Thursday, November 29, 2012

11.29.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Talk Radio Network



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Name: Talk Radio Network
Age: 19
Occupation: distributor of right-winged hate
Last Seen: Central Point, OR
Bee-otched For: losing another one


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Remember when a little company called Air America shut down?

Air America was supposed to be the liberal answer to right-winged crap like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity with hosts like Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo and Randi Rhodes. However, they ran into cash problems and shuttered for good. Part of the reason why was because Clear Channel put AAR on many of their underperforming, weak-powered AM stations and got no results. Thankfully, Dial Global has taken a lot of the prog-talk torch with the likes of Thom Hartmann, Stephanie Miller and Ed Schultz.

Yes, the Rushes of the world all cried that liberal talk wouldn't get ratings or even sell, but guess what? Conservative talk is doing the same shit.

Talk Radio Network has lost its two most-popular hosts in just two months. First, it was Michael Savage, who left after he won a lawsuit against TRN when a judge ruled that his contract with the talker was too old. Just weeks later, he signed with Cumulus Media - the old ABC Network - and his show now airs nights.

Now, TRN has lost another heavyweight: Laura Ingraham. She announced that she had left the network to pursue other interests. With her and Savage's departure, from the sounds of things, TRN's just another Mickey Mouse company.

TRN isn't dead yet; they still have a ton of second-tier talkers like Rusty Humphries, Jerry Doyle, Phil Hendrie, Mancow and Roy Masters, the father of company president Mark Masters. For the time being, Ingraham's show is being hosted by Tammy Bruce, a tea partyer who happens to be a 
lezbo.

So liberals can't sell on talk radio? Try conservatives, too! Savage and Ingraham were TRN's meal tickets and now they're stuck with hosts that are getting their asses kicked by Rush and Hannity. It sucks to be them. Hell, even Ingraham was a second-tier since she went head-to-head with Glenn Beck during his timeslot. TRN might as well grab the gas can and matches and collect the insurance money.

One conservative jerk down, too many to go.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

11.28.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Angus T. Jones





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Name: Angus T. Jones
Age: 19
Occupation: teenage actor
Last Seen: Los Angeles, CA
Bee-otched For: becoming half the man he used to be


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One of television's most-successful kid actors has shot himself in the foot.
When Two and a Half Men debuted in 2003, Angus Turner Jones was a frumpy-yet-charming 10-year-old who played Jake Harper, the son of Alan (Jon Cryer) and nephew of Charlie (Charlie Sheen). The show would eventually become TV's top sitcom, only to suffer a huge setback last year when Sheen abruptly quit the show only to get replaced with Ashton Kutcher.
Now, the top-rated show is facing some major controversy because of the video seen above, in which Jones, now a svelte 19-year-old appears on a website called ForerunnerChronicles.com telling his fans not to watch the show. In the video - seen above - Jones tells his audience that TAAHM is "filth" and people shouldn't watch it. Jones had recently been baptized into the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Last night, Jones issued a statement apologizing for the video to US Weekly Magazine: "I have been the subject of much discussion, speculation and commentary over the past 24 hours. While I cannot address everything that has been said or right every misstatement or misunderstanding, there is one thing I want to make clear: without qualification, I am grateful to and have the highest regard and respect for all of the wonderful people on Two and Half Men with whom I have worked and over the past ten years who have become an extension of my family." 
Jones continued: "Chuck Lorre, Peter Roth and many others at Warner Bros. and CBS are responsible for what has been one of the most significant experiences in my life to date," he continued. "I thank them for the opportunity they have given and continue to give me and the help and guidance I have and expect to continue to receive from them. I also want all of the crew and cast on our show to know how much I personally care for them and appreciate their support, guidance and love over the years. I grew up around them and know that the time they spent with me was in many instances more than with their own families. I learned life lessons from so many of them and will never forget how much positive impact they have had on my life." 
Ya know, Angus T. Jones is a lucky man. Too many child stars before him have seen their careers crumble before their eyes. Look at Gary Coleman and see what happened to him. It was revealed not long ago that MacCauley Culkin has trouble even auditioning for movies. Hell, look at some of the Little Rascals! Jones makes over $8 million a year on the show, and so far, it's been his meal ticket. 
If Angus wants to hold hands with Jesus, that's his business. But when he pukes his religious beliefs on others and makes us feel guilty for loving him, that's sad. I personally don't watch TAAHM often, but when I do, it can be enjoyable. The dude has to realize why his show has ratings and the shows he wants you to obviously watch (remember the PAX Network?) aren't.
Unlike Charlie Sheen, Angus T. Jones is definitely not a winner.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

11.27.12 Bee-otch of the Day: NBC





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Name: National Broadcasting Company
Age: 86
Occupation: broadcast giant
Last Seen: New York, NY
Bee-otched For: making an angel sit next to Satan's daughter


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Fifty years ago, Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz had a dream.
He was a struggling comic in Detroit living paycheck to paycheck when he walked into a Catholic church. After being moved by the service, he gave them his last $7 and prayed to St. Jude in hopes of making it big. He promised him that if he did, he'd make a shrine to him.
And he kept his word.
By 1962, he had made it big, thanks to the popular sitcom Make Room For Daddy and as a producer of shows like The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. So, Amos - better-known to you and me as Danny Thomas - teamed up with several doctors to create St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. In the 50 years St. Jude's been helping children in need, not one family that's walked through its doors has ever had to pay one dime for treatment.
Twenty-one years after Thomas' death, St. Jude's legacy survives thanks to their team of dedicated doctors who work to keep the dreams of young children alive, and yes, Danny's daughter, Marlo. It was 50 years ago this year that St. Jude's Hospital was founded, and Mr. Thomas should be up there, smiling at the legacy it's left.
It's too bad that the woman helping to celebrate St. Jude's half-century is the woman whose father damn near killed America.
Last week, NBC's ratings-starved Today show honored the hospital through a bunch of segments called "Thanks and Giving". And guess who narrated those segs? None other than the great reporter Jenna Bush Hagar. One of the most-eerie of those segments just happened to show Bush sitting next to Mrs. Phil Donohue smiling at each other. That's right! The woman whose father helped thousands of children in his lifetime sitting next to the bitch hired only because of her last name whose father made it worse.
You see, this is one big reason why Today is now Good Morning America's bitch. NBC should have never hired Jenna in the first place. True, NBC parent GE made a lot of the weapons used in Bush's fake wars that cost our country billions, but since ABC is owned by Disney, which does a better job of making kids movies over making war weapons, maybe that's why GMA's taking over.
In all, if NBC ever wants to win the morning battle, they gotta fire the wrong people. Ann Curry shouldn't have been the one; it should have been Dubya's drunk barslut daughter. Having her honor a prestigious organization like St. Jude's is like Hitler's son doing a tribute to the Jewish.
And while they're at it, they need to shitcan the moron who honored Kloe Kardashian's mom's boobs over 9/11 also.



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Monday, November 26, 2012

11.26.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Walmart





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Name: Walmart
Age: 50
Occupation: retailer
Last Seen: Bentonville, AR
Bee-otched For: putting people last
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Last week, Americans were given two choices: enjoy a big, fat Thanksgiving turkey with family or enter the Walmart cattle call.

Or is "Walmart running of the bulls" more appropriate?

Anywho, many of Wally World's locales began their Black Friday sales at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving night as a way to attract customers and for them to feed the Machine. Of course, many of their workers had strikes against them for only offering meager wages and low hours and benefits while the family that controls the retail behemoth is worth $20 billion apiece.

But while Walmart's employees complain about their wages, it's not the only major problem they're facing now. Last weekend, a massive blaze ripped though a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing over 110 people. The workers were on overtime and worked in unsafe conditions many stories high. Amongst the factory's American clients include Sears, rapper Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and.... Walmart. The factory made the company's "Faded Glory" imprints.

Ya know, I can't believe Walmart's logic, and even worse, the people that shop there. I'll betcha some of the people go to Walmart only because they're broke, and they wonder why they can't get a job. Yet, a lot of the shit Walmart sells is made in sweat shops like the one that caught fire in India. Here in America, a shop like that would have been shut down quickly if they were caught doing the same practices. But since the Waltons are out to make a quick buck to keep to themselves, they can do whatever they can for now.

Look, I know, there's *some* businesses that should be open on Thanksgiving, like gas stations and some restaurants. But Walmart forcing their employees into working a day that's supposed to be for relaxing and reflecting is, well, not very cool. I was just in Kentucky for five days and where my Dad lives, there's several choices for groceries: Walmart, Food Lion, Kroger and a local chain called Houchens. Guess who owns Houchens? If you walk into one of their stores, you'll see them everywhere: cashiers, stock boys, associates, you name it. Houchens is an employee-owned company and they also own many other entities where my Dad lives such as many gas stations and other branded grocery stores (i.e. Hometown IGA and Crossroads IGA). True, my stepmother complained that "Houchens owns everything", but my reply was "who's worse, a family worth $20 billion a piece or a store whose owners are working shlubs like you and me?" Simple as that.

Folks, do America a favor. If you can, shop local and shop American. Don't think that not shopping American is not cheap. If you do, jobs stay here and more would be created. Let's give the Waltons a lesson: don't fuck with America.

And while you're at it, burn all of P. Diddy's CDs. 

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

11.14.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Papa John Schnatter







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Name: "Papa" John Schnatter
Age: 50

Occupation: pizza man
Last Seen: Anchorage, KY
Bee-otched For: putting money over people


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Another great businessman who has tossed his business philosophies out the window.
John Schnatter, who founded Papa John's Pizza out of his dad's tavern in 1984, announced that because of the proposed higher costs of the Affordable Health Care Act that he's jacked up the price of his pizzas by 50 cents each. He feels that the law would hurt his franchisees and would eventually cause them to reduce workers' hours.
And yet, this prick recently gave out two million free pizzas and lives in a massive mansion in Kentucky. Plus, he's worth $240 million, which is kinda low for any national pizza chain CEO. But still, he's got more money than most of us.
Sadly, many competing restaurant chains feel the same way, and are threatening to raise prices and cut employees' hours because of the so-called raised cost of doing business because of Obama's law. The truth is, the Affordable Health Care Act LOWERS the overall cost of healthcare in this country and makes it on par with the healthcare of other nations. It's a shame that even when this law goes into effect in 2014, our system won't be as good as other countries' healthcare systems, but it's a start. Everybody will be covered, regardless of condition.
Yeah, Papa John makes a great pizza, but he needs to keep his mouth shut on this issue. Thanks to him, I'll be going to other pizza places for now on. They need the money, not Papa John. Plus, they tend to make better pies than him.
And yes, I can live without the pepper in the box.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

11.13.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Spartan Stores



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Name: Spartan Stores
Age: 95
Occupation: grocery giant
Last Seen: Byron Township, MI
Bee-otched For: killing off a northern Michigan tradition

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A part of northern Michigan history will come to an end come next year.
Spartan Stores announced that they will eventually kill off the Glen's Markets name after they renovate all 30 of its locations. Already, two former Glen's stores in Traverse City have new banners.
The new name for Glen's? Family Fare.
Yep, Spartan is going to expand its Grand Rapids flagship to northern Michigan, thinking that what works in Grand Rapids works up north.
The death of Glen's ends a legacy of what began in 1951 when Glen Catt started his grocery store in a 3,000-square-foot building in downtown Gaylord. Soon, the building was expanded and Catt added on several more locations of his store. Soon, there were Glen's Markets in most bigger northern Michigan towns with some very rare exceptions, including Traverse City. The closest Glen's to the Cherry Capitol was in Kalkaska, the town Catt grew up in.
Glen's was passed down to two more generations of Glen Catts until 1999 when the family sold out to Spartan Stores, their distributor since day one. Spartan - formerly a co-op where stores shared the same buying power to keep their prices low - was now a publicly-traded company that still distributed to their stores, but also owned them as well.
In northern Michigan, Spartan got Glen's, plus Ashcraft's in central Michigan and Prevo's based in Traverse City. In west Michigan, they ended up with Great Day and later on, D&W and Felpausch. Not long ago, Spartan took over Flint's VG's. Plus, they ended up with Food Town in Toledo only to shutter their 40 stores due to poor sales.
This isn't the first time Spartan has done any housecleaning; they killed off Great Day, Felpausch and Ashcraft's all in the name of consolidation, plus Prevo's. Ironically, the two ex-Glen's stores in Traverse City were Prevo's, including their 8th Street location, which was the once-prosperous chain's sole location for years.
But, that's business. Spartan cares more about the bottom line instead of preserving heritage. Hell, that's one probable reason why they eliminated their popular warrior logo for what I call the "toothpaste swirl". I'm happy to say that there's many of their family-owned stores trying to switch brands because Spartan is becoming more and more caring for their O&O's over their indie stores, especially those who have been with them for decades. Truth be told, this is one reason why I like shopping at a smaller, family owned store over something corporate like Spartan. Hell, I have a Family Fare up the street and two D&W's within close driving range and I almost never go to any of them. Too expensive and I just don'wanna.
Glen's, you'll be sorely missed.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

11.12.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Linda McMahon



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Name: Linda McMahon
Age: 64
Occupation: former wrestling chairman-turned senator wannabe
Last Seen: Stamford, CT
Bee-otched For: gettting the smackdown
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The McMahon family has sure done a lot of stuff other than wrestling over the years: World Bodybuilding Federation, the XFL, movies and even taking over the US government.

But in the end, it's wrestling that they should only do.

Last Tuesday, Linda McMahon lost her second bid to become the state's second senator, losing to Democrat Chris Murphy 55% to her 43.3%. Two years ago, she lost to Richard Blumenthal by a similar amount. McMahon reportedly spent $100 million of her own money on both campaigns.

Many felt that as a businesswoman, McMahon helped to turn World Wrestling Entertainment into a shadow of its former self. In the late 1990's and early 2000's, the WWE was riding high during its Attitude era, but in 2008 she helped transform the company's image into more of a family-friendly one. This, of course caused in part due to the death of wrestler Chris Benoit who killed his whole family and then himself. His autopsy showed that he had the brain of an old man, caused by years of chair shots to the head and drug abuse.

Of course, many have attacked Linda for the fact that most of the WWE's wrestlers are "independent contractors" and not really "employees". Kinda like the strip club industry. Therefore, they didn't have to pay them health insurance, Social Security and other important benefits. Therefore, if a lower card wrestler is canned, they're SOL and if they get sick from years of getting their ass kicked, they're not SOL, they're beyond SOL.

But yes, the WWE's product has tremendously suffered over the years, and it's partly due to Linda. I was a religious fan of the WWE for years, but my love for them has tapered off beyond repair at this moment. I miss the days when there was a Hell in a Cell match, and there was actual blood. Hell, Mick Foley became a star in part because he outperformed all expectations in that famous match. Now, Hell in a Cell is just another boring PPV with regular wrestling in a cage. No barbed wire or nothing. Hey, remember when the Divas all wore things to the ring? Not anymore. Many even did Playboy like Maria, Torrie Wilson and Candice Michele. But, not anymore in the TV-PG era.

I think that the destruction to the WWE brand shows that Linda McMahon is incapable of being a senator, especially when it's important that we have an all-Democrat-run government if we want the economy to improve and to see taxes go up for the wealthy. Having the woman who helped destroy the WWE is not a good idea. I think if they want the brand to come back, they need to gradually bring back the blood and bring back real wrestling. We need a new generation of Stone Cold Steve Austins and Rocks, not John Cena act like the twin brother of Jim Varney.

If I were Vince McMahon, I'd force Linda to join the Kiss My Ass Club.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

11.8.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Koch Brothers



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Names: Fred, Charles, David and William Koch
Ages: 79, 77, 72, 72 
Occupation: billionaires
Last Seen: Kansas, New York, et. al.
Bee-otched For: blasting $270 million on nothing
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Well, the coast is clear.

Right now, as I'm watching the 11 p.m. news on WOOD-TV 8 here in Grand Rapids, they're back to running real commercials. They just showed an ad for a Lincoln SUV segued into one for Farm Bureau Insurance. The days of negative political ads are dead and gone, at least for two more years when we get into the mid-terms in 2014.

The painful majority of those bad ads came from the coffers of the four Koch brothers who own everything from coal mines to power plants to oil rigs to Brawny paper towels. They're some of the richest people in America, and they want even more power. It's too bad that they're just not gonna get it.

This past election, the Kochs spent a whopping $270 million on negative ads blasting President Obama and his policies, even going as low as to smack down his Solyndra investments. Sadly, the Kochs are investors in stuff that, well, makes Mother Nature sick while Solyndra was sadly years ahead of its time.

But guess what? Money can't buy an election these days.

Close election or not, people just didn't want a man whose policies echo the last Republican in office, George W. Bush. With unemployment falling and gas prices dipping as well, Americans wanted Obama to keep steering the course. Even with the Koch's support of such fringe groups as Americans For Prosperity, the truth was plain and simple: Americans hate billionaires.

Yeah, $270 million is a flash in the pan for the Kochs - combined worth over $70 billion - but the truth is that still, one voice equals one vote. Some might be buying a Koch product right now, but it doesn't matter. We're stuck with Obama for four more years and by 2016, it'll be the 1990's all over again.

And that, my friends, is when the Kochs wish they had even more Quilted Northern.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

11.7.12 Bee-otch of the Day: Mitt Romney



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Name: Mitt Romney
Age: 65
Occupation: president wannabe
Last Seen: Boston
Bee-otched For: being a loser
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At 11:15 last night, just 15 minutes or so after it was announced that he was the winner in the 2008 elections, Barack Obama was re-elected as the President of the United States.

Despite millions of dollars from many everybody from the Koch Brothers to Wall Street bankers being poured in to negative campaign ads against the president and his pro-middle class policies, Obama won fair and square despite a very heated and close election. The President did have his bumps, such as his first debate against Willard Romney, but rebounded thanks to his other debates and his positive handling of Superstorm Sandy last week.

The son of a failed automobile company, Romney was nothing more than a Mr. Burns wannabe who told Americans that he was going to save America and jumpstart the economy, even though gas prices are falling and jobs are returning to America. Too many people felt that Romney was nothing more than a Dubya clone with policies that had failed this great country in 2008. Not to mention, the capture of Osama bin Laden made things better for the president, especially when the last one let terrorism into this country.

But even with billionaires trying to get another one of their own back into the White House, one voice was one vote. Fed up with the right's negative rhetoric and hate, Americans voted and won.

It will be exciting to see what this country will end up like in 2016. Will it be like 2000 all over again with Obama balancing the budget and working both sides of the aisle to create a solution like Clinton did? I hope so. It took Bush eight years to destroy America and it will take Obama at least four more to get the ball rolling again. His naysayers will have no room to talk when they realize that their taxes will be lower and their healthcare will be lower as well. As long as right-winged wackjobs like the Tea Party stay out of the way, things will look up in the future.

Mittens, don't let the door hit you on the ass.
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