The 700 Club: September 14, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Monday, September 14, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. You would never guess from reading or watching the so-called liberal media, but the American people really did say no to big government. They were mad at the new health care bill and other proposals coming out of Washington. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Boy, that’s for sure. Tens of thousands traveled to the nation’s capital to make sure that Congress and the President got the message. Paul Strand has that story from Washington. PAUL STRAND: Saturday the tea party movement ended its latest big act: a coast-to-coast series of rallies to protest where government is taking the country. They wrapped up with a march tens of thousands strong through the streets of Washington, DC, to Capitol Hill. If you’re going to sum this movement up in a word, it would probably be “enough,” enough big government, big taxes, big deficits and Washington solutions to everyone in the nation’s problems. Eighteen-year-old Trae Creager and his family are upset enough; they came all the way from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trae Creager (Albuquerque, New Mexico): I just want to have my future. I want to have my money, my freedom and my guns. These liberals need to keep the change. I don't want it. Okay? And in the words of Reagan, government is not the solution to this problem. Government is the problem. PAUL STRAND: Some bore the label “right wing extremist.” John Olson (Mercersburg, Pennsylvania): The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying that anybody opposed to abortion was a right wing extremist. So if that's the definition, I'm a right wing extremist. PAUL STRAND: John Ryan of Billings, Montana, is protesting the health care overhaul will likely use his taxes to pay for abortion, and: John Ryan: It's so loosely worded, it could mean almost anything, including withholding and rationing from the sick and the older people. John Olson: You can't cut 500 billion dollars out of Medicare with a 30 percent increase in the baby boomers coming into Medicare without having rationed care. They’ll just write off people and discard them after they hit a certain age. PAUL STRAND: Neurosurgeon Brian Holmes of Greencastle, Pennsylvania: Dr. Brian Holmes (Greencastle, Pennsylvania): My concern is that the government really doesn't do anything well on a large scale. And when they talk about saving money with efficiency, that would actually be a first. And yet we're gambling 20 percent of the economy and the whole health care system on this wishful thinking, really. The delivery of health care is so complex, it took me 27 years to become a neurosurgeon. And I get troubled when politicians go to a seminar for maybe a weekend, and they think they really know more about the delivery of health care than physicians. PAUL STRAND: Some marchers were particularly upset about all of the unelected czars in the Obama Administration. Darla Terhune (Sheridan, Indiana): We had Van Jones in there for weeks and weeks. They were telling about how he was a self-professed communist, how the white people are poisoning the minorities. I mean, on and on. And we do not want these kind of people having the ear of the President of the United States. PAUL STRAND: Many aimed their anger at President Obama and where they think he’s taking the country. Sandy Shanks (Cincinnati, Ohio): When he said “change,” he forgot to say what kind of change. If he would have said “socialism,” everybody would have said, “No. We don't want that,” but he didn’t say anything. Dorothy Musser (Lima, Ohio): I think we are even beyond socialism. I think we’re in fascism right now. PAUL STRAND: It helps to remember that the “t” in tea party stands for “taxed enough already.” Teressa Carver (Sharpsburg, Georgia): I just want my money. I don’t want anybody else’s money. And I don’t want to give my money to anybody else. Sandy Shanks: We’re all out here, all of us, and we’re here for one reason, because it’s our country. And they’re supposed to work for us, not us for them. Troy Christiansen (Dallas, Texas): The leftward shift in the political landscape is unacceptable to me. We're moving more and more toward socialism and away from free markets, free enterprise and individual liberty. And that's not what this country is about. PAUL STRAND: So that’s some of the anger and the issues that have brought the Tea Party Express across 7,000 miles through 34 cities to end up here with tens of thousands of people marching on the Capitol in Washington, DC. Paul Strand, CBN News, Washington. PAT ROBERTSON: I would say that the Congress will ignore the will of those people at their peril. If they ignore them, come the next election there are going to be a whole lot of vacant seats in Congress. TERRY MEEUWSEN: People aren’t just frustrated. They’re angry. And they will take it to the ballot box. PAT ROBERTSON: They should be. This bill that’s been proposed is absolutely insanity. Nobody knows what it is. And I was listening to one congressman that said he read it carefully and said there were about 50 new federal programs in this bill. It’s just unbelievable. And the American people don’t want this. And Obama kept talking about change you can believe in. Change, change. And those of us a little bit more sophisticated said, “Well, what kind of change are you talking about?” But now we’re beginning to find out and a lot of the people don’t like it. Well, there is more in the news besides that. By the way, it’s nice to see you. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Thank you. PAT ROBERTSON: I’ve been with you for a while. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It’s wonderful to see you. This is the first time we’ve actually been together in quite a while. PAT ROBERTSON: It has been. It’s been a month or more. TERRY MEEUWSEN: You look wonderful. It’s great to have you back. Everybody is excited about that. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Well, praise the Lord, I am just delighted. And God is good! TERRY MEEUWSEN: Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: All the time. Lee Webb has the rest of our top stories from the CBN Newsroom. Lee. ISRAEL AND 9/11 LEE WEBB: Pat, Osama bin Laden says America’s support for Israel is one reason al Qaeda attacked the US on 9/11. That comment comes from a new audio tape from bin Laden just days after the eighth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on US soil. Bin Laden also claims President Barack Obama is, quote, “powerless” to win the war in Afghanistan. And he accuses the Obama White House of following the same strategies as former President Bush. Bin Laden is believed to be hiding in the mountainous region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. SUBWAY SECURITY LEE WEBB: The New York City subway system is one of the country’s most vulnerable targets to terrorist attack. That’s the finding of a new report, and it points to the system’s underwater tunnels as a major concern. If attacked, water could fill up the subway system, killing an estimated 19,000 people. Other cities like Washington and Atlanta have advanced surveillance systems, though, in place to stop attacks. New York has been working on such a system for the last four years, but it is being held up by legal issues. Richard Clarke (Counter-Terrorism Expert): I think the Secretary of Homeland Security should have on her desk a list of the high priority projects that are in trouble, and this would be up if not on the top of that list. Janet Napolitano (Homeland Security Secretary): So the overall safety of the subways is safe. Now, are we there yet on technology? That I can’t comment to. Reporter: This is eight years after 9/11, though, Secretary. Janet Napolitano: That I can’t comment to. LEE WEBB: The report not only says an attack on New York's subway system would kill tens of thousands of people, it would shut down the subway system there for years. MICHIGAN LEE WEBB: President Obama calls Friday's fatal shooting of a Michigan pro-life activist deplorable. In a two-sentence statement, Obama says, “Violence is never the right answer.” James Pouillion had been standing across the street from a Michigan high school holding a pro-life sign when he was shot to death. Hundreds of family members and friends gathered Sunday for a vigil for Pouillion. And Wendy Griffith has the story. WENDY GRIFFITH: James Pouillion was a well known anti-abortion protestor in Owosso, Michigan. He usually held graphic posters of aborted babies at his demonstrations. He was shot and killed at one of those protests outside of a high school. Chief Michael Compeau (Owosso, MI Police): On September 11, 2009, an anti-abortion activist, a 63-year-old Owosso man, James Pouillion, was staging a protest in front of the Owosso High School. At 7:20 a.m., multiple shots were fired from a passing vehicle, fatally wounding Mr. Pouillion. There were multiple witnesses, including students and parents, to this incident. We believe that the motive behind this is Mr. Drake did not believe that children should view the graphic material that was on the signs that Mr. Pouillion carried. WENDY GRIFFITH: The witnesses wrote down the shooter's license plate and police tracked down the suspect, a 33-year-old man. During questioning, he admitted to another murder. It’s not yet known if there is any connection to Pouillion. But we did get reaction from Reverend Patrick Mahoney, the director of the Christian Defense Coalition. Rev. Patrick Mahoney (Dir. Christian Defense Coalition): We are asking DOJ, federal law enforcement, to treat this case with the same priority, the same passion, the same commitment and the same dedication that they did for Dr. George Tiller. WENDY GRIFFITH: CBN News has also learned that the FBI is investigating an increasing number of death threats against pro-life organizations. The head of Operation Rescue, Troy Newman, tells us that the FBI spoke with him in person Thursday at their office in Wichita, Kansas. This is the third time he's had a face-to-face meeting with the FBI in just the last three months. James Pouillion and the city of Owosso had been at odds over his anti-abortion demonstrations. Back in 2000, Pouillion was arrested while protesting on public property. Pouillion sued the city and two of its police officers for violating his rights to free speech and religion. For the past ten years, Pouillion was out nearly every weekday fighting for the lives of the unborn. Wendy Griffith, CBN News. LEE WEBB: Pouillion had once said that while he believed abortion was killing, he also believed it was wrong to kill doctors and nurses who provide them. CENSUS AND ACORN LEE WEBB: The US Census Bureau is dropping ties with the controversial voter registration group ACORN. Census director Robert Groves says the bureau's affiliation with ACORN has caused concern in the general public and fears that it will have a negative impact on the 2010 census. Some members of ACORN were accused last year of submitting false voter registration forms with names like Mickey Mouse. And Republicans have criticized the Census Bureau's ties with ACORN. The action comes on the heels, though, of undercover video showing ACORN employees telling people how to subvert the law. Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, it’s shocking what these people have done. Those videos show them advising men how to pimp women and how to get away with it and not get caught. We’re talking about serious violation of law. And the ties between ACORN and Barack Obama are very, very strong, all the way back to the election and before. And the Census Bureau said it was very sad that it had to break the ties. I don’t think they should be sad at all. These people are terrible. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Those videos were unbelievable. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, yes. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Unbelievable. PAT ROBERTSON: Just blatant. It wasn’t just one. It was several of them. Yes. If you want to start running prostitution out of your house, here is what you’ve got to do. Here’s how you can run a house. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And here’s how to write off the expenses. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Get a tax deduction while you’re doing it. Well, Lee, at least they’ve done one good thing in Washington. What’s next? NO PUBLIC OPTION LEE WEBB: Well, the White House and Congressional Democrats are playing down the so-called public option on health insurance. They are trying to get as much bi-partisan support as possible to get the legislation passed, and the public option is one of the most divisive parts of this plan. One of the few Republicans who might support a health care bill says the public option would kill it. GRAPHIC: CBS Sen. Olympia Snowe ([R] Maine): I urged the President to take the public option off the table. There's no way to pass a plan that includes the public option. GRAPHIC: CBS David Axelrod (White House Senior Advisor): We should not let the whole debate devolve into this one question. LEE WEBB: Instead, Democrats seem to be redirecting the debate to imposing more regulations on insurers and promising coverage for Americans regardless of their medical condition. CHANGES ON WALL STREET? LEE WEBB: On the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Obama is traveling to Wall Street to outline changes to prevent a future crisis like the one that hit markets a year ago. The President wants Congress to pass a sweeping overhaul of the regulations for financial institutions, but so far Congress has done little while it has been focused on health care. The White House wants banks to have more cash on hand and a new agency to oversee the marketing of some financial investments to consumers. Analysts say bringing real change to some key areas of Wall Street will be very difficult, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: You know, more difficult possibly is to keep Obama in the White House and keep him off television. He’s overexposed. He’s into everything. He’s got broad sweeping plans for this, that and the other. And I think the American people are suspicious of somebody who thinks he’s God. TERRY MEEUWSEN: One of my kids said the other day, unsolicited, “President Obama is everywhere.” I went, “Yes, he is.” PAT ROBERTSON: He thinks he’s very persuasive, and indeed he is, but nevertheless, this is a mistake. It is a big mistake. From a media standpoint, it’s a mistake. And people are sick of him. And he’s hurting himself very badly. TERRY MEEUWSEN: After a while, people stop listening, I think. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, they stop listening, and not only stop, but they turn off, and they turn against. And whatever he’s pushing, they don’t want. And they had him I think on 60 Minutes last night, and the minute they announced that they were going to have a, quote, “in-depth interview,” enough of this. I don’t even want to see the show. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Been there, done that. Right. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Really. The first time around, maybe it’s novel, but not anymore. Well, hallelujah. It’s Monday. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Hallelujah indeed. Coming up, a tax on every single mile you drive. 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But then the states are saying, “Hey, wait a minute. We made money off that fuel tax, and if you’re not buying fuel, then how are we going to pay for our roads?” Well, that’s a dilemma the state of Oregon is facing. So they’ve come up with a novel solution. They’re going to charge a tax for every mile you drive. Paul Strand has that so-called solution. FOCUS: MILEAGE TAX PAUL STRAND: If you’ve been driving a more fuel-efficient car, you may have been cheering the fact that not only were you paying for less gas but also paying less in gas taxes. As more and more Americans have done the same thing, though, governments have been noticing. Some states have actually seen a drop in the money they take in through a gas tax, here in Oregon, about five million dollars a year. And since that's how they pay for the roads, they've decided they have to do something about it. Just when you thought they couldn’t tax you for one more thing in your life, the state of Oregon has a new one: a mileage tax, a tax for every single mile you drive. And just because you don’t live here, don’t think it isn’t going to come to your state. Advocates says it’s necessary to replace the gas tax with a mileage tax, because soon there will be many cars that won't run on gas at all. James Whitty (Oregon Department of Transportation): The reason the gas tax has worked for so long, 90 years now, is because everybody pays a little. And if some people aren't paying anything, the system starts to fall apart and we need a replacement. PAUL STRAND: So far, it’s just a proposal. But this official ran a mileage tax trial with 300 Oregon vehicles, and this engineering professor helped come up with the equipment to track the miles and charge the tax. Now Oregon is known for being radical about going green, and it's pushed hard to get Oregonians away from gas guzzlers. Chris Hagerbaumer (Oregon Environmental Council): I do think that people who make environmentally conscious choices about what they drive should be rewarded for that. PAUL STRAND: So those Oregonians were quick to complain those who have switched to more fuel efficient cars would likely pay more under a mileage tax, while the gas guzzlers would pay less. Let’s imagine everyone is driving a thousand miles a month. Those in a car getting ten miles to the gallon pay 24 dollars a month in state gas taxes. Those getting 40 miles to a gallon pay six dollars. A mileage tax would likely be 1.2 cents per mile. Both car owners would end up paying 12 dollars a month, half off for the gas guzzler, double for the gas sipper. Jason Williams (Taxpayers Association of Oregon): To me it seems that Oregon is going to punish people for doing the right thing. PAUL STRAND: But environmentalists like Hagerbaumer have been assured by Whitty and others that the tax could be modified to charge gas sippers less and gas guzzlers more. James Whitty: It doesn't have to be a flat rate system. Chris Hagerbaumer: So that the person driving the more fuel-efficient car pays just a little bit less per mile than the person driving the gas guzzler. PAUL STRAND: Others, though, still have big problems with the mileage tax. Jason Williams: I think this is an invasion of our privacy and a colossal waste of our taxpayer dollars. PAUL STRAND: It’s estimated it would cost some 33 million dollars to implement the mileage tax in Oregon alone, hundreds of millions nationwide. And special devices would have to be put into cars to add up the miles and tax them. Jason Williams: We already have the government taking over General Motors. Now they'll be taking over all of our motors. PAUL STRAND: But Dr. David Kim says these devices would be relatively cheap. He and the others who engineered the Oregon tests used off the shelf devices. And they say the beauty of the system is motorists won't have to do anything special. Devices in gas stations will read the miles driven, deduct the gas tax and charge the mileage tax instead. Electric car drivers might have a tax added to their power bill. James Whitty: We were concerned about making it easy for the motorist, so they didn't have to do some complex thing. PAUL STRAND: But the biggest worries appear to be over privacy. Folks wonder if this will be a way for government to track motorists. Whitty and Kim said they made sure the devices wouldn't do that. Dr. David Kim (Oregon State University): There is no trip data stored on the on-vehicle device. James Whitty: We eliminated the tracking device, because we didn't want to know where they were going. PAUL STRAND: Some suspect there may be a sneaky environmental agenda going on here: taxing miles to make people want to drive less of them. Whitty said that's not his agenda, but it did happen in the tests. James Whitty: Because we had a screen in the car so people could actually see what was happening as they drove, some people did drive less because they were more aware of it. Chris Hagerbaumer: An economist will tell you that what you tax, you get less of. So when you tax gas, that's the most direct way to reduce the use of gasoline. When you tax miles, that's the most direct way to reduce the amount that people drive. PAUL STRAND: But for most states, the attraction of a mileage tax is that it should be a more steady source of revenue for roads as fewer people drive gas guzzlers and pay less gas tax. Several states are doing test programs now, and Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer is pushing for a test study nationwide. Jason Williams: So government may be coming to your dashboard any day now. PAUL STRAND: Williams says the blogosphere is filled with people protesting the fact they might soon have to pay a mileage tax. And when transportation officials in Washington suggested it for the whole country, angry reaction poured in so fast and furiously, they quickly stopped talking about it. But it's definitely not going away. Reaction across the nation to the idea of a mileage tax has been quite negative so far. But policy makers so love the idea, there's a good chance a mileage tax is going to be coming to your gas station soon. Paul Strand, CBN News, reporting from Portland, Oregon. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Paul, buddy, I hope you’re wrong. I hope that this thing isn’t going to spread. Boy, Big Brother. It will have a device. And they say, “Well, we won’t monitor where you’re going,” but, yes, they will. And before long, they will know every stop you make. You go to the local bar, they will have a stop. You go someplace else, too much fast foot, they will have that down. You go to the racetrack, they will have that down. Wherever you go, they will have a device that will record it. And then they will tax. But they have asked people to do certain things, and people are responding. They’re saying, “Okay, you asked for this, and we’ll give you what you’ve asked for.” Then lo and behold, they’re flipping it on them and saying, “Hey, unintended consequences. Our roads aren’t going to get built.” Well, find a different way of getting your roads, but don’t lay that kind of awful burden on the taxpayers or Oregon or any other state. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Amazing. Never ending. PAT ROBERTSON: Never ending. The quest for money by the taxpayer collectors. They want more and more and more. What else? TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, up next, we’ve got your e-mail questions. Kierra says, “I received an e-mail recently about investing in tax liens. 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If somebody owes somebody something, that person can bring some type of legal action and put a lien on the property. And a lien means they have a claim against the proceeds of that property. So the tax people, instead of collecting the taxes, they say, “We’re owed the tax. We haven’t been paid the tax. And therefore, we’re going to put a lien against the property involved.” TERRY MEEUWSEN: So how does somebody like Kierra benefit from that? PAT ROBERTSON: Well, the government then begins to sell these tax liens, and they’re guaranteed. They have generally first position. And it’s not a bad investment, because you’ll get the eight percent or ten percent of whatever off those tax liens. TERRY MEEUWSEN: But if somebody is offering this kind of a return, you should be suspicious of the legitimacy of the whole . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: I think so. I think it’s a come on. But the financial press is filled with hype. And you might have to get used to the hype. Shares rocket up 400 percent in the last two weeks, that kind of thing. You sort of take it with a grain of salt. TERRY MEEUWSEN: So buyer beware in that scenario. PAT ROBERTSON: There’s a follow on question that goes along with this. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, this is Jody, who says, “I know we can’t deduct losses from an IRA, but how about a 529 plan? Our kids are five and eight, and their 529s have taken a severe nosedive. Can we take a tax loss from a 529 plan?” PAT ROBERTSON: Jody, it’s a real tricky thing to try to get a loss out of that. The best you get perhaps is a modest loss, but you can only take a loss out of that portion of the account that has lost money, which means you have to probably close the whole thing out, which means you have to pay probably money that you have deducted from your state income tax. So it gets to be a real hassle. My advice is hold on and ride it through and let it grow. But I wouldn’t try to play games on tax loss. A 529 is pretty small to start with. You’re not looking at big money. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, Gregg says, “Pat, what’s the difference between playing the stock market and playing a slot machine? Investing in stocks and bonds seems similar to gambling, and it has devastated many people. What do you think is the distinction?” PAT ROBERTSON: Gregg, old buddy, you have got it wrong. Investing is investing. And if you’re going to invest, Warren Buffett says every share of stock he would buy, he wouldn’t buy it unless he would want to own the whole company. And what do you have? Well, you’ve got the assets, and you’ve got the liabilities, and you’ve got the earning potential, and you’ve got the price earnings, and you have various other ratios. And you’re trying to look at a long-term trend. How fast is the income growing a year? Is it compounding at 20, 30, 40 percent a year? And that kind of thing goes into the calculus of investing. That is investing. And so anybody that thinks that, quote, “playing the stock market” is like some kind of a roulette wheel, they don’t know what they’re talking about. But on the other hand, these day traders and people like that, they’re playing for a move up. “Hey, the market moved up a quarter of a point. Sell. And it went down or something. Buy.” It’s foolish, and they lose their shirt that way. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, you’ve always said knowledge is what makes the difference. So really understanding the whole thing and being . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: You have to study it and understand sectors. You have to understand where the market is going. You understand the interplay of trade and international finance and all this stuff. And after a while it kind of gets in your gut. You begin to see what’s good and what’s bad. And then all of a sudden, something just jumps at you. “Hey, look at that.” And you buy it, and it goes up. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, this is Philip, who says, “If a large investment firm goes bust, would I lose the money I have in mutual funds, IRAs or other accounts?” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Philip, as I understand it, the big companies front for those funds, but the funds are separate from the big companies. They’re owned differently. And so if a big company like Lehman Brothers goes busted, the individual funds shouldn’t take a hit. And in addition to that, if one of them does, there are credit agencies, just like the FDIC, that can stand good for the losses of individual investors up to a particular point. But if you’re a big hitter, and you’re talking about tens of millions of dollars, then you’re kind of on your own. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay. This is Fred, who says, “My wife and I are both 72. We own our home, but we wonder if we should sell it at 250,000 dollars, invest that money and use the proceeds to rent an apartment. With insurance, property taxes and maintenance fees going up all the time, do you think this would be a wise consideration at our age?” PAT ROBERTSON: Fred, it definitely is a wise consideration, but look at the numbers. You’ve got, what, six percent on 250,000 dollars. How much is that? That’s what you make out of that 250,000, unless you’re better at the stock market than most people are. And so you’re going to take that money, and you’re going to invest it, then you’re going to use the proceeds to rent an apartment. You’re not going to get any deduction for property that you would get if you owned a home. There are so many intangibles. Do you like having a house, your own home? You come home at night, and that’s your home. Or do you want to come into somebody else’s apartment? Some people just think it’s wonderful. They live in an apartment. They don’t have to worry about the maintenance or the yard. They just live there, and it’s nice. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. What about with the price of real estate being a little low right now? Would he be better to hang onto that, or no? PAT ROBERTSON: Again, it depends on—it’s just, as I say, do the math. You have to do the math. TERRY MEEUWSEN: For your particular situation. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. But right now, apartment rental has been relatively low. That’s been cheaper. And there are some good deals on apartments. But it’s a question of your own mindset. Do you like the comfort of having your own home? You open the door, and it’s your house. Or do you want the modern feeling of somebody’s . . . . TERRY MEEUWSEN: Privacy versus convenience. Right. PAT ROBERTSON: Amen. Do you have to get an elevator to go up three floors to get to your house. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Yes. Exactly. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay, this is Raymond, who says, “Do you think silver will appreciate along with gold? Is it a good investment? Do you think they will go up by the end of 2009?” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, silver has already gone up. It’s gone up from ten or 11 dollars up to 14 to 15 dollars an ounce. And it will probably keep on going. It will walk more or less in tandem with gold. So the answer is, it should be a pretty good investment. Silver is an industrial commodity. Gold isn’t. God is more precious metal. And silver, they make things out of silver. They use it in all kinds of processes. And so there is always a market for silver. Now, you look at what the Hunt brothers did with the silver market. They ran it up to over 50 dollars an ounce, and it just went crazy, because there was a squeeze on silver. They tried to corner the market. And why they did it, I don’t know. But it cost them a bloody fortune. It was several billion dollars that they lost on that transaction. Yes, but there’s nothing wrong with silver. I think silver is great. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Okay. Well, that’s all the time we’ve got for today, but we thank you for your questions. That was great. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. Have you been struggling with your business, with your money? You wonder, how do you get out of the hole? Well, two years ago, business was bad for Rick and Sandi Kramer. In just one year, the Kramers turned a failing employment agency into a million dollar business, 1.7 million a year, to be precise. And here is how their investment strategy can work for you. Watch this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RICK AND SANDI KRAMER ANDREW KNOX: For Rick and Sandi Kramer, business was booming. After only four years in operation, their employment agency was servicing numerous Fortune 500 clients. Rick Kramer: Tennessee Temps was first started in the recession era years. And though it took a little while, it was blessed, and we did reasonably well. ANDREW KNOX: The Kramers gave ten percent of their earnings to their local church, and over the next ten years, Sandi says God faithfully provided, even in times of uncertainty. Sandi Kramer: I just truly trust God, that He’s the one who takes care of us. ANDREW KNOX: But in 2006, their business took a hit. Rick Kramer: We lost probably in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars. And quite frankly, we weren’t quite sure whether we could keep operating. ANDREW KNOX: Though times were tough financially, the Kramers kept a strong faith in God. Sandi Kramer: We were not worried. We were not fretting. We were just watching Him do what He does best, and that’s show up at the right time. ANDREW KNOX: One of Rick and Sandi’s favorite programs is The 700 Club. Together, they agreed to give to CBN at The 700 Club Gold level. Sandi Kramer: We were just sitting on the couch, and Rick decided, “You know what? This time it’s time that we just start giving as partners into The 700 Club,” and saw everything that they were doing, that our dollar could go around the world. And that’s what we wanted to do. Rick Kramer: When you see what you’re being a part of is drilling water wells in Africa, and helping to supply surgical operations for people in China that probably had never seen a doctor before, 40 dollars can do that. ANDREW KNOX: Within six months, profits began increasing. Rick Kramer: Our business exploded. ANDREW KNOX: In 2007, their agency brought in nearly two million dollars in business. Already this year, their first quarter sales are up over 15 percent. Sandi Kramer: Accounts just started increasing in the midst of some economic issues, and you could just see the faithfulness of God just unfold right before our eyes. Rick Kramer: He just has a way of taking a dollar bill and doing this to it, and doing this to it. You just can’t out-give God. Sandi Kramer: I can’t even describe the blessings of the Lord. I have to give back, because He’s blessed me and given to me so much. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: “I can’t even begin to describe the blessing of the Lord.” Listen, if we were to count up the blessing of God—in our prayer meeting on Labor Day, I came back after a little surgical issue that had been rather extensive. And the song I wanted everybody to sing was “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM TERRY MEEUWSEN: Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: “O God, our Savior.” TERRY MEEUWSEN: Sometimes it really does you good just to sit down and make a list. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Yes. TERRY MEEUWSEN: A written list of all the ways that God has blessed you. PAT ROBERTSON: Count your blessings. Name them one by one. But it’s true. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It is true. PAT ROBERTSON: It makes a huge difference. Folks, count your blessings of what God has done. And then as you saw Rick and Sandi, they’re so thrilled, and they just write a check out to CBN or Operation Blessing. They say, “We want to help people around the world,” and as we do God’s work, God reaches out and blesses us. The telephone number is 1-800-759-0700. And why don’t you pitch in as a 700 Club or a double at 700 Club Gold? And by the way, we have this little deal going out. This is “Power for Life.” And we send it every month to those who have joined Pledge Express, because that can save us money, and we can afford to send this to you, because that’s a little extra. GRAPHIC: FREE WITH PLEDGE EXPRESS 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM And you get double blessed as we get double blessed. So just remember Pledge Express: 1-800-759-0700. Hallelujah! TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, coming up, it’s the largest moving company franchise in the nation, and it started with two men and a truck. GRAPHIC: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK You’re going to meet one of those men, later on today’s 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 3A: YOU WERE THERE TERRY MEEUWSEN: I have the privilege of traveling all over the world and seeing firsthand the life changing things you make possible through your partnership. Thank you for joining The 700 Club. Here in India, you’re demonstrating the love of God to such wonderful people, most of who are in great need, both physically and spiritually. You’re bringing hope and joy to millions around the world, just like you did for the Chens. Their home was destroyed in an earthquake, leaving them with nothing but heartache. You rebuilt their entire village and restored their dreams as well. Your monthly gift makes it possible to heal the sick, feed the hungry and preach the Gospel, both at home in America and throughout the world. So please watch for this mailing and send in your pledge. 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That’s 1-800-746-6449. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WILSON: NO APOLOGY LEE WEBB: Welcome back to The 700 Club. Congressman Joe Wilson says he won’t apologize to the House for yelling, “You lie,” during President Obama's health care speech. House Democratic leaders are demanding that Wilson apologize on the House floor. Wilson had accused the President of lying when he said illegal immigrants will not be covered under his health care plan. He apologized to the President for the outburst, but House Democrats are saying that’s not enough, and they’re giving him an ultimatum: apologize to the entire House or face a formal resolution of disapproval. Wilson and other Republicans maintain that the President is not being truthful on this issue. MRSA ON BEACHES LEE WEBB: Scientists are finding dangerous staph bacteria in sand and water samples from five beaches along the coast of Washington state. The germ is MRSA, and it causes hard-to-treat skin infections and serious illness such as pneumonia. MRSA is usually found in hospitals, but this is the first time it’s been found at public beaches. And researchers say the germ is probably at other beaches in the US, too. They say people shouldn’t avoid the beach, just be sure to shower afterwards. You can always get the latest from CBN News by going to our web site at CBN.com. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM Pat and Terry will be back with more of The 700 Club, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 4: CURVES Announcer: So you finally decided that it’s the right time for you to lose weight. That’s great. And maybe you’re considering going to Weight Watchers. Woman: Weight Watchers? Woman: Oh, no, girl. Woman: You’re going to try something new. Woman: I am? Woman: We’re clear. Go, go, go, go, go! Announcer: Introducing the new Curves 30-day diet plan. 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Man: I lost my contract, lost the house. Those cars and that house in Florida. I had lost everything. LEE WEBB: Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, lots of people get their first job while they’re still in high school, but very few of them turn that job into an international franchise. Watch this. SET-UP PIECE REPORTER: Brig Sorber and his younger brother John started a moving company, loading everything into their old 1967 pickup truck. They called their business Two Men and a Truck. Their mom, Mary Ellen, designed the stick men logo that began to appear on trucks all over Lansing, Michigan. And it wasn’t long until Brig and John’s high school job turned into an international franchise. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: BRIG SORBER TERRY MEEUWSEN: Please welcome to The 700 Club the president and CEO of Two Men and a Truck, International, Brig Sorber. Brig, it’s great to have you with us. Brig Sorber: Terry, thank you very much for having me. It’s a pleasure. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Tell me about the name. Of course, I’m in Virginia. You don’t have a franchise here. But I’m from Wisconsin, and I’ve seen that truck and wondered, “Who are those two guys?” Brig Sorber: Well, maybe the name should have been Two Little Boys and a Little Truck when we first started. But it was just what it was, Two Men and a Truck. It was my brother and I, starting out with a pickup truck. And we moved anything that we could fit in the back of that truck. And then we moved up into a bigger truck from there. TERRY MEEUWSEN: When you started it, I mean, you were really starting it as a job to make a little extra money for yourselves as students. But did you have the concept of expanding and turning this into something huge? Brig Sorber: Absolutely not. I would love to take credit for that, but we were working. The customers loved us. They kept calling back. And really, Mary Ellen, our mother, came aboard. And I think she had a little bit more vision than we did. And so she was the one that actually came up with the logo. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Tell me a little bit about what inspired that logo. She had a great background in some marketing and things like that, things that probably at that time you guys didn’t have, right, the business experience? Brig Sorber: Well, she was a systems analyst with the state, so she really took care of the numbers, and she was always looking at the numbers of the business. She drew our logo on a napkin, a cartoon truck with us boys as the stick men in it, more as a joke, which turned out to be our national logo, which is registered. TERRY MEEUWSEN: It stuck. But it works well with the title, too. It’s just so friendly and user friendly. People aren’t intimidated by it at all. Talk a little bit about your mom and your sister, because both of them strong businesswomen. Both of them have had a really significant role in the growth of your company. Brig Sorber: Oh, there’s no question. Mary Ellen, from the beginning, would give back to the community. Our first thousand dollars that we actually cleared, she broke that up into ten separate checks and gave those ten checks to just area charities. Unbelievable what came back from that. And so that’s where our tagline, “Movers who care,” came from. It was from that. Melanie has an extensive marketing background, came from pharmaceuticals, and really put the gas to the business, up until a few years ago, running the day to day. So we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Melanie or Mary Ellen. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, the company has grown incredibly over the years, and I want to talk about that a little bit. But first, I want to talk about how God has used the success that the company brought and the emptiness that it left inside of you to change your life. Tell me about that. Brig Sorber: Well, it’s amazing. If you look at people’s testimonies—and they’re so interesting, everyone’s, and God makes them special for everyone—most testimonies come from, maybe it’s a loss of a job or a divorce or a health issue, a death. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Something negative. Brig Sorber: Right. God worked with me inside out. I worked very hard. I maybe had some self esteem issues, so if anything ever happened in my life, I’d blame myself and just work harder and harder, also always looking for validation from people. And success of the business made me who I was. And the way God worked with me is He said, “You know what? Let’s give him everything. Let’s give him absolutely everything that he wants and let’s see where it takes him.” TERRY MEEUWSEN: And what happened? Brig Sorber: Well, you have to keep in mind that my wife and I, Francine, who is a strong Christian woman who has been trying to help me all along, we started out in a 15,000 dollar house, not a 50,000 dollar house, a 15,000 dollar house. But as the business grew, my success grew, and I felt very good about that. And where it led me was to a new home, a brick home with a swimming pool and nice cars and all the accolades and validation. Heck, we were on the Oprah Winfrey Show, for crying out loud. So everything was going really good. I was sitting by my swimming pool. It was freshly cleaned. My yard was mowed. And I bought a bottle of Johnny Walker Red, because I thought that was the sophisticated drink of a businessman. And I had a cigar, and I poured that on the rocks, and I took one sip. And it was like gas. I spit it out. And I thought, “Well, I’ll drink Shirley Temples. It doesn’t matter. I made it.” And that’s when God really started working. It was the very next day, just the hollow feeling that I had. TERRY MEEUWSEN: For a lot of people, I think when they have been successful in business, their self esteem is connected to the success that they’ve had. What would you say to people like that, because there is an emptiness in that, Brig. Brig Sorber: It is. An absolute emptiness. I looked at myself and thought, “Why do I have this? It must be my own fault.” And my family was great. My wife, Francine, was great. The franchise system was growing incredibly. My health was good. And I just realized through some Christians that I knew at work, I started to get my nose into the Bible and started to realize that you are on a treadmill. You will never, ever find success through earthly desires. And what I realized was that I was validated from the beginning. God knitted me in my mother’s womb. I did not decide to invent myself. I was brought here for a purpose. And Christ validated my existence by dying on the cross. It freed me up. It let me out of a cage and allowed me to live my life completely different. TERRY MEEUWSEN: I think it gives you the kind of freedom you’re talking about of not having to perform for some kind of substance in your life. But also, doesn’t it give you a passion for things that you didn’t have before? Brig Sorber: It does. It opened up the business. I pray every morning about the business. When I do the business to God, I gave myself to God. It’s such a free feeling to walk into work in the morning and say, “God, what are we going to do in your moving business today? Where do you want me to work today?” And to watch the resources come in from people and different businesses, and it’s just an amazing thing. There are a lot of people that could be sitting running this company that are probably better qualified than me, but God uses tools like me to get some of these things done. TERRY MEEUWSEN: And today, your company is an international company. You’re not just across the United States. How many franchises do you have in America? Brig Sorber: We have 200 locations across the US. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Wow. Brig Sorber: And we’re in 32 states. We have locations in Canada, the UK and Ireland. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Wow. Amazing. Amazing story of success, but more significantly, an amazing story of spiritual growth and realization. Brig Sorber: Absolutely. TERRY MEEUWSEN: That’s awesome. Well, it’s great to have you here. It’s great to finally know who is behind those trucks. This is one of the two guys. Good to have you with us. Brig Sorber: Thank you so much. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Thank you so much for being here. Brig Sorber: Thank you. TERRY MEEUWSEN: God bless you. Well, up next, we’re going to tell you the story of a woman who suffered with TMJ. Woman: It was aching all the time. But then when you go to eat, it goes pop, pop, pop. Every time you chew, it pops. And it’s quite miserable. TERRY MEEUWSEN: But not anymore. See why she can eat whatever she wants, pain free, right after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5A: BETHANY HOUSE “MISSING” Announcer: New from New York Time’s bestselling author, Beverly Lewis, The Missing. A painful absence, a desperate search, an unlikely friendship. Will Grace’s search for truth lead to hope or heartache? The Missing. Book two in the Seasons of Grace series, from Beverly Lewis, America’s favorite author of Amish fiction. Get your copy today, from Bethany House. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5B: 7 DAYS ABLAZE TERRY MEEUWSEN: During the autumn each year, the entire staff of CBN sets aside a special week of prayer. Each day we pray for you and your family. We care about you and the things you need in your life right now. Whether it’s large or small, we want to pray with you. We believe in a miracle-working God who answers prayer, and we want to see the Lord accomplish miracles in your life. Please mail your prayer request today. It’s our privilege to pray for you. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TERRY MEEUWSEN: Well, this Friday, September 18th at seven p.m. eastern, you can log on to CBN.com and be a part of CBN’s Rosh Hashanah celebration. GRAPHIC: CBN CELEBRATES ROSH HASHANAH LIVE WEBCAST ON CBN.COM 7PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH This is something special, and we want to invite you to join us for an evening of praise, celebration and prayer. Rosh Hashanah is the head of the year, the head of the Jewish year. And it kicks off our Seven Days Ablaze week of prayer for you, our partners, as well as for the ministry here at CBN. We would love for you to join us this Friday night at seven p.m. for CBN’s Rosh Hashanah celebration, and you can do that by going to CBN.com. You don’t want to miss it. It’s a wonderful, wonderful time. PAT ROBERTSON: We’re going to have a great time. When that fire begins to rise up toward Heaven and the praise of God’s people go up, it’s wonderful. Well, I want to introduce to you a lady who suffered from pain in her jaw for months. Lucille could barely eat, and the pain was only getting worse, until one day when she turned on The 700 Club. Wow, something happened. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LUCILLE GOFORTH GRAPHIC: It Happened to Me Lucille Goforth: It was just kind of aching in my jaw. And I had gone to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned, and he said, “Well, you have TMJ.” And it’s very expensive to treat. And I figured I was going to just have to live with it, because I don’t have dental insurance. It’s aching all the time, but then when you go to eat, it goes pop, pop, pop. Every time you chew, it pops, and it's quite miserable. Then I was sitting here in the living room, watching The 700 Club. And Gordon and Terry were on that day. Gordon said . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: There’s someone named Anthony, and you’ve got terrible pain in the right jaw. And God has just healed that. And that pain is leaving you right now, in Jesus’ name. Lucille Goforth: I knew that he had a word of knowledge for someone else. And I’m thinking, “Well, that’s what I’m suffering from.” And I said, “Well, then how about me?” GORDON ROBERTSON: There’s someone else, and you’ve got TMJ in that right jaw. And you heard the word for Anthony, and you’re saying, “Well, why is it just Anthony?” And God just wants you to know it’s for you, too. And you can take that right now. Lucille Goforth: It was just like he was in the room with me, so I just jumped up and accepted it. But God knew that I was going to be there and that Terry and Gordon were going to be there and that this was the time for my healing. I never had the jaw pain anymore or the popping sound in my jaw. It doesn’t hurt, and I can eat without any problems. I know that God heals, and I know that God healed me from the TMJ. I know He can heal anything. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOSTS PRAY FOR NEEDS PAT ROBERTSON: God can and will heal, because He loves you. We’ve got a couple of quick testimonies. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Boy, we do. This is a person. While she was still an infant—she’s from Rohnert Park, California—Rosalyn developed asthma. Her entire life she used inhalers and tried not to overexert herself. After half a century, she had resigned herself that that was the way it was always going to be. Last July, while watching this program, Pat, the Lord gave you a word of knowledge. And you said, “God is healing at this moment an asthma condition.” Rosalyn said she felt a warm sensation deep in her lungs. Within half an hour she was breathing easier. She continued to breathe so well, she didn’t go get her inhaler at the drugstore. She said it must still be at the pharmacy, because she hasn’t used an inhaler since then. That’s great. PAT ROBERTSON: Boy, that is a miracle. Folks, let’s pray. What do you need? God says, “Ask. Call upon Me and I will answer you, and I’ll show you great and mighty things that you didn’t know anything about.” Terry and I are going to join hands together. It’s been a while. God bless you. “Father, in Jesus’ name, we join hands together, and we believe you for miracles in the lives of people. Touch them, I pray, right now.” Terry, God is giving you something. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Somebody, you have an odd skin condition. It looks almost like blisters. It’s like white bumps that just come up unexpectedly, and it’s spreading around your body. And you can’t seem to get rid of it. God is healing that for you right now. Just receive it. There will be no scarring. PAT ROBERTSON: The lips and your tongue are inflamed and swollen. And right now, that inflammation and that swelling is going away. You will not have anymore symptoms again. The Lord has healed you completely. Give Him glory. Terry, what else do you have? TERRY MEEUWSEN: There is someone else, you have constant tearing in your eyes. You see all those commercials for people who have dry eyes. You can’t stop your eyes from watering. God is healing that condition for you right now. PAT ROBERTSON: Thank you, Lord. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Thank you, God. PAT ROBERTSON: Now, Father, for people in this audience who are suffering, people who are crying out with pain, in the name of Jesus, we come against extreme pain. We come against that suffering that you have had and command it to leave you now, in the name of Jesus. This spirit of extreme pain shall leave your body from this moment on, and you shall not be tormented again. In Jesus’ name, be made whole. Terry, quick. TERRY MEEUWSEN: There is someone, you have had a broken tibia, and you have a whole problem with your leg. And God is healing that for you right now. You’re just going to feel warmth come into that area. You’ll not have trouble with it anymore. PAT ROBERTSON: Amen. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, folks, that’s all the time we’ve got. We leave you today with these words from Job, . . . . GRAPHIC: Job 5:9 “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (NIV) . . . . “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” Remember, our telephones are available. If you have a need after we’re off the air, our counselors are there for you: 1-800-759-0700. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM Well, that’s all the time we’ve got, and we will look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. So until then, for Terry, for Lee, for all of us, this is Pat Robertson. See you later. Bye, bye. GRAPHIC: COPYRIGHT 2009 CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DISCLAIMER: MONEY MONDAY GRAPHIC: The material provided on this Program is for general informational and educational purposes only. 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Man: I lost my contract, lost the house. Those cars and that house in Florida. I had lost everything. LEE WEBB: Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT A: SUPERBOOK Announcer: CBN presents Superbook for a new generation. Now, re-imagined from the classic CBN cartoon, a new series featuring amazing Bible stories brought to life using state of the art animation. Character: That’s pretty cool. Announcer: Your kids will love being entertained while they learn biblical values, like courage, loyalty, humility and faith. As they join Chris, Joy and Gizmo in their travels through time. In the first episode, A Giant Adventure, Chris and friends land in ancient Israel, where they meet David and witness his fierce battle against the giant Goliath. Character: You come to me with sword and spear, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts! Announcer: Your gift of 25 dollars or more will help create future Superbook episodes. As our thank you, you’ll receive a special edition DVD of the first episode and our brand new Superbook trading cards. Give your child the advantage of learning God’s Word. Superbook. Super power to change your life. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * END SPOT B: PREMIUM TEASE WITH PAT ANNOUNCER: The Bible is filled with stories of the miraculous, but are miracles a thing of the past? Jesus still does miracles today. Experience His incredible power in Pat Robertson’s newest teaching, Miracles Beyond Measure. Discover how you can build your faith, pray with power and a