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

Executive Action (1973):
A ageless, fantabulous family film ___ 8/10

What Executive Action does is fill in the blanks, show what likely occurred from the assassins' perspective, on the ground... and the politics of the operation. When I say assassins, in this context I mean basically three sets of men: 1) the actual shooting teams and the men who trained them, 2) the operational executive overseeing all facets of the 'executive action,' played by Burt Lancaster, and 3) hidden business and political chieftains who led the plot, played by Robert Ryan, Will Geer, and a few others. These men's actions would have all been initiated by the General 'Y' analog in the movie JFK, the CIA's man in the Pentagon.[1] [Full Review]

Book Review
The Farrah Chronicles (2011)
Ninety minutes in the life of a very shaky girl
by Christine Mahoney

For those who feel the recently emerging author-directed alternative publishing technology tends to produce mundane work, The Farrah Chronicles will challenge your presumptions. This small story of a young woman's journey through stylish neighborhoods of broken dreams and borderline sanity is a sparkling diamond of imagination. Written in first person via flashback, we're first introduced to Farrah (29) as she's being retrieved by her parents—and into their court-directed care—from an 'institution.' She finds it a little more than ironic that the state is placing her safekeeping 'in the questionable hands of the very people who endangered it. Indefinitely.' The next nine months provide the context of her reminiscences, as Farrah chronicles through her ninety-minute psychotherapy sessions (with the highly credentialed and determined Genie) what has brought her to this stage. As Farrah puts it: [Full Review]

Guest Column

OWS 'r' US
Once in a lifetime opp to drive out the Controllers
by Dr. Robert M. Bowman

Many of us believe that nonviolence is the morally superior path.  Others may not.  But we must ALL understand that in a grass-roots movement like this, nonviolence is absolutely essential because it WORKS and because it is the only way that can.  (All those guns did not help the Branch-Davidians.)  The forces we are up against have not only great wealth, but also access to enormous firepower… but only so long as the police and armed forces will obey their orders.  Once our nonviolent resistance and our reaching out in love reminds the young folks in the police and armed forces that they too are part of the 99%, they will not take action against us.  Once our nonviolence wins the hearts and minds of the mayors and generals, they will use their power to PROTECT US!  Most important, once our nonviolence wins the support of the people of this country, we cannot lose! [Full Column]

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