The 700 Club: November 23, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Monday, November 23, 2009 PAT ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. The thing that the American people have been fearing is getting closer. The Senate has set the scene for a major debate over health care reform, and Democrats are deeply divided about key provisions in that bill. KRISTI WATTS: Pat, one of the big issues is money. Some worry about the cost, and some say they won’t support a bill with a public option. David Brody has this story from Washington. CARE DAVID BRODY: Having won a key vote that allows debate, the Democrats now face the much tougher task of trying to work out irreconcilable differences between their liberal and moderate wings. Many Democrats say the problem is simple. GRAPHIC: MEET THE PRESS Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): No developed country on earth has the huge for profit medical insurance industry that we have: 480 percent profit in eight years, premiums going sky rocketing. DAVID BRODY: And they say the goal is also simple. Sen. Chris Dodd ([D] Connecticut): One thing is certain: you ought to have a right to decent health care, to be able to see a doctor when you need it and to be able to afford it without bankrupting you in the process. DAVID BRODY: But Republicans insist how Democrats plan to get there is far too harmful to the healthcare system and far too expensive, too. Sen. Mitch McConnell (Minority Leader): The American people are asking us to stop this bill. And we're going to do anything and everything we can to prevent this measure from becoming law. Se. Kit Bond ([R] Missouri): It's filled with costly budget gimmicks and asks the people of America to spend over two trillion dollars on proposals that will heap a mountain of debt on our children and grandchildren. DAVID BRODY: With every Republican in the Senate opposing the Democrats' bill, Majority Leader Harry Reid has to keep every Democrat happy enough to keep backing whatever compromises are worked out in the days ahead. So far, they're sticking together and all voted to let the debate begin on the Senate floor. Sen. Blanche Lincoln ([D] Arkansas): I believe that it is more important that we begin this debate to improve our nation's health care system for all Americans rather than just simply drop the issue and walk away. DAVID BRODY: But the more liberal senators insist they'll only back the bill if a public option for a government-run insurance program is in it, while the moderates say that could kill their support for the bill. GRAPHIC: MEET THE PRESS Sen. Joe Lieberman ([I] Connecticut): If the public option is still in there, the only resort we have is to say no at the end to reporting the bill off the floor. DAVID BRODY: But with government deficits and costs already spiraling out of control on so many fronts, Republicans are warning that the cost of health care reform could almost reach into the double digits. And they say the House version over ten years would cost almost three trillion dollars. Several moderate Democratic senators say they want the ten-year price tag under one trillion. So you have a royal battle to try and settle all of these huge differences, and it’s definitely ahead. Pat. GRAPHIC: HEALTH CARE BATTLE PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Dave, what do you think? Can they pass this thing? It’s a monstrosity. It frightens anybody who has a chance to examine some of its provisions. Can they get it through? DAVID BRODY: Well, Pat, here is the situation. They can get the bill through. The question, though, is in what version exactly? It looks like it’s probably going to be some sort of watered down health care reform bill. Could it just be insurance reform at some point? Look, the public option obviously is the sticking point or at least one of the sticking points. So, yes, look, the Democrats are committed to getting a bill through. So we just don’t know what forum this is going to take at this point. So the way I envision it here is you’ve got Harry Reid kind of like in that Frankenstein lab, and he’s going back to making potion after potion to try to come up with the right mix, because he’s got to get moderates and liberals together. And so I wouldn’t be surprised, Pat, if you see a couple of these votes go to the test, let’s say, on the public option. They don’t get to 60, and Harry Reid has to go back in that Frankenstein lab, go back to the drawing board. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I don’t know if that Frankenstein monster is going to come out. But do you think that they can get something? The year is just about out. They’re not going to get anything this year, are they? DAVID BRODY: Well, Pat, we talked back in September over at the White House. I was talking about that trigger option. And we’ve heard a lot about that. That could be what happens here. Look, here is the reality. You obviously need 60 votes to pass something in this health care reform bill. And Joe Lieberman has said he is not going to vote with the Democrats if there is a public option in it. Ben Nelson has said the same thing. So that takes you down to 58. So this is a numbers game at this point. They’ve got to find two Republicans. Olympia Snowe could be one. Susan Collins from Maine could be the other. But the only way they’re going to get those two is possibly some trigger option as it relates to this government run health care. I think that’s where all of the action is going forward here, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: What about the Draconian provisions about putting people in jail if they don’t have health care and forcing companies to put out health proposals, and if they don’t the taxes just raise to an exorbitant level. Has anybody discussed that? DAVID BRODY: Well, it’s been out there. And as a matter of fact, the Democrats are not necessarily denying some of that in the sense that they understand that if the IRS comes calling and there is jail time with it. If you don’t pay the fine, there will be jail time. Sure, there could be some provisions in the bill or at least the repercussions of what could be in this bill. So they’re not even denying that at this point. But I don’t think that’s really the sticking point, because I think not only is it the government run option that is one problem, we haven’t even talked about abortion, Pat. And Bart Stupak, the guy in the House, the prolife Democrat in the House who came up with that Stupak amendment we’ve been hearing so much about, has basically said that if this Senate version comes back and they don’t like or Stupak doesn’t like the fact that his language has been taken out, this strict prolife language, he’s going to take ten to 15 House Democrats with him and vote this thing down. So Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and President Obama all have a major problem here. It’s time to run for the Excedrin aisle for all three of them. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, we appreciate it very much. Stay with it. And whether or not they bring anything like this before Christmas, sooner or later they’ve got to have a jolly season. And Thanksgiving is here. And I don’t know. But this is a horrible, horrible measure. It isn’t just bad, it’s horrible. And I just stand in awe that these people are so doctrinaire that they’re going to insist on bringing it forward and brag about it. Well, John Jessup has the rest of our top stories from Washington. John. GLOBAL WARMING JOHN JESSUP: Pat, global warming seems to have stalled. The German news outlet Der Spiegel reports average global temperatures have stopped rising in the last ten years. And it looks like it's come to a complete standstill this year. Climatologists don’t know why it’s happened. Global warming is one of the most hotly contested topics in the science community. In fact, hundreds of private e-mails and documents between top American and British researchers have recently been hacked from a computer server at a major climate research center. And they pain what some skeptics call a smoking gun, proving some climatologists actually manipulated data to prove global warming. The New York Times reports one e-mail exchange where a scientist says he used a statistical trick to hide the decline in temperatures. Several e-mails also show a concerted effort to keep articles opposing global warming out of some scientific journals. 9/11 LAWYERS JOHN JESSUP: Five men facing trial for the 9/11 attacks plan to plead not guilty, that according to a lawyer for one of the men. The lawyer says the five will claim to be innocent, so they can explain, quote, “why did they did it.” Attorney Scott Fenstermaker met with his client at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay last week. He says the defendants will use the trial as a platform to talk about their assessment of American foreign policy. NATIVITY JOHN JESSUP: Christian activists set up a Nativity scene at the Supreme Court recently. As Paul Strand explains, they’re using it to fight for religious liberties this Christmas. PAUL STRAND: Just a generation ago, no one would be surprised to see a Nativity scene like this one by their city hall. Rev. Pat Mahoney (Christian Defense Coalition): Every community had a nativity scene in front of it. It was a Christmas parade. It was Christmas carols even sung in our schools. We are now seeing that evaporate from the landscape of our country. We're seeing an erosion and hostility toward public expressions of faith. PAUL STRAND: It’s to fight that trend that folks connected to religious rights group came out on a misty, dark day in DC. They exercised their religious rights by setting up a living Nativity display right in front of the US Supreme Court. There is one good thing about this scene not being the real one. It’s just cloudy and rainy enough that you wouldn’t have been able to see that star over Bethlehem. Group (Singing): Away in a manger . . . . PAUL STRAND: But through the rain the participants sang Christmas songs and prayed, both for souls and their nation. They also asked Christians everywhere to do two things this Christmas season: set up Nativity scenes at their own homes as a witness across the nation, but also to go down to their own city hall and fill out the paperwork to do a Nativity display in the public square. Government can’t pay for a religious display, but private citizens can. Rev. Pat Mahoney: Individuals can do and get permits, applications, from their city halls, administrative buildings, court buildings, and they themselves as individual citizens can set up Nativity scenes. PAUL STRAND: Reverent Mahoney encourages people to band together to make the effort easy. Rev. Pat Mahoney: Maybe your home Bible group, maybe a small group, your church youth group can go do it. PAUL STRAND: Mahoney and friends have been doing these displays for years, and he says he always gets overwhelming praise and support from the public. Rev. Pat Mahoney: You would not believe how people come and join us and sing Christmas carols, congratulate us, are behind us, are supportive of us, because it brings them back in time to when values that should be embraced by our communities were embraced. PAUL STRAND: The main message from these folks: if you’re worried about losing your religious liberties, go out there and do something about it yourself, like set up your own Nativity scene. Paul Strand, CBN News, reporting from the Supreme Court. JOHN JESSUP: Pat, what are your thoughts? PAT ROBERTSON: Well, my thought is that America was founded as a Christian nation. We came without question with, well, tradition based in the Old Testament and the New Testament, the separation of powers. There are so many things in our Constitution, in our government that come right out of the Bible. And we were considered without question a Christian nation. The Supreme Court said, “You’re a Christian nation,” 1892. America is a Christian nation. And suddenly, suddenly, within the last 30 or 40 years, these activist groups have used the courts to manipulate the point of view that says, “You’re not a Christian nation. You essentially are an atheist nation or you’re a nothing. And it’s against the Constitution to bring forth your faith.” So Christians now have to resort to all these artifices in order to get some expression of faith. And it’s wrong. It’s wrong what the courts have done. And maybe, maybe, maybe we’ll find a court that will look at it squarely and say, “These decisions in the past are wrong. We’re going to overturn them.” John. SUB-ZERO INTEREST RATES JOHN JESSUP: Well, if you’re looking for a big return on your money, don’t buy treasury bills any time soon. The return on some short-term notes fell below zero again late last week and as investors and international central banks buy those government securities. Analysts say the big money is simply looking for a safe place to park their cash for the time being until they put it to work again. Despite the growing US debt, international demand for treasury securities is still growing. GOLD RECORD HIGH JOHN JESSUP: Another day, still another record in the roaring bull market in gold. The yellow metal hit just under 1,167.80 dollars in international trading. Once again, traders pointed to the weakness in the dollar as a key reason for the surge in gold and some analysts mentioned growing tensions with Iran as a cause. And how high will gold go? Predictions are all over the map with some experts looking at 2,000 dollars as a reasonable target. Pat, does that fall within your predictions? PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I’ve been saying 1,800. I said it was going to go past 1,000, and, zoom, past 1,000, now 1,167. Astounding. Are you astounded? KRISTI WATTS: I’m astounded, Pat. PAT ROBERTSON: I’m glad. Well, if you brought it back to the high during the Carter Administration, gold would be selling at about 2,300 dollars an ounce. So, in a sense, this isn’t for inflation adjusted, it’s not all that high. But without question, the people in our society and throughout the world don’t trust paper money. They don’t trust the people who are printing money and who have access to printing presses, because they know the currencies are being devalued. And consequently, the dollar has lost value. It would take a fool to think, “Well, my dollar is safe and sound.” It isn’t safe and sound. It’s been declining year after year after year as politicians debase the currency. And they haven’t even begun to pay off the debt. KRISTI WATTS: You know what I would love for us to do one day, and I don’t know if we’ve already covered a story like this, but many people who are thinking about the option of going to buy gold, how do you what places are more reputable? Do you know what I mean? Now you’ve got all these companies saying, “Okay, you can call me up and buy gold from me.” But how do I know that I can just wire some money off, and you’re not going to send me something fake? PAT ROBERTSON: I’m not sure that that’s the best way. But I think the United States Mint is still fairly reputable, and they turn out those coins. KRISTI WATTS: Hopefully. PAT ROBERTSON: Hopefully. But actually the coins, you have maybe a five percent surcharge or thereabouts for coins over the bullion price of gold. But gold is a commodity, and it’s measured out, weighed out, assayed, and if you want to buy pieces of gold, it’s pretty hard to trick you unless you don’t check it out and they just put out some lead and cover it up with gold paint. KRISTI WATTS: Interesting. Well, we’re going to switch gears a little bit. Up next, Iran’s president is a man on a mission, and he’s itching for a fight. 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GEORGE THOMAS: . . . .Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the United Nations at times sounded like a call to religious piety. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: The only path to remain safe is to return to monotheism and believing in the oneness of God. GEORGE THOMAS: Whatever you think of him, this 53-year-old president of Iran is a deeply religious man. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: The belief in the one God has been replaced with selfishness. Man has taken the place of God. GEORGE THOMAS: To understand his religious convictions, you have to go to a mosque in the small village of Jamkaran tucked in a corner of Iran. Behind the mosque there is a well, and according to Ahmadinejad and millions of Shiite Muslims, out of this well will emerge one day their version of an Islamic savior. They call him the Mahdi or the 12th Imam. Ron Cantrell has written a book about the Mahdi. Ron Cantrell (Author, The Mahdi): The 12th Imam is expected to come on the scene by Islam as a messiah figure. He is slotted to come in the end of time according to their writings, very much like how we think of the return of Jesus. GEORGE THOMAS: Tens of thousands of Muslims visit the sacred well each night. The opening of the well is covered by a green-like metal box to prevent people from jumping in. Most of the time here is spent praying and kissing the metal box. Others scribble prayer requests to the Mahdi on pieces of paper that are then dropped into the well. Alsat Emmami (Follower of Mahdi): This day belongs to the Mahdi, and I have come to share my heart with him. GEORGE THOMAS: Many, like this young boy with a flashlight, believe the Mahdi is actually hiding at the bottom of the well reading those prayer requests. Boy: I was looking into the well with my flashlight hoping to see the Mahdi, but not tonight. GEORGE THOMAS: Cantrell says the Mahdi, a descendent of the Prophet Mohammed, vanished in the middle of the 9th century. Ron Cantrell: With a promise that he would bring Islam to its total fruition as the world's last standing religion. GEORGE THOMAS: Enter Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Since becoming the president of Iran back in 2005, Ahmadinejad has emerged as the Mahdi's most influential follower. In almost all his speeches, whether at home in Iran or traveling abroad, the president begs Allah to hasten the return of the Mahdi. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Oh, God, hasten the arrival of Imam Mahdi and grant him good health and victory and make us his followers. GEORGE THOMAS: Ahmadinejad is reportedly tied to a radical Islamic society in Iran that believes man can hasten the appearance of the Mahdi by creating chaos in the world. Ron Cantrell: Ahmadinejad has stated that this chaos must take place before the Mahdi can come on the scene. GEORGE THOMAS: Shiite eschatology says the Mahdi's second coming will be marked by apocalyptic times. Wars, famines and floods will ravage the earth, followed by judgment day and a battle between good and evil. There's also the belief that when the Mahdi comes back, he will be accompanied by Jesus Christ. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: This will all come true under the rule of the perfect man, the last divine source on earth, the Mahdi, who will re-emerge, and Jesus Christ and other noble men will accompany him. GEORGE THOMAS: But until that day comes, Ahmadinejad, who sees himself as a kind of John the Baptist figure, is telling the world to prepare. George Thomas, CBN News. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: Well, I tell you, it’s interesting, Pat, to watch that story and just to see . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: It’s utter fanaticism. But the thing of it is, he believes that human beings can hasten the coming of the Mahdi by starting chaos. That’s why they’re not afraid to drop an atomic bomb on Israel. If they get the bomb, they don’t mind blowing it up, because they’ll think this is the chaos that will precede the coming of Mahdi. It is just nuts. And they believe he lives in that well out there, south of Kun, that he lives down there. KRISTI WATTS: Exactly. PAT ROBERTSON: And they have built a road from that spot down to Tehran, so they’ll have a p[lace for him to come. It is insanity. But when you have people like that in control of nuclear bombs, you have very dangerous situation in our world. KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely, Pat. Absolutely. Well, it’s Money Monday on The 700 Club, so stay tuned for some financial advice from an apprentice of Donald Trump. GRAPHIC: THE APPRENTICE And later, we’re going to Bring It On with your e-mail questions on finances. 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If you have diabetes and have Medicare or qualified insurance, you can get these cookbooks free. Announcer: Call now to qualify for not one, not two, but three free cookbooks. Call 1-800-746-6449. Nicole Johnson: You’ll love this rich, chocolate cake. It makes my mouth water. Plus, oven fried chicken and nachos. Yum! You’ll also get this free meal planning guide and this free diabetes magazine. So call now for your free Better Care kit with three free cookbooks. Announcer: To qualify, call 1-800-746-6449. That’s 1-800-746-6449. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Well, home prices are stabilizing and many experts believe we’re in a buyer’s market. But for those who are trying to sell a home, it seems to be a different story. SET-UP PIECE RENELLE RICHARDSON: In today’s real estate market, finding a home that is both affordable and in a good area can be incredibly difficult. If you’re interested in home ownership or in selling your home, understanding the real estate market is key. Kendra Todd is a successful real estate agent and entrepreneur. She’s an expert on how to maximize your home’s value and how to achieve financial freedom in real estate and in life. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GUEST: KENDRA TODD PAT ROBERTSON: Well, Kendra Todd also won season three of The Apprentice. And she’s currently HGTV’s, Home and Garden Television’s, My House is Worth What? And Kendra, it’s good to have you back on The 700 Club. Kendra Todd: Oh, thank you so much. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s a pleasure. It’s a pleasure. You are the top salesman, top real estate agent in the country? Am I right in that? Kendra Todd: Well, I wouldn’t go that far. PAT ROBERTSON: That’s too much. Okay, I’m trying to make you look good. Kendra Todd: You flatter me. But yes, real estate is my core industry. And it’s been really quite eye opening, traveling around the country for my HGTV show and seeing what’s going on in the real estate market in different areas of the country. And I hate to say it, but the name of my show is My House is Worth What? And more often that not, the answer to that question right now is “less.” PAT ROBERTSON: And sellers don’t believe that. They think that they paid a million dollars, and therefore it must be worth a million or more, right? Kendra Todd: I really think that sellers are starting to become a lot more realistic in their perspective of what their home is actually worth. And also, with foreclosure rates being as high as they are, people are not able to just hold on to that pie in the sky number they want to get for their home. They’re having to lower it back to realistic prices. PAT ROBERTSON: How about buyers? You’d think there are just huge amounts of deals out there at rock bottom prices. True or false? Kendra Todd: Well, not rock bottom prices. There were really incredible deals about six to 12 months ago. In certain markets, you still can buy a property for below replacement cost in some of the harder hit areas, like Florida, California, Vegas, Arizona, because they have the highest foreclosure rates in the country. There are some great deals. But I think that what buyers are now realizing is that they cannot go out in most markets and just give a lowball offer and get an incredible steal of a deal. Prices are not as low as they used to be. The market is hitting a bottom in some areas, which is really nice. PAT ROBERTSON: What about The Apprentice? You scored on that one and wounded up decorating a 125-million-dollar house. What happened with you and the Donald? Kendra Todd: Well, first, I want to clarify and say I didn’t decorate, which is a good thing, because I can make really crucial business decisions, but do not ask me to pick from five different paint colors. It really stresses me out. PAT ROBERTSON: So you didn’t decorate it. Kendra Todd: No, I had the honor of overseeing the renovation and the marketing of this gorgeous home on the ocean on Palm Beach Island that did sell recently for just shy of 100 million dollars. PAT ROBERTSON: You sold the thing, or it sold? Somebody sold it. Kendra Todd: Yes, it sold. And yes, we broke a record. It was the highest residential real estate sale in US history for a short amount of time. PAT ROBERTSON: Tell me what was in a house to make it worth 100 million dollars. Kendra Todd: Four hundred and seventy-five feet of ocean front on Palm Beach Island. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, that helps. That helps. Kendra Todd: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: Yes. Well, what are people looking for? If they want to buy a house, the top end—I read the Wall Street Journal on Friday, and they’ve got all those real estate sections, and the prices don’t look to me like they’ve come down very much. There are some really high-end properties still. Kendra Todd: Well, it’s interesting that you mention the high-end segment of the market, because the properties that are moving right now are those that available and affordable to first time home buyers, because of the first time home buyer tax credit. That’s really helped the market a lot. The high end of the market is not really moving, but most of those people have a lot of discretionary income, and so they’re not quite as motivated to have to sell. And so they can just keep their homes listed at a high price. And if it sells, great. And if doesn’t, that’s fine, too. PAT ROBERTSON: The average viewer watching this show wants to know, “What do I do to make my house have curb appeal?” How do you sell them? Kendra Todd: Well, right now, the most important question for a seller to really consider if they’re putting their house on the market is where are the buyers coming from and how are they motivated? And there has been a lot of dialogue in the media recently that the first-time home buyer tax credit and now the modified version of that that includes the move-up buyers is really what’s spurring the market. But statistics show that it’s the affordable prices more than government legislation that has really caused this activity in the marketplace. PAT ROBERTSON: Are there little things they can do, though, to make that thing jump at a buyer? Kendra Todd: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: What do they do? Kendra Todd: Well, one of the big things is that there are a lot of vacant homes out there right now, second homes, investment properties, people having to move to another location and stuck with a house they can’t sell. And it’s important to stage those properties. Declutter your home. If it is vacant, have furniture put in there and stage it properly. And pay a lot of extra attention to the exterior, because curb appeal really is the most important thing when selling a home, because that first impression. You only get one. PAT ROBERTSON: Is that paint, plants, or something else? Kendra Todd: You can do really little things. I think right now people are really looking at their pocketbooks. So you can do something like paint the front door a bright color to make it stand out. Just two potted plants that frame the entranceway will make a big difference. A flower trellis hanging off of the windows. These are things that really get potential buyers excited. PAT ROBERTSON: Do you give advice on these things to people? Kendra Todd: I give advice, but I don’t have a green thumb. So I’m not going to come over and help you plant those flowers. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I’ve got mine pretty much set. Kendra Todd: Well, that’s good. PAT ROBERTSON: Where do you think that real estate is going in this country? Are we going to come out of this thing, from what you’ve seen across the country? Or is it going to still go down? Kendra Todd: It still has farther to fall, certainly, in many areas of the country, because even though the recession ended mid summer, foreclosures are still on the rise. The numbers that came out recently showed that one in seven households in the United States with a mortgage is either in foreclosure or is behind on their payments. And the single largest factor that’s driving the foreclosure rate right now is unemployment. It’s no longer the subprime market. It’s the fact that unemployment is so high. So until unemployment gets down, hopefully below ten percent, we’re going to start to see a foreclosure problem continue. PAT ROBERTSON: We’re looking at a couple of years maybe. It could take that long. Kendra Todd: Yes, but you know what? The real estate market is just in a down cycle. It’s going to come back up. And you just focus on your faith and focus on the Lord, and that’s what really important. PAT ROBERTSON: Tell me about you and the Lord. What happened? Kendra Todd: Well, the fact that I just love Him so much is number one. He just impacts everything that I do. And recently I felt this tremendous calling to really empower and help out Kingdom entrepreneurs, to really focus on God at work. And I started a blog called GrowRichGodsWay.com, which I really encourage people to go to and share their stories about how the Lord has really answered their prayers and their finances and in their businesses, because the marketplace is a crucial area for ministry. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM Only three percent of people are called to vocational ministry, but what about the other 90 percent of us? And it’s an honored position to be in to be able to have profitable businesses that we can use to help fund the Kingdom and glorify God. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, I’m all for you. Well, Kendra, you’re terrific. God bless you. Thank you for being here. Kendra Todd: Thank you. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, if you want to know more about Kendra Todd, she’s got a new web site called Get Rich God’s Way. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM You can get a link on that on CBN.com. And she also is the host of Home and Garden, or HGTV’s My House is Worth What? Check your local listings for air dates, and you can see more about Kendra. Thank you so much for being here. Kendra Todd: Thank you. PAT ROBERTSON: I appreciate it. Okay, Kristi, what have you got next? KRISTI WATTS: All right, Pat. You know what I have? I have e-mail. Why? Because it’s Money Monday. Josh says, “My family usually draws names at Thanksgiving for a Christmas gift exchange, but my wife and I are unemployed and can’t afford presents. 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CBN sports reporter Shawn Brown tells us the amazing story of his life in this interesting profile. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM Pat and Kristi will be back with more of The 700 Club, right after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 4A: COLONIAL PENN Jonathan Lawson: Hi, my name is Jonathan Lawson, and I’m a customer service representative for Colonial Penn life insurance company. Insurance can sometimes be difficult to understand, but here at Colonial Penn, we make it simple. Alex Trebek has been representing Colonial Penn for over ten years. And he’s here to tell you how we do it. Alex Trebek (Compensated Endorser): Thanks, Jonathan. I’ve been representing Colonial Penn for over ten years, talking about their guaranteed acceptance life insurance. If you’re 50 to 85, write down the toll free number on your screen and call for free information. With this insurance, there is no medical exam. No health questions, either. Guaranteed. 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Man: There was a lot of hurt back and forth, and my brother and I were in the middle of it. * * * GRAPHIC: SINGLES & ADOPTION KRISTI WATTS: Plus . . . . Woman: I had a feeling I needed to start this now. KRISTI WATTS: Why single women are turning to adoption and why others are trying to stop them. * * * GRAPHIC: MAX LUCADO KRISTI WATTS: And then, see why bestselling author Max Lucado is fearless in the face of chaos. Tomorrow on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BRING IT ON KRISTI WATTS: Welcome back. It’s time to Bring It On with your e-mail questions. These are the questions that you’ve either logged to CBN.com with or called us or what have you. Or maybe Pat has been to the grocery store, and you stopped him and asked him these questions. PAT ROBERTSON: That’s right. The guy at the checkout counter. KRISTI WATTS: Exactly. PAT ROBERTSON: “Please tell me, are the price of groceries going up or down?” Oh, well, I’m sure I’ll tell you that. What? KRISTI WATTS: All right, Bob writes in, and he says, “Dear Pat, earlier in the year when gasoline prices were lower than they are now, my whole family made plans to take a road trip to grandma’s house for Thanksgiving. We don’t want to change our plans, but we’re now on an even tighter budget. Do you have any tips on what we can do to cut our traveling costs over the holidays?” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, first of all, unless grandma lives in Alaska, it’s just not all that much expensive to drive. To drive 1,000 miles or 500 miles or 600 to 700 miles, what are you going to do? If you’ve got a car that gets, say, 25 miles to the gallon, figure it out. It can’t cost but so much money. But you want to save money, drive your car at 60. Make sure that all the fittings are proper, that your points and plugs are aligned and set the way they’re supposed to. I don’t know what else you can do. But if you’re going to drive, and you’ve got more than one car, take the car that has the highest mileage. And it’s just not that much money. But try to stage your trip so you don’t have to spend a night in some motel. And you don’t have to eat, if you take food with you, sandwiches and things like that. You can save money on restaurants as you have to stop. But there are many, many ways to save money. But a road trip is not that expensive. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. And you know what I was thinking, Pat, as you were talking? I think in life we’ve got re-prioritize. So many of us are bound by fear. We’re like, “Well, we don’t’ want to do this, and we don’t want to do this.” But the bottom line is it’s fellowship with grandma. It’s hanging with the family. That’s more important than whether or not you can eat or not. Seriously. And so I think we’ve got to stop paralyzing ourselves from doing things. PAT ROBERTSON: The other thing is don’t load the top of your car with all that junk. That . . . . KRISTI WATTS: Weighs it down? PAT ROBERTSON: Well, it causes wind resistance and makes you spend more money moving your car through the air. KRISTI WATTS: That’s true, too. I was trying to get all holy and all sensitive, and you start talking about the luggage. PAT ROBERTSON: It’s holy and sensitive, too. It’s real good. But if it’s that important, save up a few months, and you can do it. KRISTI WATTS: Yes, there you go. PAT ROBERTSON: All right, what else? KRISTI WATTS: All right, Josh writes in and says, “Our extended family traditionally draws names at Thanksgiving for a Christmas gift exchange. This year, my wife and I have gone through unemployment and cannot afford to buy expensive presents for anyone. My wife is embarrassed to say anything to the family, but I know realistically that we will not be able to participate in the exchange. Do you have any suggestions on how we can broach the topic with the family at Thanksgiving?” PAT ROBERTSON: Well, you don’t have to shop at Neiman Marcus, or you don’t have to go down to someplace on Fifth Avenue and buy your gifts. Go down to Costco or something and pick up a little toy. I don’t know who you’ve got in your name. You’re going to draw a name. You can find a little gift that’s not too expensive. But you say you can’t afford expensive gifts. Well, of course not. Don’t do it. Just tell everybody, “Look, we’re cutting down this year, not because we’re broke,” don’t say that, “but because of the economic crisis in our country.” KRISTI WATTS: Blame it on the government. Absolutely. PAT ROBERTSON: That’s right. It’s the government’s fault, and therefore we’re not giving you a very expensive present. It’s all Obama’s fault. And you give them the present. All right, what else? KRISTI WATTS: Oh, Pat. Well, here is an idea, too. My family and I, we just had this discussion last night as God is my witness, because that’s what we do. We exchange gifts. There are five kids. And initially we had one set price, and we decided to take it down. And I thought, “Well, you know,” I was talking to my one sister, and I said, “Well, why?” And she goes, “Because Kristi, it’s not the present, because realistically we all have everything. It’s just a matter of just the fun of it.” And so part of fun is just making the gifts. Have even extra fun and say, “Okay, everyone, seriously go to the dollar store.” Because everyone has what you want, but it’s sometimes the fun gag things or just the little thoughtful things that make you laugh. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, that’s a lot more fun. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: A lot more fun. Yes. KRISTI WATTS: Exactly. So, Pat, if I go to the dollar store to get you your Christmas gift, would you be happy? PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, I’d be thrilled. In the early days, Dede and I didn’t have a lot of money, but we had more fun with the kids. You pop popcorn. That doesn’t cost a lot. Then you take some thread, and you’d string popcorn and hang it around the tree and things. Oh, we had a lot of fun that way. KRISTI WATTS: See, simplicity. The simple things in life. PAT ROBERTSON: Sure. Children. That’s what you do with them. All right, what else? KRISTI WATTS: All right. Betty writes in and says, “It seems technology companies are making a comeback. When looking to invest, are American tech companies still the best out there? And are there other nations that seem strong as well?” PAT ROBERTSON: Other nations? Finland, Sweden, even India. I think some of the Indian tech companies may be, if you’re very careful, may be a better buy in the stock market than American companies. But I tell you, Steve Jobs has done a remarkable job with Apple Computer. That stock went up very dramatically, and they keep coming out with extraordinary products. So American tech is live and well, but in terms of an investment, the stock market is a cruel master. And I’m not too keen in investing in tech right now, for me. KRISTI WATTS: Yes, speaking of investing, you’re going to love this next question. PAT ROBERTSON: All right. KRISTI WATTS: Janet writes in and says, “Pat, I hear a lot of talk about investing in gold and silver. Why is no one talking about buying precious stones, such as emeralds, rubies and sapphires as an investment strategy?” KRISTI WATTS: That’s a good question. PAT ROBERTSON: I once watched a diamond dealer in Antwerp take a pile of diamond rough and he went [raking sound effects] and wrote down a number. Unbelievable. KRISTI WATTS: What does [sounds] mean? PAT ROBERTSON: He had a little hand rake, and he raked the pile, and then he brought another pile, then he had another pile and another pile. KRISTI WATTS: Of diamonds? PAT ROBERTSON: Diamonds. And then he wrote down, “Here’s the value.” KRISTI WATTS: Oh, my Lord. PAT ROBERTSON: And it was right on the money. But there is so much involved in the appraisal of stones that is just strictly guesstimate, whereas gold is so much an ounce and you can weigh it and say, well, here’s a bar of gold. This is one kilo, and it’s worth so much because of the market. And the market is selling gold at 1,000 or 1,100 dollars and so forth. And you know what it is. But I tell you, colored stones, you just don’t know what the market is, not to mention the fact they can wind up being glass instead of precious stones. I just don’t think it’s a great investment. But like anything, you get a deal, you’re over in Burma and somebody hands you a ruby . . . . KRISTI WATTS: You’re not going to deny it. PAT ROBERTSON: You’re not going to deny it. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. That’s interesting. PAT ROBERTSON: I just don’t think they make a tremendous investment, in my opinion. But somebody to come back and say, “Oh, yes, but didn’t you hear about such and such that went from 100 dollars up to 10,000?” Well, okay. But it’s so much on the basis of imperfect analysis. But as I say, I watched those diamond graders in Antwerp, and it boggles your mind how good they are. And nevertheless, there isn’t any definite determination. What about the diamonds? Are they clear? Do they have flaws in them? How are they cut and can they be cut? And you lose some of them, and somebody tries to cut them. And they’ve got to be polished. Do you have the right kind of facets? And it just goes on and on and on. And I’d rather have gold. KRISTI WATTS: Well, not for nothing, I’ll take the diamond, too. PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, you will. KRISTI WATTS: I’ll take the diamonds, rubies, sapphires and the gold. PAT ROBERTSON: Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. KRISTI WATTS: Come on, brother. Amen for it. PAT ROBERTSON: There are so many diamonds. In all seriousness, it is a big con game if you really realize it. The world is just awash with diamonds. It’s just a type of quartz, and they’re all over the place. And the reason they’re expensive is because cartels like DeBeers hold back the supply and they manipulate, and then they talk about “Young girls, this is a sign of love.” And, look, you’ve been to Jared and all that stuff. Anyhow, so away we go. But they really are. It really is a put-up job, the whole diamond industry. KRISTI WATTS: I believe you. PAT ROBERTSON: But they maintain the prices, because DeBeers and the cartel don’t let the diamonds flood the market. They hold just a little bit, enough to keep people’s appetites whetted. KRISTI WATTS: I’m with you. All I keep thinking . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: So when you buy that huge diamond necklace . . . . . KRISTI WATTS: No, listen, when the man buys me the huge diamond . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: Oh, when that man. Well, okay. KRISTI WATTS: When that man. PAT ROBERTSON: Well, if he’s dumb enough to do it, then why should you complain? Well, when Atlanta was hit with 18 inches of rain in 24 hours this past summer, the Weather Channel called it one of the worst storms in the city’s history and with good reason. It crippled the region. And for homes in flood zones, they were nearly destroyed. Watch this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THE RAYES FAMILY DORY NISSEN: The flooding caught everyone off guard. In September, some Atlanta residents found their homes underwater in a matter of minutes. The river rose to the ceiling of Jennifer Rayes’ lower floor. She and husband Joe weren’t able to salvage anything from this level, location of the TV room, office and storage area. They were too busy rescuing neighbors. Jennifer Rayes: We didn’t think the water was even going to come to our house, so we didn’t spend much time trying to save our stuff. We were more worried about the people that were underwater down at the bottom. DORY NISSEN: Their children have to live with their grandparents until Joe and Jennifer can clean up. That could take weeks. Jennifer Rayes: I think I’m still in shock. I just didn’t see it coming. You go to bed, and your house is all put together and all clean and everything is in perfect spots. And then the next day it’s just gone. You don’t know what to say about things like that. DORY NISSEN: Without hours of the water receding, Operation Blessing moved in with teams of volunteers from the Master’s Commission to clean up, including the Rayes home. Jody Harrington is the head of Operation Blessing’s Disaster Relief. Jody Harrington: We’re helping reunite a family, because the kids cannot come home until this home is clean. And the family is just so excited, because, yes, we’re helping them clean up, but in their mind, Operation Blessing is helping them bring their family back home. Joe Rayes: It’s unbelievable. You guys accomplished more today in two hours than we’ve tried in two days. You guys just came out of your own hearts, reached out to us and helping us and helping everyone else in the neighborhood. And it’s unbelievable. Jennifer Rayes: I am so happy you’re here. I don’t know what I’d do without you. I know this much wouldn’t be done. We wouldn’t be this close to getting our lives back together. DORY NISSEN: And when the debris was gone and the walls stripped and bleached, Operation Blessing had another surprise: furniture for their family room. And just one day after Operation Blessing stepped in to help, the children were able to come home. And the Rayes family can now more forward rebuilding their lives. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAT ROBERTSON: Isn’t that beautiful? Ladies and gentlemen, that’s what you can do with your 700 Club memberships. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM People have a need, and to reach out in the name of the Lord. Jesus said, “I was hungry, and you fed Me. I was naked, and you clothed Me. I didn’t have shelter, and you took Me in. In as much as you’ve done it to the least of these, My brethren, you’ve done it unto Me.” And that’s what we look for. And if we can help people—I just got a thing from Bill Horan of Operation Blessing. Down in Haiti they have a hospital. It had a couple of thousand people in this hospital, patients. And they had all kinds of sicknesses. It turned out the sewer was blocked up and the toilets all over the hospital were bubbling out. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, man! PAT ROBERTSON: It was a filthy mess. And Bill found the discharge place, and it was a lagoon that they were processing the stuff in and they didn’t do it properly. And so he’s going to be able to help them. But think of the suffering, what people have. KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely. PAT ROBERTSON: Anyhow, folks, you’ll get this during Thanksgiving. Just a couple more days before Thanksgiving and then Christmas. GRAPHIC: DECLARE GOD’S FAITHFULNESS 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM It’s called “A New Day.” And if you’d please open it up and fill it out and send it in. Now is the time to do something at Christmas or your holiday, whatever that wonderful occasion is going to mean for you and your family. Let’s help somebody less fortunate, and you will have a more blessed Thanksgiving. KRISTI WATTS: Absolutely, Pat. Well, up next, we have an amazing story. To this family, Thanksgiving is more than just a holiday. It’s the name of their son. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KWADWO AND NICOLE YEBOAH GRAPHIC: It Happened to Me Nicole Yeboah: I always wanted a big family. In 2004, we wanted a second baby. We tried, and it didn’t happen. And every month you’re trying and nothing happens. And it weighed so heavy on my heart, and it just made me so depressed. So that’s when I decided, “Let me go to a doctor to see what’s going on.” The doctors were telling me, “Oh, there’s a blockage.” Kwadwo Yeboah: They came up and said, “Well, the only way she can have a baby is through in-vitro.” I was kind of disappointed. Nicole Yeboah: I didn’t go forward with any fertility treatments after they had explained to me what my options were. Through it all, we were praying that it would just happen naturally. Kwadwo Yeboah: Thankfully my wife stood her ground and said, “No, there’s nothing wrong with me. God is going to provide.” Nicole Yeboah: During Thanksgiving, I remember that year of 2006. We were in St. Louis visiting my husband’s cousin. He had turned on CBN. Terry was praying. TERRY MEEUWSEN: Someone else, you’re praying for a child. God is going to give you the opportunity to bear a child. Kwadwo Yeboah: It was an instant feeling like someone is trying to tell you, “This is you. I’m talking to you.” Nicole Yeboah: He said, “Nicole, Nicole, I just listened to CBN, and the Lord said you’re gonna get the opportunity to have a baby.” Kwadwo Yeboah: In the middle of that, we were praising God and praying as well. Nicole Yeboah: It was a confirmation, I knew in my heart, because I knew that the Lord had spoken to me, that “There is a baby is coming. You’re going to have a baby.” Then we found out we were pregnant like a couple days later when I took the pregnancy test. And I was just happy, because it just fell right into place. And when we were naming him, I remember the Lord speaking through my husband. That’s when he came up with “Aseda,” which means praise and thanksgiving in Ashanti language. Kwadwo Yeboah: After Aseda was born, it gave me a sense and a hope that God is still real. It also strengthened our faith. Nicole Yeboah: He will make a miracle happen in your body if there’s something that’s going on. Kwadwo Yeboah: No matter whatever we go through, He will come. Maybe not our time, but His perfect time He will show up. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOSTS PRAY FOR NEEDS KRISTI WATTS: I was just thinking about the scripture how the Lord delights Himself in the desires of our hearts. He really does. God is not a stingy God. He’s a God who wants to bless you. And those desires that are just deep in you, He has placed those desires in you, and He wants to meet them. He just wants you to have faith and believe, because God is a miracle working God. He can do it for you, just like He did it for that wonderful couple. Pat and I, I believe we’re going to . . . . PAT ROBERTSON: We’re going to pray. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. PAT ROBERTSON: And we’re going to believe God for more miracles. And Kristi, I’ll start off with this one. It’s Sarah in a place called Cookeville, Tennessee. She developed warts above her upper lip. And they spread across one cheek. You can imagine. Oh, my goodness. Just think of that, all the way across there. Terrible. What? KRISTI WATTS: And you don’t think about warts on a face, too. PAT ROBERTSON: No, it doesn’t. I think they got stuck there somewhere. But you had a word of knowledge about a person who had warts. You said in the name of Jesus the condition was being healed. Within a week, all the warts had completely disappeared and haven’t come back yet. What else have you got? KRISTI WATTS: Wow, amazing. Irma from Missouri, she developed a bone spur in her heel. It became so sore that she could no longer wear shoes of any kind. Well, after several months of continual discomfort, she finally visited a podiatrist. He took a mold of the foot and had major issues. Then one day Irma was watching TV, when she began to doze on her couch. She woke up. Pat, you had a word of knowledge, and you said, “Right now, it is dissolving.” Irma touched her foot and the spur was gone. And the first thing that she did was cancel the orthopedic shoe, which the doctor wanted. I tell you, Pat, the bottom line is, whether it’s warts on a face or feet spurs, God can heal. He can deliver. He can do miraculous things. PAT ROBERTSON: So are you ready to pray? KRISTI WATTS: Yes! PAT ROBERTSON: All right. KRISTI WATTS: Let’s pray. PAT ROBERTSON: Let’s do it. Folks, wherever you are, join with us. Let’s believe God together. We found out how many minutes we’ve got here to pray. Oh, we’ve only got about a minute. “Father, in Jesus’ name, we pray right now for the power of the Holy Spirit come down upon people right now in this audience. May the anointing be there for healing, in Jesus’ name.” There is somebody who has got a birthmark on their face, and you’ve been trying to get rid of it. It’s been a disfiguring thing that’s kind of red like strawberry. Right now, it’s gone. Take your hand and touch it and wipe it off, in the name of Jesus. KRISTI WATTS: There’s another person with a heart murmur. The Lord is healing that heart murmur. There’s another person, I don’t know if it’s a urinary tract infection or there’s something. There is a situation that the Lord is healing of that right now, in the name of Jesus. PAT ROBERTSON: And Father, for others in this audience right now, let the power of God touch them, in Jesus’ name. KRISTI WATTS: Amen. PAT ROBERTSON: Amen. Wherever you are, give us a call. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM Even though this program is not on the air after a few seconds from now, our counselors are there: 1-800-759-0700. We leave you with these words from the Psalms . . . . GRAPHIC: Psalm 59:16 “In the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.” (NIV) . . . . “In the morning I will sing of your love, for you are my fortress.” See you tomorrow. 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