The 700 Club: December 2, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Wednesday, December 2, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. In case you’ve missed it, it’s Skinny Wednesday! KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely. PAT ROBERTSON: And today we have one of the big losers. Julie Hadden has lost 97 pounds and 45 percent of her bodyweight. KRISTI WATTS: That is amazing. I was reading her book. Look at that picture! Look at that picture. She looks dynamic. PAT ROBERTSON: I don’t know how she did it. KRISTI WATTS: I know. Incredible. Julie is the runner up from season four of The Biggest Loser. And today she’s going to reveal what goes on behind the scenes. And I’ve got to tell you, I love the show, and I love the behind-the-scenes stuff. I can’t wait to hear from her. PAT ROBERTSON: You do? KRISTI WATTS: Yes! I want to know. I want to know. PAT ROBERTSON: I’m not really into that. Well, you’ll also find what she gained when she lost that 250 pounds. But in any event, in the news, President Obama has announced officially that his strategy for Afghanistan—and will try to sell it to Congress—30,000 more troops. But the President’s own party has serious reservations about his plan. David Brody has that story from Washington. OBAMA DAVID BRODY: The fighting in Afghanistan isn’t just taking place on the battlefield. It’s also in the halls of Congress. As top administration testify this week on the President’s call for 30,000 new troops, the Democratic controlled Congress is not thrilled with the plan. They have issues with the cost and whether it's even worth it. To coin a campaign phrase, this isn't necessarily “change they can believe in.” Sen. Russ Feingold ([D] Wisconsin): Al Qaeda is not principally based in Afghanistan anymore, and so I have a very serious question about this. DAVID BRODY: Republicans overall like the troop buildup part, but are pushing back after they heard this from the President: President Barack Obama: These additional American and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces, and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011. DAVID BRODY: A deadline to start pulling out leaves the President feeling heat from the right and from the left, though the President left himself an out, saying he will evaluate conditions on the ground. As for the troops, they're loyal even if some have reservations. Brian Transon (Soldier from Fort Drum): And flooding it with 30,000 of our guys, I'm not understanding that too well. Obama is going to do what he's going to do, and we are going to go over there and get it done. DAVID BRODY: The top US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says he is absolutely supportive of the President's 18-month troop surge timeline. And while the expectation here at the White House is that they will receive major push back from Democrats on the Hill, and, yes, this fight will be messy at times, there is an expectation that Democrats will simply swallow hard and get behind this President. David Brody, CBN News, the White House. PAT ROBERTSON: Thanks, David. There is only so much we can do, ladies and gentlemen. There is only so much money we can spend. There is only so much we can extend the federal budget without just breaking the country. It isn’t there yet. And people say, “Oh, well, you’ve got a three trillion dollar budget.” Sure, you can afford 30 billion. But nevertheless, it’s one more sort of open ended commitment. We have a corrupt regime in Kabul. We have the nation fractured in various warlord groups. We have an awful problem with drugs. It’s the major supplier of heroin in the world. And we’ve done nothing over these years to stop it. And now we’re going in there again and risk our young men and women’s lives. I’m not too much in favor of it, although there are some that say, “Well, it’s one of those strategic things you have to do to save Pakistan, and then the Pakistanis say, “Well, we’ve got to save something else.” And then there is always some other country you’ve got to help. I was opposed to the Iraq war, and I’m not too sure that this Afghan surge is going to do what’s needed. Lee, what do you think? LEE WEBB: Well, Pat, we’ll see. Time will tell. SCIENTIST STEPS DOWN LEE WEBB: A prominent scientist is being investigated for e-mails he wrote suggesting that data on climate change should be manipulated. British researcher Phil Jones is temporarily stepping down as director of the Climatic Research Unit. That’s one of the largest data houses for research on climate change. Congress and the environmental protect agents at the EPA rely on data from that center. Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe has called for Senate hearings on those e-mails. A House committee is meeting today to discuss the controversy. GOLD ANOTHER RECORD LEE WEBB: The bull market in gold is showing no signs of slowing down. Gold took another big jump today crossing, 1,218 dollars in international trading. Analysts say gold and other commodities will keep rising, because they expect the dollar to keep falling. One Japanese economist tells Bloomberg News, “As long as US authorities neglect a weak dollar, gold prices remain elevated.” Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Kristi, did you get your gold like I told you to? You haven’t got it yet. KRISTI WATTS: This is what needs to happen. I keep waiting for you to say it’s the season of giving and to give me some of your gold. PAT ROBERTSON: No, it’s the season for investing. And you take your money and invest it. I’ve been telling about this, but it’s just running through any type of ceiling. It’s going for 12—you watch it. It will be 1,800 dollars before long. But it busted through 1,000, then it went through 1,100. Now it’s gone through 1,200. And there seems to be no end in sight. And the reason is people don’t trust these countries with the paper currency. The paper currency doesn’t have any value, or it’s questionable value. And gold is maintaining its value, so everybody is moving into gold, and especially these foreign central banks are buying up huge tonnage of gold, and that’s tightening up on the market. It’s very interesting. KRISTI WATTS: It is. What’s even more interesting is that just the normal common man, such as myself, just driving around town I’ve noticed that a lot of, even jewelry stores or different places are saying, “We buy gold. We buy gold.” PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, yes. Sure. Well, you can get some money out of your old drawer. You can pick up some of that junk jewelry you’ve got and trade it in. Well, Lee, what’s next? EXERCISE AND YOUTH LEE WEBB: Pat, a new study shows exercise can help keep the cells in your body young. Research published in the journal “Circulation” shows vigorous exercise may be creating an anti-aging effect that goes all the way to a person's DNA. Cells from athletes are biologically younger than those of inactive people. ABC reports the key difference is something called telomirs. They are the protective caps on the end of DNA strands. And as we get older, the caps get shorter and leave DNA vulnerable to damage. But research shows regular exercise helps maintain the caps as we age. BOWDEN RETIRES LEE WEBB: One of college footballs winningest coaches has stepped down. Bobby Bowden announced his retirement after 34 years at Florida State. The 80-year-old Bowden led the Seminoles to two national championships and trails only Penn State’s Joe Paterno in total victories. But the program began to slide in recent years, and the fans down there began to grumble. I had a chance to visit with Coach Bowden before the 2007 season, and he told how his faith in Christ has put wins and losses in perspective. Bobby Bowden (Retiring FSU Head Coach): I don’t have to worry about winning ball games. I want to. I want to win as much anybody does. I don’t have to worry about this. I know that when I die, I’ll live eternally with my God. So that pressure is off. Who cares about anything else? LEE WEBB: That’s not the first time I had the chance of visiting with Coach Bowden. The first time, Pat, came in 1978, 31 years ago when I was a young sports anchor in Miami. I was invited to play in a fundraising golf event, and it was my great fortune to be paired with Coach Bowden. I was surprised, because there were folks there a lot more important than me. But Coach Bowden treated me as if I were important, and I’ve never forgotten what a gracious gentleman he was that day and continues to be. And, of course, I wish him well. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I think the sports world will mourn his departure. Well, I certainly do. He was a great figure in football, a great figure in sports. But it’s a cruel game. You either win or you’re out. And that’s the way it is. So he didn’t have the same stats that he’d had earlier. He won two national championships, took Florida State from being essentially nothing, like in a swamp, and suddenly it elevated it to national standing. He was a great man, a great coach. And I know you mourn this. Apparently, he has been squeezed out. It wasn’t just a question of Bobby resigning. The people said, “Okay, Coach, it’s all over.” KRISTI WATTS: But, still, think about it, 34 years. That’s still a great run. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, it’s been a wonderful run. It’s a wonderful run. All right. KRISTI WATTS: All right. Well, we’re going to switch gears a little bit. Up next, a former Muslim woman sounds the alarm on the evils of Islam and warns that jihad is creeping into America. GRAPHIC: “CREEPING JIHAD” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GRAPHIC: BEHIND “THE BIGGEST LOSER” LEE WEBB: Still ahead, go behind the scenes of The Biggest Loser, with season four runner up Julie Hadden. Find out what you don’t know about one of TV’s hottest shows. * * * GRAPHIC: MIKE SINGLETARY LEE WEBB: Plus, NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary talks about his glory days. Mike Singletary: MVP that year in the league, defensive league, and just won a Super Bowl. I realized that I was really, really empty. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 1: AMMED DIRECT Nicole Johnson (Miss America 1999): If you have diabetes, you could eat this. But wouldn’t you rather enjoy this? Hi, I’m Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999. I’ve had diabetes for over 15 years. 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Man: He was burned, his entire face, his hands, his arms, his legs. LEE WEBB: But there was one thing they didn’t count on. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Well, ladies and gentlemen, I had the privilege yesterday of reading in its entirety a book by Wafa Sultan called A God Who Hates. She was listed I believe by Newsweek as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, because she stood up to a man on Al Jazeera and told him to be quiet, so she could talk. And that just wasn’t done in the Muslim world. But Sharia law is slowly working its way into public life, and Islamic and non-Islamic nations around the world. But few people understand what Sharia law really is and what it means for the people who live under it. Gary Lane explains. SULTAN SET-UP GARY LANE: What is Sharia law? Jeff Hammond: Sharia law is a legal system based on the teachings of the Koran, the Sunna and the Hadith of Mohammed, being applied into the community as the legal basis for life. GARY LANE: Jeff Hammond is a Christian who has lived and worked in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, for 35 years. He says Indonesian Christians are concerned about creeping Sharia law, now in place in half of the country's 32 provinces. Jeff Hammond (Bless Indonesia): It's going from one province to another. It's not something that's happening all at once, but step by step. GARY LANE: For example, even Christian school girls are forced to cover their heads in Padang province. Elsewhere in Indonesia, children attending public schools are required to learn the Koran. In Indonesia's Aceh province, Sharia police make nightly patrols to ensure that unmarried or non-related couples are not seen together in public. Jeff Hammond: The Christians are very concerned, not only because of what has happened here in Indonesia, but they also see reports that are coming from other countries. GARY LANE: Islamic nations where devotion to Sharia law causes vigilantes in Somalia to behead a 25-year-old aid worker for converting from Islam to Christianity. In Iran, where women are legally stoned to death for committing adultery. In Afghanistan, where prostitutes like these two women are executed for their behavior. In Pakistan, the government apparently has accepted the imposition of Sharia law in the Taliban controlled Swat Valley of the North West Frontier Province. It's a place where violators of Sharia are often subjected to lashes. Enforcement of Pakistan's blasphemy laws have led to the imprisonment of Christians, like 20-year-old Sandal Bibi and her father Gul Sheer, on charges of blasphemy against the Koran. Syrian-born American psychiatrist Wafa Sultan is the author of the new book, A God Who Hates. She argues Islam is currently at war with itself. She says its treatment of women is the genesis of all modern day Muslim intolerance. Islam's progression of violence, self pity and hate, says Sultan, will ultimately lead to the demise of the Muslim world. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOCUS GUEST: WAFA SULTAN PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Wafa Sultan joins us now from Washington. And, Doctor, we welcome you to this program. Thank you for the book, A God Who Hates. Very interesting. Wafa Sultan: Thank you so much for having me. PAT ROBERTSON: You were raised in Syria. How are women treated under Islam? Wafa Sultan: Under Islam, women have no rights. They are terribly mistreated. They are considered to be mentally unfit to take care of themselves. A woman under Islamic Sharia has no right to choose her husband, has no right to ask for divorce, has no right to gain custody of her children. Her husband has the right to divorce her without a question asked, has the right to sleep with as many women as he can buy without any consideration for her dignity or her feelings. So generally speaking, women under Islam are isolated from the rest of the world. And I would love to give you an example from my own life. I dedicated my book to the memory of my niece. My niece was forced to marry her cousin. She was 11. He was over 40. Her life with him was a very terrible life. He was very abusive. And I always remember her escaping from her husband’s home to her father’s, begging her father, “Please let me stay here. I cannot take the torture anymore. He is very abusive.” And her father would say, “It is a shame for a Muslim woman to leave her husband’s house without his permission. So go back and I promise I will talk to him.” At the age of 28, my niece committed suicide, leaving four children behind her. PAT ROBERTSON: Let me ask you, you pointed out—and I don’t want to have to interrupt you, because there is so much to take on this book. You pointed out that Islam is living in essentially a seventh century world, that they’re way backward and that they’re losing out in science and medicine and all these other things, because of adherence to Islam. Would you tell us about that? Wafa Sultan: In the Islamic world, we are dealing with the mentality of the seventh century. So it is very hard. We are in a totally different and a totally different planet. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, let me ask you this. President Obama last night said the terrorists, or whatever term you want to give them, they have hijacked a great religion and changed it. Is that true? Wafa Sultan: It is a misconception that I need to clarify. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Wafa Sultan: I believe Muslims are victims of their own belief system. Muslims are hijacked by their doctrine, not the other way around. We are victims of our Islamic teachings. And the problem is deeply rooted in the Islamic doctrine. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, where does it come from? Does it come directly from Mohammed? These are the teachings of Mohammed way back to the seventh century? Wafa Sultan: In order to understand my point, you need to read the biography of Mohammed. PAT ROBERTSON: Tell me about it. Wafa Sultan: And it was mentioned in the Koran that Mohammed is the role model for every Muslim man. So every Muslim man is repeating what his prophet had done. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, what about cutting off people’s heads, beheading people and waging war and trying to take their possessions away from them? Wafa Sultan: Yes, because the underlying foundation of Islam is to take over the world and submit it under Islamic Sharia. And Muslims, at a very early age, are brainwashed to believe that they are on this earth to achieve their goal, which is to take over the world. So they are fighting for the sake of Allah, and they are ordered to go for this fight. PAT ROBERTSON: I said on this program that Islam was a political system, and I have been criticized by, you name it, Billy O’Reilly, Larry King and certainly the Senate committee. Would you repeat what you just said in relation to their desire, their desire in relation to the world? Wafa Sultan: Yes, it is a big mistake to treat Islam as a religion. Islam is a political ideology that imposes itself by force. This is the underlying foundation of Islam. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, why don’t we understand that? Somebody like me that says that, I thought it was a known fact, and yet I’m criticized and pilloried all over the nation. Why doesn’t America wake up to this fact? Wafa Sultan: Yes, because I believe generally speaking, Americans have been educated to accept multiculturalism. And that prevents them from judging people on their religious affiliation. And therefore, mostly they adopt the politically correct approach which I believe is very dangerous, because it prevents people from understanding the truth about Islam. PAT ROBERTSON: You said that the people who are Arabic speaking understand what Mohammed said, and they’re the most fanatical. But the many, many Muslims make these prayers, and they don’t understand what they’re saying. What is in those prayers? Wafa Sultan: Absolutely. Islam is a pure Arabic religion. And in order to fully understand Islam, you must know how to read and write Arabic. And I believe most of the Islamic texts have never been translated from Arabic to any other languages. And this is the problem, because you will never be able to fight the Islamic to win over the Islamic terrorism unless you get familiar with the Islamic doctrine. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, we have a President, a past President, who said Islam is a religion of peace. And you have another one that says that this wonderful, great religion was hijacked by terrorists. Wafa Sultan: Do they know much about Islam in order to describe it as a peaceful religion? I doubt it. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, he was President, and I doubt it, too. I disagree with him. But what do they pray? You had in your book that when they’re praying in Arabic, they’re essentially cursing the Jews. Wafa Sultan: Of course they do. Of course. In every prayer, you have to recite the first Koranic verse at least four or five times. So we pray five times per day. So five times five, it’s like 25 times per day, we have to recite this verse. And this verse curses the Jews and the Christians. PAT ROBERTSON: It curses the Jews and the Christians? Wafa Sultan: Of course it does. And no Arab Muslims repeat this verse without, generally speaking, without understanding what they’re saying. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, there is a senator who was having a committee hearing, and he made some disparaging remarks about me. Do you reckon he understands that they’re praying his destruction? Wafa Sultan: I’m sorry. I didn’t understand the question. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I said that there is a senator who, as I understand, is of the Jewish tradition. And does he understand that the prayers that are being prayed by millions of Muslims is for the destruction of the Jews? Wafa Sultan: I really don’t know if he does or he doesn’t. I don’t know. PAT ROBERTSON: But they pray that every day, that the Jews would be destroyed? Wafa Sultan: Every day, five times every day. And in every prayer, they have to recite this verse, for five times each prayer. PAT ROBERTSON: One last question, Wafa. What do you think we ought to do in America when we’re confronted with the menace of militant Islam? Wafa Sultan: Militant. I don’t know believe there is radical Islam or militant Islam or Wahabi Islam. There is only one Islam. Growing up in Syria, I had never heard those terms. I truly believe the west has invented those terms to make people feel better. There is only one kind of Islam. And you will never win this war until you get yourself familiar with the Islamic doctrine. You have to define your enemy and understand the mindset of your enemy in order to win the war. PAT ROBERTSON: Wafa Sultan, thank you. Thank you for this book. It’s available, ladies and gentlemen, where books are sold. And I think you’ll find it very interesting. So thank you very much for being with us. Wafa Sultan: Thank you very much. PAT ROBERTSON: God bless you. Wafa Sultan: Thanks. PAT ROBERTSON: What an interesting . . . . KRISTI WATTS: That was an incredible look into a religion, political regime, what have you. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, she was raised 30 years Muslim. She speaks the language. She understands. KRISTI WATTS: Wow. PAT ROBERTSON: Ladies and gentlemen, there is this veil over the eyes of the American public and certainly in the media. If anybody dares to say a word about Islam that is critical, that person is pilloried as somebody who is not politically correct, somebody who is bigoted and biased and so forth. Open your eyes, America. It’s there. It’s there in black and white. Read what was said and what is believed by the people who are killing themselves and want to kill you. KRISTI WATTS: I think that is probably the biggest point of the entire interview, is that the many people who have been speaking about this religion or political regime, what have you, don’t know about it. PAT ROBERTSON: They sure don’t. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: Okay. KRISTI WATTS: Well, it’s Skinny Wednesday, and up next, she lost a 250,000 dollar grand prize by, check this out, only eight pounds. 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Well, our next guest knows the thrill of the big finale firsthand, as well as the agony of missing the grand prize by just eight pounds. SET-UP PIECE KRISTI WATTS: At five-feet-two, Julie Hadden weighed over 200 pounds. And her addiction to cinnamon buns didn’t help. Julie struggled with her weight ever since she was a little girl. She was desperate to lose the excess pounds and thought about joining a fat camp or getting bypass surgery. Then in 2006, Julie made the cut as a contestant on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. After only four months, Julie sweated her way to thin and lost more than half her body weight. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: JULIE HADDEN KRISTI WATTS: That is incredible. Please welcome to The 700 Club the author of Fat Chance, Julie Hadden. Thank you so much for being here. Julie Hadden: Thank you for having me. KRISTI WATTS: And you look fantastic. Pat and I are so proud of you, as well as the rest of the nation. Julie Hadden: Thank you. PAT ROBERTSON: Julie, I just can’t believe it. How in the world did you do it? Julie Hadden: Sweat, tears, a lot of motivation from a trainer who is much like a drill sergeant. KRISTI WATTS: And that’s Jillian. Julie Hadden: Yes. And I just think a belief that I wanted to be different. The pain, of where I was, was greater than the pain of change. PAT ROBERTSON: How did you get so fat to start with? Julie Hadden: Eating. And taking care of everyone else in my life and not taking care of myself. I was a mom. And sometimes when you’re not happy with yourself, you tend to pour your love and attention into those around you, and that’s exactly what I did. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you just ballooned. I see you now, I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. Julie Hadden: I was big, really big. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. KRISTI WATTS: But look at you now. And that’s the whole concept of this thing. But this is what’s interesting. A quarter of a million people tried out to be on The Biggest Loser. You got it. But what was your reaction as soon as you got it? Julie Hadden: I just couldn’t believe that they would pick me. I’m just a stay at home mom. And I didn’t think that my story was significant. And I think that that’s part of God’s grace, that He will use our weakness to show His strength. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. One of the things I was—I’m sorry, Pat—one of the things I always think is really fun is the fact that you have to be kind of quarantined for about four months, right? Julie Hadden: Yes. You can’t see anyone. I was on the show, and my husband knew that I was somewhere in California, but he didn’t know where I was. PAT ROBERTSON: You didn’t tell him you were on the show? Julie Hadden: Well, he knew that I had been cast on the show, but it’s very secretive who makes the show. And so you’re kind of quarantined. So you have none of the comforts that you normally have. I didn’t have any letters from home or any communication with my husband or my family. KRISTI WATTS: Where did people think you were? Julie Hadden: Well, a lot of people thought I left my husband. People at church were like, “We’re praying for you.” And he’s like, “She’s away on business,” because you’re not allowed to say. And people knew I was a stay at home mom. “What was her business?” KRISTI WATTS: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: Let me ask something. If you’ll excuse the male point of view, when you were slimmer, you and your husband had a certain amount of relation, sex relation, then you got fat. And then you got thin. What has changed in those various times? Julie Hadden: Well, let me just say, it’s really hard to be intimate and amorous, so to speak, when you’re not comfortable in your own skin. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Julie Hadden: So it changed things a lot for me. And I’ll be honest with you. I thought that after the show my husband was going to be like, “Woo hoo! Check out my wife.” But really, he never treated me any different. PAT ROBERTSON: He didn’t? Julie Hadden: You see, he always thought that I was beautiful. I just wish in retrospect that I had believed him. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. And so you were beautiful before, beautiful during and beautiful now. Julie Hadden: To him. PAT ROBERTSON: To him. Julie Hadden: To me, that wasn’t the reflection that I saw looking in the mirror. But that was the reflection that he saw. And I think that that’s proof positive that the way we see ourselves isn’t always the way others see us or the way God sees us. KRISTI WATTS: So when your physical body changed, did your outlook at yourself change? And in turn, maybe during your time of intimacy, did that become better? Not that it was bad. I am trying to get my foot out of my mouth. But in other words, did you enjoy sex better because you felt better about yourself? Julie Hadden: Well, it was a lot easier to hang from the ceiling fan. No, I’m just kidding. I’m just kidding. PAT ROBERTSON: I’ve got you, honey. Don’t go any further. Julie Hadden: I’m kidding. I’m kidding. Yes, when you feel better about yourself, then it just comes out in every way, shape and form. When you’re proud of yourself, then you exert a certain amount of confidence, and other people receive that much easier. KRISTI WATTS: Got you. PAT ROBERTSON: They had some kind of a last hours workout. I just can’t understand somebody who is out of shape going through this thing. What did you have to do at that last hours? Julie Hadden: Oh, goodness. Those last chance workouts are absolutely miserable. But the thing that I think people don’t know who watch the show is every workout is that miserable. When you take a morbidly obese person, and you make them work out from six to eight hours a day, every second is horrible. And so I said I think what they should do for last chance workouts is basically dig your grave, because that’s where I felt like I was headed afterward. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, what did you have to do, specifically, during the day, at last chance? Julie Hadden: Okay. Well, you would wake up in the morning, and your trainer would show up mid afternoon. So she would say, “Get a couple of hours in before I get there.” So I would get up in the morning, and I would work out for an hour, and then eat a breakfast. And then I would maybe go for a run. And then she would show up, which was the worst part of the day. And she would literally beat you up for three hours. PAT ROBERTSON: This is Jillian. KRISTI WATTS: This is Jillian. Julie Hadden: Jillian. KRISTI WATTS: I love her. PAT ROBERTSON: I thought she was so sweet. KRISTI WATTS: She was on the show years ago. I love her. PAT ROBERTSON: I know she was. Julie Hadden: Have you been to the gym with her? KRISTI WATTS: No. PAT ROBERTSON: No. Thank goodness. Julie Hadden: She is precious outside of the gym. In the gym, I’m a little afraid. But then she would just work with us and work on resistance and strength training. And then when she left, she would leave us a list of homework that had to be done that night. And it would consist of cardio and whatever she deemed necessary that day. PAT ROBERTSON: Your homework, as in more exercise? Julie Hadden: As in more exercise. PAT ROBERTSON: Good grief. Well, how did you body stand it? KRISTI WATTS: Yes. Julie Hadden: The first few days, weeks, months, you’re miserable. But then you start to get strength that you’ve never had before. I like to tell the story, I had a friend on the show. And one day, it was like a dorm set up, so we had showers. And I walked in, and I saw her squirting the shampoo on the wall. And I thought, “She has lost her mind.” And then I saw her walk up and just kind of rub her head like this. PAT ROBERTSON: She couldn’t bend over. Julie Hadden: Her arms were too tired to do this. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, that’s great. Julie Hadden: It’s physically exhausting, but emotionally exhilarating. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, how about your cardio? Do they check your heart and blood pressure? You can’t get into this thing unless you get a thorough physical. Julie Hadden: Yes. There are extensive tests that are done before you are on the show to make sure that you’re capable to sustain the amount of exercise that you’re going to have. And then they monitor you every week and make sure. But you know what’s ironic is so many people are on medication and blood pressure medicine and are insulin resistant and have diabetes, and on my season of the show, by week five, everyone was off their medication. KRISTI WATTS: Wow. PAT ROBERTSON: Fantastic. KRISTI WATTS: That’s incredible. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you were running like 14 miles a day. Julie Hadden: Before the finale, I was, because I was trying to get in as much cardio as possible for the finale. And so that was my choice. I just ran and ran and ran and ran. KRISTI WATTS: But when you got to the grand finale, you’re looking hot. And sister, I watched it. You were looking hot in that black outfit with the little rhinestones. When you came and it was time to be weighed, you were eight pounds from the grand prize. What in the world were you thinking during that time? Julie Hadden: I was thinking, “What in the world are you doing, God? Why didn’t I win?” But you know what, God had more. He had a better plan for me. One of the reasons I went on the show was so that I could have another baby. And long story, I got those eight pounds back just three weeks after the finale in the form of a beautiful baby. And had I won the show, I wouldn’t have been able to adopt him, and I wouldn’t have had the time, because I would have been fulfilling all these obligations that Biggest Loser had on me. So God had the perfect plan. And I was a loser in every sense of the term, but I was God’s winner. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you’re a winner the rest of your life. Folks, this book is called Fat Chance, Julie Hadden. And it’s available where books are sold. Fat Chance. My goodness. KRISTI WATTS: It’s a fun, good read. Julie Hadden: For me, being on the show was literally a fat chance. It is a play on words, but it’s important, because the fact that I would be cast up against 250,000 people was a fat chance. And the fact that I would make it all the way to the end of the show when I was competing against 400 pound men was a fat chance. But it ended up being my second chance and the chance of a lifetime. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you’ve changed your life. And you’re not going back to that, are you? Julie Hadden: No way. Never. I wake up every morning and make the same decisions that I made on that ranch, and I will continue to do so every day. It feels so much better to live in the body that God created me to live in and not the body that I created. KRISTI WATTS: I love that. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you’re so sweet to be with us. Julie Hadden: Oh, well, thanks for having me. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, folks, the season eight finale of The Biggest Loser is next Tuesday, December 8th at eight p.m. GRAPHIC: WATCH THE BIGGEST LOSER FINALE ON NBC NEXT TUESDAY, DEC. 8 AT 8 PM ET And, man, you’re terrific. Thank you, Julie. Julie Hadden: Thank you. KRISTI WATTS: Thank you so much for being here. Julie Hadden: Thank you for having me. KRISTI WATTS: We’re so proud of you. Julie Hadden: Oh, thanks. KRISTI WATTS: You rock, girl. You really, really do. Well, coming up later, the head coach fro the 49ers, Mike Singletary. Mike Singletary: Coaching is something that I was born for. And what I do at home is the same thing I do here. There is nothing that changes. Absolutely nothing. KRISTI WATTS: This father of seven reveals the two steps that saved his career and his marriage. But first, we’ve got your e-mail questions on health and fitness. Kurt says, “I like to double dip my chips at parties. 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Meanwhile, the group Stand for Marriage DC is appealing to the district's superior court to place the issue before voters. CHRISTMAS SIGN LEE WEBB: A Merry Christmas sign at a Massachusetts fire hall is stirring up controversy. Andover town officials ordered firefighters to take down the homemade sign, because people complained. The town manager said public buildings should not display items of a particular religion. But the fire chief says the 50-year-old tradition has never been an issue before, and a public hearing is scheduled to hear from residents on the matter. You can always get the latest from CBN News by going to our web site at CBN.com. Pat and Kristi will be back with more of The 700 Club, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 4: GOLDLINE HOW TO Man: Everywhere I turn, people are talking about gold prices. Gold has risen to new records. Gold prices have tripled in value since 2001. Gold is up almost 40 percent in the past two years. 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LEE WEBB: Enhance your home for the holidays for less than 25 dollars. * * * GRAPHIC: BURNED ALIVE LEE WEBB: Plus, doctors gave him a one percent chance of survival. Man: He was burned, his entire face, his hands, his arms, his legs. LEE WEBB: But there was one thing they didn’t count on. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BRING IT ON KRISTI WATTS: Welcome back. Okay, so it’s time to Bring It On with your e-mail questions. And Pat, I’m going to warn you right now. This very first question, I have to answer. It says—this one is from Kurt. He says, “Pat, I go to a lot of holiday parties, and I love chips and salsa. I know it’s rude to double dip a chip, but I can’t see how double dipping a chip or veggie, eating a bite and then re-dipping it would be all that big of a health hazard. What do you think?” KRISTI WATTS: Let me just say this. Kurt, no offense . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: You’re nasty. KRISTI WATTS: . . . don’t come to any of my parties, because that’s gross! PAT ROBERTSON: What they say, it’s like kissing everybody in the whole party. KRISTI WATTS: Yes! PAT ROBERTSON: You’re spreading millions of germs. Just that one little bite down in the—ah! KRISTI WATTS: That’s nasty. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s nasty. All right. What’s the next question? KRISTI WATTS: Okay, I’m sorry. I put the questions down, because I was thinking about Kurt. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Well, don’t come to her party, Kurt. KRISTI WATTS: Don’t come to my party. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. KRISTI WATTS: Stephanie writes in and says, “As part of a job application, I will be taking three hours of intense testing. What should I eat or drink to keep me alert and give me energy to do really well on the test?” PAT ROBERTSON: All right, Stephanie, first of all, do not eat sweets. Don’t eat sugar buns and donuts or any of that stuff. You want a breakfast with protein, a couple of eggs or some oatmeal or something like that, but stay away from the other. I recommend that you get a health bar that has like 25-30 grams of protein in it and low fat. And you can munch on that about the first hour or two in your test. And that will kick up your blood sugar and all the other things you need to do. But don’t scarf up on a whole lot of sweets. That’s the worst thing in the world. The other thing is make sure that you’re hydrated. Take plenty of water. And don’t load up on caffeine either. That’s not good for you. But get one of those health bars, and that will give you a boost. Okay. KRISTI WATTS: Good advice. PAT ROBERTSON: Good advice. KRISTI WATTS: Good advice. PAT ROBERTSON: All right, what’s next? KRISTI WATTS: All right, Suzanne. Suzanne writes in and says, “I’ve always thought that an omelet made with only egg whites is actually healthier than a regular whole egg omelet. A friend of mine strongly disagrees. Who is right? PAT ROBERTSON: Suzanne, your friend is right. The yolk has some wonderful properties in it. It’s got lutein. It’s got material that is good for macular degeneration, your eyes. It has material that will open up your arteries that is very helpful. And it’s just loaded with beneficial things. So I think the eggs have gotten a bad rap. KRISTI WATTS: I think you’re right, too. I think if you’re trying to lose weight, then the reason why people go egg whites is because it’s just sheer protein and it’s low calorie, high protein content if you just want just the egg white. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, one egg, if you leave the grease off it, it’s like 70 calories, period. That’s what they have. So a couple of eggs, 140 calories. That’s not a whole lot. KRISTI WATTS: I had two eggs today, two whole eggs. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, I’m so proud of you. KRISTI WATTS: All right. PAT ROBERTSON: And you’re filled with joy and happiness and ebullience. KRISTI WATTS: Ebullience. PAT ROBERTSON: Okay, what’s next? KRISTI WATTS: Greta writes in and says, “Dear Pat, unfortunately because of our family’s finances, I have to work full time and place my one-year-old daughter in daycare. When I drop her off at the babysitter’s in the morning, the TV is always on. When I pick her up in the afternoon, it’s usually on as well. I don’t like the idea of my young daughter being parked in front of a TV for hours every day. Is there any harm in it?” PAT ROBERTSON: Greta, you’re ruining your young child, and I would get her out of that daycare as fast as I could. If they watched a little child in the first year or two of their life, their brain is forming. And the best experts say they shouldn’t watch any television at all. But those who do, they’re more aggressive. By the time they’re three, they get aggression. Six or seven, it hurts their socialization. They have a hard time adapting sounds, because if people are talking and then there is this thing in the background, the child has a hard time differentiating sounds. So they will not begin to verbalize as fast as they should. Don’t let your child be left in that environment. I don’t care what it takes. Quit your job. Get that kid out of there or find somebody that will play with the child. They shouldn’t just park a child. If you leave a child in daycare, that child should be entertained, played with, have games and so forth. And you just can’t do that. But the television is a bad babysitter. KRISTI WATTS: It really, really is. And I think as a parent, especially when you’re dropping your child off to some form of childcare, sometimes you can feel that helpless feeling. But one of the things that I always did, I would always stop by the house or the place at random hours, where they never knew when I was going to come. I sometimes would just take off for half an hour and just go, because my thing was, “I don’t know what you’re doing, so I’m going to surprise you and shock you to make sure.” PAT ROBERTSON: What did you find out? KRISTI WATTS: One time—and I took my son that day—I walked in, and he was only at a home daycare for about a year. I walked in, and this woman had a bucket of bleach and water on a staircase, and she was going to mop the floor. And all the babies at the time were a year to three years old. And so they were always all crawling. An open bucket that kids were right around it. And she was in the kitchen. And I walked in, and my son was right next to the bucket. And the bucket was big enough where any of them could fall headfirst and be stuck, in bleach and water. Brother, you talk about getting ghetto. I was so upset. I said, “Sister, number one, don’t hurt my baby. Number two, every single one of these babies, I will call their mommas on them.” So I took my son out and was ready to call everybody else. Okay, you got me riled up. PAT ROBERTSON: So did you call anybody, Protective Services? KRISTI WATTS: I didn’t, but what I did do was I did talk to the parents. I did take my son out. And I generally did talk to all the parents. And I said, “This is what you need to do, if you don’t know, in the future.” Don’t mess with me and my baby. PAT ROBERTSON: Have we got any more questions? KRISTI WATTS: No, I think I’m done. It’s your turn now. PAT ROBERTSON: Man, you’ve just killed the audience. They’re all lying prostrate on the floor after that. I’ll not put your baby near bleach or I don’t care who she is. Well, 70 dollars doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but in Guatemala, it was enough to keep a three-year-old girl from losing her eyesight. Watch this story. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DAILIN’S EYE INFECTION ANDREW KNOX: From the time she was born until she was three, Dailin had suffered with a serious infection in her eyes. Dailin’s Father: I was worried, because we couldn’t find a way to cure her eyes, and we didn’t have enough money to buy expensive medicines for her. ANDREW KNOX: Dailin’s father is a farmer and sometimes can find jobs making three dollars a day doing manual labor. Dailin’s Mother: I was becoming so concerned, but I said that God was big enough to help us. ANDREW KNOX: So when Operation Blessing came to their community in Guatemala with a free medical clinic, Dailin’s parents brought her to see a doctor. The doctor was so concerned, he sent her to a specialist. Doctor: Dailin had a skin infection due to a bacteria that presented itself around her nose and eyes. ANDREW KNOX: The specialist immediately prescribed strong antibiotic drops for Dailin’s eyes. By the way, since the doctor gave Dailin her checkup free of charge and Operation Blessing bought the antibiotics, the price to save Dailin’s sight was just 70 US dollars. Dailin’s Father: I am grateful to Operation Blessing for the help they have provided by taking my daughter to a specialist and the medicine they had donated. We’ve seen my daughter’s relief, and thanks for Operation Blessing. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: It breaks your heart to think that some child will lose his or her sight because of a few dollars, because of a little infection that they can’t cure because they can’t get the antibiotics. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It is so simple to help people. It is so simple to alleviate the poverty. It costs so little. It costs so little. But it can make all the difference in the world in the life of somebody in one of these third world countries. Folks, we’re out there reaching them. We’re out there helping them, millions of people. Not just a few, but millions. And we’re doing it very efficiently. Forbes magazine just recently listed Operation Blessing as one of the six or seven most efficient charities in the United States. So you give, you give knowing that the vast majority of what you give goes directly to the recipients. For those of you who join our 700 Club, which is 20 dollars a month, I want to send you the CD of Right on the Money. GRAPHIC: YOURS WHEN YOU JOIN 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It takes from my book on finance, and I think it will help you. I hope it will. In terms of these troubled financial times, how do you navigate through the shoals that are out there. KRISTI WATTS: And people are digging it. PAT ROBERTSON: They’re digging it. KRISTI WATTS: They’re digging it. In fact, I have one: “The Right on the Money CD is fantastic. You hit the nail on the head. I sure enjoy The 700 Club and all the special programs.” That’s from Mrs. L.M. in California. PAT ROBERTSON: How sweet. All right. What have you got? KRISTI WATTS: Well, the San Francisco 49ers are currently ranked number two in the NFC west. Well, head coach Mike Singletary knows what it takes to go all the way to the Super Bowl. Recently, he talked with reporter Shawn Brown about his legendary career as one of the NFL’s greatest players. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MIKE SINGLETARY SHAWN BROWN: Mike Singletary spent 12 seasons as a key member of the celebrated Chicago Bears defense of the 1980s. This NFL Hall of Famer is back on the gridiron as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. And looking back, he remembers setting clear goals as a 12-year-old in Houston, Texas. Mike Singletary: The first was to get a scholarship, go to college, get my degree in college, to become an All-American, to get drafted and to go the NFL, become an all pro, go to the Super Bowl. SHAWN BROWN: Mike accomplished it all. (Interviewing): To the untrained eye, you had everything. Mike Singletary: Oh, I had everything. And everybody was telling me I had everything, “Man, you got the world by the tail.” And I’m thinking, “Yes, I do, don’t I?” SHAWN BROWN (Reporting): It was the Bears’ 1985 championship season when Mike realized football glory left him unfulfilled. Mike Singletary: And it was right after the Super Bowl. I realized that I was really, really empty. And I had done all this stuff. I had made the Pro Bowl. I just signed a great contract, MVP that year, in the league, defensively, and just won the Super Bowl. And I was the emptiest and the most frustrated and felt the most lonely, the loneliest time in my life at that time. SHAWN BROWN: Although Mike was raised in a Christian home, the decadent lifestyle of sports superstardom had overshadowed his faith. He had come to a crossroads. Mike Singletary: I just remember, one day, just kind of breaking down and just saying, “Lord, I’m supposed to be your son. I’m supposed to your child here. And you don’t talk to me. You don’t use me. You don’t do anything. And I don’t understand this.” And in my spirit, I heard two things. One was, “I want to use you, but there are some things that you’ve got to clean up first.” The second thing that day when I was crying out to the Lord that I had to do was forgive my father. SHAWN BROWN: Mike’s father divorced his mother and walked out on the family when he was just 12 years old. Mike Singletary: What people don’t understand about forgiveness is you’re the one that’s in prison. You’re the one that’s going to be hurting. So those two things I did, and when I did that, the Lord began to change my life. Day to day, He began to take away some of the bad habits that I had. He began to take away the language that I was speaking. He began to take away some of the places that my eyes used to look. He began to take away some of the music that I listened to, just one by one. Had it not been for Jesus Christ in my life, I’m sure I’d be divorced. I’m sure that I’d know my kids from a distance. SHAWN BROWN: Mike relishes his role as a husband and father of seven. And he attributes his coaching techniques to his experiences being a dad. Mike Singletary: Coaching is really something that I was born for. And what I do at home, it’s the same thing I do here. There is nothing that changes. Absolutely nothing. The way I talk to my kids is the way I talk to these players. I tell my players, “Don’t tell me what you can’t do. Just tell me what you won’t do,” because anybody that has ability, they can do great things. It’s just a matter of going through the sacrifice and the selflessness in order to humble yourself and come to that place of being all that you need to be. SHAWN BROWN: This is Mike’s second season as head coach of the 49ers, and in a league known for quick turnarounds in the coaching ranks, he’s not worried about his future. Mike Singletary: I don’t know what tomorrow brings. I just know who holds tomorrow and that gives me reason to not worry about it. I just put everything I have into today and do the best that I can today. And there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that I would take in place of my faith. To me, Christ means everything. I know that He’s got my back no matter what I do. So that gives me all the freedom in the world to be the man that He called me to be. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: Jesus has so much for you, too. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Mike Singletary is one of the greatest players who ever stepped on a football field. His time at the Chicago Bears was legendary. And now, to hear what he says, “I was born to coach.” It’s just marvelous. KRISTI WATTS: It is wonderful. And we keep hearing the same thing, Pat, all the time, with all these athletes who say, “If I could just win the Super Bowl or if I just attain this award, if I just had that then I’d be happy.” They get it, and they’re even more miserable, because it takes Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only person, right, who is going to fulfill us. PAT ROBERTSON: Let me change the subject just a little bit. We are coming up on a holiday known as Christmas. KRISTI WATTS: Christmas. Jesus’ birth. PAT ROBERTSON: And we have here some little tree ornaments. And people are sending in prayer requests. “Healing for my husband’s injured knee and back pain.” “Healing for Carol and Marilyn, who is battling cancer.” “Peace and unity between my children.” GRAPHIC: WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM These are these little ornaments, and we’re going to—can I have a picture of that tree behind us—we’re going to hang these things on a tree. You see, they’re up there. And they will be here, and we will be praying for these requests that you have. So as you receive these, please fill out your prayer requests and send them back to us. And we want to pray for you. As a matter of fact, let’s do it right now. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. PAT ROBERTSON: Father, we pray for these people who have asked for prayer. There are so many in our audience who are hurting. And as we heard earlier about the women in Islam who are suffering torment, we pray, O God, that you might lift the burden and set them free, and that those who are being trafficked and are under bondage, set them free and bless them, by your anointing, in Jesus’ name. Amen. And amen. We leave you with these words from I Corinthians, . . . . GRAPHIC: I Corinthians 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” (NIV) . . . . “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” Well, for Kristi and Lee and all of us, this is Pat Robertson saying goodbye, and we’ll see you tomorrow. Bye, bye. GRAPHIC: COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT: HOLIDAY OF HOPE Announcer: It’s Christmastime, the wonderful season when we remember the birth of Jesus Christ. 700 Club partners, this is the perfect time to make your celebration complete, by helping people who are in desperate need. Your donation to CBN’s Holiday of Hope will provide gifts that will help support families all year long. 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