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

Special Notice for Michigan residents: Vote for Ron Paul in the Republican Presidential Primary in Michigan, Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Every vote counts. Hundreds of volunteers have been going door-to-door for months, and notifying friends, family, neighbors. Ron Paul is the candidate of the people, and will bring the special interests and the GOTUS police state to heel.

My Column-Article
"...Destructive of these Ends..."
What's the threshold for 'Independence Redo?'
by Brian Wright

Obviously, at the time Jefferson—with slight editing by the Congress—was conveying the message that the British Monarchy had become destructive of the ends of 'life, liberty, and property under popular consent.' Further, the colonists had decided to fire the king and institute their own government based on the inalienable rights of the people. In his message, Jefferson lists several imperial crimes against humanity that 'impel the colonists to separation.' And these Brit crimes were biggies, too: disbanding legislatures, deprivation of trial by jury, quartering of troops, taxation without representation, military attacks against the citizenry, and so on. Fast forward to 2012 and the relationship between the people and the imperial Government of the United States (GOTUS)[1].

Today, GOTUS stands in the same relation to Americans as British Tyranny did to the American colonies of 1776: the chief difference lying in official documentation: Jefferson had no founding charter against which to identify English-government violations; we do. It's called the Constitution. How many of its provisions have been raped and pillaged thru 2012 by GOTUS Gone Wild?... [Full Column]

Excerpt of Review

Forks over Knives (2011):
Now, THIS is a revolution ___ 9/10

As world-renowned health-researcher pioneer T. Colin Campbell, PhD, puts it, "I have never seen a more effective, universal medical cure for most human disease than eating plant-based, whole foods; the results are truly astounding." Or words to that effect. His counterpart in the practice of Western heart medicine, surgeon Caldwell B. Esselstyn, MD, came to the conclusion in his practice that eating meat, dairy, and oils injures the lining of our blood vessels, causing heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. In the movie he states: "Heart disease is the great paper tiger of our time. A whole-food, plant-based diet will cut 80% of our health care costs in America, practically overnight." Or words to that effect. [Full Review]

Book Review
Forks over Knives:
The plant-based way to health
Edited by Gene Stone

You are what you eat. That's the important lesson of this game-changing book, which is the recipe-containing companion to a documentary film that doubles as a quiet heroic story of struggle and victory. Victory of the truth over decades, even centuries, of lies and misconceptions about the food we consume. In a nutshell the argument of Forks over Knives—the title is intended to suggest the conquest of the 'knives' of surgery by the 'forks' of eating the right foods—is that changing from an animal-based diet to a whole-foods, plant-based diet will not only make you dramatically healthier, it will prevent and even cure disease... the big ones: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer—most of the time, and within a matter of weeks. [Full Review]

Guest Column

No More Wars in the Middle East!
Just say No! to GOTUS' 'Axis of Error' on Syria
by Jim Babka, Downsize DC

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is friendly toward Iran. Does that justify arming Al Qaeda to defeat him? Indeed, supplying weapons to rebels, Al Qaeda or not, will only lead to a bloodier civil war with unknown consequences. The death toll is now 6,000. Assad's father could ruthlessly kill 20,000 in day. Assad may do the same if he sees this as a fight to the death. After all, he is much better armed and equipped than was Qaddafi. It appears that any outcome in Syria will be tragic. U.S. intervention won't prevent bloodshed, and it won't establish a friendly liberal regime. Neither pragmatism nor the Constitution authorizes the U.S. to meddle in foreign civil wars. You must do your job as the branch that determines when and if the military is to be used. Pass legislation prohibiting my tax dollars from supporting ANY faction in Syria. [Full Column]

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The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution. — John Adams

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