grotty
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 05:20 PM UTC
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I was surprised that only 6 of their stations carry him. It's really not a big deal then for him @ all.
The funny thing is he probably truly loves this. The dumbasses are only giving him much free pub - I almost turned on his show to hear what he had to say about it.
All this because of one boob… [sigh]
Guiny
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 05:22 PM UTC
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Ol' Stern is sounding like a little crybaby….Waaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!
ggw
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 05:40 PM UTC
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I think this has less to do with Janet Jackson than with Clear Channel being slapped with the largest "indecency" fine in history a few weeks ago.
ggw
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 05:52 PM UTC
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Originally posted by grotty:
But isn't it all related? A bunch a knee-jerk reactions to prove morale high-standing & appease those with a boob phobia.
Maybe. But the fine was before the Super Bowl. Plus, do we really want someone saying "would you fuck that nigger?" on broadcast radio?
Stern should just go to XM or Sirius where, like cable, he can say and do whatever he wants.
ggw
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 06:26 PM UTC
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Originally posted by mankie:
So it's alright to say you'd fuck one but it's not okay say they deserve to be dragged behind a truck….even if you never said the *N* word when referring to the truck.
Different situations.
In one, it was the DJ (Greaseman ?) who made the comment. On the Stern show, it was a caller.
From Clear Channel's perspective – Stern's only on six stations and he's not their guy. By using this incident to drop him, they are probably saving a bunch of money and, more importantly, they can please the FCC by making it look like they are getting tough on the kind of conduct which led them to be fined. In other words, there is a lot of upside to taking Stern off their stations without much downside.
(keep practicing on these GGW-esque comments. You're not there yet)
bags
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 06:29 PM UTC
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by grotty:
But isn't it all related? A bunch a knee-jerk reactions to prove morale high-standing & appease those with a boob phobia.
Maybe. But the fine was before the Super Bowl.
It's all related. It's not by accident that all this happend yesterday and there's a hearing on the Hill today on all of this media indecency, the FCC, etc.
Grotty, Stern's coming out with a DVD with all of the stuff he can't show on the E! show. Not something I'll be much interested in, as it's the radio show I like, not the E! show so much….
ggw
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 06:41 PM UTC
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Originally posted by mankie:
It was Sterns show, he's responsible for it's content.
So what you're saying is if I punch the life out of a customer who's pissing me off…he can't sue the company because it was me who did the punching, not the company?
(How's that one?)
You have much to learn about the GGW way.
I agree that Stern is responsible for what is said on his show. And I certainly never excused the dude who said "no wonder they get dragged behind trucks" or whatever it was he said.
In other words, I find myself in the rarest of positions – agreeing with Mankie!
bags
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 06:55 PM UTC
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Mank, if you – an employee of the company - beat the shit out of a customer, both you and the company should be vulnerable to litigation.
If another customer beats the shit out of the annoying customer, no, the company should not be party to a suit.
Celeste
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 10:15 PM UTC
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What about sueing gun shops and manufacturers of guns used in crimes?
SPARX
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Re: A sad day for Bags....
February 26, 2004 at 10:18 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Harriet Balls:
What about sueing gun shops and manufacturers of guns used in crimes?
Weren't they considering that in Washington state,somehow related to the sniper case?Thought i read that somewhere about a gun shop.