think im on my way to become an investment banker with these bad results.

im 18 and am in for the long term. am i going to lose EVERYTHING I own here? how come high school politics is more efficient than the fcc? Student government got me excited bout the govment. Now I think Im jizz stupid buying this stock cuz the govment just doesnt like the bizness man anymore.

wish i was born 20 years ago. fuck

If you're 18 you pretty much were born 20 years ago.

LMAO...down $200...Can you say -$38K

LOL

I will have to make that up selling GRIT I guess...

LMAO!

But nice to see someone at that age WITH an investment.

I wish for the days I was only down 38k

Doesn't he look like the male enhancement guy BOB with the big smile?

how come high school politics is more efficient than the fcc? Student government got me excited bout the govment. Now I think Im jizz stupid buying this stock cuz the govment just doesnt like the bizness man anymore.

Actually, I believe you problem is simple.. Your expectations were set WAY TOO HIGH!!

Now, If you had just a straight merger application, and license transfers. Then I would agree that the efficiency of the FCC could be questioned. But, This was not a straight merger application.. The two companies required an RULES CHANGE to allow the merger.

Now a rules change is a completely different animal than a simple merger application.

The time line that people set their expectations by were based on a simple 'merger application". But, they were uneducated or just too lazy to investigate the average time it takes the FCC to vote on a rules change.

The average timeline for a rules change is about 18 months from the filing of the NPRM to the final decision. So a decision on the rule change that would allow XM/SIRI to merge is just about going on AVERAGE.

Just because a small group of special interest shareholders demand to make a couple of bucks on their investment in a timely manner is no reason why the FCC should suddenly provide "priority processing" to their given Rules Change issues.

You guys aren't the first group of investors that died waiting for a Declaratory Ruling from the FCC. Heck Globalstar investors and bondholders waited 2.5 years waiting for a "NPRM approval" from the FCC. In the end. The Bondholders didn't even file a petition, but the company itself had to do so because they ran out of cash waiting for an FCC decision.

And this was a company that provided emergency Satellite communications services to Department of Homeland Security, DOJ, and other state and local First responders.

Not too many "First Responders" rely on Satellite Radio for critical emergency communications.

And so it goes,
PCSTEL

You and your Karma Monster can go suck a bag of dicks.

Ouch!! Someone seems Very, Very, BITTER!!

Must have struck a nerve!!

Looks like the Karma monster has already paid you a visit.

Maybe if you compromise you integrity again, and write a batch of "pro-merger" comments using a bunch of aliases, you will be rewarded with yet another 10% reduction in PPS.

It's worked so far!

And so it goes,
PCSTEL

Rehr and Obama have the same smile. I feel a fuc**** coming.

I'm kicking ass here... I'm down 210K!

Catch me if you can!!!

REHR IS THE "JOKER" ALL RIGHT... AND HE'S TRYING TO PLAY HIS SICK MEDIA JOKE ON YOU AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY. HE WON'T GET AWAY WITH HIS "BS" THIS TIME.

REHR IS THE "JOKER" ALL RIGHT... AND HE'S TRYING TO PLAY HIS SICK MEDIA JOKE ON YOU AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY. HE WON'T GET AWAY WITH HIS "BS" THIS TIME.

Uh Oh, it's CREEPY with that shit eating grin on his heinous, disturbing face again. He has the look of someone who just had a big fat envelope stuffed with bribe money shoved into his pants pocket! Either that, or he just got oral favors from PICSTEL. and so it blows

I doubt if he's smiling now... there are bills in both the house and Senate requiring NAB to pay performer royalty. The Senate version is very weak @ 2500 bucks per station. The House bill has teeth.

Call your Representative if you want to wipe that baptist - screwing the pastors wife look off his face!

Tate is going to fuck us good. Don't like this article.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a5LC_pDRdhOs&refer=home

That Bloomberg link reads positive to me. She she has a strong record of supporting the FCC chairman Kevin Martin. I didn't realize most of the others were going to vote for it, except maybe Copps.

Plowboy - I'm down 150k - need ~ 4.85 on merged Sirius/XM to break even.

Merger does not get passed, it's another 50k gone. I thought 4.85 was in reach on a merger approval pop 6 months ago, but now I don't have a clue of what will happen on positive news or 6 months later if merged.

This guys face conveys everything about his character: a totally corrupt, sinister, con man shyster completely devoid of any human characteristics. This son of a bitch, with a face only a mother could love, hasn't one ounce of decency in his entire souless body. To think that this carnival freak can have so much influence on this merger and the FCC is truely disturbing. Thank you, you phony bastard, for helping to destroy these companies. You and the NAB can rot in hell.

This guys face conveys everything about his character: a totally corrupt, sinister, con man shyster completely devoid of any human characteristics. This son of a bitch, with a face only a mother could love, hasn't one ounce of decency in his entire souless body. To think that this carnival freak can have so much influence on this merger and the FCC is truely disturbing. Thank you, you phony bastard, for helping to destroy these companies. You and the NAB can rot in hell.

Warrior,

You could not have said it better ! LMFAO !!

Rehr should be taken out back and strung up by his testicles (oh wait he probably doesnt have any) their argument is so weak. they are afraid of some competition. everyone i know hates normal radio. too many commericals, lack of on air content, and too much censhorship. i hope rehr rots in the depths of hell along with all NAB slime

Rehr should be taken out back and strung up by his testicles (oh wait he probably doesnt have any) their argument is so weak. they are afraid of some competition. everyone i know hates normal radio. too many commericals, lack of on air content, and too much censhorship. i hope rehr rots in the depths of hell along with all NAB slime

This vile, pathetic goon, who's mother sent him out for Halloween as is, is a deplorable piece of human excrement as far as I"m concerned. Shame on our government for allowing itself to be Shanghaied and pussywhipped by this self serving National "ASSociation" of Broacasters, who's only reason for existence is to spew it's propaganda and, in true vigilante style, seek and destroy anybody that might possibly be perceived as competition. Is this really happening in the United States of America!? Rehr is a disgrace, the NAB, the FCC, and the DOJ should be investigated, and George Bush should be impeached and publicly flogged for idly sitting on his incompetent ass while this contrived merger delay inficts ever more suffering on it's intended victims. This is a criminal act being carried out by criminals!

AC 9:45.

I think people will sell off on the announcement which probably will be a mistake. One thing for sure...95% of all have missed this. Newbies loaded up for January and now dump their shares exacerbating the GS downgrades and economy. Everyone, every time have played this Wrong so from now on... I'm going against the herd.

I continue to believe in satrad which has either shot their model in the foot, overpaid for OEM contacts or talent, have cut each other's legs off to pick up a GM, Toyota etc. This will change now. Then car sales slumped, then IPOD, then 4.00 gas, then the fucked up FCC and 17 months..... It's been a sad-sack comedy.

The point that can't be overlooked is that this mismanaged, undersold, under communicated technology still has 2.0 B in sales today! ... the problem isn't the top side, it's the spending and controls that this merger will stabilize. Remember XM making fun of Jack Piece when he left the board in disgust? ... Who's laughing now XM?

The economies of scale, the standardization of units, the combined ad power, the renegotiations of OEM contracts, the possible splitting into a commercial/non format leaves me thinking this easily is a 6-7 Billion sales model in 2015.

I think their BE on that will be 3.0 B leaving 70% gross earnings on 4.0 B or 2.8 B net pre tax. That values these shares, in 2015 @ 12 - 18 bucks each....without a buyback which would be assured. That, if true, makes my now 95K shares look pretty nice.

Or I'm wrong, and will lose bigger than squat! lol.

it's just more government interference in howards life.the bush administration knows hes' getting married in october and they want to hold this deal up atleast throughout his honeymoon.george bush knows that howard will be miserable on that private island he's renting for a month,beth will also have a terrible time with howard on the phone with mel and senators the whole time they are there.it's really unfair how the government is always interfering in howards life.has any one man in history been so unfairly tageted by the u.s. government,i think not.
god speed howard,god speed

ron and fez noon to three

Posted by: howards fake caller | June 25, 2008 2:18 PM

I think your right Plowboy. It's amazing how well Sirius is holding up (vs XM) given the poor economic climate right now. The economy will improve soon. It's funny how the so-called analysts never talk about that. When it comes down to it, this guy Rehr, and "the nab" has been the best friend satellite radio has had, by creating such negative publicity against his own industry. But it also shows the strength of satellite radio.

XM just got a 100 million credit from UBS - see 8k

This should take some pressure off stocks, hopefully.

http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080626/xmsr8-k.html

David Rehr has a seven foot head and bb eyes. This is one ugly Mother Effer

I hope he dies of liver cancer.

Welcome to last year..... when you were given time to voice your concerns about the merger.... oops the Justice Dept did what you thought they wouldn't...now we bring up the same BS that has been brought up a million times in a millions different ways... Quit wasting everyone time and money.....You said your peace... IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE!!!! It's not like some amazing new information is going to come up right after you decide!! Image if we did this for everything in the US..... nothing would get done....Oh wait......

If terrestrial radio didn't suck so bad, none of this would be happening. I like music. It inspires and motivates me. It feeds the soul. With all due respect Mr. Rehr, your product offers me nothing but mediocrity. I haven't turned on traditional radio since I subscribed to Sirius. If the product that the NAB represents (unscrupulously) were any good, I would cancel my sat radio in a heartbeat and pocket the savings. Unfortunately, terrestrial radio is so vacuos, so lacking in creativity, so unimaginative, and so absolutely unlistenable, that people like myself are forced to seek out an alternative. You and your stupid association can not force me to listen to the insipid pablum that is terrestrial radio. Don't you feel ashamed to even be associated with such a horrible industry? Have you no self respect? Have you no shame? How do you sleep at night, knowing that everything you say and do is totally unethical? That you are a complete FRAUD. I bet you have Sirius in your car, but you keep it a secret! I mean, you don't look human....but....you might be human, at least a little bit. And if you are, there is no way you can posslbly listen to the shit on regular old fashioned radio. Admit it - you hate the very thing that you so passionately represent! That the NAB represents. You are a bad man. You are despised by millions of people. Your face is frightening to look at. I'm sure none of these revelations disturb you very much because, for that to happen, you would have to have a conscience. Since you don't have a conscience, you can sleep like a baby at night, oblivious to the fact that that you are a sub human waste product who's sole purpose is to lie,deceive, and bribe elected officials who are supposed to represent the majority. I don't like you. The only reason terrestrial radio has any listeners at all is because there are still a lot of ignorant, naive people who aren't aware how dreadful it is. I hope that terrestrial radio and the NAB go down in flames, after all the bullshit you and your coniving, reprehensible group have put people through. What goes around comes around, buddy boy. Keep up the fake smile, and keep flashing those enormous chiclets - the day of reckoning is fast approaching.