For Vanderlaan, news of Bubba's firing is seen as a gracious victory.

As you can see, a single person has determined the definition of "decency" for a whole lot of people. Doesn't this seem like a flawed system, where a single person can determine what should happen for a whole group of people?

Howard Stern

With all these things in mind, Clear Channel removed Howard Stern's program a day after a caller used THE racial epithet that is most offensive to African Americans. After the caller used the word, Stern hung up on the caller and asked another question. Is it enough to not condone the word? Should the word have never hit the airwaves? I am not the person to answer that question. I am also not the person to determine it for other people.

This is my point. I understand that maybe we have a problem that needs a solution. I understand that when an issue becomes hot it has to get overdone by politicians and other groups in this country. It is the way of the world in the United States today. But, why can't we ever do things slowly and strategically? We always need to give that instant gratification to the few people who complain the loudest, so we start doing heart surgery, with a hammer and screws.

There are people who complain about the Howard Stern show. There are people who don't complain and decide not to listen to the show. There are people who like the show and won't admit it. What would you guess the population distribution is in this case? Seeing as Stern is number one in the majority of the markets that he is/was broadcasting in, which group is in the majority? The complainers? Yet, they are the ones who are determining what everyone else gets to listen to.

There is definitely a problem in this country in relation to the public airwaves. Something occasionally needs to be done about what is broadcasted over the airwaves. Before that can happen effectively, we need a better way to determine problems, come up with solutions and ultimately regulate these airwaves.