Am I the only one who likes Beth and Howard?

[Martina]

If the Saloon's comments about Beth upset Nurse Remulak, then these blogs should make the Nurse jump off a cliff - oh, too bad, they don't seem to accept comments


themisadventuresofbethostern.blogspot.com
bethfanpage.blogspot.com

[killallposers]

Other than one "Fuck You" none of those comments appear in your rep and it's also got quite a few positive remarks and welcomes. Exaggerating to make your case because the facts don't bear it out?

[Wesmantooth]

Will the MODS please confirm I am not this Jeton dude so all these ASSHOLES will stop playing the tired old sock puppet card? It's pretty lame when "troll" and "sock puppet" is all you got.

FYI I am taking all the COCKSMOKERS who are ganging up on me head on. So instead of posting 10 times to reply to each one I am simply grouping the COCKSMOKERS together in one post. Not a hard concept to grasp Wesmantooth. Really it's not.

[Snotty]

I think that we are angry with Howard because he has become everything he used to say he wasn't. As for his turning 180 degrees from his former positions on social issues, that is where you are wrong and we were all duped. Howard's current positions on social issues were ALWAYS his positions in private; he espoused more conservative positions earlier in his career to attain his career goals: gain a wide audience, get huge ratings and make boatloads of money. Once he accomplished that, he elevated himself into the Hollywood elite (another thing he used to poke fun at and swore he'd never do) and dropped the facade. He no longer needs ratings, as he has often said in the Sirius era. He's 58 years old (59 on January 12), his kids are all grown and out of the house and has tons of cash. There is no longer a need to please the populace so he's just going to please himself.

In other words, we were all swindled by Howard. He portrayed himself as something he never really was. Unfortunately, we did not find out all that until we had all invested 20+ years into his career and believed in him as the hero of the everyday guy. He is not that, and he never was.

As for Beth, she is hated around here for the same reason why people hate Yoko Ono.

Yoko's effect on John Lennon and ultimately the Beatles is up for debate. Some will argue that her interference with John's life and her influence on him ruined Lennon and eventually the group. Others will argue that Yoko was a symptom of what John had become as the 1960's progressed; that John had changed and had become so anti-establishment by the late 1960's that he was willing to get rid of his wife Cynthia, with whom he had a son, and instead marry a shrill, domineering older Japanese woman who had no discernible talent other than she was "different" than what society expected from the wife of John Lennon.

Its the same with Beth and Howard. Some will argue that Beth changed Howard by making him more liberal and less controversial, despite the fact that his ability to be controversial created Howard's fame in the first place. In addition, they will argue that Beth's pursuit of stardom despite no discernible talent (she can't sing, act or dance; she talks far too much, isn't that bright and is quite awkward, constantly flailing her bony arms around when she speaks) has forced Howard into pursuing every Hollywood and TV contact he can develop at the expense of his dignity and the desires of his listeners. For example, Howard used to bash Rosie O'Donnell all the time and got a lot of laughs doing so. Now he's her pal, and some would say that he needs to establish links with people like Rosie so that Beth can have a career.

Other will argue, and I am in this camp, that like Yoko, Beth is merely a symptom of what Howard became once he tasted Hollywood acceptance after the "success" of Private Parts, the movie. By getting Betty Thomas and Ivan Reitman into his camp, along with Mary McCormack, Howard got a foot into the Hollywood door and once he did that, he decided to go all in and abandon his listeners and his base for what he really wanted. Unfortunately, once he started to see himself as someone who could get along with the liberal elite in Hollywood, being married to someone like Alison was no longer tenable nor necessary. Alison is a nice lady but not someone fit for a guy who wanted to hobnob with Hollywood people. So, he dumped her and got the same thing many older men get once they achieve mega-success - the ditzy blonde trophy wife.

Now, don't get me wrong - even if Beth is only a symptom of what Howard became, she still has done plenty to get people to resent her. Before Howard, Beth was a nobody - an department store print ad model who also was a spokesperson for North Shore Animal League. I used to see her photo in TV Guide. But now that she is Beth Stern (and she's only Beth Stern because Howard complained that she didn't take his name), she is trying to vault to the top. She is a nobody who has no problem cashing in on her husband's money and fame and is trying to leapfrog herself into TV stardom, bypassing all of the little people who have been trying for years to achieve success. Because of her husband's money, her face is on television and she feels that she is entitled to look down on people who are probably smarter than she is - like that assistant who wanted to play with that dog in that infamous video clip, only to get shot down by a harsh look and words from Beth.

Beth also has a tin ear when it comes to having legitimate feelings for people. Did Beth speak out when Hurricane Sandy decimated Long Island and New Jersey, or even pledge to use her husband's influence to help people? No. Did Beth speak out when 20 children and six teachers were murdered in Connecticut? Did Beth offer to help their families, or at least visit them, like Victor Cruz of the Giants? Nope - Beth was too busy posting on Twitter and making stupid Christmas pictures.

In sum, there are plenty of reasons to hate Beth, both for her influence on Howard and for her own personality. If you like her, God bless you. We don't.

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[dalecooper]

The random caps makes me think BenBas but the way he reacts to being called Jeton reminds me of the way Eric the Clogged Shitpipe reacts when you ask about his pube collection.

I think it's Jason. He types just like Jason speaks. When he all caps words it's like when on the show he says "asshole" an octave higher than the rest of the sentence.

He's starts sentences with the word "dude," says "ain't" a lot, and he used one particular phrase that stands out: "Really? Wow.. I guess I need to re-think my entire life." Maybe it's a regional dialect but I've never heard anyone else speak (much less type) in that particular style other than Jason.

Also, he kisses Howard, Beth, and Fred's ass but is angry and bitter toward at Robin, who kicked Jason out of Girls Night Out. I've never seen anyone whose nose is up show's collective ass who hates Robin. If there was a personal reason though it would make sense.

[rilagent]

I think it's Jason. He types just like Jason speaks. When he all caps words it's like when on the show he says "asshole" an octave higher than the rest of the sentence.

He's starts sentences with the word "dude," says "ain't" a lot, and he used one particular phrase that stands out: "Really? Wow.. I guess I need to re-think my entire life." Maybe it's a regional dialect but I've never heard anyone else speak (much less type) in that particular style other than Jason.

Also, he kisses Howard, Beth, and Fred's ass but is angry and bitter toward at Robin, who kicked Jason out of Girls Night Out. I've never seen anyone whose nose is up show's collective ass who hates Robin. If there was a personal reason though it would make sense.

Excellent post.

[Double Blizz]

wow...u can see the cruel cunt inside that we know is there.

That pisses me off..I hope she dies a violent death...(that's purely my opinion and my opinion only and does not reflect the good people at this website)