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00:00:00 02/09/12
Iranian mother's strength, courage and hope
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A woman flees Iran to come to the United States for a better life for here 3 children only to discover that one of her kids has a deadly disease. The Balancing Act speaks with Victoria Yousefi about her loss.
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00:00:00 02/09/12
NBA Center Talks About Overcoming Asthma And The Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge
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NBA star Tyson Chandler was diagnosed with asthma in 2004, but that hasn’t stopped the 7’1” New Orleans Hornets center from working to rise to the top of his game. By partnering with his doctor, Tyson has kept his asthma under control. Today, asthma affects 6.8 million children in the United States (nearly 1 in 15) and is the most common chronic condition affecting children. Tyson wants to help raise awareness among parents of children with asthma that the disease does not need to get in the way of their child's goals. Chandler hopes his personal story will help dispel the myth that having asthma should limit physical activity. This year the New Orleans Hornet is an ambassador for the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge. This nationwide competition sponsored by Merck & Co. Inc. allows boys and girls to test their fundamental basketball skills. The Skills Challenge runs from December 2008 to May 2009 and is free for boys and girls, ages 9 to 14. Participants will compete in a time-based, half-court obstacle course to demonstrate their fundamental basketball skills and physical fitness. The Jr. NBA/ Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge will feature more than 700 local, regional and national competitions. The goal of the competition is to generate enthusiasm around basketball. Materials will also be available to help educate parents about asthma control.
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22:58:12 02/07/12
Chinese City Hosts Round-The-World Sailing Event
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Chinese City Hosts Round-The-World Sailing Event
For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me The city of Sanya in China's southernmost province of Hainan has played host to some ambitious sailors who have undertaken a sailing race around the world. The race began nearly a month ago...but it still isn't finished just yet... Sanya's a port city on the southern tip of China's island province of Hainan, in the country's far south. It's a popular vacation spot, and now has welcomed some visitors with more on their minds than fun%mdashthe city has hosted the final stop in one leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, a competition to sail round the world. [Alex Dong, Sanya Stopover Manager]: "We hope that through the Volvo Ocean Race, we can immerse sailing culture into the local community. Besides the stopover, we have also organized sailing activities and development programs for children and youth groups before the stopover. We hope the young sailors who have attended the programs will take the lead in participating in more sailing events, and even organizing races in Sanya." Sanya wrapped up Leg Three of the race, which started in Abu Dhabi on January 14th. From: NTDTV Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 01:07 More in Sports
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19:00:09 02/05/12
GOP Debates Exposing Conservative Dislike of Romney, Not So For '08 Dem Field
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So Romney and his PACmen spent over fifteen million dollars worth of smear ads against Newt Gingrich in Florida to seal the deal of beating him in the third primary. Romney was upbeat afterward, but many movement conservatives were not.
Jonah Goldberg: What is Wrong With This Guy? >
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for his big win last night. It was a win that, Romney supporters hoped, would help bury concerns about his ability to seal the deal to do what it takes. But I’m not so sure. If you’re a straight-laced grown-up with money to burn, burying Newt Gingrich shouldn’t be that hard. Romney talked about the economy, Newt about lunar statehood (which I favor!). Romney drowned Gingrich in negative ads and Gingrich supplied endless fodder for the accurate ones and plausibility for the inaccurate ones. Was that really the test of his political chops everyone is saying?As a bunch of us have been writing around here for a while, the under-emphasized dynamic in this race isn’t that Romney isn’t conservative enough (though that’s obviously a real concern out there) it’s that he’s simply not a good enough politician.
Jonah and many other conservatives are really pissed that Mitt on the next day said that he's ' not very concerned about the poor.' >
“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.
Oh, dear. That wasn't too bright. Bill O'Reilly was trying to downplay this flub on The Factor by saying the Democrats will seize on any single word by Mitt that they can take out of context to smear him. Nice try, Bill. It was a bonehead move. >
But great politicians on the morning after a big win, don’t force their supporters to go around defending the candidate from the charge that he doesn’t care about the poor. They just don’t.
You would think after all the rigorous training Mormons are known to subject their children to when it comes to speaking to large groups of people at a young age and then sending them out on two year conversion missions to hone their craft of convincing people to like them, Mitt is one big flop in that category. Unlike his father, who was legendary for his two years in European mission work, Romney just has a problem with connecting and he's making his base nervous.
A recent Pew Poll shows Mitt's unfavorable rating is up to 47% . I believe the GOP thought that having so many debates would give them a chance to constantly bash President Obama without supplying much substance other than lunar bases, hating the gay, electrocutions and building electric fences against Latinos, but what has happened is America is watching and the GOP is being hurt by the added attention. Many republicans really dislike Romney, but view him as the only one to able challenge Obama. I still am surprised by this poll since the country is suffering from the 2008 global financial meltdown. And before Florida's results were in the GOP elites were freaking out over Gingrich's rise and then his attacks of their anointed one.
I know many progressives are feeling very antsy right now with these GOP circus debates and primary days dominating the news cycles so I did a little research into how our base felt about our candidates to contrast the GOP contest at about the same time. Democratic voters were very pleased with the field of candidates that were running for election.
via Gallup Politics on 02/03/08 >
The new poll indicates that whatever the outcome, Democrats nationwide will be equally satisfied with their nominee. They show equal levels of enthusiasm for the prospects of Clinton and Obama each being on the ballot in November. In addition, they are no more likely to believe one of the candidates is more electable in the fall than the other.
Specifically:
Fifty-five percent of Democrats (including independents who lean to the Democratic Party) say they would vote for Obama "enthusiastically" in November were he the Democratic nominee; 53% say the same of Clinton.
Forty-five percent of Democrats think Clinton has the better chance of beating the Republican candidate for president in November; 43% choose Obama.
By contrast, Gallup finds more lopsided attitudes among Republicans -- working strongly in McCain's favor. Republicans are less enthusiastic about voting for each of the leading potential nominees than the Democrats are about theirs; however, McCain is the clear leader on this score over Romney. McCain also beats Romney handily in perceptions of which of the two has the better chance of winning in November.
In the Florida returns there is another troubling number that was revealed about Mitt and the rest of the current field. >
Another warning sign for Romney: Nearly 4 in 10 GOPers want someone else to run: And this also has to worry Romney and his team a bit, too: 38% of Florida Republican primary voters said they’d like to see someone else run for the GOP nomination, versus 58% who said they’re satisfied with the field. It’s a striking number, because these are Republicans who TURNED OUT and voted.
38% are hoping for a brokered convention I guess. Wow. Things are tough in this country and many on our side have been very disappointed, but if we elect a phony conservative like Romney at this point in time, the middle class may never, ever recover. GOP unrest is a good thing.
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02:28:30 01/31/12
Song from Tibet : Apha / Father (HH Dalai Lama) by Dekyi Tsering (English Sub)
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Song from Tibet : Apha / Father (HH Dalai Lama) by Dekyi Tsering (English Sub)
Translated by Khechok Click here for more videos : www.youtube.com Lyrics below : - - - - Apha (Father) - - - - In the center of a family, illuminate the ever-burning lamp To great loving father, who carries the hopes of his children I offer you the lamp of my heart As I offer incense in the morning, I consecrate the best wishes In the praising of "Kyi Kyi So So", and in the rising of the white smoke I send hundreds and thousands of prayers How have you been, long separated, far away, and much-missed father? How are you brothers and sisters, who have left your homes? The fatherland with the dying grassland, and the black tent that merely withstands the storm Its children never hear the sound of happiness, They wash their faces with the tears of sadness Never have they experienced the happiness of being reunited, Only do they hear the sound of sad sighs Never have they experienced the happiness of being reunited, Day after day, night after night, year after year Khyen Khyen Lama Khyen... Oh, my dear Lama, my great loving father, Please don't be sad Though the warmth is absent in our homes We can feel the warmth from your words of wisdom We are the successors of your pursuit We will materialize your dreams We will work hard at learning Tibetan Our language will never be forgotten Our traditions will be passed on Our food will be enjoyed, moreover Our fatherland will be loved from the bottom of our hearts Dear father, You are the one that I will ever forget You are the one ... From: TibetArchive Views: 404 7 ratings Time: 04:05 More in Music
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02:28:30 01/31/12
Song from Tibet : Apha / Father (HH Dalai Lama) by Dekyi Tsering (English Sub)
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Song from Tibet : Apha / Father (HH Dalai Lama) by Dekyi Tsering (English Sub)
Translated by Khechok Click here for more videos : www.youtube.com Lyrics below : - - - - Apha (Father) - - - - In the center of a family, illuminate the ever-burning lamp To great loving father, who carries the hopes of his children I offer you the lamp of my heart As I offer incense in the morning, I consecrate the best wishes In the praising of "Kyi Kyi So So", and in the rising of the white smoke I send hundreds and thousands of prayers How have you been, long separated, far away, and much-missed father? How are you brothers and sisters, who have left your homes? The fatherland with the dying grassland, and the black tent that merely withstands the storm Its children never hear the sound of happiness, They wash their faces with the tears of sadness Never have they experienced the happiness of being reunited, Only do they hear the sound of sad sighs Never have they experienced the happiness of being reunited, Day after day, night after night, year after year Khyen Khyen Lama Khyen... Oh, my dear Lama, my great loving father, Please don't be sad Though the warmth is absent in our homes We can feel the warmth from your words of wisdom We are the successors of your pursuit We will materialize your dreams We will work hard at learning Tibetan Our language will never be forgotten Our traditions will be passed on Our food will be enjoyed, moreover Our fatherland will be loved from the bottom of our hearts Dear father, You are the one that I will ever forget You are the one ... From: TibetArchive Views: 432 7 ratings Time: 04:05 More in Music
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11:30:49 01/27/12
Bolivian Coca Growers Push for Road Completion
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Bolivian Coca Growers Push for Road Completion
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Bolivian coca growers demand that the government should go ahead with the controversial highway plan. The project was delayed last year following protests by indigenous groups. Bolivian coca growers marched on Thursday for the completion of the controversial road crossing, known as the Amazon. [Protester]: "When there's a road here, our people will be better off. Our community will have health care and education." Construction of the road, which crosses a reserve known as TIPNIS, was called off late last year after incessant protests from indigenous people who live in the area. But now the protesters want to overthrow the TIPNIS law that prohibits large construction projects in the reserve. [Reinaldo Semu, Protester]: "We are marching against the TIPNIS law and for the development of the indigenous communities. We want the road through the TIPNIS that connects San Ignacio de Mojos and Villa Tunari." [Reinaldo Semu, Protester]: "But when there is a road in the TIPNIS, we don't want people to be subjugated and we don't want people to exploit the TIPNIS." Around 800 people from the southern part of the TIPNIS reserve crossed through the Bolivian high plains. The marchers, among them women and children, hope to reach La Paz by next week. The controversy is a major challenge for President Evo Morales, pitting him against some in his indigenous base. From: NTDTV Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 01:31 More in News & Politics
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12:31:16 01/24/12
Could You Build a House from Plastic Scraps?
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Imagine tying together pieces of plastic to build a home. That’s what single mother Maria and her five children did. Her house was no match for wind and rain — that’s when you came with hope and a life-changing gift.
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00:57:32 01/13/12
SOLS in Timor Leste
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East Timor has gone through a lot from war and invasion through to independence. The children, many of whom are deeply traumatised and in shock following their exposure to the recent violence and the dislocation from their homes and families. Education has been highlighted as a serious priority as half the country's population cannot read. Sols (Science of Life Systems 24/7) a Malaysian-based organization and currently the largest non-formal education provider in the region, expended its wing to East Timor to give back to the children some hope for the future.
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00:57:32 01/13/12
SOLS in Timor Leste
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East Timor has gone through a lot from war and invasion through to independence. The children, many of whom are deeply traumatised and in shock following their exposure to the recent violence and the dislocation from their homes and families. Education has been highlighted as a serious priority as half the country's population cannot read. Sols (Science of Life Systems 24/7) a Malaysian-based organization and currently the largest non-formal education provider in the region, expended its wing to East Timor to give back to the children some hope for the future.
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04:00:00 01/09/12
Diablo Anniversary and a Big Year For Child's Play - Press Pause Daily
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Diablo celebrates an anniversary and it was a BIG year for Child’s Play.
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Gamers love Diablo...that’s just a statement of fact. They original game and it’s sequel are classics in the realm of PC gaming, and excitement for the upcoming third game is off the charts.
Well Blizzard is hoping to tap into the love and nostalgia for the game with a new retrospective that is launching to coincide with the original games 15th anniversary.
Gamers will find a full game series timeline, interviews with game designers, and videos and screenshots for all of the games. There is also a full and expanded video retrospective covering the series in minute detail.
If you are a fan of the series, and are counting the days until Diablo III releases....why not head over and take a trip down memory lane while you wander the world of Sanctuary.
http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-unveils-diablo-15th-anniversary-retrospective-219107.phtml
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If you are a gamer...AND a fan of the Penny Arcade online comic, then you are more than likely aware of their charity Child’s Play. The charity was founded in 2003 to improve the lives of children who are sick and in the hospital by bringing them games and toys to play with while they’re there.
Child’s Play is completely donation supported, and they recently announced that 2011 was their biggest year yet. For 2011, the charity took in over $3.5 million in donations. That was well above their goal of $2 million, and brought them over the $10 million mark in contributions over their lifetime.
They now go into the new year with restrained enthusiasm, saying that surpassing $3.5 million would be tough but doable. They say “if we've learned one thing, it is to never underestimate the generosity of the gaming community...”
We couldn’t agree more. So why not make a resolution to donate to this incredibly awesome charity.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/childs-play-raises-35-million-in-2011-6348229?tag=newstop%3Btitle%3B11
http://childsplaycharity.org/
That will do it for your daily dose of Press Pause. You can always find all our episodes over at presspause.mevio.com . You can also check them out over at our Youtube channel: youtube.com/presspausemevio .
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11:13:57 01/06/12
The Hope of the Cendrawasih Children (English Subtitle)
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Primary school children in Arso on the Indonesia-PNG border are keen to study – but teachers rarely come to the local school. The one teacher who does come is only on a short-term contract and gets paid once every six months. When school is out, the kids end up doing hard labour for the local palm plantation to earn money and kill time.
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11:13:57 01/06/12
The Hope of the Cendrawasih Children (English Subtitle)
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Primary school children in Arso on the Indonesia-PNG border are keen to study – but teachers rarely come to the local school. The one teacher who does come is only on a short-term contract and gets paid once every six months. When school is out, the kids end up doing hard labour for the local palm plantation to earn money and kill time.
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20:24:59 01/04/12
Fujian Villagers Take Inspiration from Successful Wukan Protest
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Fujian Villagers Take Inspiration from Successful Wukan Protest
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Hundreds of residents in southern China have marched against land grabs by local officials, in the latest protest over land disputes. Demonstrators in Fujian province say they're following the lead of residents from Wukan in neighboring Guangdong, who won a rare concession from authorities after a week-long showdown in December. Protests over land grabs by local officials have continued in southern China into the New Year. Hundreds of residents from Xibian Village in Fujian Province's Jinjiang City staged their latest demonstration on Monday, demanding local Communist Party officials return their land. The villagers here have taken inspiration from thousands of protestors from Wukan in neighboring Guangdong Province. Protestors held up banners reading "We're Learning from Wukan" and "Protecting the Future of our Children and Grandchildren." In December, Wukan residents won rare concessions from Chinese authorities after they temporarily evicted all Communist officials from the town, and staged a week-long demand for justice. Xibian villagers say their Communist Party Secretary and his three brothers have been misappropriating land and profiting from development projects. Despite having protested over the issue since as early as September 2010, villagers say authorities have never addressed their claims. Villagers' hopes were renewed after the apparent success of ... From: NTDTV Views: 51 2 ratings Time: 02:07 More in News & Politics
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18:00:34 01/03/12
Chris Matthews: Romney Win in Iowa Will Be a Victory of 'Dollars Over Democracy'
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I can't think of a more appropriate way to begin the Republican caucus day in Iowa, than with Chris Matthews' closing segment of Hardball Monday night. This stinging rebuke should haunt Mitt Romney for years to come.
'"Let Me Finish" tonight with this", Matthews begins: >
This Republican caucus in Iowa has the looks of a travesty, a victory of dollars over democracy, financial equity over equality.
Romney is destroying the only opponent he fears for the nomination, with the relentless wealth-driven advertising campaign the voter can only escape if he turns off his television set. He`s doing it without his fingerprints on the ads, without his face or his name attached to it. He`s doing it while he stands before crowds, reciting their verses from "America the Beautiful".
If there`s ever been a more cynical use of money and media, it is hard to recall it. And so, what exactly will Tuesday nights results mean, will they mean that Iowa likes Romney? Or will it say that the voters of Iowa have been used to destroy his most formidable national opponent?
What it looks like Iowa will say, in the headlines at least, is what it says often, that it likes the candidate who adheres most closely to the evangelical line. In this case, they have a perfect vessel, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. He`s pro-life, he educates his children at home, he`s opposed to same sex marriage. He is to the evangelicals and other Christian conservatives, one of them.
So, if Santorum gets up around the high 30s tomorrow night, that will be about right. >
Ron Paul will also get his share of the vote tomorrow, the libertarian vote, bolstered by the young and the anti-war of all ages.
You may have noticed that no Republican has even whispered the name W. in this campaign. Try and find Republicans who are ready to stand up and say the Iraq war made sense or want a decider, as they call themselves out there, working the rope line for them.
No, this campaign fits a groove. The evangelicals have found their soul brother, the libertarians have a genuine article in Ron Paul. And the conservatives who are looking for someone who thinks like them and could still beat Obama have seen their hope killed by an expensive, stealth campaign that`s left them with a choice of voting for Mitt Romney and I bet they flinch from that. They will hold back in hope of finding some way to avoid voting for someone they know in their souls is not one of them.
If Mitt Romney even breaks 50 percent of the vote tomorrow night, it will be a victory of stealth over openness, cynicism over conviction -- and as I said -- financial equity over equality of voters, and dollars over democracy. How ironic it was that it was the conservative who made this kind of campaign legal.
That last line from Matthews, "How ironic it was that it was the conservative who made this kind of campaign legal," if you watch the woman sitting near the bottom right...check out how she lets out an audible "gasp" there.
If there is a Romney win tonight in Iowa, I don't think poor Mittens can take home any joy after this spanking from Tweety. A win tonight for Romney will be a shameful moment, and a non-event. Hopefully he will at least have the decency to cut his acceptance speech short.
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00:00:42 01/03/12
Last-Place Bachmann: 'I Intend To Be America's Iron Lady'
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Michelle Bachmann's appearance yesterday on This Week with Jake Tapper was one of her more cringe-inducing performances. Not because she isn't someone incapable of delivering lines and staying on message, but because the content of her message is so obviously boilerplate campaignspeak from someone who's so clearly sliding too far down, too fast to win. Instead, she's promising a "miracle:" >
TAPPER: My next guest sounds just as confident, but her path forward is a lot more murky. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann joins me from Des Moines.
Congresswoman, thanks for joining us, and happy new year.
BACHMANN: Happy new year to you. Great to be on with you this morning, Jake.
TAPPER: So the last time you and I spoke, you had just won the Iowa straw poll. The Des Moines Register poll had you tied for first place with Mitt Romney with 22 percent of the vote. Now that same poll has you with 7 percent of the vote. What happened to your campaign?
BACHMANN: Well, we've had a very good campaign. And I think what's happened is, a lot of candidates have come in, and Iowa voters and national voters have taken a look at all of the other candidates. But we have done I think what no other candidate has done, and that is, after the last debate, we've gone across all of Iowa, all 99 counties, and we've actually done heavy, heavy retail politics where we've gone into cafes and into living rooms of Iowans, and we've made a very strong connection with a lot of people.
And if you look at the polls, it's upwards of 40 percent to 50 percent of Iowans haven't made their decision yet. And I think the polls, what they're reflecting will be very different from what we're seeing on Tuesday night, because people make their decision, quite honestly, in the caucus room. Iowa is very different. People gather in living rooms. They gather in elementary schools and churches, and they make their decision on the spot with their neighbors. And we have done, like I said, what no other candidate has done the last two weeks. We've put over -- almost 7,000 miles on our bus, and we've literally gone from town to town to town meeting with people directly. And we saw thousands of people switch their vote just in the last couple of weeks, so we think there's going to be a very profound shift that people see on Tuesday night.
TAPPER: Well, one of the -- one of the dilemmas that you've had is that a lot of the voters that you are competing for, conservative voters, Christian evangelicals in some cases, are also being wooed by Rick Santorum and Rick Perry. And Santorum has momentum right now. He is at third place in the Des Moines Register poll. And if you look at the last two days, he's in second place. He has strong social conservative credentials. He's fluent in foreign affairs. He won statewide twice in a key swing state, Pennsylvania. So why should voters go for you and not him?
BACHMANN: Well, because I'm the strongest core conservative in this race. There is no comparison with all of the other candidates and my credentials. No other candidate has current national security experience in the race. I sit on the House Intelligence Committee. I am daily involved with the issue of national security. No other candidate is.
And as what we -- what we are seeing happening with Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, that will be a formidable issue immediately with the next commander-in-chief. I'm ready. No other candidate is currently ready in that issue.
Gee, Michelle, I know it makes me feel better that you'll lie about Iran "obtaining" a nuke. It shows you'll say anything at all to win - always a great quality in a president. >
Also, I'm the only federal tax litigation attorney in this race. When it comes to dealing with the number-one issue that's on voters' minds, which is out-of-control spending, I have that credential in spades over any other candidate, because no other candidate was leading on this issue in the halls of Congress or in Washington or nationally. I'm the one that called for saying "no" to letting Barack Obama increase the national credit card limit.
Psst, Michelle honey? Try not to say things like that around sane people. It doesn't help. >
And when it comes to social issues, there's no one who can -- who can compare with my record. I'm a mother of five, a foster mother to 23 children that we've raised, and also I have an unassailable record on life, on marriage, on religious liberty. So when it comes to values and issues, there is no one who comes close to where I am on those issues.
But I think even more so, I'm the one that's been proven and tested in the fires of Washington, and that's why I think you saw people vote for me in the Iowa straw poll, but also it's what we have done on the ground. No other candidate has done more retail campaigning on the ground.
TAPPER: But...
BACHMANN: And I think we'll bear the fruit of that on Tuesday night.
TAPPER: But with all due respect, Congresswoman, this is the same pitch you've been making all summer and all fall and -- and up until today, and you're in last place, according to the polls. And -- and somebody that has similar credentials to you and a similar appeal to you, Rick Santorum, is showing huge momentum. Why you over him?
BACHMANN: Well, again, I think the polls take a few days to catch up. And -- and we have made that incredible deposit of going in every single county. We've drawn 300 people at a stop, 250 people at a stop, and I think a lot of that isn't yet reflected in the polls. And the main thing will be on Tuesday night.
We're looking forward. We're not looking in the rear-view mirror. And what we're seeing going forward, especially with the tremendous outpouring of young people that are coming out to work on our phone banks and to go lit dropping and door-to-door is nothing short of amazing. We're -- we're number-one in the category of enthusiasm. If you look at all of the candidates, which candidate has the most enthusiasm among their supporters, I'm that candidate. I'm number-one with the 18- to 29-year-old voters, which are highly motivated, and they're doing all of the work.
So I think that if you look at my past races, and polling data showed me actually losing and 8 points behind in previous races that I've had when I've run for Congress, and yet I -- I win by 8 and 13 points. So polls don't -- are -- sometimes belie the truth on the ground, and that's what we see. This isn't just about polling. This is about what we're seeing in reality, and I think Tuesday night people are going to see a miracle.
TAPPER: In the last week, your campaign has gotten involved in a big kerfuffle about one of your top supporters, your chairman in Iowa defecting and going to the Ron Paul campaign. I don't want to get into the weeds on that debate. There was a back-and-forth about whether or not he was paid off. He denied that you accused him of doing that. But this is not the first time you've made a charge like this. You've also said this about other supporters with Newt Gingrich in Georgia, with Rick Santorum.
Don't you risk -- making these charges, doesn't that risk voters seeing you as making a final gasp of desperation?
BACHMANN: Oh, for Heaven's sake. Of course not. What this shows is the tremendous momentum that we have out of the last debate. From person after person, they said that I won the last debate in Sioux City, Iowa. And the reason why is because, when Ron Paul made his very dangerous statements, which is he was just fine with Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon, or with Newt Gingrich taking $1.6 million from Freddie Mac and he was unable to defend that, I -- I took it to them.
And what people saw during the last debate is that I have the ability, of all of the candidates on the stage, I have the best ability to take it to Barack Obama in the debate and hold him accountable. We had tremendous momentum coming out of the last debate, and we saw it in county after county in our 99-county tour, where people were just appalled by Ron Paul's position. They thought it was dangerous.
That's why we saw literally thousands of people switching their decision on the spot, and that's what you saw, was this crush of momentum. And so we saw some different actions coming out of the Ron Paul campaign. And I think that people will be very surprised at the results on Tuesday night, because I think people will see a lot of defections away from Ron Paul because they see -- especially with the aggressive nature of the actions on the part of Iran in the Straits of Hormuz, people are seeing how important it is that we have a commander-in-chief who is conversant, prepared, knowledgeable, and has good judgment on foreign affairs. And of all of the candidates in the race, I'm best suited for that -- that portion of being commander-in- chief.
TAPPER: Congresswoman, we only have a little bit of time left, so last question. In the interests of candor and being based in reality, positing that you feel that you're going to have a very good night on Tuesday and that all the polls are wrong and you're going to do well, but assuming that the polls are right, isn't that, practically speaking, the end of your campaign if you come in last on Tuesday?
BACHMANN: Well, we've bought tickets to head off to South Carolina. And we are looking forward to the debates. January is a very full month. We're here for the -- for the long -- for the long race. This is a 50-state race. And we intend to participate not only in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, but to go all the way, because I intend to be the Republican nominee and defeat Barack Obama in 2012, because America needs a candidate that will be in the legacy of a Ronald Reagan and of a Margaret Thatcher. That's what I intend to do, is to be America's iron lady.
TAPPER: All right. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, good luck on Tuesday. And hope you have a wonderful 2012.
BACHMANN: Thank you. Same to you and your listeners.
