First, this is old news, isn't it? I recall this story being at least a few weeks, if not months, old.

We need to also be aware that the CC decision to drop Stern (which was done in the wake of the JJ Superbowl titties "scandal") only had an impact on a couple of stations in the Clear Channel network that carried Stern. Most of the CC network didn't carry the show.

But the most important reason why it matters is the same reason why Bill Maher getting fired for his statement after 9/11, that said the 9/11 hijackers weren't cowards, matters. I think Howard Stern is a jerk, and I think Bill Maher is a reactionary jerk, but I don't want them censored, because it sets the precedent of censoring programs, people, certain opinions, worldviews, etc.