Paula Abdul finally declared her opinion on the Howard Stern situation this morning .... but moments after taking a stand, the former "American Idol" judge seemed to flip-flop worse than John Kerry. 
It all went down when Paula was on her way in to a radio interview in Phoenix, Arizona when a cameraman -- not ours -- asked what she thought of Stern possibly taking over for Simon Cowell.
Paula's reply: "I don't think that's gonna happen ... I don't know ... funnier things happen."
When the cameraman asked why Stern would be qualified for the gig, Abdul responded, "He hates the show ... I don't even know why ... He doesn't hate a hundred million though."
FYI -- Simon is only reportedly making about $50 mil a season.
2/12/2010 8:00 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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HOWARD STERN IS THE MOST DISGUSTING MAN I HAVE EVER HAD THE UNFORTUNE TO SEE/HEAR. HIS SHOW IS DISGUSTING - AND IF HE JOINS THE AI TEAM - I'M OUTA THERE. AI IS TOO MUCH A FAMILY SHOW FOR THE LIKES OF OBNOXIOUS - FILTHY STERN.
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Hiring Howard Stern for Idol would be the biggest mistake ever and their complete downfall. I dont think the show should go on once simon leaves anyway, but stern would not be a good replacement. Stern only has balls and does his "mean act" behind the protection of the radio microphone. In person, it is a whole different story. He apparently is a very nice and quiet guy. I dont see him being as "biting" as AI Execs probably think he would be. IT would be a BIG mistake. Sorry Howard.
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Yo, ima really happy for ya Paula, and ima let ya finish, but Arte Johnson was one of the best T.V. talent show judges of all time, of all time!
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HOWARD STERN is DISGUSTING and would bring down the RATINGS.
He is also UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYY and has noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo talent.
LOW LIFE
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tmz, you could do with getting an external microphone, the quality is really bad. Also whats with massive black bars on the left and right?
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I agree with "sad but true".
I can't imagine a worse choice than Howard for an Idol judge.
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Iam glad she no longer is on American Idol! Shes a has been & I cant stand her!
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QUESTION: Are those huge mc donalds french fries in the back of the room?
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Stern is a real slime doggie - the day he's joins AI is the day i stop watching
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For your a-holes who don't listen to Howard, and this includes Paula Abdul, he is a HUGE fan of the show and watches it religiously. And he's all about the NO b.s., so he'd be great if Simon is going. In fact, I can't think of a better star power person, someone I personally love as a radio personality and have listened to for 25 years. It's fairly certain that people who complain about Howard don't subscribe to Sirius and/or haven't heard him more than once. There are show co-stars who can be idiots with their prank calls, etc., or truly not bright (looking at Sal Governale), but Howard himself is very intelligent, witty, kind, considerate and DIRECT. I vote for him all day long to take Simon's place and wouldn't miss a second of it. And by the way, I am a corporate CEO so have half a brain myself to say what's right.
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And by the way, we miss you Artie.
BaBaBooey.
And, Jackie: feel free to stay away from this show.
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