Thursday, August 29, 2013

8.29.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Michigan girls


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Name: various
Age: c. 18-34
Occupation: various
Last Seen: Michigan
Bee-otched For: being bitches

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Michigan: where if you're a guy and you want to get laid, there's only two words 4 ya:

FUCK YOU.

Yes, there you have it. This state has got to be the worst for picking up women, and many of them are prudes from hell, especially here in Grand Rapids.

Case in point: there's a girl at work who accused me of looking at her sexually yesterday. She got all pissed because she fucked up on something and told me "if I catch you staring at my ass or tits again, you're history".

Oh, and this bitch, 23, dresses up in tight shirts that have suggestive dialogue and doesn't wear a belt so her asscrack is exposed all the time.

OK, so you dress like a fucking whore, but gee whiz, you don't want people to look at you. Yeah, there's a term for bitches like that, and that's CUNT.

Oh, and one more thing: she's pregnant and she's not married. Classy.

You see, I'm 32 years old and I hate to say it, but the only girls that have seemed to ever give a rat's ass about me all were all strippers. I used to frequent the Deja Vu in Kalamazoo every month until my finances took a hit when I got into a car accident in 2010. Right now, the only girl who seems to be remotely nice to me is from Africa, and her English skills are horrid. She's attractive, yes, but would I marry her? No. 

I've tried it all. I've been to almost every bar in Grand Rapids, and the only people who talk to me were guys and older women. Don't even convince me to go to church, since virtually all of them here in Grand Rapids preach about giving them money and hating gays every Sunday. I am a Christian, but my Christ is the one who died on the cross, not the one who carrys an AK-47 while blasting abortionists. I do use online dating sites, but it's been almost a year since my last date.

I had many conversations with an uncle of mine about this subject, and it's true: getting good pussy in Michigan is beyond tough, and the reason isn't guys like us. The reason is because women here only care about themselves, plain and simple. It's one reason why he's moving soon; Michigan girls are nothing short of self-centered.

Even worse, it seems that once I see an attractive girl here, they're already taken. It bums me out when they get married, and it bums me out even worse when they have a kid. Kiss that attractive body goodbye. Now, you're saggy as hell, you're loaded with stretch marks and your pussy reeks of pure death.

I guess it's simple to say, maybe the single life is for the best. As much as I want her in my life to help bring new life to this Earth, it's best to say that women these days don't deserve a guy like me who opens doors for them, can cook good meals or even do chores for them. Yeah, I might skimper on a few things, but we're not perfect. Most young girls these days are skanks who rely on others for their happiness, at least financially. Sorry, but I can't do that.

But if you're interested, I'm all ears.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

8.28.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Whitehall, MI


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Name: Whitehall, Michigan
Age: 151
Occupation: city in west Michigan
Last Seen: near Muskegon
Bee-otched For: making it tough to prevent a new Walmart from coming to town

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Looks like the town of Whitehall, Michigan, pop. 2,700 will lose some major businesses.

True, it's right next door to Montague, pop. 2,300, people are already kissing its small-town charm goodbye.

A few months ago, news that Walmart would be coming to the community erupted and people took to the streets, protesting the move-in. Now, the city has approved the retailer's move-in and they're making it tough for residents to voice their opinion on it.

It now costs $1,650 to voice your opinion against Walmart in Whitehall.

The reason, according to the city is because of all the legal costs attached to the measure. Last week when WOOD-TV 8 hunted down city commissioners, only one spoke out about the measure.

I wouldn't be too surprised that Walmart is paying the city to build their store and is paying them hush money to do so. What's sad is that between the two towns, there's only three grocers: local chains Plumb's and Montague Foods and a Save-a-Lot, a discount grocer. Walmart is a threat to the community and its tax dollars since the average store costs a community $900,000 per year in taxes since all of their employees qualify for assistance.

Folks, this is why we need to support local. It sucks that where I'm at, the only "local" store is Meijer and they're a big box chain. If I lived closer to local stores, I'd shop there more often. But thanks to people thinking that bigger is better, that's no longer the case.

Whitehall, we hardly knew ye.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

8.27.13 Bee-otch of the Day: MTV



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Name: MTV
Age: 32
Occupation: former video channel
Last Seen: New York, NY
Bee-otched For: yet another shitty VMAs

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Ladies and gents, damn, I'm getting old.

Once upon a time, there was a cable channel called MTV, which stood for Music Television. It was a 24-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week channel devoted to music videos. Originally, MTV targeted a young, white male demographic by playing mainly rock videos. But times have changed. Now, they're aimed towards the post-Nickelodeon crowd by airing mindless reality shows almost 24/7.

But at least they still have the Video Music Awards. Odd, since the last time they aired music videos all the time, Kennedy was still a VJ and Jenny McCarthy was the hottest babe on the planet.

Yes, the VMAs aired on Sunday night, and thankfully, I didn't watch it. The sun still rose in the morning and it set at night. The ceremony did have its good moments, such as Jayson Williams and Macklemore's pro-gay speeches, plus the re-emergence of the reclusive Eminem.

But yes, there were the shitty moments, and there were too many to mention. Thing is, I'm not giving MTV the Bee-otch of the Day for allowing 'NSync to reunite, or for the fact that every other word was bleeped, or even Miley Cyrus' sex orgies with the Country Bear Jamboree and yesterday's Bee-otch, Robin Thicke.

The reason for MTV getting Bee-otched is because of the lack of representation of the rock community on last Sunday's show.

Of all the awards handed out Sunday, only one band would be considered a hard rock group, and that's 30 Seconds to Mars, who won for the video for "Up in the Air". Now, 30STM isn't THAT bad of a band, although I loved their earlier stuff and their biggest hit, "The Kill". But are they the best band out there? No, especially when their lead singer is an A-list actor who signs his band's stuff with weird symbols that would make Prince happy (trust me, I met the guys when they opened for Cold at the Intersection in Grand Rapids in 2003).

Interestingly enough, 30STM went up against wuss rockers Fall Out Boy, the OK-but-it's-more-pop-than-rock Imagine Dragons, indie rockers Vampire Weekend and dorky folksters Mumford and Sons in that category. Alternative still had a place in the VMAs with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Capital Cities winning some Moonmen. However, pop ruled the night with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and even country star Taylor Swift winning the evening.

But the thing is, MTV no longer cares about the audience they once served. Instead, they kiss the asses of the likes of no-talents who will hopefully be gone in a decade or less. Look at Five Finger Death Punch. They had the #2 album of the week a few weeks ago. Guess who beat them out? Robin Thicke, sadly. But it's the Knuckleheads who are getting the last laugh since Marvin Gaye's estate's suing the son of the star of Thicke of the Night because his "Blurred Lines" sounds too much like "Got to Give it Up". While Robin's pissing on the image of a legend, Death Punch is honoring one by having Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford duet on lead vocals on the band's recent hit "Lift Me Up".

If MTV allowed the band to perform on the VMAs, it would have been perfect in regards to its LGBTQ-friendly format. After all, Halford is openly gay.

But 'cha know, MTV is useless. Want to watch a music video? There's YouTube. Want to watch it uncensored? There's Vimeo. Back in the day, a song became a hit only after MTV banned it. Just ask Madonna. But these days, when it's banned on YouTube, not to worry, since it'll be elsewhere. But when it's banned on MTV, the question becomes "when did MTV start playing music videos again?"

Maybe that's why they still call it "MTV", because it's eMpTyV.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

8.26.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Robin Thicke


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Name: Robin Thicke
Age: 36
Occupation: pop singer
Last Seen: ??
Bee-otched For: being forced to give it up

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You learn a lot when you get old.

Twenty years ago, like any youngin', I listened to top 40 music. Back in the day, top 40 was a mix of rock, pop, dance and even a dash of sappy AC music from Elton John and Michael Bolton.

Nowadays, top 40 is quite different. Radio stations that specialize in what is now called CHR - Contemporary Hit Radio - don't play a lot of AC anymore, or even rock for that matter. Instead of playing what the people want to hear, it's all about what consultants and labels dish out.

What led to CHR's downturn in the 90's was due to fakes such as Milli Vanilli and their lip-synching, Black Box and C&C Music Factory using skinny models to pose for the obese Martha Wash and Vanilla Ice getting "Under Pressure" from Queen and David Bowie for ripping off that tune for his mega-hit "Ice Ice Baby". Throughout that decade, it was about the flannel and less about pre-manufactured fakes.

Now, the format is back to being that: fake. And the man who is proving that point is none other than Robin Thicke, whose irritating "Blurred Lines" is the #1 song of the Summer of 2013. True, the video for that tune is one of the raciest of all time with half-naked models parading around Thicke (although you can clearly see a landing strip in one of those thongs), but a sexy video doesn't make the song even better, sadly.

Just say that to the family of Marvin Gaye.

Last week, Thicke dropped a bombshell when he decided to sue the legendary Motown star's estate to prevent them from suing him. The reason is because there's a lot of similarities between "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's #1 pop hit from 1977 "Got to Give it Up". Both songs sound like they were recorded in a crowd, both songs have the same rhythm and both use a lot of falsetto.

Gaye's family has turned down a six-figure settlement from Thicke in the process, stating that there are similarities to the two songs, which Thicke did not use with permission.

Gaye's son, Marvin III told TMZ “We’re not happy with the way that he went about doing business let alone suing us for something where he clearly got his inspiration from at the least. That’s caused my family a lot of duress.”

Ya know, this is why I hate top 40 music. IT LACKS ORIGINALITY. Marvin Gaye was a talented man who left us way too soon. Thicke is a dork whose daddy gave him everything growing up and is proving how much of a goddamned attention whore he is with his #THICKE bullshit and the fact that he even tried to prevent the Gayes from suing him in the process. Sorry, but I don't buy into that.

Maybe he can join Vanilla Ice and flip houses.

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

8.22.13 Bee-otch of the Day: well, read this...



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Name: anonymous
Age: 26
Occupation: works at an insurance company
Last Seen: Traverse City, MI
Bee-otched For: being a maneater

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If there's one type of woman I will never, ever understand, it's one who uses men.

And maybe that's one reason why I've decided to not use this particular woman's name for this article.

Here's the story: there's only two people on my paternal side of my family who can keep on with the family name: me and my cousin. However, my cousin was an accident. In the late 80's, one of my uncles was living with my grandparents near Traverse City. Back then, he was one of those guys who fucked anything that moved. He had a fling with a young, 19-year-old girl and she disappeared. About a year and a half later, she unexpectedly came back with a surprise for him: a six-month-old son.

Immediately, my grandparents looked at him and adored him. They knew that he was one of our family and would do anything for him. My uncle finally found work in different areas, but did provide his new son with lots of child support over the years.

Growing up, my cousin was the only cousin who lived close to me; the others lived in either Grand Rapids or Detroit. It sucked because there was a seven year age difference between us. When I was a teen, he and his younger half sister would come over to my grandparents' all the time. I would be taking a nap and they would constantly annoy me. A lot of the time, my father would FORCE me to play with them. I was never a little kid person, but since my cousin and his sister were lacking father figures, I had to be their surrogate play buddy.

Well, my grandparents moved when I was in my late teens and I rarely saw my cousin since. When my grandpa died in 2001, he and his mother showed up for his burial and it was the last time I saw him for years. I didn't see him again until the late 2000's or so when I was up north with another one of my cousins. We met at a local burger stand for lunch and shot the shit. At the time, he had a young girlfriend and it appeared that they were serious in their dating.

But all good things don't last.

Several years ago, my uncle and his twin brother purchased a big, three-story house near Flint. The goal was to (finally) be closer to not just family, but their own kids as well. Not long after the house was purchased, my cousin had a surprise announcement: he got married.

We were all thinking that his new bride was already pregnant, but it turns out that the reason for this marriage was because she was a Canadian citizen and her visa was set to expire. The two only dated for a few months and barely even knew each other.

Well, this girl's backstory goes like this: she was born to Indian parents in Trinidad and Tobago. She and her mother fled to Canada as an infant and she married a Japanese guy when she was young. The two never got along. When she graduated high school, she moved to Traverse City where she attended Northwestern Michigan College. There, she was "adopted" by an overly-Christian family whose father and son were both ministers. It was then that she "accepted" Jesus into her life. Not long afterward, she met my cousin online and the two started dating. However, because 1) her visa was expiring and 2) our family has had a history of successful shotgun marriages, it was natural for her and my cousin to marry.

Thing was, they officially married in a courthouse, but they wanted a real wedding. So, on a Fourth of July weekend bash at my uncles', he introduced her to our family. We got along just fine, and we're proud to have her as my new cousin-in-law. I was making my plans to go up to the wedding, which was being held at a park in Bellaire.

Just days before the wedding, I picked up another one of my cousins at the airport. I asked him if he was going to the wedding, and he told me that he wasn't and it was because my cousin had turned into a dick. The story was that not long after I went home the day before the Fourth, my cousin and his bride went to the movies and never came back to my uncles'. The reason was because she had shot my cousin's father a text stating how angry she was at them. She was pissed that all of the guys were smoking pot outside and that she "never saw a connection" between her new husband and her father. I wanted to not show up, either, especially since my uncle wasn't going to be there. I didn't even know if I was going to have a hotel room, so I had to play things by ear.

I did go up to the wedding, and out of my side of the family, guess who was there? Just me. It was primarily my cousin's mom's side and his new bride's side. Oddly enough, the bride's biological family didn't show up, either because they didn't want to make the trip from Canada. Well, the wedding went on without a hitch, and IT WAS THE WORST WEDDING I EVER ATTENDED. The preacher's son officiated the ceremony, and was telling the bride and groom to repeat after him: "I, (insert name here), will always honor you, won't cheat on you, will only think of you and nobody else in a sexual way, blah, blah, blah....." OY VEY. AND THERE WERE KIDS THERE! Well, at least I got to stay at the Shanty Creek Hotel, but sadly, I didn't do much. My cousin told me that they wanted me over to swim and he would call me. Never happened. Sad that here I was, sleeping in this nice hotel, and all I did was watch TV and eat at a crappy bar downtown (and no, it wasn't Short's, which was closed at the time).

Since the wedding, my uncle and my cousin barely spoke. He only seemed to like his bridezilla and that was it. That wedding was a waste of time for me. All the ass-wiping I did for him and this is how he repays us. Just because we smoked pot. The good news was that the two - and his wife - tried to reconcile. The bad news? It didn't last.

My cousin and his wife seemed to have a perfect life comparing to mine: he has a good job working for an auto dealership in Traverse City, she works for an insurance company and they just purchased their first house in a small town outside of TC.

A week ago Sunday, my grandmother's seven kids all came to visit her. Many of my cousins showed up, and he was supposed to be there too with his wife. Well, that wasn't meant to be. My dad joined his father for a smoke outside, and I joined in (even though I don't smoke). My uncle told my dad and I the unfortunate news. My cousin just found out that his wife had been cheating on him. MULTIPLE TIMES. My uncle pleaded to him to divorce her. After all, it's perfect grounds for divorce and he could keep the house. Oh! Not to mention the fact that she can't have kids because she had multiple miscarriages.

Guess what he said? "We're getting counseling."

REALLY?!?! After all the buttwiping we did for him growing up, this is what WE get? Sorry, but my cousin needs to grow a pair. If I was married and I found out that my wife was cheating, she'll be gone. Bitch better provide me with good spousal support. Sorry, but this CUNT is a cancer to my family.

But to me, it could be good news as well. If he stays married to her, that means that it'll be up to me to keep the family name going. But since I'm stuck in a town where most of the girls seem to treat men like me like stalkers, it might not ever happen. But, don't blame me for not trying. Thanks, but I have morals, and I now know that trouble's a-brewin' when the wife's pastor talks about sex during the wedding vows.

If I was my cousin, I'd be shipping her ass back to Canada. Hey! At least the healthcare's better.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

8.21.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Forever 21


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Name: Forever 21
Age: 29
Occupation: clothing store chain
Last Seen: Panorama City, CA
Bee-otched For: demoting their employees

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I hate it when a business expands, but also screws people while doing so.

Not long ago, the Forever 21 store at my local mall, Woodland here in Grand Rapids expanded to what used to be several parcels. The new mega-Forever 21 is about four times the size of the old store.

But now, the chain is under fire because - surprise - they are cutting all their full-time employees' hours.

In a leaked memo, the chain announced that all hourly employees will now be limited to 29.5 hours per week, and that they will lose all benefits. They will also now be eligible for government benefits, like Medicaid and COBRA.

But here's the funny part: the man who founded Forever 21, Korean-born Do Won Chang is a Christian and even puts the words "John 3:16" on the bottom of the bags they sell.

Funny. A man who calls himself "Christian" and is worth $4 billion and can't even pay his employees. Maybe he really needs to read his Bible.

Yet another reason why I avoid Forever 21. I'll betcha that they're gonna blame 'ol Obamacare on all this. Thanks, but there's other stores out there that treat their employees better and are better deserving of my money.

John 3:16? How about if we give them Austin 3:16 instead!

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

8.20.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Del Reynolds


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Name: Del Reynolds
Age: 5x
Occupation: owner of several northern Michigan radio stations
Last Seen: Cheboygan, MI
Bee-otched For: pissing off knuckleheads

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Northern Michigan: where there's four rock stations and none of them care enough about those who love new rock.

Back in the 1990's, stations like WKLT had nothing to worry about. They could air moose farts 24/7 and they'd still be a healthy #2 in the ratings. Yeah, there was classic rocker The Bear and pop alternative The Zone, but if you were a fan of KoRn, Rage Against the Machine, Tool and other bands that had balls, fuhgeddaboutit.

Thankfully, The Zone added those bands and more in 2000, and they kicked ass throughout most of the 2000's. However, poor management and bad decisions killed the station in 2009, replacing it with Real Rock 105/95-5.

One minute, Real Rock sounded good, the next minute, it was a mix of decent music and crap from the 70's that KLT overplayed. On April Fool's Day, Real Rock dropped the 95-5 signal and it flipped to simply "Rock 105".

Rock 105 is pretty much a mainstream rock station that focuses on the 1990's with a few newer tunes mixed in. Yeah, it's thankfully not like KLT, but there's a few big problems. One of them is the lack of new rock. Right now, Rock 105's currents include Pop Evil's "Trenches", Nine Inch Nails' "Came Back Haunted", Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive", Pearl Jam's "Mind Your Manners", Volbeat's "Hangman's Bodycount" and not a whole lot else.

One of the biggest disappointments regarding Rock 105: WHERE THE FUCK IS FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH?!?! Their latest single, "Lift Me Up" is not on the playlist! This is the most-successful real rock band in America right now, and Rock 105 has so far passed on it.

Even worse, Rock 105 plays a shitload of pop crap that no station with the word "Rock" in their name should ever play, such as Gin Blossoms, Counting Crows and Dave Matthews Band. Then again, since their programming director, Cartman is a self-proclaimed alternative nerd, that's what the people of northern Michigan get.

It's sad that back in 2006, The Zone had a great programmer in Chad Barron who made the station stand out from the crowd. But then, Del Reynolds re-took over the station and the others he sold off to Northern Star back in 1998 and flipped it into a virtual jukebox claiming that it wasn't billing well. But, that's northern Michigan. Now, Rock 105 is the only home for new rock in northern Michigan and they're not doing a great job at it.

Oh, and where's anything from Device, Disturbed's David Draiman's new band? How about Deftones' last two singles? Halestorm? The list of new rock absentees goes on and on.

Also, I love how Del blew up the 95.5 signal in Traverse City and made that into another lame AC station. Did he learn ANYTHING from what happened to WSRT? That station was an abortion and judging by the fact that Easy 95.5/106.3 only has 83 likes on Facebook, it's heading down that same road.

You see, this is why people have Pandora, Slacker and Sirius. They have a better product for little to no cost. They care about rock's future while Rock 105 and WKLT don't. Why is WGRD here in Grand Rapids kicking ass? Simple: they love their listeners. Great morning show, good music and great jocks. I can't say that about Rock 105. As long as they're keeping their currents at a bare minimum and overplaying Everclear's "Father of Mine", I'll be happy that I have a ton of apps on my phone to keep me happy when I'm up north.

Maybe that's why the Spring Arbitron books for northern Michigan haven't been released....

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Monday, August 19, 2013

8.19.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Clear Channel



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Name: Clear Channel
Age: 41
Occupation: Satan
Last Seen: San Antonio, TX
Bee-otched For: getting flooded

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From the "Gee, Chuck! You're a few weeks late!" Dept...

OK, OK, so the Great Clear Channel Flood of 2013 happened a few weeks ago, and since I was on vacation all this time, I apologize for not giving them the proper reaming they needed earlier. By the way: 1) I was in the Detroit area for the Woodward Dream Cruise, and I was able to hear the first few minutes of the new Detroit Sports 105.1 and it wasn't too bad. Of course, I think a lot of Detroiters are happy that Drew Lane's back on the air although Mike might be AWOL for a while. 2) Personally, I'd rather buy a car from Kelley LaFontaine over the Devoses or even Berger Chevrolet any time.

But in all seriousness, the story goes like this: a week ago Friday, a pipe burst in an underground parking garage where Clear Channel's vehicles were stored for their Grand Rapids stations (ie WSNX, Star 105.7, 101.3 The Brew, etc.). The building was flooded, destroying the vans and causing gallons of gas to be combined with the water. Because of this, part of downtown was evacuated and the building that housed Clear Channel's stations had its electricity cut off, forcing their stations to air dead air or weird crap. For an example, WOOD-AM/FM - normally a right-winged hate talker - aired top 40 music. Country B93 did air satellite-fed programming, albeit with poor sound quality.

By Saturday morning, all was well again and all of Clear Channel's Grand Rapids cluster was back in business.

Sound familiar?

Ah, yes, let's not forget that this is the same Cheap Channel who caused 80,000 of their loyal B93 fans to lose their cars during the Great Clear Channel Flood of 2009 at the Ionia County Fairgrounds. The story was that a ton of rain hit the area the week before the B93 Birthday Bash and the parking lot of the Fairgrounds are used as a flood plain so the 11,000 residents of nearby Ionia don't end up underwater. Well, the Birthday Bash went as scheduled and the fine folks at Consumers Energy opened the dam, causing the 80,000 concertgoers to lose their vehicles. Nobody from either Consumers or Clear Channel bothered to warn the attendees.

In the end, a judge ruled that Clear Channel wouldn't have to face any class action suits and that insurance would be picking up the damages. After all, Michigan is a PLPD state. But since this is country music that we're talking about, a lot of people who lost their cars were poor and for many, it was their sole source of transportation.

Now, it's Clear Channel's turn to realize what karma really is. Their stupidity cost their listeners their cars and trucks, and now it's their turn. I even heard that their employees aren't even allowed to use their garage. At least they have a car to drive while CC is going to have to pay a visit to the dealership.

And chances are, they aren't going to get The Family Deal.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

8.8.13 Bee-otch of the Day: George W. Bush

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Name: George W. Bush
Age: 67
Occupation: ex-president
Last Seen: Texas
Bee-otched For: still being alive
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I have some sad news, people: George W. Bush is still alive.

On Monday, during a routine physical, the 43rd president was discovered to have a blocked artery in his heart. So, physicians performed surgery on him, inserting a stent, which is a metal object that keeps the artery open and blood flowing.

Funny. Dubya has a heart after all.

Of course, his vice president, Dick Cheney has had multiple operations on his heart, and he too, doesn't have one.

When I heard the story of his heart troubles yesterday, it brought me back to Michael Moore's Sicko movie, and the section on the middle-aged couple that was being forced into living in their daughter's basement because her husband had three heart attacks, forcing them into bankruptcy. It's sick that ALL Americans are being forced into paying 43's heart surgery while we can't pay for our own.

I can't believe that we're being forced to pay to keep this asshole alive. After all, the three wars he started have killed thousands of innocent people and he led this nation into near-bankruptcy because gave 1%-ers a shit ton of cash while the middle class, well, isn't even middle class anymore.

The only good news here is that he's out of office. He ain't perfect, but under President Obama, *some* jobs are being created and the wars Dubya started are slowing down, albeit not fast enough.

Here's another item for consideration: the media hasn't talked a lot about the fact that 42, Bill Clinton is looking quite slim these days! He was featured in an article in AARP Magazine about his strict vegan diet and the fact that he's lost 30 pounds. He looks better than what he did when he was president!

Bush on the other hand, should eat a pound of lard everyday.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

8.7.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Parents Television Council

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Name: Parents Television Council
Age: 18
Occupation: right-winged nanny group
Last Seen: Alexandria, VA and Los Angeles, CA
Bee-otched For: being too scared to use their remotes
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Fifteen years ago, Howard Stern thought that despite being the King of All Media, he could beat Saturday Night Live in the ratings.

With SNL's ratings hitting a snag, he launched The Howard Stern Radio Show, which was basically a repackaging of his popular show on the E! network. The show suffered from many things, including a lack of promotion, a lack of advertisers and worst of all, a grassroots campaign to take it off the air thanks to a little group called the Parents Television Council. After just two seasons on the air, HSRS was yanked off the air and SNL prevailed.

For years, SNL has been invincible, especially when Fox canned MadTV, an SNL ripoff that desecrated the name of the popular humor magazine it was named after. For the past few years, Fox's Saturday night offerings have been limited to repeats of The FollowingHell's Kitchen and the long-forgotten 30 Seconds to Fame.

But recently, the network decided that after several years of being NBC and SNL's bitch, they would once again beef up their Saturday night schedule. After all, there was a mass exodus of male cast members from SNL last season, and some are wondering if the show will be a success with a hugely new cast this season.

In Fox's case, they've launched ADHD, or Animation Domination Hi-Def.

ADHD comprises of short, quirky animation clips mixed in with two weekly 15-minute shows. One show, Axe Cop, is a show about a police officer that was the brainchild of a 5-year-old. But the other show on the ADHD block is High School USA, a show done in the style of Archie Comics about a group of high schoolers dealing with some very mature themes. The show was created by Dino Stamatopoulos, a legendary comedy writer and actor who used to write for David Letterman and created shows such as Morel Orel on Adult Swim, a former sister network to Fox.

Now that Fox has sold off their shares of Adult Swim to Time Warner, they're capitalizing on the network's success by using that same concept by programming the long-vacant Saturday night schedule last filled by Talk Show With Spike Ferenstein. So far, the block has garnered around two million viewers.

But now, the PTC is pissed at Fox for airing what they think is garbage. They're angry at the fact that High School USA has episodes about men taking pictures of their penises and even an instance where the word "shit" is unbleeped. On their website, they're urging their 12 followers to write a fake letter to hotel chain Extended Stay USA just because they advertised on the shows.

Oh please. You know, these people need to realize something: the shows air during a time when kids are supposed to be asleep! Why in the FUCKING HELL do they want us adults to have a few less options TV-wise on Saturday nights? With SNL supposedly starting to run out of steam this next year, it would be exciting to see the two duke it out. Yeah, SNL will win, but I predict that with the exceptions of Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynahan and the two black dudes, there's nothing to look forward to next season. (OK, Cecily Strong's a little hottie)

But that's the PTC 4 ya: a group of morons who think that judging what we watch on TV will guide them into Heaven, even though there's poor kids in Africa and people out on the street, begging for change. Oh, and I love their "celebrity panel", which includes Billy Ray Cyrus (whose daughter Miley is a grade A slut), Michael Medved and controversial Kansas governor Sam Brownback. Not to mention, a slew of Z-listers.

Hey, don't you guys have church tomorrow?

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

8.6.13 Bee-otch of the Day: The Republican Party

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Name: The Republican Party
Age: 159
Occupation: right-wingers
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: not making life better
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If you work in fast food, it's a no-brainer: you live paycheck to paycheck.

Many fast food workers are protesting chains such as McDonald's and Burger King because they're paid minimum wage and barely making it. Yet, they're the ones making huge profits for those chains by flipping their burgers and frying their fries.

Minimum wage has risen only three times in the past decade, and a lot of it's due to the poor economy and Republicans becoming more a group of elitist assholes who don't think that everyday joes and janes like you and me deserve anything. Yeah, there's people out on the street holding their cardboard signs begging for change, but that's no reason for companies to give their employees a little more respect from a financial standpoint.

I know the feeling, folks. I haven't had a raise in almost 10 years! My work is harder these days and my bills keep rising. And yes, I have looked at other jobs.

But you see, that's what happens when you have the Republicans run the show. Companies become more unfriendly towards people and the people suffer for it. The economy might be improving, but people are still only accepting jobs that pay very little and give out only a handful of hours. Yet, CEOs are getting record pay and their Republican buddies are helping them any way they can.

Look, if you're an employer, PAY YOUR DAMN WORKERS A GOOD INCOME. It's a proven fact: companies that pay their workers a livable wage have little turnover, more profits and make more money per worker. If you only give your workers a meager wage, then yes, they'll treat that company as disposable and they'll end up with a "who cares" attitude.

My old boss was a prime example. He NEVER gave people raises. In the end, his company's profits started to sink. We went from $4 to 8 million in sales to just $2 to 4 million (yes, I read Alexa). He blamed changes in our business and industry, but the truth prevailed: he was an asshole who's now living off the retirement he made off our backs. Now, my new boss is trying to piece together a plan to try to make our company profitable again, but I've noticed that a lot of our old perks have disappeared.

I think if the minimum wage went up to $10 per hour, it would REALLY shove a poker up the asses of big corporations that cheat their workers. Yeah, yeah, yeah, there might be a few small businesses that will hurt from all this, but that's only because they don't know how to compete with the big guys that can pay their workers a livable wage. It's time to make this country a better place for the working class, and the first thing we need to do is vote all the Repukes out of office in 2014. 

Obama tried to rebuild the dream in 2008, but it only took two years to screw it all up thanks to the Koch Brothers.

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