Reply #25: I understand not liking Howard Stern...

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for quite a few reasons, but for better or for worse, I find that Howard Stern -- ever the performer mind you, and willing to take liberties with facts when entertainment is served-- has always been at the very least honest and forthright about what he believes and thinks on any issue. That is what I've come to believe after being an on again off again listener for the years leading up to his time on Sirius. He is almost always an adult on almost every issue, and will admit he is wrong if presented with an argument he can understand...

On the issues of Abortion rights and Civil Rights (including same sex rights)... and on issues of free speech (except maybe where the nuances of monopoly and media consolidation are concerned where I think he is just blinded by his own fame) Howard Stern proves time and again to be an adult with opinions that he voices very strongly if you have the stomach for all the chicanery that goes into making his show work...

I'm not quite so sure that it's fucked up that Howard is the adult in the room. He's almost always been the most honest and upstanding talk radio personality I can think of. Brutally honest? yes... Exploitative? yes... but honest nonetheless... in his personal and private life as far as I can tell.