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A Special Message From Fred Thompson

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Last-Place Bachmann: 'I Intend To Be America's Iron Lady'

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Last-Place Bachmann: 'I Intend To Be America's Iron Lady'

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video platform video management video solutions video player 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.

Last-Place Bachmann: 'I Intend To Be America's Iron Lady'

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Last-Place Bachmann: 'I Intend To Be America's Iron Lady'

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video platform video management video solutions video player 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.

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FMK: The Kung Fu Profession #2 of 2, Discovering happiness in ...

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FMK: The Kung Fu Profession #2 of 2, Discovering happiness in work

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"Set your ego aside. See the simplicity of it. Discover what you love to do. Be creative and you will find a way to get paid to do what you love, you will find a way to get paid to do things that you normally would do for free. Do not impose limitations on yourself, see the beauty of life and appreciate everything. Then you will find a way to be happy in any line of work that does not contradict your inner values in life. The Tao of Freddie's Modern Kung Fu (FMK) is a Martial Arts/Spiritual Life Development Academy on YouTube that specializes in the development of the body, mind, and soul. Freddie teaches on all aspects of life. Freddie's Martial Arts teachings are highly inspired by Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do and his life lessons come from his innate wisdom within that had been sparked by his understanding of the ancient wisdom of Eastern Philosophy, specifically Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Osho, J.Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle, Tao, Zen, Tantra, Abraham Maslow, Erich Fromm, and others. Freddie is serving the public as a: 1) Fitness Trainer 2) Martial Arts Instructor 3) Relationship Counselor 4) Spiritual Guide If you have interest in becoming an Official Online Disciple in which to gain access to private instructional survival combat technique videos. Please view this video ""FMK: Official Disciple Exercise Requirements"": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWNP6gtm34 and read the description section of the video. There are fitness requirements that need to be met before access to the private videos are allowed. There may also be minimal fees that will be charged to gain access to the videos. Payments will be accepted via PayPal. Personal and private instruction is available in Chicago, IL. Personalized videos on Fitness, Martial Arts, and Life Lessons can be purchased via PayPal. Contact Freddie at FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com BOOK RELEASE I have written a book titled ""Artistic Wisdom"" http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wisdom-Enlightened-Meditations-Relationships/d... I am personally selling copies. It is $30 which includes shipping if you live in the US. If you live outside of the US then it is $35. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a copy. SPREADING POSITIVE ENERGY The time I put into teaching is not profit motivated, it is out of compassion from the heart. If you feel any videos have provided you with positive energy, please give back by spreading this energy onto others with your outlook in life and also with sharing them videos I or other great sages listed have created. Any donations will also be gladly accepted by emailing: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com. ADD FREDDIE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/freddielee28?ref=profile RECOMMENDED WEBSITES OSHO one of the greatest sages ever: http://www.youtube.com/user/oshointernational?blend=1

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KATHRYN HAHN at "How Do You Know" Premiere

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KATHRYN HAHN at "How Do You Know" Premiere

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"Maximo TV http://www.maximotv.com http://www.youtube.com/maximotv Kathryn Hahn (Wanderlust, My Idiot Brother, Hung, Step Brothers, Crossing Jordan) at ""HOW DO YOU KNOW"" Premiere at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California USA December 13, 2010 How Do You Know: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson star in How Do You Know, the new comedy written and directed by James L. Brooks that takes a contemporary and romantic look at the question, ""How do you know?"" Lisa (Witherspoon) is a woman whose athletic ability is the defining passion of her life, having been her focus since early childhood. When she is cut from her team, everything she has ever known is suddenly taken from her. Not knowing what to do, she stumbles toward regular life. In this mode, she begins a fling with Matty (Wilson), a major league baseball pitcher, a self-centered ladies man -- a narcissist with a code of honor. George (Rudd) is a straight-arrow businessman whose complicated relationship with his father, Charles (Nicholson), takes a turn when George is accused of a financial crime, even though he's done nothing wrong. Though he may be headed to jail, George's honesty, integrity, and unceasing optimism may be his only path to keeping his sanity. Before Lisa's relationship with Matty takes root, she meets George for a first date on the worst evening of each of their lives: she has just been cut, and he has just been served. When everything else seems to be falling apart, they will discover what it means to have something wonderful happen. ***This footage is available for licensing*** The viewing of this clip by website visitors is only permissible for personal use; copying, commercial use, distribution, broadcast, download, additional use or transfer is expressly prohibited. Contact us for more information at maximotv.com for proper clearance.

Video: Book Tells Story of Serial Bank Robber

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Video: Book Tells Story of Serial Bank Robber

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A Crosby woman has written a book about a criminal who robbed several North Dakota banks. But Cecile Wehrman's book is much more than the story of a modern-day Jesse James. It's a look at how two brothers who grew up in a single household can take such diverse paths in life one becoming a serial bank robber, the other a 20-year veteran of the Marine Corps and Air Force. Jim Olson reports on Wehrman's book, The Brothers Krimm. (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "September 14, 2009." It's a date that Cecile Wehrman will never forget. The date Jimmy Krimm robbed the north branch of the American State Bank in Williston, led authorities on a gunfighting, car-stealing chase through eastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota, and killed himself within a few miles of Cecile's home. She'll remember it for the drama (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "Everybody in the neighborhood literally was armed. It seems kind of foolish to think that we were sitting in our living room with guns loaded, but when you're sitting there in a remote area and know someone is out there with a gun, you just do it." But she'll remember it more clearly because of how Jimmy Krimm's felonious acts that night changed her life. (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "I was so curious about how someone like this would end up here." Turns out, Jimmy Krimm had robbed banks all of his adult life. Wehrman is editor The Journal in Crosby. Her research showed Jimmy had served prison sentences, but kept getting out, and going right back to what he knew best. Bank workers and whole communities in towns across Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas were terrorized by this masked man, waving a gun. Wehrman's interest in this modern-day Jesse James led her to Michigan - to interview Jimmy's mother and brother Rob. She learned that Rob had served two decades in the Marine Corps and Air Force - an upstanding member of society. (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "The idea that two brothers could start out in the same place with the same challenges and one go and become a serial criminal and the other serve his country for 20 years, that just seemed like a good story to tell." Wehrman learned that bank robber Jimmy had sexually abused younger brother Rob for years while they grew up. (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "Childhood sexual abuse is at the root perhaps of developing both of these brothers, and myself too. When I knew I had a shared background with these two men, the question had always been in my mind, why did I turn out OK, and I think Rob had those same questions." As for Rob, he too remembers the date of brother Jimmy's death well - because it was a date he savored. (Rob Krimm, Brother of Bank Robber) "For me, hearing that my abuser from my childhood was dead, it was like a celebration inside my head. I was satisfied." Rob says helping Wehrman with the book helped him close the chapter of his life that was so emotionally exhausting. (Rob Krimm, Brother of Bank Robber) "He was just a monsterous figure that only did terrible things and it helped for me to see him through some of his friends' eyes that we also spoke with." The author says the book can serve as a way for the victims of Jimmy's robbery spree to understand his background - there are indications he too had been sexually abused as a child. But she says the book is not intended to excuse what he did. (Cecile Wehrman, Crosby Author) "In some places as I was setting up the book tour I learned that people didn't even know that he was dead." Both Wehrman and Rob Krimm remember the date of Jimmy Krimm's death very well. But the process of writing the book together has helped them focus on a different date - they're engaged and will soon set a wedding date. In Crosby, Jim Olson, KX News. Wehrman and Rob Krimm will begin a month-long tour of 19 towns in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Saskatchewan - many of which were places where Jimmy Krimm robbed banks, Thursday night in Crosby at the Dakota Theater. You can find The Brothers Krimm on amazon.com, and at local bookstores in the region.

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Added 03/07/11
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Serj Tankian INTERVIEW Imperfect Harmonies, System of a Down, and Armenia Genocide

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http://causecast.org/music http://axisofjustice.net Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) on the Armenian Genocide, creating the Axis of Justice , and how music can be a powerful tool to let causes be known. FULL TRANSCRIPT: Serj Tankian: "Yes, It's Genocide" is the first song that I've ever written in Armenian, and it's on my new record "Imperfect Harmonies." We started working with the Armenian National Committee of America and the Armenian Youth Federation in trying to use the song as a way of getting attention to the awareness, having to do with the Armenian Genocide. During World War I, the Ottoman Empire, which is the pre-cursor to the government of Turkey today, committed massacre and genocide of 1.5 million Armenians. They also killed Greeks, Assyrians, Jews. It started with the philosophers, the senators, and- kind of the thinkers- being arrested in Istanbul and hung in public format, taken into the army for "work camps," but they weren't work camps, they were just all killed. And then the women and children were put out of their homes within 24-hour notice, pogrom in the desert, through the Deir ez-Zor desert, toward Syria, which was also part of the Ottoman Empire at the time. The hypocrisy of the denial of the Armenian Genocide led me to think, 'if this truth- how can this truth be denied in a known democratic country like ours, and why?' And that realization led me to go, 'how many other truths are there out there?' And that opened my eyes to all sorts of injustices. Axis of Justice, we started Axis of Justice around 2000, Tom Morrello and myself. It was a way of bringing together activists and fans of music and musicians into dealing with the nonprofit world, into dealing with causes and activism. We realized- we started with Ozzfest in 2002, we realized there were all these booths selling merchandise and tattoos and all these things, but there was no one selling knowledge, you know what I mean? So we became an umbrella organization at first for Amnesty and Greenpeace and a number of other NGO's, later on grew into our own organization. There's always something new going on because we don't have one cause, our cause is injustice, you know. Or justice, I should say. Brandon Deroche: What do you attribute your overall awareness to? What path in life I guess you can say, what keeps you there? Serj Tankian: Curiosity. I never thought about that before, so thanks for asking that. But the activism part came from the hypocrisy of the denial of genocide that I learned about that opened my eyes to other things. And sensitivity and compassion opened up from that knowledge of so many injustices, and then the curiosity keeps me kind of on the edge of trying to find out what else is out there. It's an incredibly exciting time where, you know because of the internet and technology, we have so much information at our fingertips, yet what are we doing with that information? We're not asking the 'why?' We know the details, and we take them for granted, because they're available, they're so amply available, but we're not asking why. And that why is very important, why something has come to its fruition. And that's not on Google, believe it or not. Because that requires understanding of the whole issue, not a wikipedia page, you know? Brandon Deroche: We've been working on a campaign, for a continuation of Haiti relief efforts, specifically driven by music, and the goal for that is to kind of take the network that has come together and be able to apply it to Darfur, or homelessness, or any other cause that it's about, and really just people who want to be doing something to create a better world in a sense. Serj Tankian: In the case of Haiti, I think obviously not far from our shores, I think it's very important to carry through with those obligations. Not just raise the money, but make sure that we have organizations that are taking the aid to where it goes, construction where it's necessary, obviously. Construction is a part of it, because the aid is keeping people alive, but if they're all living in shanty-types of getups, than it's really hard to secure their existence with another- whether it's a hurricane or an earthquake or whatever. It's no secret that with the growth of populations and the diminishing of natural resources on the planet, we're kinda looking at a weird graph. In other words, we can't continue to live our lives this way. And sometimes we always say well how can I make a difference, or how can one person make a difference, it's the accumulation of all of our awareness that can definitely make a difference, that's what it really comes down to.

Fingers & Toes

Added 03/01/11
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Fingers & Toes

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Alleyne & Temus talk about the meaning behind the song "Fingers & Toes (Dontae's Theme)" from their latest album PUSH "The song is about how hip hop has changed so much over the years. It went from being underground to being pop. This generation is different from the generation Temus and I grew up in. Through this song, our album and others like us we can bring the real hip-hop back...if not for this generation the next one... Enter Dontae, Temus' son. His birth represents a new beginning, a new path so check his fingers and his toes and let's hope that he grows...that's pretty much the meaning behind the name of the song." - Christopher Rudder Fingers & Toes (Dontae's Theme) LYRICS (Temus) For 2009, everybody still looking for a chance to shine but I just had a son and I'm feeling fine, economic times got me on the grind. Emotions outta control, sometimes I get choked up, feels the tears roll down my face, thinking about a time and place in the past, it's phukked up when the memoy's flashing. Makes me wanna press rewind, but I find there no sense dwelling back in time though I'd like to remince but the past don't change I wish that it could but is that so strange? Now that I got my seed, through a new path of life I got to proceed. to the future, nothing you can do to stop time, nothing we can do to stop crime, Nothing you can do to stop me from dropping rhymes or control the conscience of the mind besides the fact that I'm keeping all my rhymes in tack, Alleynohhh designed the track What's all the commotion? tryin to keep it smooth like baby lotion still got the shit to keep you overdosing keep'em coming back but they call it poison Still I'm keeping them in line with a mic check don't give a phukk if they like it or not I know that it's hot and it's like that you can disagree cause you got a right to fight that. At the door you can check you bullshit funny, just to see how ignorant fools get eradicate the hate, it's the only way to elevate. (Alleyne) Pushed into oblivion, pushed into my thoughts again Pushed into a generation that don't understand where it all began It's so... fundamental, connecting mental with instrumental Beats and life, words to mics short days and even longer nights It's about, life and love, loss and hate, record creates, Grafetti, DJ's, freestylin' blunts, beer and buck wilin' As a child our style was day to day, today we living like pay to pay I feel as though I'm in a different time, for the kids, I wonder what we'll leave behind... Everybody wants to be a star, tatooed, auto tuned and open bar ...Phat asses, super thighs, girls half naked, drunk and high Cars and rims, no future plans and everybody's no different than a grain of sand The balcony of LimeStone faces east watch the sun rise like the Sphinx Their always be a mic in my hand, musical travels, footprints in the sand It's funny how time flies with fun, Over ten years of platnium albums This goes out to Temus and his son LimeStone's chosen one Christopher Rudder, James Mitchell (Alleyne %Temus), SOCAN, 2010

Welcome To MeetYourAngels.com...

Added 02/15/11
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Welcome To MeetYourAngels.com...

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"In Your Heart, Work Miracles, It Is Your Duty. 'Are You Ready For A Miracle?' Ask & You Shall Receive & It Is So!" There Is One Thing That God Wants... For Us To Live Up To Our Greatest Potential & To Live In His Loving Embrace. We Each Experience God's Love In Different Ways. We Each Have Angels Which God Has Given Us To Guide Us Along Our Path As We Serve God & Live Up To Our Divine Purpose. Sometimes We Need Help! The Information On This Website Will Help You Learn More About Your Angels & To Live The Life Of Love, Happiness & Joy That God Wants For You! Articles & Angel Messages... * Email Reply : Thoughts on Recent Energy Shifts ? - 2/14/11 * Video: SHUV - Turn Around and Face God, You're Looking in the Wrong Direction - PART 1 - 4/1/10 * Video: SHUV - Turn Around and Face God, You're Looking in the Wrong Direction - PART 2 - 4/1/10 * Video: LOVE is Blind - 3/31/10 * Article: The Punishment of Sin & Wrath of God - 11/24/2008 * Article: The Silence is Broken, Or Is It??? - 11/17/2008 * Video: How Much More Time Do You Think You Have TO LIVE???!!! - 7/31/07 * Video: Healing With The Angels - 6/5/07 * We Are The Balancing Force of the Universe - 5/20/07 * Testimonial: "Its a Delightful Day!" - 5/20/07 * Q%A: A Question about the movie "The Secret" - 5/2/07 * Video: Remember Who You Are - 4/27/07 * Video: Paul... My Child Is A Drug Addict (Parents & The Addict Should Watch) - 4/19/07 * Video: Individual Responsibilities - Stewards of the Earth - 4/19/07 * Video: Hello From The Desert - 4/19/07 * Premier Video Podcast: What is the Gift You Want To Receive? - 3/21/07 * There Is Nothing To Worry About - 3/21/07 1:27 pm * Stargaze - 3/21/07 1:14 am * Your Physical Environment Locks In Energy Patterns - Updated 1/19/07 * Theme for 2007 - FORGIVENESS - 1/18/07 * Where is Your Light Focused? - 1/17/07 * Betrayal, Pain, Emptiness... What the Heck is Going On???!!! - 12/8/06 * Q%A: Would God, Jesus or the Angels try to teach me something? - 12/8/06 * Katie's Dream... Manifestation in Progress - 12/8/06 * Q%A: What Does God Think Of Controversial Movies? - 12/4/06 * Act Upon Your Nudges - 8/8/06 * The Last Day - 4/20/06 * "April Showers Bring May Flowers" - 4/1/06 * Maribeth - 4/1/06 * Amazing Dreams - 4/1/06 * Why You Deserve Love - 3/6/06 * Mary, "Queen of the Angels" - 3/1/06 * A Voice From The Streets - 2/17/06 * A "Needle In A Haystack" - Part 2 - 2/12/06 * Call Your Friends... They Need You! - Part 2 - 2/9/06 * A "Needle In A Haystack" - Part 1 - 2/8/06 * Listen... Listen To The Silence... - 2/6/06 * Call Your Friends... They Need You! - Part 1 - 2/3/06 * Healer, Heal Thyself - 2/1/06 * Give Yourself A Voice - 1/22/06 * Listening To The Angels - 1/20/06 * Ghosts... Wandering Spirits... "Poor Souls in Purgatory" - 1/10/06 * Audio: "Manifestation... Dream Big & Ask the Angels for Help!" - 9/28/05 * Audio: "Career & Life Purpose" - 9/14/05 * Audio: "Infidelity - Turn Around and Face God, You're Looking in the Wrong Direction" - 9/14/05 * Audio: "Abortion - The Angels' Message" - 9/14/05 * Audio: "Angels, Science & Miracles in the Operating Room" - 9/8/05 * Audio: "Clear Your Space" Angel Oracle Card Discussed - 9/6/05 * Audio: "Spread Your Wings" Angel Oracle Card Discussed - 9/5/05 * Audio: "Prosperity" Angel Oracle Card Discussed - 9/4/05 * Audio: "Nurture" Your Child Within Angel Oracle Card Discussed - 9/3/05 * Audio: "Courage" Angel Oracle Card Discussed - 9/1/05 * Audio: Intro to Paul Gordon & "Meeting Your Angels" * Coaching Video: Becoming A Vessel of Light - Intro To Life Coaching * Coaching Video: Becoming A Vessel of Light - Week 1 * Coaching Video: Becoming A Vessel of Light - Week 2