Note: The Coffee Coaster Beaniegram contains synopses of writings—columns and book/movie reviews—of the week. It normally is posted and emailed on Sunday mid day. Toward the end of each week, a more journalistic newsletter, "Percolations," is emailed commenting on news and issues of the week. Last week's issue of Percolations is located here. — bw

My Column-Article
Here's Ronnie!
Ron Paul Takes Hollywood
by Brian Wright

The Leno Show appearance comes at a time when Paul is polling at first or second in Iowa, despite the fact that the mainstream media (MSM) continues to exclude him from coverage. It's almost comical: you can watch a CNN or MSNBC program like the Chris Matthews' Show and you'll come away believing the race is between Newt 'the Slime King' Gingrich and Mitt 'the Peter Keating' Romney. The lesser red-meat candidates in the race—Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, and Michelle Bachman—are so many brain-unencumbered, warmongering, vitriol-spewing circus monkeys, while the intelligent 'liberal' Republican, Jon Huntsman, truly does have no chance. [Full Column]

Excerpt of Review

Super 8 (2011):
A ageless, fantabulous family film ___ 8/10

I point out this clip because I have never seen a better illustration of the difference between poor acting, mediocre acting, and the best acting. In the scene the girlfriend/wife (played by Fanning) is having a heartfelt conversation with the male lead, the detective in this movie within a movie. The detective character says he must take his investigation to a faraway place—Michigan. It's a trip she knows is fraught with danger, and he may not return. Fanning (as Alice) first reads her lines in a cursory manner. The director and troupe show disappointment, but decide to go ahead and roll the scene. What Fanning brings next is pure screen magic... for the movie AND for the movie within the movie.[2] [Full Review]

Book Review
63 Documents (2011)
The government doesn't want you to read
by Jesse Ventura

In fact, the book should have been named more accurately, 63 Sets of Government Documents that the Government Didn't Really Plan on You Reading. Most of them were classified at one time or another, but some of them slipped thru the bureaucratic cracks, and others were obtained via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. What I like about Jesse Ventura writing something like this—with Dick Russell—is that he sounds like a fairly ordinary guy. Not some Alex Jones or Jim Marrs knowledgeable expert who has been studying the invisible government and Men of the Power Sickness (MOPS) forever. For example, when he discusses the Pentagon's non-response on 9/11. [Full Review]

Guest Column

Compassion for the Vaccine Injured:
Where has the compassion gone?
by Barbara Loe Fisher (NVIC)

Vaccination choice is one of the most important freedoms we enjoy... or should enjoy. Just a few weeks ago, I excerpted from the NVIC (National Vaccination Information Center) September newsletter regarding the Gardasil forced-vaccine law in California. This column excerpts from the recent newsletter, another fine and highly informative column by Barbara Joe Fisher. The pro-forced-vaccine forces are strong and cunning, and well-funded thru Corporate largesse. But as my ol' buddy Howard Wooldridge of COP says, "All the bad men in the world can't stop a good man (or a good woman) who keeps on a comin'" [Full Column]

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