You may think he sucks (as do I) but I've got three points:

1) He is at least partially playing a character on his shows - the "real" person isn't totally like the idiot on the show. The show is ENTERTAINMENT which means that you can't assume reality. Rush and Frankin and etc are all entertainment as well - they are not news programs - certainly they may share news (as Stern shares information about movie releases, etc.) but the shows are their to entertain.

2) Stern is still very popular, He's probably still the 4th most listened to national radio show. This is important to remember because it means Clear Channnel has fired someone for reasons OTHER than money. Anytime a media outlet does that, it is time to worry about censorship.

3) 90% of American Media is controlled by 6 companies. And those 6 companies often work together - they share stcok interests in each others TV & radio stations & networks, movie production companies, cable providers, newspapers, magazines and major websites. They are also "in bed" with the government. All this means that nearly everything we see or hear is at least partially controlled by the government.