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Below is the finalized blog entry that was in draft just before Cho's rampage. Comment on that and other horrors of bad male behavior follow in the next couple posts.
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Imus should have been fired long ago for bigotry, just like MSNBC cable television fired the disgusting Michael Savage for some bigoted comment soon after they hired him several years back. Every time I'd accidentally catch Imus on television in the morning he'd be saying something that annoyed or disgusted me.
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As for the original Howard Stern, I confess. I had my radio alarm clock tuned to his station. Every time 6:30 a.m. rolled around and I heard his voice ranting bigoted obscenities at me I instantly would be shocked wide awake.
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I lived for a while with a guy who LOVED Howard Stern, went to New York City to appear in a crowd scene in his movie, and never cashed the paycheck for his role in the movie, much as he needed the money. Considering this was a mixed race guy, it was pretty absurd to hear him, from time to time, spout Howard-esque ridicule against other people of color.
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Pointing out that such adulation was self-defeating and even self-hating didn't make much of an impression on him. He would say it was "just fun" or he would yell out in a guttural voice probably copped from Howard or one of his flunkies "HOWARD ROCKS!"
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And then there is Howard K. Stern.
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I confess, I've followed every lurid detail of the case since Anna Nicole Smith's February 2007 death. I knew little about her, but found her feisty and funny when I'd chance upon some news or entertainment report about her. However, the controversies surrounding her death immediately roused the radical feminist in me.
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Smith's story is an exceptionally high profile case of an obsessed, controlling male -- Howard K. Stern -- using a variety of means to manipulate and dominate a woman he "loves." The show biz money -- and the potential for Smith's ex-husband's millions -- were just the icing on the Anna Nicole cake to Howard. (Though he doubtless got a lot more money out of the relationship than the "nothing but my rent" that he claims to have received.)
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Sue me, Howard if I NOTICE news reports that: she had a falling out with her family soon after you became her lawyer and confidant; that you spoiled her with your constant attention to her needs; that you constantly lured her into using (prescription) drugs saying things like "Come, on, Mama. Try a little something. I'll do it with you."; that when she was visiting friends and not under your wing she'd be straight and outgoing but as soon as you showed up she'd immediately go "incommunicado" and you would not let others have access to her; that you rarely would let her mother and later even her beloved son speak to her by phone; that she spent many days drugged and asleep, until you would rouse her for some profit-making venture; that when she fell in love with Larry Birkhead you insisted on sleeping downstairs on the couch and even would barge into their bedroom without knocking; that after she became pregnant by Birkhead, you gave her an ultimatum - "me or him" (i.e., me and all the drugs you want or him and no more drugs); that when that ultimatum so upset her she ended up in the hospital - which tried to wean the pregnant woman off drugs - you sneaked the drugs into the hospital so you could keep giving her her fix; that you constantly reminded her that Larry might seek sole custody of the child because of her drug use; that you helped her find a hideaway outside the country, somewhere you could keep her safely to yourself; that you took a (later widely shown) video of an obviously drugged and pregnant Anna Nicole where you joke she is "doing mushrooms" and claim the video can make "a lot of money"; that the drugs and seclusion so concerned her son Daniel he met with a private detective in his first visit to the Bahamas, claiming Anna Nicole was being held in a drugged state like "a virtual prisoner" by "Svengali" Stern; that right after the birth of the daughter, you picked up Daniel at the airport, and within 24 hours he was dead, allegedly because methadone you were seen giving him reacted badly with other prescription medicines he was taking; that you sold photos of Anna, her son and daughter to tabloids the day after he died; that you made sure your name was put on the birth certificate as father of the child, though you knew perfectly well it could not be you; that eight days after Anna's son's death, you convinced her to wear a wedding dress and participate in a comical "commitment ceremony" where you both jumped off a yatch into the ocean; that you took video of an obviously drugged Anna with her child; that you let Anna's psychiatrist prescribe multiple drugs for her in your name; that you claimed that "media attention" prevented you from taking Anna to the hospital in Florida when she developed blood poisoning from a dirty needle to the rump, when the truth doubtless is you feared doctors in hospital might recognize the severity of her drug addiction; finally, that you probably know who gave Anna Nicole that final shot chloral hydrate that the coroner believes, in interaction with the other drugs in her system, killed her. It might even have been you.
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In Anna Nicole Smith's system at death were prescription anti-seizure, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxant, pain and sleeping aids and sedatives like: Ativan (lorazepam), Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Klonopin (clonazepam), Methadone, Noctec (chloral hydrate), Robaxin (methocarbamol), Soma (meprobamate), Topamax (topiramate), Tylenol (acetaminophen), and Valium (diazepam).
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Once Anna Nicole was dead, Howard K.Stern refused to take a paternity test and only under court order released her will which put him in complete control of the estate, while explicitly excluding all future children, including Danielynn. Gee, is there any question WHY media pundits and legal analysts like Nancy Grace would be yelling BLOODY MURDER?
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Obviously, after almost two months of worldwide publicity worse than that heaped on Bush's current "Satan" Mahmoud Amadinejad -- and with the Bahama's coroner's inquest on Daniel's death fast approaching -- Howard did not contest giving up the baby to the DNA-proved father Larry Birkhead.
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Of course, lots of people use others' dependencies -- on drugs, booze, sex, love, attention, slavish capitulation, etc. -- to control them. Is toxic co-dependence a crime?
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Some may say that at least Stern didn't beat Smith into submission, or shoot her when he feared she was leaving him for another man, has had the husband of a former Playboy Playmate. But the woman is still dead! Drugging a woman to death -- or encouraging any friend or lover's self-destructive addictions to alcohol, food, cigarettes, etc. as a way of keeping them dependent -- obviously are pathetic and cruel ways to get or keep love. And at some point they may become truly criminal acts.
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See Anna Nicole's mugshot. Used to avoid any lawsuits from Howard. It's a cute picture! I'm sure any such photo of Mr. Stern will be far less comely.
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That being said, my actual view on punishment for crime is very close to that of the famous defense attorney Clarence Darrow, as described in his book Resist Not Evil, for which I wrote the Loompanic's edition introduction. The cure for all the bad male behavior that is destroying the world is not punishment, but love -- and taking away their nastiest toys, physical and psychological. Women, we've got to start doing it, NOW!
Below is the finalized blog entry that was in draft just before Cho's rampage. Comment on that and other horrors of bad male behavior follow in the next couple posts.
.
Imus should have been fired long ago for bigotry, just like MSNBC cable television fired the disgusting Michael Savage for some bigoted comment soon after they hired him several years back. Every time I'd accidentally catch Imus on television in the morning he'd be saying something that annoyed or disgusted me.
.
As for the original Howard Stern, I confess. I had my radio alarm clock tuned to his station. Every time 6:30 a.m. rolled around and I heard his voice ranting bigoted obscenities at me I instantly would be shocked wide awake.
.
I lived for a while with a guy who LOVED Howard Stern, went to New York City to appear in a crowd scene in his movie, and never cashed the paycheck for his role in the movie, much as he needed the money. Considering this was a mixed race guy, it was pretty absurd to hear him, from time to time, spout Howard-esque ridicule against other people of color.
.
Pointing out that such adulation was self-defeating and even self-hating didn't make much of an impression on him. He would say it was "just fun" or he would yell out in a guttural voice probably copped from Howard or one of his flunkies "HOWARD ROCKS!"
.
And then there is Howard K. Stern.
.
I confess, I've followed every lurid detail of the case since Anna Nicole Smith's February 2007 death. I knew little about her, but found her feisty and funny when I'd chance upon some news or entertainment report about her. However, the controversies surrounding her death immediately roused the radical feminist in me.
.
Smith's story is an exceptionally high profile case of an obsessed, controlling male -- Howard K. Stern -- using a variety of means to manipulate and dominate a woman he "loves." The show biz money -- and the potential for Smith's ex-husband's millions -- were just the icing on the Anna Nicole cake to Howard. (Though he doubtless got a lot more money out of the relationship than the "nothing but my rent" that he claims to have received.)
.
Sue me, Howard if I NOTICE news reports that: she had a falling out with her family soon after you became her lawyer and confidant; that you spoiled her with your constant attention to her needs; that you constantly lured her into using (prescription) drugs saying things like "Come, on, Mama. Try a little something. I'll do it with you."; that when she was visiting friends and not under your wing she'd be straight and outgoing but as soon as you showed up she'd immediately go "incommunicado" and you would not let others have access to her; that you rarely would let her mother and later even her beloved son speak to her by phone; that she spent many days drugged and asleep, until you would rouse her for some profit-making venture; that when she fell in love with Larry Birkhead you insisted on sleeping downstairs on the couch and even would barge into their bedroom without knocking; that after she became pregnant by Birkhead, you gave her an ultimatum - "me or him" (i.e., me and all the drugs you want or him and no more drugs); that when that ultimatum so upset her she ended up in the hospital - which tried to wean the pregnant woman off drugs - you sneaked the drugs into the hospital so you could keep giving her her fix; that you constantly reminded her that Larry might seek sole custody of the child because of her drug use; that you helped her find a hideaway outside the country, somewhere you could keep her safely to yourself; that you took a (later widely shown) video of an obviously drugged and pregnant Anna Nicole where you joke she is "doing mushrooms" and claim the video can make "a lot of money"; that the drugs and seclusion so concerned her son Daniel he met with a private detective in his first visit to the Bahamas, claiming Anna Nicole was being held in a drugged state like "a virtual prisoner" by "Svengali" Stern; that right after the birth of the daughter, you picked up Daniel at the airport, and within 24 hours he was dead, allegedly because methadone you were seen giving him reacted badly with other prescription medicines he was taking; that you sold photos of Anna, her son and daughter to tabloids the day after he died; that you made sure your name was put on the birth certificate as father of the child, though you knew perfectly well it could not be you; that eight days after Anna's son's death, you convinced her to wear a wedding dress and participate in a comical "commitment ceremony" where you both jumped off a yatch into the ocean; that you took video of an obviously drugged Anna with her child; that you let Anna's psychiatrist prescribe multiple drugs for her in your name; that you claimed that "media attention" prevented you from taking Anna to the hospital in Florida when she developed blood poisoning from a dirty needle to the rump, when the truth doubtless is you feared doctors in hospital might recognize the severity of her drug addiction; finally, that you probably know who gave Anna Nicole that final shot chloral hydrate that the coroner believes, in interaction with the other drugs in her system, killed her. It might even have been you.
.
In Anna Nicole Smith's system at death were prescription anti-seizure, anti-anxiety, muscle relaxant, pain and sleeping aids and sedatives like: Ativan (lorazepam), Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Klonopin (clonazepam), Methadone, Noctec (chloral hydrate), Robaxin (methocarbamol), Soma (meprobamate), Topamax (topiramate), Tylenol (acetaminophen), and Valium (diazepam).
.
Once Anna Nicole was dead, Howard K.Stern refused to take a paternity test and only under court order released her will which put him in complete control of the estate, while explicitly excluding all future children, including Danielynn. Gee, is there any question WHY media pundits and legal analysts like Nancy Grace would be yelling BLOODY MURDER?
.
Obviously, after almost two months of worldwide publicity worse than that heaped on Bush's current "Satan" Mahmoud Amadinejad -- and with the Bahama's coroner's inquest on Daniel's death fast approaching -- Howard did not contest giving up the baby to the DNA-proved father Larry Birkhead.
.
Of course, lots of people use others' dependencies -- on drugs, booze, sex, love, attention, slavish capitulation, etc. -- to control them. Is toxic co-dependence a crime?
.
Some may say that at least Stern didn't beat Smith into submission, or shoot her when he feared she was leaving him for another man, has had the husband of a former Playboy Playmate. But the woman is still dead! Drugging a woman to death -- or encouraging any friend or lover's self-destructive addictions to alcohol, food, cigarettes, etc. as a way of keeping them dependent -- obviously are pathetic and cruel ways to get or keep love. And at some point they may become truly criminal acts..
See Anna Nicole's mugshot. Used to avoid any lawsuits from Howard. It's a cute picture! I'm sure any such photo of Mr. Stern will be far less comely.
.
That being said, my actual view on punishment for crime is very close to that of the famous defense attorney Clarence Darrow, as described in his book Resist Not Evil, for which I wrote the Loompanic's edition introduction. The cure for all the bad male behavior that is destroying the world is not punishment, but love -- and taking away their nastiest toys, physical and psychological. Women, we've got to start doing it, NOW!
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