Clear Channel decided to permanently drop the popular Howard Stern show in the face of hefty fines from the FCC. Howard has made use of his last month on air to call out Bush for what he is: a wingnut. Howard Stern and the subsequent decision to make him a martyr could have further energized an already united Democratic race, and his 8 million listeners, usually Republican or non voters, could make the difference in a close election, especially when called upon by someone with as much clout as Stern. Hopefully he will find a way to keep the show going, or at the very least remain in the news in the coming months.

I don't know which side I believe on this one as to why Stern is getting the boot. For one, it is pretty convenient that as soon as he turns on Bush he gets pulled from swing states, including my own home Pittsburgh market, but right after Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl, it was like wingnut crazy. All that said, Stern has been doing this stuff for years and he just finally gets pulled after pulling his own support for Iraq and the President? Hopefully the facts on this will come to light. Even if he really did get gonzed for indecency, he has already attained martyrdom in the court of public opinion.