Joni Meyer-Crothers shares some of her Extreme Couponing secrets. Plus, Bryon was a white supremacist sinking into a life of violence and desperation.
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Lee: THE PRICE OF
EVERYTHING IS GOING UP, SO
HERE IS HOW TO MAKE YOUR
BILLS GO DOWN.
THE EXPERT FROM T.L.C.'S
EXTREME COUPONING PROVIDES
THE SIMPLE SKILLS THAT HAS
YOU SAVING THOUSANDS AND
HELPING OTHERS ALONG THE
WAY.
PLUS...THE SUPREMEIST WHO
DIDN'T JUST WEAR HIS HATE ON
HIS SLEEVES.
HE WORE IT ON HIS FACE.
OUR RACE WAS THE MASTER
RACE, YOU EITHER GET HARD OR
YOU DIE.
Pat: WELCOME, FOLKS, TO
THIS EDITION OF "THE 700
CLUB."
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TALKING
ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR.
NETANYAHU SAYS THEY'VE JUST
ABOUT REACHED HIS RED LINE.
BIDEN SAYS WE'RE NOT GOING
TO JUST CONTAIN THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO STOP THEM.
AND WHAT WOULD A NUCLEAR
EXPLOSION DO?
IF YOU THINK OF JERUSALEM,
IT WOULD DESTROY JERUSALEM.
IT WOULD DESTROY TEL AVIV.
IT COULD VERY WELL DESTROY
NEW YORK CITY OR LONDON.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HORRIBLE
CONSEQUENCES.
THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR WAR IN
THE HANDS OF SOME MAD MEN IS
JUST BEYOND COMPREHENSION,
AND YET THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
FACING.
AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE
UNITED STATES ISN'T
BLUFFING.
IT WILL USE MILITARY FORCE
TO STOP IRAN'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAM IF IT HAS TO.
Terry: BUT ISRAEL'S
PRIME MINISTER WARNS THAT
IRAN IS MOVING AHEAD AND
THAT TIME IS RUNNING SHORT
TO STOP IT FROM BUILDING
NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM HAS THE
STORY.
Reporter: ONLY WEEKS
AHEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
FIRST TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND,
THE WHITE HOUSE IS STRESSING
THE STRONG TIES BETWEEN THE
U.S. AND ISRAEL.F0
FROM THE MOMENT THEF0
PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, HE
HAS ACTED SWIFTLY ANDF8F0
DECISIVELY TO MAKE CLEAR TOF0
THE WHOLE WORLD AND TOF0F0
ISRAEL THAT EVEN ASF8
CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED,F0
ONE THING HAS NOT: OUR DEEP
COMMITMENT TO THE SECURITY
OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.
Reporter: BUT TENSION
IS RISING.
OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PROGRAM.
SPEAKING TO AMERICA'S
LARGEST PROISRAEL LOBBY,
VICE PRESIDENT JO JOSEPH8h8h
BIDEN PLEDGED TO INTERVENE
WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR8l8h
PROGRAM.
OUR STRONG PREFERENCE,
THE WORLD'S PREFERENCE, IS8h
FOR A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION.8h8h
SO WHILE THAT WINDOW IS
CLOSING, WE BELIEVE THAT8h8h
THERE IS STILL TIME AND8h8h
SPACE TO ACHIEVE THE8h8h
OUTCOME.
GOD FORBID THE NEED TO ACT8h
OCCURS, IT IS8h CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE WHOLE8h8h
WORLD TO KNOW WE DID8h8h
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER, WE8h8h
DID EVERYTHING THAT
REASONABLY COULD HAVE BEEN
EXPECTED TO AVOID ANY
CONFRONTATION.
Reporter: SPEAKING TO
THE GROUP BY SATELLITE,
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU PUSHED
BACK AGAINST U.S.
HESITATION.
DIPLOMACY HAS NOT
WORKED.
IRAN IGNORES ALL OF THESE
OFFERS.
IT IS RUNNING OUT THE
CLOCK.
IT IS STILL NOT CROSSED THE
RED LINE I DREW AT THE
UNITED NATIONS LAST
SEPTEMBER, BUT IRAN IS
GETTING CLOSER TO THAT RED
LINE.
Reporter: EPHRAIM
GRAHAM, CBN NEWS.
Pat: WELL, IF OBAMA HAD
DONE EVERYTHING HE COULD
HAVE DONE, HE WOULD HAVE
SUPPORTED THE PRO-DEMOCRACY
OF REVOLUTION THAT WAS
BEGINNING TO BUILD UP IN
THAT LAST ELECTION.
WHEN PEOPLE BY THE THOUSANDS
WERE TAKING TO THE STREETS,
AND HE DIDN'T OPEN HIS MOUTH
IN SUPPORT OF THEM.
TO SAY THAT HE HAS DONE
EVERYTHING HE COULD DO IS
NONSENSE.
WELL, BY THE WAY, YOU'VE
HEARD THAT MANTRA, I JUST
WANT TAXES THAT ARE FAIR.
I THINK THE RICH NEED TO PAY
THEIR FAIR SHARE.
WELL, GUESS WHAT?
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT
THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING
PLENTY.
LEE WEBB HAS THAT STORY FROM
THE CBN NEWS ROOM.
LEE?
Lee: HIGH INCOME
FAMILIES ARE PAYING SOME OF
THEIR BIGGEST TAX BILLS AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN
DECADES, PAT.
EVEN WHILE THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY IS PAYING TAXES A
RECORD LOW RATES.
THE TAX POLICY CENTER
CONDUCTED A STUDY OF ALL
TAXES THAT FAMILIES HAVE TO
PAY.
THIS YEAR FAMILIES WITH
INCOMES IN THE TOP 20% WILL
PAY AN AVERAGE OF 27% IN
TAXES.
THE TOP ONE PERCENT WILL PAY
35.5%, AND THE AVERAGE
FAMILY IN THE BOTTOM 20%
WON'T PAY ANY FEDERAL
TAXES.
IN FACT, MANY WILL RECEIVE
PAYMENTS FROM THE
GOVERNMENT.
Pat: THAT'S ALL HE
KNOWS WHAT TO DO, THE MANTRA
OF CLASS WARFARE, LET'S
KNOCK DOWN THOSE OTHERS.
AND I BELIEVE IT WAS
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON WHO SAID
YOU'LL NOT ENHANCE THE
MATERIAL WELL-BEING OF THE
POOR BUYIN BY TAKING MONEY
AWAY FROM THE RICH.
IT IS TRUE, YOU WILL NOT
MAKE THEM ANY MORE
PROSPEROUS, BUT THAT'S WHAT
HIS CAMPAIGN IS.
AND THERE ARE ENOUGH FOOLS
IN THIS COUNTRY WHO BUY IT
AND LISTEN TO IT AND BELIEVE
IT.
BUT IT JUST ISN'T TRUE.
LEE?
Lee: CONSERVATIVES ARE
CRITICIZING PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO HEAD UP
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENT SEE.
GINA McCARTHY HAS
ADMINISTERED SOME OF THE
MOST CONTROVERSIAL RULES,
INCLUDING NEW REGULATIONS ON
NEW POWER PLANTS.
IF CONFIRMED, SHE WILL BE
PLACING MORE RULES IN THE
BOOKS.
CONSERVATIVES SAY THE E.P.A.
IS KILLING JOBS AND
UNDERMINING THE ENERGY
INDUSTRY.
AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE
BEEN SAYING FOR A LONG TIME,
PAT.
Pat: THEY'RE OUT OF
CONTROL.
THE E.P.A. IS ABSOLUTELY OUT
OF CONTROL.
IT IS EXTENDING WAY BEYOND
ANY MANDATE THAT CONGRESS
GAVE IT.
AND WHAT IT WANTS TO DO IS
KILL THE COAL INDUSTRY.
JUST KILL IT.
IT JUST WANTS TO DO AWAY
WITH IT.
AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
CARBON TAXES AND WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO KILL COAL.
COAL IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR
POWER GRID.
IF WE STOP COAL-FIRED
PLANTS, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
NATURAL GAS TO GO AROUND.
AND THERE CERTAINLY IS NOT
ENOUGH BIOMASS TO FEED THE
GREAT ELECTRIC GRID WE HAVE
IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT THAT'S
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
AND YOU LET THESE CRAZIES
GET IN CHARGE OF THINGS, AND
THEY'RE DOCTRINE THERE --
THEY AREN'T REASONABLE.
THEY'RE FANATICS.
THIS IS THEIR RELIGION.
THEIR RELIGION IS DESTROYING
ANYTHING THAT MATTER POLLUTE
THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ABOUT THE
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE
COMMUNITY.
ALL WE CARE ABOUT IS
STOPPING PARTICULATE
EMISSIONS.
Lee: PAT, A LATE WINTER
STORM IS BARRELING THROUGH
THE HEARTLAND.
19 STATES, FROM MONTANA TO
VIRGINIA, ARE UNDER WINTER
WATCHES OR WARNINGS.
IN NORTH DAKOTA, PLOWS
CLEARED ROADS.
POOR VISIBILITY AND
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN
COLORADO LED TO A
MULTI-PILEUP ON 7E.
70.
AND WASHINGTON, D.C. IS
BRACING FOR ITS BIGGEST
SNOWFALL IN TWO YEARS.
WE WHO TWO BIG BLIZZARDS
ALREADY.
IT HAS BEEN QUITE A BUSY
WINTER.
Lee: IT SURE HAS.
THE STORM WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE A APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS.
THE EPIC TV SERIES ABOUT THE
BIBLE IS DRAWING HUGE
RATINGS.
THE FIRST TWO-HOUR
INSTALLMENT PREMIERED ON
SUNDAY.
IT ATTRACTED 14.8 MILLION
VIEWERS.
FOUR MORE INSTALLMENTS OF
THE MINI SERIES WILL AIR
EACH SUNDAY NIGHT THIS
MONTH.
MARK BURNETT CO-PRODUCED
THIS SERIES WITH ROMA
DOWNEY, WHO WAS IN THE HIT
"TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL."
DID YOU WATCH THE FIRST
INSTALLMENT?
Pat: IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
MARK BURNETT IS A GENIUS.
MY ONLY COMPLAINT WAS HE HAD
TOO MUCH KUNG FU FIGHTING.
THEY WOULDN'T BE WAIVING
THEIR HANDS, BUT JUST STRIKE
DONE THOSE IN SODOM.
Terry: HOPEFULLY IT
WILL ENCOURAGED TO READ THE
BIBLE.
I WAS DOING THAT AS I WAS
WATCHING.
LOOKING AT THE SEQUENCE THEY
WERE CHOOSING.
Pat: AND THE OTHER
PROBLEM IS YOU HAVE A
LIMITED SPACE.
YOU HAVE TO SHOW A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF THINGS.
I THINK THE PRODUCER WAS
CONSTRAINED AS WELL AS TO
WHAT HE COULD SHOW.
HE HAD TO BE VERY
SELECTIVE.
AND HE CUT MAJOR CHUNKS OUT
AND PUT THEM TOGETHER.
BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT RATINGS
LIKE THAT, WHO IS GOING TO
COMPLAIN.
HE IS AN ABSOLUTE TELEVISION
GENIUS, AND HIS WIFE IS A
VERY BEAUTIFUL, ATTRACTIVE
LADY, WHO APPARENTLY IS
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO HER
FAITH IN JESUS.
MY HATS OFF TO BOTH OF
THEM.
GOD BLESS THEM.
Lee: EXERCISING IN THE
EVENING MAY NO PREVENT YOU
FROM GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S
SLEEP AFTER ALL.
BEFORE THEY SAID TO AVOID
EXERCISE AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT
COULD KEEP YOU AWAKE.
BUT THE STUDY SHOWS THAT
PEOPLE WHO EXERCISE IN THE
LAST FEW HOURS BEFORE
BEDTIME SLEEP JUST AS WELL
AS THOUGH WHO EXERCISE
EARLIER IN THE DAY.
ONLY 3% OF LATE-DAY
EXERCISERS SAID THAT SLEPT
WORSE.
PAT?
Pat: I'M NOT ONE OF
THOSE WHO IS OUT --
Terry: IN THE LAST FOUR
HOURS OF THE DAY.
Pat: NO WAY.
BUT I DO -- I'VE GOT THE
TOTAL GYM.
AND I HAVE A WEIGHT BENCH
AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
AND IT IS JUST MARVELOUS.
THE TOTAL GYM IS A GREAT
INVENTION.
Terry: THERE ARE MANY
WONDERFUL MACHINES THAT ARE
PRETTY COMPACT THAT ALLOW
YOU TO WORK OUT EASILY IN
YOUR HOME TODAY.
THE GYM IS THE GATHERING
PLACE.
Pat: THE GATHERING
PLACE.
BUT YOU WASTE SO MUCH TIME.
AND YOU HAVE TO WEIGHT FOR
THE MACHINE YOU WANT TO
USE.
WHEREAS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR
TOTAL GYM, YOU CAN WHIP
THROUGH THAT BABY IN 10 OR
15 MINUTES.
DO YOU HAVE ONE?
Terry: I DO.
Pat: BLESS YOUR HEART,
AND YOU USE IT?
Terry: I DO.
Pat: GOOD!
Terry: COMING UP LATER,
YOU'LL MEET A MOM WHO
TYPICALLY BUYS $5,000 WORTH
OF GROCERIES A MONTH, WHILE
SPENDING ONLY $200.
YOU'LL FIND OUT WHAT SHE
DOES WITH ALL OF THOSE
LEFTOVERS LATER ON TODAY'S
SHOW.
FIRST, THE PRESIDENT HEADS
TO ISRAEL IN A FEW WEEKS
WITH A PEACE PLAN ON HIS
AGENDA.
ONE EXPERT TELLS US ABOUT
THE ROAD BLOCKS HE'LL FACE.
THAT'S NEXT.
Pat: WELL, YOU'RE
WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH
US.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD THINGS
FOR YOU TODAY, AND ONE OF
THEM IS RIGHT NOW.
I'M SHOWING A PICTURE OF THE
HEAD OF THE P.L.A. -- THE
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY,
HAMAZ, AND THE PRIME
MINISTER OF ISRAEL BEING
HELD TOGETHER IN WHAT LOOKS
LIKE THE OVAL OFFICE BY
GEORGE BUSH.
THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS BUSH'S
FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
DEALING WITH THE MIDDLE
EAST, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT, AND HE IS
ONE OF THE MOST
KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE IN
AMERICA CONCERNING THIS
SITUATION.
AND HE IS HERE WITH US RIGHT
NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
HIS BOOK CALLED "TESTED BY
ZION."
ELLIOT ABRAMS, WE'RE
DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU WITH
US HERE ON "THE 700 CLUB."
THANK YOU.
IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE
WITH YOU AGAIN, PAT.
Pat: IN YOUR BOOK,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
OBSESSION WITH THE MIDDLE
EAST PEACE PROCESS, AND
YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE
ACTORS AND THE BIG PLAYERS
LOU THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE
EAST REALLY DON'T PUT THAT
NUMBER ONE ON THEIR AGENDA.
IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT OF
WHAT YOU SAID?
IT IS A TRUE STATEMENT.
IF YOU TALK TO THE ISRAELIS
OR TO MOST OF THE ARABS,
WHAT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT
IS IRAN.
THE PEACE PROCESS IS OFF ON
THE SIDE.
THEY WONDER WHY WE OBSESS
ABOUT IT WHEN THEIR REAL
CONCERN IS IRAN.
Pat: AND SAID ALSO WHEN
OUR DIPLOMATES ARE WORKING
ON THIS AND THE POLITICIANS,
THEY SEEM MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PROCESS AND MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING SOME
KIND OF SOMETHING ON A PIECE
OF PAPER THAN ACTUAL
PROGRESS ON THE GROUND.
TALK ABOUT THAT?
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR THE
GREAT HANDSHAKE ON THE WHITE
HOUSE LAWN, IT'S NOBEL PEACE
PRIZE, AND BIG INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES.
WHEN, REALLY, WHAT WE OUGHT
TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IS
SECURITY AND PROSPERITY FOR
PEOPLE LIVING IN ISRAEL AND
LIVING EN THE PALESTINIAN
AREAS.
HOW CAN WE MAKE THEIR LIVES
BETTER?
HOW CAN WE HELP THEM GET
BETTER JOBS, MORE AUTONOMY
AUTONOMY?
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE
PRAGMATIC THINGS, EVERYBODY
WANTS THAT GREAT CONFERENCE
IN THE SKY.
AND WE MISS A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
Pat: THIS PICTURE ON
YOUR COVER, YOUR BOOK SHOWS
AERIAL SHARON, BUT HE DID
SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS
A BIG MISTAKE WHEN HE GAVE
AWAY SOME LAND.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT OF VIEW?
VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
HE DID THAT AS A GENERAL,
THINKING 1500 ISRAELIS IN
THE MIDDLE OF A MILLION AND
A HALF PALESTINIANS WAS A
HUGE STRAIN ON THE ISRAEL
ARMY FOREVER.
MANY GENERALS THINK HIS REAL
MISTAKE WAS NOT IN GETTING
OUT OF THE SETTLEMENTS IN
GAZA, BUT IN GETTING OUT
WHAT IS CALLED THE
PHILADELPHIA STRIP, THAT
DIVIDES GAZA FROM SINAI
BECAUSE THAT'S THE GROUP
THAT ALL OF THE WEAPONS COME
FROM IRAN TO HAMAS.
A LOT OF GENERALS THINK IF
HE KEPT THAT STRIP, HE WOULD
HAVE BEEN PROTECTING
ISRAEL'S SECURITY BETTER.
Pat: IT IS AMAZING,
HAMAS HAS MOVED INTO THAT
AREA, FILLED TO VACUUM, SO
TO SPEAK, AND THEY'RE
LAUNCHING MISSILES ON AN
ALMOST DAILY BASIS INTO
THOSE ISRAELI TERRITORIES.
THEY ARE.
AND THE ISRAELIS CALL THAT
GAZA HAMASTAN.
I THINK THE LESSON FOR
ISRAEL IS ON THE JORDAN AND
THE JORDAN VALLEY.
IF THEY EVER ABANDON THE
JORDAN RIVER AND THE JORDAN
VALLEY, YOU REALLY HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THEIR SECURITY.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THEM
BELIEVE THAT.
Pat: WHAT ABOUT THE
FUTURE?
YOU KNOW, IT WAS PROPOSED
SOME TIME AGO THAT REALLY
THE OLD DAYS, THOSE
SO-CALLED PALESTINIANS HAD
JORDANIAN PASSPORTS, AND
MAYBE LETTING THAT PART OF
THE TERRITORY, THE WEST
BANK, COME ON CONTROL OF
JORDAN.
WOULD THAT BE A GOOD
SOLUTION?
YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, AT
THE VERY END OF THE BOOK, I
SAY I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THERE SOLUTION.
BECAUSE IF YOU EVER HAD AN
INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN
STATE, IT IS NATURAL THEY
WOULD IMMEDIATELY TURN TO
JORDAN FOR POLITICS,
COMMERCIALLY, AND FOR AIR
TRAVEL, AND THE LINKS
BETWEEN THEM AND JORDAN
WOULD GROW AND GROW.
THE PALESTINIANS WOULD
REALLY NEED TO BE JORDANIAN
ARMYS FOR SECURITY.
IT IS NOT POPULAR TO TALK
ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M GLAD YOU
RAISED IT BECAUSE IT IS THE
NATURAL EVOLUTION.
AS ONE PALESTINIAN ONCE SAID
TO ME, WE NEED TO HAVE A
PALESTINIAN STATE FOR 15
MINUTES, ANYWAY.
Pat: THERE IS SO MUCH
CORRUPTION.
HOW ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD?
THEY SET UP YASSER ARAFAT
AND THE P.L.O.
WHAT ABOUT THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITIES?
IT IS DESPERATELY CORRUPT,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
THERE WAS A DECREASE IN
CORRUPTION AFTER ARAFAT DIED
IN 2004.
IT HAS CLIMBED UP AGAIN.
IT IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM,
INCLUDING, FRANKLY, MAHMOUD
ABBAS, WHO'S PICTURE YOU
SHOWED ON THE COVER OF THE
BOOK.
HE AND HIS SONS ARE INVOLVED
IN A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY
SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN.
THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM FOR
LOOKING AHEAD FOR THE
PALESTINIANS.
THEY HAVE GOT TO FIND A WAY
TO WRING THAT OUT OF THE
SYSTEM.
Pat: I THINK ONE OF THE
THINGS YOU WERE TRYING TO
SHOW WAS HOW INVOLVED GEORGE
BUSH WAS IN THIS PROCESS.
IS THAT TRUE TO?
HE REALLY WAS DOING
EVERYTHING HE COULD TO BRING
ABOUT A PEACEFUL SOLUTION?
I'M GLAD YOU RAISED THAT
BECAUSE THERE IS A MYTH THAT
PRESIDENT BUSH WASN'T
INVOLVED AND WASN'T
INTERESTED.
I SHOW IN THE BOOK STORY BY
STORY, MEETING IN THE OVAL
OFFICE, AIR FORCE 1
TRAVEL -- HE WAS INVOLVED
JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.
HE DIDN'T PUSH ISRAEL INTO A
PEACE AGREEMENT THAT THEY
DID NOT WANT BECAUSE HE
THOUGHT THAT WAS WRONG.
HE THOUGHT THE CONDITIONS
DIDN'T EXIST FOR IT.
AND HE TOLD THEM, I WILL
NEVER TRY TO CRAM THIS --
THAT WAS HIS WORD -- I WILL
NEVER TRY TO CRAM THIS DOWN
ON YOU.
BUT HE WAS INVOLVED IN
TRYING BECAUSE HE REALLY
CARED.
DEEP, DEEP IN HIS HEART, HE
CARED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
ISRAEL.
Pat: WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
MORSI HAS A REVOMI REVOLT
ON HIS HANDS IN EGYPT, AND
THE IRANIANS ARE ALMOST AT
THAT RED LINE NETANYAHU
TALKED ABOUT.
DO YOU SEE AN EXPLOSION OVER
THERE?
I CAN'T SEE A PEACEFUL
SOLUTION COMING OUT OF THIS
TROUBLED REGION, BUT MAYBE
I'M WRONG.
IT IS VERY HARD TO BE
OPTMISTIC ABOUT EGYPT.
WHERE I DON'T SEE THE SYSTEM
HOLDING.
I'M NOT AT ALL SURE THAT
THAT SYSTEM WON'T COLLAPSE
IN ANOTHER YEAR.
AND IRAN, YOU KNOW, ARE THE
ISRAELIS REALLY GOING TO PUT
THEIR FUTURE, THEIR LIVES,
THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES, IN
THE HANDS OF MR. OBAMA AND
MR. BIDEN AND RISK
EVERYTHING ON THAT?
I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK SOME TIME IN THE
NEXT YEAR, THEY'RE GOING TO
ACT AGAINST IRAN.
Pat: IT IS NOT A
PLEASANT PROSPECT, IS IT?
IT REALLY ISN'T.
AND IT'S WRONG.
IT'S WRONG IN THE SENSE
WE'RE THE GLOBAL POWER,
WE'RE THE SUPER POWER.
IF IRAN IS A THREAT TO THE
WORLD, AND HE IS, WE'RE THE
ONES WHO SHOULD ACT.
AND WE ARE INFINITELY
STRONGER THAN ISRAEL.
IT IS KIND OF DISGRACEFUL TO
LEAVE THIS GLOBAL PROBLEM IN
THE HANDS OF THIS SMALL
NATION.
BUT IF WE DO, I BELIEVE
THEY'LL TAKE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEY'LL
SAVE THEMSELVES AND US.
Pat: THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU'VE DONE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
THE BOOK IS CALLED "TESTED
BY ZION."
YOU'LL FIND IT VERY
INTERESTING, WRITTEN BY A
MAN WHO WAS THERE IN THOSE
NEGOTIATIONS.
FASCINATING.
Terry: LOTS TO WATCH IN
THE COMING YEARS.
Pat: OH!
I SAID AT THE BEGINNING,
THINK WHAT A NUKE WHAT DO,
AND AHMADINEJAD AND THOSE
MULLAHS, THEY ARE FANATICS.
AND THEY WOULDN'T MIND
INCINERATORING ISRAEL.
NOR WOULD THEY MIND TAKING
FIVE MILLION CASUALTIES --
Terry: THAT'S WHAT I
WAS GOING TO SAY, THEIR OWN
PEOPLE.
Pat: BECAUSE IT WILL
BRING IN THE MONEY.
THE MONEY WILL APPEAR AND
BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD.
THAT'S WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEGOTIATE
THEM OUT OF THAT.
BUT THE PEOPLE IN
WASHINGTON, WHO SEEM TO HAVE
STARS IN THEIR EYES DON'T
UNDERSTAND FANATACISM.
A GREAT BOOK, "TESTED BY
ZION."
Terry: IF YOU DON'T
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BOBO AND OYVO, STAY TUNED
BECAUSE YOU'LL NEED THEM IF
YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY.
BUT STILL AHEAD, A SKINHEAD
WHO INKED HIMSELF AND HEAR
WHY HE CAME CLEAN.
THAT'S NEXT.
Pat: THE U.K. DAILY
MAIL CALLED BRIAN WITNER ONE
OF AMERICA'S MOST VIOLENT
WHITE SUPREMACISTS.
BRIAN WORE THAT LABEL AS A
BADGE OF HONOR.
HIS FACE WAS A CANVAS FOR
HIS RACE AND EVEN HAD THE
WORD HATE TATTOOED ON
HIMSELF.
BRIAN'S EMOTION NEVER
WAVERED UNTIL HE FELL IN
LOVE FOR THE VERY FIRST
TIME.
MY NAME IS BRYAN
WHITENER, AND I'M A FORMER
NEONAZI SKINHEAD.
NOT ONLY DID HE CHANGE MY
PHYSICALLY, HE BROUGHT LOVE
INTO A WORLD OF HATE AND
VIOLENCE.
WHEN MY RELATIVE INTRODUCED
ME TO BEING A SKINHEAD, I
WAS 14.
WE WERE CALLED SOLDIERS OF
THE NEW RITE.
I WAS BEATEN UP A LOT
BECAUSE I WAS A SKINHEAD IN
A PREDOMINANTLY MEXICAN AREA
OF TOWN.
SO VIOLENCE WAS A VERY, VERY
COMMON THING, SO YOU GET
HARD OR YOU DIE.
THAT'S IT.
Reporter: BRYAN
WHITENER CAME FROM A BROKEN
HOME.
RAISED BY AN ALCOHOLIC
GRANDMOTHER, HE LEARNED FROM
AN EARLY AGE HE HAD TO TAKE
CARE OF HIMSELF.
SO I LEARNED HOW TO
HATE.
I STARTED GETTING TATTOOS AT
ABOUT 14, 15.
AND THE TATTOO THING WAS TO
SISIGNIFY THE TOUGH GUY
LOOK.
I GOT SWAT SWASTIKAS WHEN I
WAS LIKE 15 OR 16.
I KNEW THEY GOT ME IN FIST
FIGHTS QUITE OFTEN.
THAT'S WHY I PUT THEM ON MY
BODY.
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED I
SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE ABOUT, AND I STARTED
HITTING LIBRARIES.
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
GETTING INTO THE POLITICS.
AND BEFORE IT WAS JUST TO
PISS PEOPLE OFF.
AND EVENTUALLY I THOUGHT
THAT WASN'T THE PLACE FOR ME
AND STARTED TRAVELLING
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
I MET MY FIRST HAMMER SKIN
OUT THERE, AND THEY WERE THE
BIGGEST, BADDEST.
THEY WERE ORGANIZED.
THEY WERE TOUGH.
EVERYTHING ANY SKINHEAD
WOULD WANT.
WHEN I GOT INTO THE HAMMER
KINS SKINS, A LOT OF THE
GUYS HAD FACIAL TATTOOS AND
THEIR HANDS DONE.
I HAD MY HANDS DONE, AND I
ENDED UP GETTING MY NECK
DONE.
JUST FOR THE SHOCK VALUE, IT
STARTED CREEPING UP ON TO MY
FACE.
WE WERE PRETTY OUT OF
CONTROL.
Reporter: WHEN THE GANG
DISINTEGRATED, BRIAN AND A
FEW STARTED A NEW GANG.
WE STARTED SPREADING LIKE
A DISEASE.
I WAS IN CHARGE OF GOING TO
DIFFERENT TOWNS IN INDIANA
AND SETTING UP CHAPTERS.
I WAS THE ENFORCER.
AS A SKINHEAD, MY THINKING
WAS THE WHITE RACE WAS THE
MASTER RACE.
AFTER MY FIRST DECADE, I
DIDN'T REALLY SEE IT THAT
WAY ANYMORE BECAUSE I JUST
KNEW SO MANY WHITE PEOPLE
THAT WERE SUCH SCUMBAGS, I
COULDN'T SAY EVERY WHITE
PERSON IS SO MUCH SUPERIOR
THAN EVERY BLACK PERSON WHEN
I'M SEEING THE COMPLETE
OPPOSITE.
I KIND OF REALIZED THE ONLY
THING I ACHIEVED IN MY LIFE
WAS A BUNCH OF SCARS, A
LEGAL RECORD, AND HALF WAY
SCLEROSIS OF THE LIVER.
THAT'S IT.
I HAVE ACHIEVED NOTHING ELSE
IN LIFE, NOTHING POSITIVE.
I LITERALLY WAS TRYING TO
DRINK MYSELF TO DEATH.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY
OUT.
I WAS DONE.
I HAD GIVEN UP ON LIFE AND
EVERYTHING.
I WAS DONE.
I WAS SICK OF THE VIOLENCE,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OTHER
WAY TO BE.
IF I WOULD HAVE TALKED TO
ANYBODY ABOUT THOSE
FEELINGS, THEY WOULD HAVE
CALLED ME A TRADER.
AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN
BRANDED AS SUCH AND PROBABLY
SHOT.
SO I BOTTLED IT UP AND
DRANK.
THAT'S ALL I DID.
Reporter: BRIAN WAS
DEPRESSED AND ON THE EDGE OF
SUICIDE.
THEN HE MET JULIE.
I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH
HER.
AFTER WE GOT MARRIED, MY
FORMER GANG GOT REAL JEALOUS
OF THE FACT I GOT MARRIED
AND MOVED 10 HOURS AWAY
BECAUSE I WAS NO LONGER
AVAILABLE FOR THEIR
BUSINESS.
I STARTED WORKING FULL-TIME
CONSTANTLY TO PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE.
RIGHT WHEN MY SON WAS BORN,
THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY GAVE
ME AN ULTIMATUM, TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN THE GANG OR MY
FAMILY, AND SO I CHOSE MY
FAMILY.
AND THEY SAID, OKAY, THAT'S
FINE.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A PROPER
RETIREMENT, WHICH I DID.
Reporter: BUT IT WASN'T
THAT SIMPLE.
DEATH THREATS STARTED
IMMEDIATELY, AND THEY NEVER
STOPPED.
THEY WOULD CALL AT 3:00
IN THE MORNING AND TALK
ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO
KILL ME AND KILL THE KIDS.
FOR YEARS, JULIE AND I LIVED
LITERALLY ON RED ALERT.
WE WOULD TAKE TURNS STAYING
UP ALL NIGHT WITH BATS AND
STUFF.
IT WAS A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT
IF.
I'M A PRETTY TOUGH GUY.
I CAN HANDLE MYSELF PRETTY
WELL, BUT AGAINST SEVEN,
EIGHT GUYS, THERE IS NOTHING
I COULD DO.
BUT FOR SOME REASON, JULIE
PICKED UP A BIBLE.
THERE WAS THIS OLD GERMAN
BIBLE, AND SHE STARTED
THUMBING THROUGH IT AND
READING IT AND SHOWED ME A
COUPLE OF PRAYERS.
THE SERENITY PRAYER, AND I
STARTED SAYING THAT IN THE
MORNING TO CALM MYSELF.
WE WENT DOWN TO TENNESSEE
FOR CHRISTMAS ONE YEAR, AND
MY FATHER-IN-LAW -- TO GO
VISIT HIM FOR CHRISTMAS.
MY FATHER-IN-LAW TOOK US TO
HIS CHURCH, A SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CHURCH OUT THERE.
AND SOMETHING HAPPENED.
BUT THE THING WAS, JULIE
FELT THE SAME THING.
I THINK IT WAS ALMOST AT THE
SAME TIME.
SHE LOOKED AT ME, AND SHE
WAS LIKE, DID YOU FEEL
THAT?
AND I WAS, LIKE, YEAH.
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
SO WE STARTED PRAYING AT
THAT POINT, AND PRAYING AND
PRAYING AND READING THE
BIBLE.
AND WE ACTUALLY MADE A
PROMISE TO GOD.
IF YOU HELP US GET OUT OF
THIS ALIVE, WE'LL GIVE OUR
LIVES TO YOU.
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE
WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO
TENNESSEE, AND WE DID.
AND THE FIRST THING WE DID
WAS PRAISE GOD BECAUSE THERE
WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE DONE
IT BY MYSELF.
ONCE I WAS ABLE TO EXCEPT
JESUS IN MY LIFE, I WAS ABLE
TO SMILE AGAIN.
I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY A DAY.
I WAS ABLE TO BE POLITE AND
ENJOY LIFE.
TO ENJOY MY CHILDREN.
WHEN HE FILLED ME, IT
PATCHED THE HOLE THAT WAS
ALWAYS LEAKING.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
WELL, WHEN I CHANGED INSIDE,
WHEN MY SOUL CONCERN WAS MY
FAMILY AND IT WAS NO LONGER
ABOUT MY RACE OR ABOUT
VIOLENCE.
I HAD TO LOOK EVERY DAY IN
THE MIRROR AND LOOK AT THIS
THING I ACTUALLY MADE
MYSELF.
I GOT TO REALIZE JUST WHAT
KIND OF A MONSTER I WAS
ACTUALLY PROJECTING TO THE
OUTSIDE WORLD.
Reporter: WITH THE PAST
LINGERING ON HIS FACE,
BRIAN'S DESIRE TO LIVE A
NORMAL LIFE SEEMED
HOPELESS.
I WOULD GO OUT TO TRY TO
GET JOBS, AND NOBODY WOULD
TALK TO ME.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
WERE ALWAYS A MESS.
IT WAS JUST AN ABSOLUTE
NIGHTMARE.
I STARTED LOOKING INTO LASER
REMOVAL, WHICH WAS WAY TOO
EXPENSIVE.
THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD
AFFORD IT.
I STARTED LOOKING AT MEANS
OF USING DERMAL ACIDS AND
BURNING THEM OFF MY SKIN.
Reporter: IN A
DESPERATE MOVE, JULIE
CONTACTED THE SOUTHERN
POVERTY LAW CENTER.
WITH THEIR HELP, THEY
LOCATED AN ANONYMOUS DONOR,
AND BRIAN BEGAN A PAINFUL
TWO-YEAR JOURNEY OF REMOVING
THE TATTOOS.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
WE STARTED DOING LASER AT
VANDERBILT, AND THE DOCTOR
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE ME
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR.
I HAD SO MUCH COVERAGE, HE
HAD NEVER, EVER TAKEN ON
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
PHYSICALLY, IT WAS
INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.
IT TOOK ABOUT 23 TO 25
TREATMENTS, BUT EVERYTHING
THAT HAS HAPPENED HAS BEEN
LITERALLY A MIRACLE.
THE REMOVAL.
MY FAMILY IS SAFE.
WE ARE SAFE.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
AND I'M WORKING.
AND IT WASN'T MY DOING.
I DIDN'T DO ANY OF THIS.
I'M BARELY A HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE.
I'M NOT REALLY ANYTHING.
A FORMER STREET KID.
GOD HAS DONE JUST MIRACULOUS
THINGS IN MY LIFE.
AND NOW I CAN FINALLY GIVE
GLORY WHERE IT IS DUE.
I CAN FINALLY GIVE HIM THE
CREDIT.
Pat: THERE IS NOBODY
WHO HAS GOTTEN TOO FAR AWAY
FROM GOD.
YOU SEE A HATED, NAZI
SKINHEAD WHO'S LIFE WAS
BUILT ON HATE -- THE LOVE OF
GOD, THE LOVE OF GOD, THE
LOVE OF GOD, FOR GOD SO
LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE
HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT
WHO SO EVER BELIEVES IN HIM
SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE
EVERLASTING LIFE.
GOD DIDN'T SEND HIS SON INTO
THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE
WORLD, BUT THAT THE WORLD,
THROUGH HIM, MIGHT HAVE
LIFE.
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY
GOD DOES NOT WANT TO CONDEMN
YOU.
HE WANTS TO SAVE YOU.
HE WANTS TO BRING YOU INTO
HIS FAMILY.
HE WANTS YOU TO BE IN
HEAVEN, AND HE WANTS YOU TO
BE FILLED WITH JOY,
UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF
GLORY.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A
NEW LIFE, TO START FRESH, I
WANT YOU TO DO A SIMPLE
THING.
I WANT TO YOU PRAY A
PRAYER.
YOU'RE THERE IN YOUR HOME,
YOUR HOTEL, WHEREVER YOU'RE
WATCHING THIS PROGRAM.
AND I WANT YOU TO PRAY A
SIMPLE PRAYER WITH ME.
AND I WANT YOU TO ASK GOD TO
COME AND TRANSFORM YOUR
LIFE.
AND IF YOU'LL SURRENDER TO
HIM, HE WILL SURRENDER
HEAVEN TO YOU.
SO I ASK YOU TO PRAY RIGHT
NOW.
YOU CAN PRAY SILENTLY, PRAY
OUT LOUD, PRAY ANY WAY YOU
WANT TO, BUT PRAY FROM YOUR
HEART THESE WORDS, ALL
RIGHT?
BOW YOUR HEAD.
JESUS -- THAT'S RIGHT.
JESUS, YOU KNOW I'M A
SINNER, LORD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE DONE.
YOU NO WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO
ME.
YOU KNOW THE STRUGGLE.
YOU KNOW THE BITTERNESS, THE
HATRED -- YOU KNOW ALL OF
THESE THINGS.
BUT, LORD, RIGHT NOW I COME
AS I AM TO THE FOOT OF YOUR
CROSS.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT YOU
DIED FOR SINNERS, AND YOU
DIED FOR ME.
AND SO, LORD JESUS, RIGHT
NOW I OPEN THE DOOR OF MY
HEART AND I SAY PLEASE COME
IN.
TAKE MY LIFE, LORD.
AND FROM THIS MOMENT ON I AM
YOURS.
THANK YOU, LORD.
THAT YOU'VE HEARD MY
PRAYER.
AND THANK YOU THAT YOU'VE
COME INTO MY HEART.
NOW, FATHER, FOR THOSE WHO
PRAYED WITH ME, LET THE
POWER AND THE ANOINTING OF
THE SPIRIT OF GOD COME INTO
THEIR LIVES IN THIS MOMENT,
IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
IF YOU PRAYED WITH ME, IT'S
AN IMPORTANT THING.
AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
DO IS TO CONFESS WHAT YOU'VE
DONE WITH YOUR MOUTH.
YOU NEED TO TELL SOMEBODY.
YOU NEED TO GET
ESTABLISHED.
IT HELPS YOU TO GET
ESTABLISHED, TO SAY I JUST
PRAYED.
I GAVE MY HEART TO THE
LORD.
WE'VE GOT ON THE PHONES A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE, HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE, WHO HAVE MADE THE
SAME DECISION YOU HAVE.
AND WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO
JOIN SOME KIND OF A CHURCH
OR TO BE PART OF ANYTHING,
EXCEPT TO BE PART OF JESUS.
IT WON'T COST YOU ANY
MONEY.
I'M GOING TO SEND YOU
SOMETHING FREE.
IT'S CALLED "A NEW DAY."
IN IT THERE IS A COMPACT
DISC, 73 MINUTES OF
TEACHING.
IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAS
JUST HAPPENED AND WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
"A NEW DAY," I'LL GIVE THIS
TO YOU FREE.
PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL A
TOLL-FREE NUMBER,
1-888-777-1999.
1-888-777-1999.
QUICKLY GO TO THE PHONE.
IF FOR ANY REASON THE PHONES
ARE BUSY, BE PATIENT.
THERE WILL BE SOMEBODY THERE
SHORTLY.
BUT I THINK THEY'RE
AVAILABLE NOW.
SO CALL NOW.
SOMEBODY IS HERE WHO CARES
ABOUT YOU.
TERRY?
Terry: WELL, WHILE MANY
FAMILIES IN AMERICA HAVE A
FOOD PANTRY NEXT TO THEIR
KITCHEN, OUR NEXT GUEST HAS
A FOOD GARAGE.
SHE IS GOING TO TELL US HOW
SHE KEEPS IT STOCKED FOR
JUST A COUPLE OF BUCKS A
DAY.
WELCOME BACK TO
WASHINGTON FOR THIS CBN NEWS
BREAK.
A FEDERAL JUDGE IN VERMONT
HAS SENTENCED A MENNONITE
PASTOR TO 27 MONTHS IN
PRISON.
HE WAS CONVICTED LAST SUMMER
OF HELPING A WOMAN FLEE THE
COUNTRY, RATHER THAN SHARE
CUSTODY OF HER DAUGHTER WITH
HER FORMER LEAS LESBIAN
PARTNER.
LISA MILLER AND HER DAUGHTER
FLED OVERSEAS IN 2009.
SHE IS THE CHILD'S
BIOLOGICAL MOTHER.
MILLER BECAME A BORN AGAIN
CHRISTIAN AND TURNED AWAY
FROM HER HOMOSEXUAL LIFE.
MILLER AND HER DAUGHTER ARE
BELIEVED TO BE HIDING IN
NICARAGUA.
THE PASTOR AND MS. MILLER
ARE UNRELATED.
EIGHT FORMER DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
CHIEFS ARE CALLING ON THE
WHITE HOUSE TO SUE COLORADO
AND WASHINGTON.
BOTH STATES HAVE LEGALIZED
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE,
AND THE FORMER D.E.A.
LEADERS SAY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS NOT MOVING
FAST ENOUGH TO REVERSE THE
MOVE.
MARIJUANA IS STILL ILLEGAL
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, AND ONE
OF THE D.E.A. LEADERS SAYS
NOT ACTING WILL CREATE A
DOMINO EFFECT IN WHICH OTHER
STATES FOLLOW LIA THEIR
LEAD.
YOU CAN ALWAYS GET MORE NEWS
BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT
CBNNEWS.COM.
PAT AND TERRY WILL BE BACK
WITH MORE OF "THE 700 CLUB"
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Terry: WHEN JOANNIE
MYERS WAS A SINGLE MOM, SHE
HAD NIGHTS WHERE SHE THAT TO
GO HUNGRY JUST SO SHE COULD
FEED HER KIDS.
OFTENTIMES SHE WENT TO
GROCERY STORE KNOWING SHE
HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FOOD
OR HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
NOW SHE IS USING HER SKILLS
TO MAKE SURE OTHERS WON'T
STRUGGLE AS SHE ONCE DID.
Reporter: COUPONING
EXPERT JOANNIE SAYS YOU
SHOULD NEVER PAY FULL PRICE
FOR ANYTHING AGAIN.
SHE IS ONE OF THE STARS OF
THE LEARNING CHANNEL SHOW,
EXTREME COUPONING.
SHE STARTED USING COUPONS TO
MAKE ENDS MEET AFTER HER
HUSBAND LOST HER JOB FIVE
YEARS AGO.
SINCE THEN, SHE SAVED
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
BUT JOANNIE DOESN'T KEEP ALL
OF THE SAVINGS FOR HER AND
HER FAMILY.
SHE PRACTICES THE CONCEPT OF
HELPING OTHERS.
TODAY'S JOANNIE'S GARAGE
ACTUALLY SERVES AS A FOOD
PANTRY TO FEED THE HUNGRY.
IN HER BOOK, "EXTREME COP
PONG, COP -- "EXTREME
COUPONING," JOANNIE HELPS
LEARN HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
Terry: JOANNIE IS
HERE.
WELCOME.
YOU STARTED COUPONING OUT OF
NECESSITY.
TELL US ABOUT THAT TIME IN
YOUR LIFE?
I CRY, SORRY.
WE WENT THROUGH A REALLY
HARD TIME WHEN I COULDN'T
FEED MY KIDS.
AND WE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH
CHOICES.
ONCE I LEARNED HOW TO
COUPON --
Terry: HOW DO YOU LEARN
HOW TO DO THAT?
I HAD A FRIEND WHO SHOWED
ME TWO FRIEND THINGS THAT
ARE FREE, AND I'M AN
OVERACHIEVER.
FOR ME BECAME A MINISTRY
BECAUSE I WAS, LIKE, I CAN
HELP FEED HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
Terry: GOD REALLY USED
THIS TO BIRTH SOMETHING IN
YOUR HEART.
YEAH.
Terry: ONCE YOU
FOLLOWED THE OPEN DOORS HE
GAVE YOU, BEGAN TO DO THIS
NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF, BUT
YOU DO HELP OTHER PEOPLE
WITH THIS.
THAT'S THE BIG PART FOR
ME.
PEOPLE SAY IT IS COUPONS,
AND I'M, LIKE, NO, IT'S
GOD.
Terry: HE HAS A SENSE
OF HUMOR.
IT OPENS UP SO MANY DOORS
FOR PEOPLE.
SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO HELP
PEOPLE AND DON'T KNOW HOW
TO.
THROUGH THE USE OF COUPONS,
THE POWER OF COUPONS, WE CAN
FEED THE HUNGRY.
WE CAN HELP SO MANY.
Terry: YOU ARE DOING AN
AMAZING JOB WITH IT.
I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU
ABOUT HOW YOU DO THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS
THAT IS SO INTERESTING TO
ME, USUALLY WHEN SOMEBODY
HAS A GREAT IDEA THEY WANT
TO PROMOTE, THEY WIND UP
GOING TO A TELEVISION
PROGRAM, ASKING THEM WOULD
YOU CONSIDER ME?
IN YOUR CASE, EXTREME
COUPONING, ACTUALLY CAME TO
YOU.
HOW DID THAT WORK?
IT IS WEIRD.
WE HAD THE OPEN PANTRY IN
OUR GARAGE, AND WE'VE BEEN
FEEDING PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SOME PEOPLE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD TOLD THE SHOW.
AND THEY CALLED ME AND SAID
WILL BE ON THE SHOW?
AND I SAID WE HAD A COUPLE
OF STIPULATIONS, THE FIRST
IS MY FAITH, AND THE SECOND
WAS WE WANTED TO DONATE
100%.
AND THEY SAID, THAT'S FINE.
Terry: YOU HAVE A
SYSTEM.
YES.
Terry: REALLY IN LIFE,
THERE IS JUST KIND OF A
COMMON IDEA.
IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING,
YOU HAVE TO DO IT
INTENTIONALLY.
AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE
HERE AND HOW PEOPLE CAN DO
THIS AFFECTIVELY.
ORGANIZATION IS THE
BIGGEST THING WITH
COUPONING.
IF YOU'RE NOT ORGANIZED --
Terry: I HAVE ABOUT 100
OF THESE IN THE BOTTOM OF MY
PURSE RIGHT NOW.
AND, SEE, NOW YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ORGANIZED.
I TELL EVERYBODY TO START
OUT WITH A BINDER.
THERE IS A SMALLER ONE AND A
LARGER ONE.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
COUPON, I SAY GET A LARGER
ONE.
I LOOK THE ONES THAT HAVE
THE TWO SIDES SO YOU CAN USE
YOUR FOOD AND THEN YOUR
HYGIENIC AND THEN YOUR OTHER
STUFF ON THIS SIDE.
THE BIG THING TO START OUT
WITH YOU WANT TO GET
LABELS.
I SAY SPEND EXTRA MONEY FOR
THE BINDER.
THESE ARE PLASTIC LABELS SO
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TEAR.
THE PAPER ONES ARE GOING TO
TEAR AS YOU'RE FLIPPING
THROUGH THEM.
ON THE LABELS, YOU'LL CAT
CATEGORIZE THE STUFF LIKE
REGISTER, FREEZER.
Terry: AND SO YOU CAN
FLIP THROUGH THIS AS YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH THE STORE.
AND PEOPLE CAN PRINT
THESE RIGHT OFF FROM MY
BLOG.
I'VE HAVE THEM ALREADY MADE
UP.
Terry: SHE'S DONE THE
WORK.
THE NEXT THING IS TO PUT
THE COUPONS IN.
THEY'RE BASEBALL CARD
INSERTS.
SO THE COUPONS FIT RIGHT
INSIDE OF THEM.
FOR THE BIGGER ONES, THE
PRINTABLE ONES, YOU'RE GOING
TO WANT THE CURRENCY.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLD
THEM UP.
Terry: AND THEY ALL FIT
IN HERE.
EXACTLY.
THE OTHER GREAT THING IS THE
FULL SHEET ONES.
AND FOR THE FULL SHEET ONES,
YOU CAN PUT THE COUPON
POLICIES IN THEM.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STORES,
THE CLERKS DON'T KNOW THE
POLICIES ALL OF THE TIME.
THAT WAY YOU HAVE THE POLICY
AND CAN SHOW IT TO THEM.
THE OTHER THING, SOME PEOPLE
DON'T LIKE TO CLIP ALL OF
THEIR COUPONS.
THIS IS WHAT THE INSERTS ARE
GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU CAN TELL THE DATE.
I PUT 2-10, AND YOU CAN PUT
THE WHOLE THING IN THERE.
Terry: WOW!
THAT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR ME
AND THAT'S WHY I 100 AT THE
BOTTOM OF MY PURSE.
I'M WELL-INTENTIONED, BUT I
NEVER REMEMBER TO DO IT.
ONE OF THE COMMON THINGS
PEOPLE SAY IS WHEN I COUPON
I BUY THINGS I DON'T REALLY
NEED BECAUSE THEY'RE ON
SALE.
HOW DO YOU KEEP FROM DOING
THAT?
I TELL PEOPLE, STICK TO
WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY
BUY.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE A COUPON
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE
MONEY, IF YOU BUY IT, YOU'RE
NOT REALLY SAVING THING.
IF THERE ARE MONEY MAKERS
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET
PAID FOR AND YOU DON'T
PERSONALLY NEED IT YOURSELF,
DONATE IT.
I CHALLENGE EVERYBODY THE
FIVE ITEM CHALLENGE.
SOME OF THE ITEMS YOU'RE
GOING TO MAKE MONEY ON AND
SO YOU'RE GOING TO WALK OUT
OF THE STORE WITH MONEY TO
BUY YOUR MEAT AND
GROCERIES.
Terry: AND A LOT OF
CHURCHES HAVE KITCHENS AND
YOU'RE KEEPING THAT
STOCKED.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE
PEOPLE MAKE IN TRYING TO DO
THIS?
I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO
START OUT BIG RIGHT AWAY AND
THINK THEY CAN SAVE A LOT OF
MONEY.
I TELL EVERYBODY, IF YOU
SAVE $5 A WEEK, OVER A YEAR,
THAT'S $250.
ANY SAVINGS IS THAT, A
SAVINGS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAVE
MONEY.
WE NEED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS
WITH OUR MONEY.
Terry: ESPECIALLY NOW.
WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT
IS -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOUR HOUSE, BUT AT OUR
HOUSE, THE HOUSE IS FULL,
AND GROCERY EXPENSES ARE
TERRIFIC.
ESPECIALLY AS KIDS GET
OLDER, THEY CONSUME SO MUCH
FOOD.
I KNOW THIS HAS BECOME A
PASSION FOR YOU, AND NOW
YOU'RE HELPING OTHER PEOPLE
TO DO IT.
I HEAR YOUR STORY, AND HOW
GOD TAKES WHAT WAS A
NEGATIVE SITUATION IN YOUR
LIFE, AND NOT ONLY ANSWERS
YOUR PRAYER, BUT TURNS
AROUND TO BLESS OTHER
PEOPLE.
I DO.
I THINK HE USED THE MESS IN
MY LIFE TO MAKE THE
MESSAGE.
IT IS MY STORY, BUT IT IS
GOD'S STORY.
I CAN ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE
AND SAY YOU MAY FEEL
HOPELESS RIGHT NOW, AND I
WAS 20 YEARS AGO, BUT GUESS
WHAT?
THROUGH CHRIST WE HAVE
HOPE.
AND THROUGH COUPONS, WE CAN
FEED PEOPLE.
IT IS FUN AND EXCITING AND
WE REALLY CAN IMPACT OUR
WORLD.
Terry: ALL OF THE
THINGS YOU'VE SHOWN US YOU
USE ARE AVAILABLE AT PLACES
LIKE OFFICEMAX, HOME
DEPOT --
ANY PLACE.
Terry: THIS LOOKS LIKE
ANY PLACE THAT SELLS SCHOOL
SUPPLIES.
RIGHT.
AND I FELT SOME PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO DO THE BINDERS.
AND I'M LOOK, COME TO MY
BLOG AND I'LL MAKE UP ONE
FOR YOU.
Terry: THIS LADY WILL
DO IT FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW SHE HAS
PUT IT ALL HERE.
IT IS JOANNIE'S BOOK, CALLED
"EXTREME COUPONING" LEARN
HOW TO BE A SAVVY SHOPPER
AND SAVE MONEY.
IT AIRS THURSDAY NIGHTS AT
8 P.M. ON DISCOVERY FIT AND
HEALTH CHANNEL.
YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE HER.
GO TO IT FIRSTHAND, AND
SHE'LL INSPIRE YOU.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
WHAT A GREAT, GREAT IDEA, A
WAY TO HELP OTHERS AND HELP
YOURSELF AT THE SAME TIME.
Pat: I'LL TELL YOU, SHE
HAS GOT THE ANSWER IN
TODAY'S ECONOMY.
BOY, GOOD FOR HER.
COMING UP NEXT, ANOTHER
ROUND OF "BRING IT ON."
SHERRY SAYS, QUOTE,"MY
BROTHER WAS RAISED AS A
CHRISTIAN, BUT HAS BEEN A
DEVOTED MUSLIM FOR MOST OF
HIS LIFE.
AS A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN, WE
BOTH THINK THE OTHER WILL GO
TO HELL.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
WE'LL SCENES THAT QUESTION
AND MORE -- WE'LL ANSWER
THAT QUESTION AND MORE WHEN
WE BRING IT ON.
Terry: WELL, IT IS TIME
TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR
E-MAIL QUESTIONS.
PAT, SHERRY SAYS, "MY
BROTHER WAS RAISED AS A
CHRISTIAN BUT HAS BEEN A
DEVOTED MUSLIM FOR MOST OF
HIS ADULT LIFE.
I'M A DEVOUT CHRISTIAN.
HE HAS BEEN TO MECCA,
CHANGED HIS NAME, GOES TO
MOSQUE AND PRAYS DAILY.
HE BELIEVES HE HAS FOUND THE
TRUTH, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT
HIM.
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.
HOW SHOULD I PRAY FOR HIM?"
Pat: WELL, THE BIBLE
SAYS IT IS NOT GOD'S WILL
THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH, BUT
ALL SHOULD COME TO THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS HOW
SHOULD I PRAYER FOR MY
BROTHER TO FIND THE TRUTH.
Terry: YES.
Pat: I WOULD RECOMMEND
ONE THING: ASK HIM TO GO TO
THE IMAM AT THE CHURCH WHERE
HE WORSHIPS, AND ASK THAT
IMAM ONE QUESTION: DID
MOHAMMED EVER SAY FOR SURE
HE WAS GOING TO HEAVEN?
ASK HIM THAT QUESTION.
AND THE ANSWER WILL BE NO,
HE NEVER DID.
THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO
HEAVEN IS TO DIE IN JIHAD
AGAINST THE INFIDELS.
Terry: INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, SHE WOULD BE AN
INFIDEL ACCORDING TO THE
QURAN.
Pat: BUT HOPEFULLY THE
BROTHER WILL NOT TRY TO KILL
HIS SISTER.
BUT ASK THE IMAM THAT
QUESTION.
AND HOW DO YOU PRAY?
JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY BIND
THE SPIRIT THAT HAS COME
UPON HIM, AND ASK GOD TO
GIVE HIM HIS LIGHT.
THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.
Terry: STEPHANIE SAYS,
"HI, PAT, I'M A
HOME-SCHOOLING MOM FROM
BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
AND MY KIDS AND I WATCH YOUR
SHOW EVERY DAY.
IT KEEPS US UP ON EVERY DAY
EVENTS.
THEIR AGES OF 18, 12, AND
11.
THEY GET SO EXCITED WHEN
"BRING IT ON STARTS," AND I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EXCITING
FOR THEM TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING A SPECIAL PART OF OUR
LIVES EVERY DAY.
Pat: I CAN SAY HI TO
THE VAUGHN CHILDREN.
THAT IS GREAT TO HAVE A
FAMILY THAT HOME-SCHOOLS.
THESE HOME-SCHOOLERS ARE
DOING SO WELL.
GOD BLESS YOU.
Terry: IT IS GREAT TO
UTILIZE THE NEWS OF THE DAY
TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS
WITH YOUR KIDS.
BETTY SAYS, "I HAVE A
PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING
TITHING.
ARE WE OBLIGATED TO TITHE AS
BELIEVERS SET FREE BY
JESUS.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH
GIVING, BUT I HAVE THE A
PROBLEM WITH THE IDEA THAT
GOD, WHO PAID THE PRICE WITH
HIS SON, WOULD REQUIRE
TITHING.
IS THIS NOT FROWNED UPON BY
PAUL IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
PAT, PLEASE HELP OUT.
I DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON
GOD'S BLESSINGS BY NOT
TITHING.
PLEASE HELP."
Pat: WE HAVE BEEN
BOUGHT WITH A PRICE.
GOD OWNS US.
THAT MEANS HE OWNS
EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT.
HE OWNS OUR POSSESSIONS AND
HE OWNS OUR FAMILY --
EVERYTHING.
HE BOUGHT ME FROM SATAN.
BOUGHT ME FROM SIN.
AND TRANSLATED ME INTO THE
KINGDOM OF HIS SON.
SO 10% IS NOTHING.
IF YOU WANT A LITTLE MARK,
BUT, NO, WE'RE NOT UNDER ANY
SPECIFIC OBLIGATION.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO OLD
TESTAMENT, YOU TRY THREE
TITHES.
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE 50%.
SO YOU GIVE OUT OF THE LOVE
OF YOUR HEART TO THE LORD.
AND I THINK THE TITHE IN THE
OLD TESTAMENT SHOULD BE A
MINIMAL, MINIMAL AMOUNT.
BUT IT IS NOT JUST A TITHE
TO A SPECIFIC CONGREGATION.
IT IS A TITHE TO THE POOR.
IT IS A TITHE TO THE WORK OF
THE LORD AROUND THE WORLD.
WHEREVER HIS PRESENCE IS
MANIFESTED.
Terry: JODY SAYS, "IS
IT OKAY COULD WRITE LETTERS
TO GOD?
WILL HE HEAR THAT IF I WRITE
THEM INSTEAD OF SAYING THEM
OUTLOUD?"
Pat: GOD LOOKS AT YOUR
SPIRIT.
IT IS THE COMMUNION OF YOUR
SPIRIT WITH THE LORD.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A
LETTER TO GOD, WRITE A
LETTER TO GOD.
GOD IS A LOVING FATHER.
HE DOESN'T GET MAD AT YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE HIM A
LETTER, WRITE HIM A LETTER.
Terry: THAT'S ACTUALLY
A GREAT BEGINNING TO
JOURNALING, AND LISTENING TO
GOD'S VOICE.
Pat: AND YOU CAN WRITE
DOWN THE ANSWERS TO PRAYER.
IT'S YOUR SPIRIT.
WE WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN
TRUTH.
NOT ALL OF THESE RITUALS.
GOD IS NOT INTO RITUAL.
HE IS INTO SPIRITUAL
REALITY.
Terry: BRIAN SAYS, "I
HEARD A VERY WELL-KNOWN
PASTOR SAY IF YOU DON'T GO
TO CHURCH, ESPECIALLY IF
YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN, YOU
WON'T GO TO HEAVEN.
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE,
WE'RE SAVED BY GRACE.
I HAVE NO CAR AND NO WAY TO
GET TO CHURCH.
NOW I'M SCARED I WON'T GET
TO HEAVEN.
IS THIS TRUE?"
Pat: I THINK THAT
WELL-KNOWN PREACHER TO SPEND
THE TIME READING THE BIBLE.
IT IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO
ASSEMBLE WITH FELLOW
BELIEVERS, BUT THAT WILL
NEVER, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR
FORM, BLOCK YOU FROM GOING
INTO HEAVEN.
BY GRACE YOU ARE SAVED.
IT IS A GIFT OF GOD.
THAT'S WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.
Terry: MANY PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF
THEIR HOME, WORSHIP WITH THE
TV OR RADIO.
THIS IS CHRISTINA, "I'VE
HEARD THE PHASE, SPIRITUAL
PRIDE.
CAN YOU DEFINE THE MEANING
OF SPIRITUAL PRIDE?"
Pat: I'M MORE HOLIER
THAN YOU.
I AM A WONDERFUL CHRISTIAN.
I HEARD PEOPLE BRAG ABOUT
HOW SPIRITUAL THEY ARE.
I HEARD A SINGER BRAGGING ON
HOW LUCKY GOD WAS TO HAVE
HIM --
Terry: REALLY?
Pat: WELL, THAT'S NOT
EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS SAYING,
BUT THAT'S SPIRITUAL PRIDE.
I CAN SPEAK IN TONGUES AND I
CAN INTERPRET AND PROPHESY
AND I'M BETTER THAN
SOMEBODY.
THAT'S PRIDE.
GOD FORBID THAT I SHOULD
BOAST, SAVING THE CROSS OF
JESUS CHRIST, MY GOD.
THERE IS ONLY ONE CAUSE FOR
BOASTING, AND THAT IS WE
BOAST IN JESUS, WHO DIED TO
SAVE OUR SINS.
AMEN.
Terry: AMEN.
THAT'S ALL OF THE TIME WE'VE
GOT.
Pat: IS THAT THE END OF
OUR PROGRAM TODAY?
Terry: THAT'S IT.
Pat: WELL, THAT'S ALL.
BUT YOU JOIN US TOMORROW TO
HEAR WHY PEOPLE ARE FLOCKING
TO ISRAEL.
AND TODAY WE WILL LEAVE YOU
WITH THESE WORDS OF JESUS
FROM JOHN 5: "HE WHO HEARS
MY WORDS AND BELIEVES IN HIM
WHO SENT ME HAS EVERLASTING
LIFE."
FOR LEE AND TERRY AND ALL OF
US, THIS IS PAT ROBERTSON.
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE-BYE.