As posted on Parcbench on 23 December 2009 Eva Amurri and Zach Gilford have a novel idea on how the youth of America can persuade people to support the monstrosity know as the healthcare bill: withhold sex. The young Deluded Duo appears on the RockTheVote.com website to appeal for governmental healthcare to pass. In a [...]
As published on Parcbench on 23 December 2009 On my radio show, one of my favorite topics is global warming. I have long argued that while the earth may have warmed over the past 35 years, mankind is not the de facto cause. In fact, some of the sampling may suggest that the recent peak [...]
As published on Parcbench on 15 December 2009 Before our eyes, we are watching the rise of the latest Manchurian Candidate: George Stephanopoulos. By taking his new job at Good Morning America from Diane Sawyer, Stephanopoulos inches closer to his Extreme Media Makover. You have smart, educated, young idealist named George, son of a Greek [...]
As posted on Parcbench on 10 December 2009 Just today, Renaissance Man Clint Eastwood said about his acting career “I’m done…You never know where a good story comes from but I’m a senior here (and) you get to a certain stage and you think, ‘Why not just stand behind the camera?’” This comes as a [...]
As posted on Parcbench on 8 December 2009 On this chilly day, in frigid wind-swept rain, protesters filled Foley Square in lower Manhattan to protest the decision by US Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other terrorists in civilian court. Sponsored by 911NeverForget.us coalition, crowds braved the elements to [...]
As published on Parcbench on 2 December 2009 If there was ever a ’must miss’ show on TV – cable or otherwise – it had to be Jon & Kate Plus Ei8ht’s series finale. It is the simple case of four years of obscurity followed by a year of uber-hype. I am here to bury J&K, not [...]
As published on Parcbench on 20 November 2009 In 1976, the movie Network was released about an anchorman (no, not Ron Burgundy) who was being dropped because his ratings were sliding into the toilet. The late Peter Finch played Howard Beale who is fired by the fictional UBS network. That day, Mr. Beale starts his [...]
As published on Parcbench on 19 November 2009 In August 2008, a journey began for a forty-something woman. Unknowingly, she had prepared for an almost impossible quest during the prior ten years, improving her craft and skill. Her interview and the vetting were complete. She was ready to begin a campaign that would catapult her [...]
As published on Parcbench on 5 November 2009 Or, was it the fat guy? As a lifelong resident of the Blue State of New Jersey, I often feel like I live in a parallel universe – Bizarroland, as made popular on Seinfeld. People vote for higher taxes, corruption and status quo. We embrace the Sopranos [...]
As published on Parcbench on 26 October 2009 (Editor’s note: We asked our writing staff to send in a paragraph or two on the horror movies that really got to them. The results will be appearing throughout October here on Parcbench.) When I was a kid, I used to love to watch Chiller Theater on [...]
