Reply #92: Here's a copy of the letter I sent him when the FCC was

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breathing down his neck:

Dear Mr. Stern:

I have never listened to your radio show for more than 10 minutes at a time, nor have I been able to stomach your repulsive television presence any longer than it takes to locate the remote control and push the channel button in any direction. If you were to show up at my side door, I would not open it unless you were actively being torn apart by wild dogs.

This being said, throughout the years, I have held the "power of the clicker" over you, and have always utilized it effectively. When certain gentlemen of my acquaintance shared their thoughts with me that you "just say what the rest of us are thinking all the time", I have cringed and feared for society.

The thought of censoring your views, however, or removing you from the cable and airwaves has NEVER occurred to me. It is obviously more than coincidence that you are being censored and harassed due to your newfound knowledge and outspoken criticism of the Bush administration, which, by the way, I would NEVER click away from.

Imagine my confusion and conSTERNation at now being in the position of defending your right to denigrate and debase women and chat-up various and sundry wackos about their personal lives.

By the way, I am curious as to how reading ONE BOOK by Al Franken could turn your whole political worldview around. Is it just the personal damage inflicted upon you by Powell and the Bushreich? Did it need to affect you PERSONALLY before you decided to educate yourself and expose these near totalitarian oil and energy thugs for what they are?

Ah well, whatever the reason, WELCOME TO THE BRIGHT SIDE! In a perfect world, you would now have something better to talk about than salacious, pornographic nonsense. I hope you get the chance to advocate for basic human rights, and against this intrusive, menacing, criminal political administration and the fundamentalists, corporatists and ignoramuses who back it.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd say "Thank you, Howard Stern, for all that you do"! But, here goes, "Thank you, Howard, don't let a single voice be squashed by these people!"