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THIS YEAR BE A CHEAP
SKAKE.
MARY HUNT SHARES THE
PRACTICAL WAYS YOU CAN SAVE
MONEY AND GET OUT OF DEBT.
LIVE BY THE STREETS AND DIE
BY THE STREETS.
I GOT SHOT IN MY CHEST.
I GOT SHOT IN MY BAFNLGT I
GOBACK.
AND I GOT SHOT IN MY
STOMACH.
THAT'S JUST WHAT HE
WANTED.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
HONORABLE.
Lee: HOW HE SURVIVED ON
TODAY'S "700 CLUB."
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[APPLAUSE]
Pat: WELCOME TO "THE
700 CLUB."
IT WAS A DRAMATIC RAID.
NEARLY 250 MEN AND WOMEN ARE
NOW BEHIND BARS.
THEY WERE ARRESTED IN A
MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON
INTERNATIONAL CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY.
Kristi: THE ARRESTS
COME AS THE TRAGEDY OF CHILD
PORN IS GETTING WORSE, AND
THE VICTIMS ARE GETTING
YOUNGER.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY SOME
OF YOUR BABIES.
IT MAKES US ALL SICK.
Reporter: 52-YEAR-OLD
LISA AND 43-YEAR-OLD LANCE
ROBERT ARE THE LATEST
SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN
OPERATION SUNFLOWER.
A U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS INFORMANT STING, TO
IDENTIFY AND RESCUE VICTIMS
OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THEIR
FIVE-WEEK STING EXPOSED HER
IN PHOTOS WITH CHILDREN AS
LONG AS 11 YEARS AGO.
THE RESULTS WERE
SIGNIFICANT BUT GRIM, AND
DEMANDS -- ABSOLUTELY
DEMANDS OUR FULL ATTENTION
AS A NATION.
Reporter: ICE AGENTS
SAY THE INTERNET HAS MADE
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY A GROWING
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.
IT IS NOW ALSO BEING
STREAMED LIVE, WORLDWIDE,
AND THE CRIMINALS AREN'T
OFTEN STRANGERS TO THEIR
YOUNG VICTIMS.
WHEN WE FOUND 44 OF OUR
VICTIMS, THEY WERE LIVING
WITH THE VERY PERSON WHO WAS
SEXUALLY ABUSING THEM.
Reporter: THEIR UNIT
IDENTIFIED AND RESCUED 123
CHILD VICTIMS.
110 WERE IN THE U.S.
46 WERE YOUNGER THAN 12.
AND FIVE WERE UNDER THE AGE
OF THREE.
IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE
SOMEHOW HAVE TO GET OUR HAND
AROUND BECAUSE IT IS NOT
GETTING ANY BETTER.
Reporter: SPECIAL AGENT
JOHN CALLAHAN SAYS CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY IS ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING CRIMES IN
AMERICA.
IN FACT, THERE HAS BEEN A
2500% INCREASE IN ARRESTS IN
10 YEARS.
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
MISSING AND EXPLOITED
CHILDREN REVIEWED MORE THAN
10.5 MILLION IMAGES OF CHILD
PORN IN 2009 ALONE.
AND INVESTIGATORS NOTE, A
SERIAL CHILD MOLESTER COULD
HAVE AS MANY AS 400 VICTIMS
IN HIS LIFETIME.
EPHRAIM GRAHAM, CBN NEWS.
Pat: WELL, OUR
CONGRATULATIONS TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
IT SHOCKS YOU TO THINK THIS
IS THE WAY IT IS.
WHO ARE THEY INVOLVED IN?
THEY'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE
THERE IS A DEMAND, WHICH
MEANS THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE
SICKNESS IN THIS SOCIETY,
WHERE PEOPLE WILL PAY MONEY
TO LOOK AT NAKED PICTURES OF
LITTLE CHILDREN.
LEE WEBB HAS AN UPDATE ON AN
IMPORTANT STORY CBN NEWS HAS
BEEN FOLLOWING: A LEGAL
FIGHT OR ELECTRONIC TRACKING
SYSTEM IN SCHOOL.
Lee: THAT'S RIGHT,
PAT.
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS RULED A
TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN
TRANSFER ONE OF ITS STUDENTS
WHO OBJECTED TO WEARING AN
I.D. CARD WITH A TRACKING
DEVICE.
THE MORE THAN 4,000 STUDENTS
AT JAY HIGH SCHOOL AND JONES
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO
ARE BEING FORCED TO WEAR
SMART I.D. BADGES WERE
TRACKING CHIPS.
15-YEAR-OLD ANDREA REFUSED
TO WEAR ONE BECAUSE OF HER
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
SHE BELIEVES THE BADGE IS A
MARK OF THE BEAST.
THE JUDGE REJECTED HER
RELIGIOUS ARGUMENT.
SHE THINKS HER REASONS ARE
SECULAR.
HE RULED THE SCHOOL CAN KEEP
HER OUT WHILE THE CASE IS
MOVING THROUGH THE COURTS.
THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. WILL SOON
BEGIN PERFORMING SAME-SEX
MARRIAGES.
THE 106-YEAR-OLD CATHEDRAL
IS A WORKING EPISCOPAL
CHURCH, AND IT HAS SERVED AS
THE SPIRITUAL CENTER FOR THE
CAPITAL.
IT HAS BEEN THE CHURCH FOR
NATIONAL TRAGEDIES, AS WELL
AS FUNERALS.
NOW THE CHURCH WILL BE AMONG
THE FIRST EPISCOPAL
CONGREGATIONS TO PERFORM
SAME-SEX MARRIAGES FOR GAY,
LESBIAN, AND TRANSGENDER
MEMBERS.
THERE HAS BEEN AN EXITOUS OF
PEOPLE BECAUSE OF IT.
BUT THEY SAY IT IS BEING
FAITHFUL TO THE KIND OF
COMMUNITY THAT JESUS WOULD
HAVE US BE.
PAT?
Pat: I CANNOT IMAGINE,
AND MY WILDEST THOUGHTS,
THAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD HAVE
PUT HIS IMPRONATURE ON THE
MARRIAGE OF TWO LESBIANS OR
TWO HOMOSEXUALS.
AND TO SAY THIS IS THE KIND
OF CHURCH JESUS CHRIST
WANTED, YOU JUST MARVEL.
YOU WONDER WHY SOCIETY HAS
GONE SO FAR.
WELL, SOCIETY HAS GONE SO
FAR BECAUSE THE ARBITORS OF
THE RELIGIOUS TRADITION THAT
WE HOLD TO HAVE GONE SO
FAR.
AND THEY HAVE GIVEN UP THE
TENANTS OF THE FAITH.
AND AS A RESULT, THERE ARE
NO GUIDELINES TO TELL PEOPLE
WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS
WRONG.
WE'VE LOST TRACK OF THAT.
LEE?
Lee: OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAY
THE U.S. MAY PULL ALL OF ITS
TROOPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN
AFTER DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2014.
THAT GOES AGAINST THE
PENTAGON'S VIEW THAT AMERICA
MAY NEED THOUSANDS OF TROOPS
THERE TO DEAL WITH
AL-QAEDA.
THE U.S. NOW HAS 66,000
TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.
SOME OFFICIALS SAY BETWEEN
3,000 AND 15,000 MAY STAY.
THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS
PREVENTING AFGHANISTAN FROM
FALLING BACK INTO THE CHAOS
OF THE 1990s.
THOSE PROBLEMS LED TO THE
TALIBAN TAKING POWER AND
PROVIDING A NETWORK FOR
OSAMA BIN LADEN AND
AL-QAEDA.
PAT?
Pat: WELL, YOU KNOW,
THERE IS NO WAY YOU'RE GOING
TO CONTROL AFGHANISTAN.
IT DIDN'T WORK UNDER
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
IT DIDN'T WORK UNDER THE
RUSSIANS.
IT DIDN'T WORK UNDER THE
BRITS, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO
WORK UNDER US.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
al-QAEDA SAYS THIS IS
FERTILE GROUND FOR US.
WE'RE MOVING IN, AND THE
PAKISTANIS ARE DOING ALMOST
NOTHING TO POLICE THEIR
BORDERS.
AND, YET, AT THE SAME TIME,
IT IS LIKE A BECOMELESS
PIT. BOTTOMLESS PIT.
SO WHO NEEDS IT.
YOU'VE GOT A GUY LIKE
KARZAI, WHO IS DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN THE DRUG TRADE,
AND WHO IS HURTLING BOMBS AT
AMERICA AND CLAIMING WE'RE
THE SOURCE OF HIS PROBLEMS.
THIS GUY IS BAD NEWS, BUT
WE'RE STUCK WITH HIM, AT
LEAST APPARENTLY SO.
THE TIME HAS COME, IN MY
OPINION, IS TO SAY, GUYS,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
IF IT BLOWS UP, TOUGH LUCK.
LEE?
Lee: PAT, VENEZUALA HAS
POSTPONED THE INAUGURATION
OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ.
HE IS STILL IN CUBA,
BATTLING CANCER.
POLITICAL OPPONENTS ACCUSE
THE VENEZUALAN GOVERNMENT OF
VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION.
AND THEY WANT THAT
GOVERNMENT TO TELL THE
COUNTRY HOW SICK THE
SOCIALIST LEADER REALLY IS.
CHAVEZ HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FOR
A MONTH.
DALE HERD HAS MORE.
Reporter: THIS IS ONE
OF THE LAST TIMES HUGO
CHAVEZ WAS SEEN PUBLICLY, ON
DECEMBER 10, SAYING GOOD-BYE
TO GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
BEFORE BOARDING A PLANE TO
HAVANA.
REPORTS INDICATE HE IS
LOSING A BATTLE WITH
TERMINAL CANCER.
RUMORS HAVE BEEN SWIRLING ON
THE INTERNET THAT CHAVEZ IS
ALREADY DEAD.
THE GOVERNMENT IS ONLY
SAYING HE HAS A SEVERE
RESPIRATORY INFECTION THAT
MAKES IT HARD TO BREATHE.
VENEZUALA'S CONSTITUTION
REQUIRES THAT CHAVEZ, WHO
WAS RE-ELECTED LAST YEAR,
MUST SHOW UP ON THURSDAY FOR
THE INAUGURATION, OR THE
SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY IS TO BE SWORN IN.
HIS TENURE HAS DIVIDED THE
COUNTRY MORE THAN EVER.
AND FOR ONE OF THE MOST
OIL-RICH COUNTRIES IN THE
WORLD, VENEZUALA'S ECONOMY
IS A SHAMBLES, AND VIOLENT
CRIME HAS SKYROCKETED.
IF CHAVEZ DIDN'T RETURN, NEW
ELECTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE
HELD.
VICE PRESIDENT NICHOLAS
MEDORO IS FIRST IN LINE FOR
SUCCESSUCCESSION, BUT CUBA
REPORTEDLY FAVORS THE
CREATION OF A HUNTA TO
MAINTAIN CHAVEZ'S LEGACY
AFTER HIS DEATH.
DALE HERD, CBN NEWS.
Lee: PART OF OBAMACARE
HAS BEEN QUIETLY REPEALED.
IT HAPPENED AS PART
OF THE
FISCAL CLIFF DEAL.
CONGRESS OVERTURNED WHAT IS
CALLED "THE CLASS ACT."
IT WAS BASICALLY A NEW
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM FOR
LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE, BUT
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
REPORTS THAT THE PROGRAM WAS
SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT ONE
OF ITS OWN ADMINISTRATORS
WARNED CONGRESS IN 2011 THAT
THE PROGRAM COULD COLLAPSE.
MEANTIME, FIVE
NEW TAXES
INSTITUTED BY OBAMACARE WILL
KICK IN THIS YEAR.
ONE IS CALLED A MEDICAL
DEVICE TAX, A TAX ON
EVERYTHING FROM STINTS TO
SYRINGES.
A GROUP OF LIBERAL SENATORS
HAD ASKED HARRY REID TO
DELAY THE TAX BECAUSE IT IS
EXPECTED TO RAISE HEALTH
CARE COSTS.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE,
SURPRISE, PAT.
Pat: I'M SHOCKED.
SHOCKED!
SHOCKED!
THAT OBAMA WOULD RAISE
TAXES.
I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
IT JUST IS SO SHOCKING.
AL FRANKEN, THE COMEDIAN HE
IS, IS SHOCKED.
AND THE LIBERALS ARE SHOCKED
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY
MORE TAXES ON MEDICAL
DEVICES BECAUSE OF A BILL
THAT THEY FAVORED AND VOTED
FOR.
KRISTI, WHAT DO YOU FEEL?
Kristi: I'LL PUT IT
THIS WAY.
I DON'T HAVE TO FEEL
ANYTHING BECAUSE THE NEXT
STORY SAYS IT ALL.
UP NEXT, IF YOU THOUGHT THAT
THE BATTLE OVER OBAMACARE
WAS DONE, THINK AGAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WHY
BOTH SIDES ARE GEARING UP
FOR ANOTHER FIGHT, AND WHY
THE LAW MAY HAVE BACKING
FROM THE SUPREME COURT.
BUT LATER ON "THE 700 CLUB,"
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN USE OLD
DRYER SHEETS TO CLEAN A
COMPUTER SCREEN?
ONE OF JUST THOUSANDS OF
TIPS DESIGNED TO SAVE YOU
MONEY.
WE'LL SHARE MORE LATER ON
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
Pat: NANCY PELOSI WAS
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES WHEN
OBAMACARE WAS COMING UP,
2700 PAGES.
AND SHE SAID, FAMOUSLY,
WE'VE GOT TO PASS IT SO WE
CAN READ IT AND FIND OUT
WHAT IT SAYS.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
NOBODY KNEW IT HAD SO MANY
TWISTS AND TURNS.
NOBODY HAD A CLUE.
AND MANY OF US THOUGHT IT
WAS UNCONS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
BUT GUESS WHAT?
JOHN ROBERTS, OF THE SUPREME
COURT, PULLED A SLIGHT OF
HAND AND SAID IT IS REALLY A
TAX, AND THE CONGRESS HAS
THE POWER TO TAX.
THIS ISN'T A BURDEN ON
COMMERCE.
IT ISN'T THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE CLAUSE THAT IS
INVOLVED.
IT IS TAXATION.
AND SO IF OBAMACARE IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT?
WELL, THAT'S NOT THE FINAL
WORD.
EVEN NOW OBAMACARE FACES A
GROWING NUMBER OF LEGAL
CHALLENGES.
AND SOME OF THEM MAY JUST
LEAD TO ITS DOWNFALL.
JOHN JESSUP HAS THIS
INTERESTING STORY FROM
WASHINGTON.
Reporter: WHILE STATES
SCRAMBLE TO DETERMINE JUST
HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT,
OR
OBAMACARE, OPPONENTS ARE
STILL FIGHTING THE LAW IN
THE COURT.
AND
THERE ARE GOING
TO
BE
LEGAL CHALLENGES THAT WILL
BE
CONTINUING FOR QUITE
SOMETIME.
Reporter: THE
LEGAL
ARGUMENT GAINING THE MOST
STEAM IS THE CHALLENGE TO
THE CONTRACEPTION MANDATE.
RELIGIOUS BUSINESS OWNERS
AND FAITH-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ARGUE THE
MANDATE VIOLATES THEIR
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BY FORCING
THEM TO COVER THE
MORNING-AFTER PILL AND
SIMILAR DRUGS IN THEIR
INSURANCE PLANS.
THE GOVERNMENT CAN SAY
WE'RE GOING TO CAUSE YOU TO
VIOLATE YOUR FAITH.
Reporter: ANOTHER
CHALLENGE TAKES AIM AT A
15-MEMBER MEDICARE BOARD
CREATED TO KEEP CLAIMS IN
CHECK.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE COULD FATE
OF THE ENTIRE LAW IN
JEOPARDY.
LAST JUNE THE SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
MANDATE IS A TAX.
THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES
ALL TAXING MEASURES START IN
THE HOUSE.
BUT OPPONENTS ARGUE THE
FINAL VERSION OF THE BILL
THAT BECAME LAW ACTUALLY
ORIGINATED IN THE SENATE.
IF
THAT LAWSUIT SUCCEEDS,
THEN THE
OBAMA CARE BILL WAS
PASSED IN AN
UNCONSTITUTIONAL MANNER AND
IT WOULD BE STRICKEN.
Reporter: STILL, THE
ARGUMENT ON THE FAST-TRACK
IS THE CHALLENGE TO THE
CONTRACEPTION MANDATE.
WHICH OPPONENTS CALL A
THREAT TO RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY.
LAWYERS REPRESENTING
RELIGIOUS PEOPLE, WILL ARGUE
THAT CASE.
IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL,
OBAMACARE COULD END UP
BEFORE THE HIGH COURT BEFORE
THE END OF THE YEAR.
Pat: THIS MAKES YOU
SICK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING
THAT THING FOR YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS.
AND THERE WILL BE MORE AND
MORE CHALLENGES.
MAYBE THEY'LL CHIP AWAY AT
IT.
WITH US MORE, WITH MORE ON
THE FUTURE OF OBAMACARE, IS
JAY SECOLO.
HOBBY LOBBY SAYS THAT
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE VIAL
LASES THEIR RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM AND THEY FACE
INCREDIBLE TAXES AND
PENALTIES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ARE THEY GOING TO WIN OR
LOSE?
WE HAVE THREE CASES RIGHT
NOW INVOLVING PRIVATE
EMPLOYERS, NOT AS LARGE AS
HOBBY LOBBY, BUT BIG
COMPANIES, AND WE'VE WON ALL
THREE OF OUR CASES,
INCLUDING TWO COURT OF
APPEALS DECISIONS, ONE OUT
OF THE SEVENTH AND ONE OUT
OF THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT, BOTH
CONFIRMING AN INJUNCTION.
HOBBY LOBBY ACTUALLY IS THE
OUTTHEIR RIGHT NOW.
MOST OF THE COURT CASES --
WE'RE THREE FOR THREE ON OUR
CHALLENGES, BUT MOST OF THE
COURT CASES, THE COURTS OF
APPEALS AND THE DISTRICT
COURT JUDGES HAVE SAID THAT
THE H.H.S. MANDATE SHOULD BE
EN JOINED, AS FAR AS
ENFORCEMENT GOES, WHEN THERE
IS A LEGITIMATE, FREE
EXERCISE CHALLENGE.
HOBBY LOBBY JUST GOT A BAD
PANEL.
WHEN I SAY A JUDGE PANEL,
JUDGES THAT WERE NOT
HOSPITABLE TO THEIR
ARGUMENT.
NOT INCLINED TO VIEW THEIR
ARGUMENT AS ONE OF A FREE
EXERCISE CLAUSE.
I THINK IT WILL BE A REAL
CHALLENGE.
ULTIMATELY, AS YOU JUST
SAID, IT IS GOING TO GO TO
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE THREE FOR
THREE AND ABOUT TO FILE TWO
MORE SUITS NOW.
Pat: WHAT IS THE
CENTRAL LEGAL PREMISES YOUR
WORKING ON TO GET THOSE
THINGS REVERSED?
PAT, IT IS REALLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT IS SOMETHING YOU AND I
TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS.
THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT
WOULD PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE
THAT MANDATES OR REQUIRES
THAT YOU VIOLATE YOUR
CONSCIENCE WOULD MAKE THE
FOUNDERS SPIN THEIR HEADS.
THEY WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD COME IN
AND DEMAND THAT YOU VIOLATE
YOUR SINCERELY HELD
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
INTERESTINGLY, I THINK THE
REAL CHALLENGE IS GOING TO
BE, AND YOU MENTIONED THIS,
HOBBY LOBBY IS FACING
$1.3 MILLION A DAY IN
FINES.
THE GOVERNMENT, I THINK IF
IT WAS SMART, WOULD ABATE
THOSE FINES RIGHT NOW.
ABATE ENFORCEMENT, SO THEY
DON'T GO AFTER THOSE FINES
WHILE THESE CASES ARE
FINALLY ADJUDICATED,
ULTIMATELY AT THE SUPREME
COURT, RATHER THAN BURDENING
HOBBY LOBBY WITH THIS
EXTRAORDINARY FINE.
YOU COUPLE THE SITUATION
WITH THE H.H.S. MANDATE, AND
MOST OF THE STATES ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE
STATE EXCHANGES THAT ARE
REQUIRED UNDER OBAMACARE.
YOU MENTIONED THE TAX ON
MEDICAL DEVICES, WHICH NOW
LIBERAL MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE HAVE SAID DON'T
ENFORCE THAT TAX.
IT COULD BE DEATH BY A
THOUSAND CUTS HERE, THE WAY
THIS IS GOING.
BUT WE'VE GOT A REAL
CHALLENGE AHEAD.
I DON'T WANT TO BELITTLE IT
IN ANY SITUATION.
IT IS A SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGE WE HAVE.
BUT SO FAR WE'RE THREE FOR
THREE IN THESE H.H.S.
CASES.
Pat: WHAT ABOUT THIS
CONTEXT THAT A TAX MEASURE
NEEDS TO START IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND THIS
BILL STARTED IN THE SENATE?
IS THERE ANY VALIDITY IN
THAT CLAIM?
I THINK THERE IS.
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS CAME
UP WITH THE TAX THEORY,
WHICH I THINK IS A STRETCH
AS BEST.
I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH
THAT ANALYSIS.
AND THE GOVERNMENT ARGUED,
AND THE PRESIDENT SAID IT
WAS NOT A TAX, UNTIL THEY
GOT TO THE SUPREME COURT AND
RECOGNIZED THEIR ARGUMENT
WAS WEAK.
BUT IF IT IS A TAX, IT IS
SUPPOSED TO ORIGINAL NAT IN
THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
IT DID NOT.
THERE ARE CHALLENGES GOING
ON WITH THAT.
WILL THEY SAY THE HOUSE
CODIFIED THE SAME LANGUAGE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THE REALITY IS ALL OF
THESE CHALLENGES ARE
IMPORTANT.
AND THEY ALL HAVE MERIT.
AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES
MULTIPLE CHALLENGES TO GET A
SPECIFIC PIECE OF
LEGISLATION OVERTURNED.
WE'RE WING ON THE H.H.S.
MANDATE CASES, AND WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE TAXING
AUTHORITY CASES AS WELL.
Pat: WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN JOHN ROBERT'S MIND?
HE IS A CONSERVATIVE.
WAS HE TRYING TO PRESERVE
THE INTEGRITY OF THE COURT
IN AN ELECTION YEAR?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WAS?
I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS
UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE,
THIS WAS A SITUATION WHERE
THE OPINION WAS GREAT ON THE
COMMERCE CLAUSE, THAT
GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO REGULATE, UNDER
THE COMMERCE CLAUSE, THE
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.
THAT WAS A GREAT STATEMENT
FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF
THE I UNDERSTAND.
UNITED STATES.
THE PROBLEM WAS THEY CAME UP
WITH THE TAXING ISSUE.
I'M A TAX LAWYER BY
TRAINING.
YOU KNOW THAT.
AND I WORKED FOR TREASURY.
IF IT WAS A TAX, THE CASE
SHOULDN'T BE IN THE SUPREME
COURT IN THE FIRST PLACE
BECAUSE THE ANTIINJUNCTION
ACT SAYS THAT A TAX CANNOT
BE CHALLENGED UNTIL IT IS
ACTUALLY ENFORCED.
SO THEY SHOULD HAVE
DISMISSED ALL OF THE CASES
AND LET US START ALL OVER
AGAIN.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DID.
THEY FOUND IT A TAX FOR
CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY, BUT
NOT A TAX FOR THE
ANTI-INJUNCTION ACT?
SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I STILL
DON'T BUY IT.
IT DOESN'T WORK.
Pat: DEATH BY A
THOUSAND CUTS, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT WILL FALL SOONER OR
LATER.
THAT'S YOUR PROGNOSIS?
I THINK IT'S THE
ECONOMICS OF IT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS A
LOT.
THE ECONOMICS OF THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ARE JUST
OUTRAGEOUS.
BETWEEN THE MANDATES AND THE
INDIVIDUAL STATE EXCHANGES
THAT CAN'T GET OFF THE
GROUND -- I THINK IT WAS 15
OR 16 STATES SAID THEY THINK
THEY CAN DO EXCHANGES.
THE OTHER 35 CANNOT, WHICH
MEANS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WILL HAVE TO.
WE KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO
BE, A DISASTER.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
OBAMACARE COULD CAUSE IT TO
FALL ON ITS OWN, CAWBLED
COUPLED WITH THE LEGAL
CHALLENGES.
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP FIGHTING
THIS.
WE'LL BE REGRETTING IT FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME IF WE
DON'T GET IT OVERTURNED.
Pat: MY BROTHER, THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING.
WE'LL DO IT.
Pat: JAY SECOLO, THE
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND
JUSTICE, FIGHTING FOR YOUR
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.
Kristi: COMING UP LATER
ON "THE 700 CLUB," WE'RE
GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET
THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK,
AND HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT
EVERYTHING A LITTLE CHEAPER,
A LITTLE FASTER, AND A
LITTLE BETTER.
PLUS, ONE GANGSTER WILLING
TO DIE FOR THE STREETS
ALMOST GETS EXACTLY WHAT HE
WANTED AFTER GETTING SHOT
SEVEN TIMES.
HEAR HIS STORY ON "THE 700
CLUB," UP NEXT.
.
Pat: IVAN HORDEN GREW
UP IN A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE WAS BULLIED.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.
HE DECIDED AT THE TENDER AGE
OF 14 HE WOULD JOIN A GANG
THAT WERE KNOWN AS THE FOUR
CORNER HUSTLERS.
FOR IVAN, GANG LIFE OFFERED
A TICKET TO SUCCESS, EVEN
THOUGH HE WAS SHOT SEVEN
TIMES.
I HAD A GOAL THAT BY THE
TIME I WAS 25 YEARS OLD, I
WOULD ACQUIRE $360,000.
Reporter: BUT HARD WORK
WASN'T IN IVAN'S PLAN FOR
HIS RICHES.
IT WAS LIKE TAKING CANDY
FROM A BABY.
IT WAS JUST AS EASY AND
PROFITABLE.
Reporter: HIS PARENTS
WERE PASTORS OF A CHURCH,
AND IVAN LEARNED ABOUT GOD
AT AN EARLY AGE.
I WAS SINGING, STOMPING
MY FEET, SINGING IN THE
CHOIR.
MY MOTHER MADE US PRAY, AND
MY FATHER MADE US PRAY.
WE WERE DOING IT AS A DUTY.
Reporter: HIS PARENTS
DIVORCED WHEN HE WAS A
TEENAGER.
WITH HIS PARENTS OUT OF THE
HOME, HE FOUND ROLE MODELS
ON THE STREET.
I GREW UP ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF CHICAGO.
PEOPLE DEALING DRUGS.
PEOPLE HAD GOOD CLOTHES ON
AND GOOD CARS.
ROW SO
Reporter: SO IVAN AND
HIS FRIENDS STARTED SELLING
DRUGS, AND THE MONEY POURED
IN.
AND HIS FAMILY NOTICED THE
CHANGE IN HIS LIFE.
I KEPT INCREASING IN IT,
AND THE FAMILY, THEY KNEW
ABOUT IT, AND THEY BEGAN TO
PRAY FOR MY DELIVERANCE.
Reporter: ONE AFTERNOON
HE GOT IN A CAR WITH A
FRIEND WHO WAS ON THE RUN
FROM A RIVAL GANG.
AS THEY TRIED TO GET AWAY,
THEY RAN RIGHT INTO THEIR
ENEMIES, AND HAD NO WAY TO
ESCAPE.
THE CAR WENT OUT OF GAS.
AND WHEN THE CAR WENT OUT OF
GAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THESE
MEN, THEY JUMPED OUT OF THE
VAN AND THEY BEGAN TO SHOOT
WITH MACHINE GUNS.
Reporter: THEY SPRAYED
THE CAR WITH BULLETS.
HIS FRIEND WAS SHOT 19 TIMES
AND KILLED.
IVAN WAS HIT SEVEN TIMES.
I GOT SHOT EN MY CHEST.
I GOT SHOT IN MY BACK.
I GOT SHOT IN MY STOMACH,
YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE TIMES.
Reporter: BUT EVEN
NEARLY GETTING KILLED WASN'T
ENOUGH FOR IVAN TO GET OUT
OF THE DRUG GAME.
THAT SHOWED ME, ARE YOU
WILLING TO DIE FOR THIS?
AS A YOUNG MAN, I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE HONORABLE TO DIE
FOR THIS AND BE GLORIFIED
FOR SACRIFICING YOUR LIFE
FOR THE STREETS, FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
Reporter: WHILE IVAN
GOT IN DEEPER, SOME OF HIS
FRIENDS FOUND A WAY OUT AND
HAD BECOME CHRISTIANS.
ONE WAS HIS BARBER, WHO
HELPED IVAN SEE THERE WAS
ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE.
HE WAS ON THE STREETS
WITH US, BUT THEN HE CHANGED
HIS LIFE.
WHEN HE CHANGED HIS LIFE, HE
WAS AT PEACE WITH HIMSELF.
I WOULD LISTEN TO HIM.
Reporter: EVEN SO, IVAN
STILL BELIEVED HIS PEACE
WOULD COME WITH FINANCIAL
SECURITY, AND NOTHING WAS
GOING TO STOP HIM.
I SET GOALS TO GET INTO
THE 100,000 DOLLAR LEVEL.
AND THEN I SET GOALS TO GET
INTO THE 200,000 DOLLAR
LEVEL.
I CAME TO THE PLACE WHERE
I'VE GOT MY GOAL, AND I HAVE
EVERYTHING TO PROTECT
MYSELF.
Reporter: IVAN FELT
INVINCIBLE, UNTIL ONE DAY HE
AND HIS BROTHER WERE
AMBUSHED IN AN ALLEY BY SIX
MEN.
AND THEY HIT MY NINE
TIMES.
WHEN I SAW MY BROTHER GOT
SHOT, IT JUST SHOOK ME.
I FELT THE PRESENCE OF
DEATH.
I FELT LIKE I WOULD NOT MAKE
IT OUT OF THIS ALLEY.
AT THAT MOMENT, I REALLY
THANKED GOD, RIGHT THERE.
AND I WAS STILL A SINNER,
BUT I KNEW THAT IT WAS ONLY
GOD THAT I WAS STILL ALIVE.
Reporter: HIS BROTHER
ALSO SURVIVED THE ATTACK.
IVAN FINALLY RELIEVED THAT
MONEY WOULD NEVER PROVIDE
HIM THE SECURITY HE WANTED.
IT WAS HARD TO BREAK THAT
BELIEF.
I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD JUST
DIE ON THE STREETS.
MY PARENTS WAS -- THEY WAS
TELLING ME ABOUT THE LORD.
MY FATHER WAS WORKING WITH
ME IN FAITH.
HE WAS SHOWING ME DIFFERENT
SCRIPTURES AND TALKING TO
ME.
Reporter: HIS SISTER
GAVE HIM A VIDEO TAGE
VIDEOTAPE OF BISHOP T.D.
JAKES.
HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT
HOW WE TRY TO MANIPULATE OUR
LIVES AND PROVIDE OUR OWN
SECURITY FOR OUR LIVES.
ALL OF THESE THINGS I WAS
DOING.
IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS JUST
TALKING TO ME, AND I HEARD
THE HOLY SPIRIT SAY, YOU
NEED TO LET IT GO.
AND I ACCEPTED CHRIST.
I BEGAN TO FEEL PEACE.
IT FELT LIKE I WAS BEING
CLEANSED FROM THE YEARS OF
BITTERNESS, THE YEARS OF
ANGER.
Reporter: HE CUT
TIES
WITH HIS GANG.
I CALLED EVERYONE WHO I
WAS INVOLVED WITH, YOU KNOW,
OTHER LEADERS, AND I TOLD
THEM, IT'S OVER FOR ME.
I HAD TOLD THEM THEY COULD
TAKE THE DRUGS AND THEY
COULD TAKE THE MONEY.
Reporter: IVAN
EVENTUALLY MOVED TO LIVE
WITH HIS DAD IN CALIFORNIA
AND BEGIN A NEW LIFE.
THE LOVE OF GOD IS SO
AMAZING.
IT'S SO AMAZING.
I DIDN'T DESERVE
IT AT
ALL,
BUT I RECEIVED IT.
WHEN HE CHOSE ME, IT IS JUST
A TESTAMENT TO HIS GRACE.
WHOEVER WILL ALLOW HIM TO
COME INTO THEIR HEART, HE
WILL DO GREAT THINGS FOR
THEM.
Pat: YOU KNOW, WHAT IS
YOUR GOAL?
IVAN HAD A GOAL.
HE SET A GOAL.
HE WANTED TO GET $360,000.
BIG DEAL.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE A GOAL,
THEY WANT TO HAVE A NICE
HOUSE.
OKAY, YOU GET THE HOUSE, SO
WHAT?
SOME PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE A
NICE FAMILY AND HAVE A
COUPLE OF KIDS.
SO YOU GET THE KIDS, SO
WHAT?
SOMEBODY WANTS TO BE A
SUCCESS IN POLITICS OR SOME
OTHER ENDEAVOR.
YOU WANT TO BE A TRACK STAR
OR YOU WANT TO RUN FAST OR
YOU WANT TO PLAY PRO
FOOTBALL OR PRO BASKETBALL.
WHAT IS THE THING THAT YOU
HAVE IN MIND?
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
GET IT?
YOU KNOW SOMETHING, YOU
WON'T BE HAPPY BECAUSE THERE
IS ONLY ONE THING THAT WILL
MAKE YOU HAPPY, AND THAT IS
TO FIND PEACE WITH THE ONE
WHO MADE YOU.
AND WHEN YOU ARE ONE WITH
GOD ALMIGHTY, SUDDENLY THERE
IS JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL
OF GLORY.
MONEY WON'T DO IT.
RELATIONSHIPS WON'T DO IT.
SUCCESS AND FAME WON'T DO
IT.
ONLY JESUS CHRIST WILL FILL
THE EMPTY LONGING IN YOUR
HEART.
ST. AUGUSTINE SAID OUR
HEARTS ARE RESTLESS UNTIL WE
LAY REST IN THEE.
YOUR HEART IS RESTLESS UNTIL
IT RESTS IN JESUS CHRIST.
WOULD YOU LIKE HAPPINESS?
WOULD YOU LIKE CONTENTMENT?
WOULD YOU LIKE REST?
IF YOU WOULD, I WANT YOU TO
PRAY WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
I WANT YOU TO BOW YOUR HEAD
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
DO IT!
AND I WANT YOU TO SAY THESE
WORDS AND MEAN THEM IN YOUR
HEART.
JESUS -- THAT'S RIGHT, SAY
IT WITH ME.
JESUS, YOU KNOW MY HEART.
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING I HAVE
DONE.
YOU KNOW THE LONGING IN MY
HEART.
YOU KNOW THE SIN I HAVE
COMMITTED.
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT
ME.
AND SO I COME TO YOU NOW,
LORD, AND I CONFESS THAT I'M
A SINNER.
AND I NEED A SAVIOR.
AND I ASK YOU, JESUS, RIGHT
NOW, HEAR MY PRAYER.
AND COME INTO MY HEART.
AND FROM THIS MOMENT ON,
LORD, I AM YOURS.
AND THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE
MINE.
THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR
HEARING MY PRAYER.
THANK YOU, LORD.
AND FOR THOSE WHO PRAYED
WITH ME, I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO TO GET STARTED
AND GET GOING.
THIS IS CALLED A NEW DAY.
YOU'VE JUST BEGUN A NEW
DAY.
IF ANYBODY IS IN CHRIST, HE
IS A NEW CREATION.
ALL THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY,
ALL HAS BECOME NEW.
I'LL GIVE YOU THIS.
IT HAS A C.D. IN HERE.
IT HAS A BOOK OF SCRIPTURES
AND REAL GOOD STUFF.
AND I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU
FREE.
NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION
WHATSOEVER.
PLEASE CALL AND SAY I PRAYED
WITH PAT.
I'VE GIVEN MY HEART TO THE
LORD.
AND FROM THIS MOMENT ON, I
BELONG TO JESUS CHRIST.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS ON
YOUR SCREEN.
1-800-759-0700.
CALL NOW.
CALL NOW.
AND SHARE WHAT YOU JUST
DID.
KRISTI?
Kristi: THANK YOU,
PAT.
WELL, STILL AHEAD, IT'S ONE
OF THE MOST COMMON NEW
YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, TO GET
OUT OF DEBT.
WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO ONE WOMAN WHO HAS DONE
JUST THAT, AND SHE'LL SHOW
YOU THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO
IT, TOO.
Reporter: WELCOME BACK
TO "THE 700 CLUB."
VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN
IS KICKING OFF A SERIES OF
MEETINGS, LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO DECREASE GUN VIOLENCE IN
THE U.S.
BIDEN WILL MEET TODAY WITH
VICTIMS' GROUPS, AND GUN
SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND
TOMORROW WITH THE NATIONAL
RIFLE ASSOCIATION AND OTHER
GUN-OWNER GROUPS.
HE WILL ALSO MEET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
VIDEO AND ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRIES.
BUT NEW LEGISLATION ISN'T
LIKELY ANY TIME SOON.
MANY GROUPS ALREADY OPPOSE
NEW RESTRICTIONS ON GUNS.
AND SOME REPUBLICAN
LAWMAKERS SAY THEY WILL
FOCUS ON THE BUDGET UNTIL
SPRING.
THE WIDOW OF SLAIN EGGGERS
AND LOU GIGLIO ARE SCHEDULED
TO PRAY AT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
INAUGURATION.
THEY WILL PRAY.
SHE SOUGHT FOR JUSTICE FOR
30 YEARS AFTER HER HUSBAND
WAS SHOT DOWN IN 1963.
THE REVEREND WILL DELIVER
THE BENEDICTION AT THE
PUBLIC CEREMONY.
GIGLIO HOSTED THE ANNUAL
PASSION CONFERENCE IN
ATLANTA, AND HE IS AN
ADVOCATE FOR ENDING
MODERN-DAY SLAVERY.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE TWO
REPRESENT THE IDLES OF
JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT
HE PURSUES.
YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE
LATEST NEWS BY GOING TO OUR
WEBSITE AT CBNNEWS.COM.
STAY TUNED.
PAT AND KRISTI WILL BE BACK
AFTER THIS.
Kristi: MARY HUNT
NOTION WHAT IT TAKES TO GET
OUT OF DEBT.
WHY?
BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN THERE.
SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE
$100,000 IN THE RED, BEFORE
HER HUSBAND LOST HIS JOB.
THAT'S WHEN MARY RESOLVED TO
STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR AS FAR
AS SHE COULD, AND LIVE A
LIFE THAT WAS CHEAPER,
BETTER, AND FASTER.
MARY HUNT NEVER ASPIRED TO
BE A MONEY-SAVING TIP
EXPERT, BUT THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER SHE STARTED
CHEAPSKATE MONTHLY, A
PUBLICATION CHOCK FULL OF
MONEY AND TIME SAVING
IDEAS.
HER NUGGETS OF ADVICE, LIKE
USING BAKING SODA AS ANT
REPELLENT, WILL HELP YOU DO
THINGS CHEAPER, FASTER,
BETTER, ONE TIP AT A TIME.
Kristi: MARY HUNT IS
THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW BOOK
"CHEAPER, FASTER, AND
BETTER."
MARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
THANK YOU.
Kristi: IT IS
SURPRISING, BUT WHEN I WAS
LOOKING AT YOUR RESEARCH,
AND IT SAID AT ONE POINT YOU
WERE OVER $100,000 IN DEBT.
AND THAT WAS
NON-MORTGAGED DEBT.
Kristi: WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS THE BEST CONSUMER
IN THE WORLD.
I DID WHAT THEY SAID, GET
CREDIT CARDS TO COVER
EMERGENCIES.
I TRUSTED MASTERCARD AND
VISA SO MUCH MORE THAN I
TRUSTED GOD.
YOU START DEPENDING ON IT.
AND IT IS LIKE A SNOWBALL
KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING
UNTIL IT TURNS INTO AN
AVALANCHE.
Kristi: IT WAS HORRIBLE
AT THAT TIME.
AWFUL.
Kristi: IT WASN'T JUST
AWFUL FROM A FINANCIAL
STANDPOINT.
WHAT DID IT DO TO YOU AS A
WOMAN, AS A PERSON?
YOU KNOW, BUILDING UP
THAT KIND OF DEBT REQUIRES
THAT YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS
IN SECRET.
THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR A
MARRIAGE.
I BUILT THIS HUGE WALL
BETWEEN MY HUSBAND AND
MYSELF.
HE DIDN'T TRUST ME, AND I
DIDN'T TRUST HIM TO BE THE
PROVIDER TO OR HOME.
IT IS TERRIBLE WERE DEBT CAN
DO TO YOUR LIFE.
IT CAN DESTROY YOUR LIFE.
I'M TESTIMONY TO THAT.
THANK GOD MY MARRIAGE WAS
SAVED, BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF
YEARS OF CHANGING, AND WHO I
WAS.
HAVING A COME TO JESUS
MOMENT.
AND REALIZING GOD REALLY
DOES CARE
ABOUT MY NEEDS AND
HE KNOWS MY WANTS.
Kristi: LET'S TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE STEPS YOU
TOOK TO GET YOU OUT OF THAT
AVALANCHE.
THE FIRST THING WAS
CHANGING MY FOCUS.
I HAD TO LEARN THAT IT WAS
GOOD FOR ME TO SCRIMP AND
SAVE LIKE CRAZY.
SO THAT I WOULD HAVE MONEY
TO PAY BACK DEBT.
TO GIVE, TO SAVE, TO DO
THINGS THAT DO MATTER.
SO WHILE THESE THINGS MIGHT
SEEM KIND OF SILLY OR NOT
USEFUL, THEY REALLY ARE
BECAUSE THEY CHANGE YOUR
FOCUS AND SAYING BEING
FRUGAL IS A GREAT, GREAT
THING.
EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT, THERE ARE
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS YOU CAN
BUY, BUT THEY COST A LOT OF
MONEY.
WHY DO IT IF YOU HAVE STUFF
AROUND THE HOUSE THAT WILL
DO IT JUST AS WELL.
HOW ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER
MONITOR AND YOUR TELEVISION
SCREEN, FILTHY.
YOU CAN BUY A REALLY
EXPENSIVE THING OR YOU CAN
TAKE A DRYER SHEET.
IT CAN BE A USED ONE.
YOU DUST IT DOWN.
LOOK AT HOW IT CATCHES ALL
OF THAT DUST.
AND IT ALSO ELIMINATES THAT
STATIC THAT IS GOING TO
COLLECT THE DUST IN THE
FUTURE.
Kristi: AND IT MAKES
YOUR HOUSE SMELL GOOD.
MORE TIPS, MARY.
KRISTI, WHAT ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A CANDLE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE AFTER
THE HOLIDAYS.
THEY LOOK GROSS AND GRUNGY,
BUT THERE IS TONS OF CANDLE
LEFT.
TAKE A USED DRYER SHEET AND
MOISMOISTEN.
IT WILL CLEAN THE BLACK OFF
AND MAKE IT LIKE NEW.
THIS MAKES MY HEART SING
BECAUSE I DIDN'T SPEND ANY
MONEY TO DO IT, BUT I SAVED
A PRODUCT.
Kristi: I LOVE IT, AND
IT MAKES IT AS GOOD AS NEW.
WHAT ABOUT A DRY ERASE
BOARD.
GRUNGY.
YOU TAKE A CHALKBOARD ERASER
AND YOU CAN CLEAN IT THAT
WAY.
BUT YOU STILL SEE SOME
GHOSTS.
YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING,
MOI MOISTEN A USED POLISH
SHEET, AND IT WILL MAKE IT
BRAND NEW.
I LOVE IT.
Kristi: I KEEP THINKING
THAT THE DRYER SHEETS ARE
THE MAGIC FORMULA THAT WE
MISSED ALL OF OUR LOVES.
I KIND OF LOVE THOSE
THINGS.
OH, DEAR, HAVE YOU EVER
SNAGGED YOUR PANTIHOSE.
Kristi: GIRL, DON'T GET
ME STARTED.
ALL THE TIME.
HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO,
A RESCUE.
OPEN THE DESK DRAWER AND GET
OUT THE GLUE STICK, AND DAB
IT ON TO THE HOLE, LET IT
DRY, AND YOU'VE RESCUED IT.
IT IS NOT GOING TO RUN.
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO
REPLACE THAT WITHOUT HAVING
TO RUN TO THE STORE --
Kristi: TO GO AND BUY
ANOTHER $20 PAIR OF
STOCKINGS.
WHAT ABOUT THE BLING.
Kristi: I'M ALL ABOUT
THE BLING.
YOU CAN BUY A LOT OF
EXPENSIVE STUFF TO KEEP
JEWELRY CLEAN.
DON'T BOTHER.
IF YOU HAD BEEN TO HAVE ANY
DENTURE TABLETS AROUND -- MY
MOTHER-IN-LAW LEFT ME A
WHOLE BUNCH.
IT IS A GREAT JEWELRY
CLEANER.
TAKE THE WATER, PUT THE
TABLET IN, LET IT FIZZ UP,
AND GO AHEAD AND DROP YOUR
GRUNGY JEWELRY IN THERE,
LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT OR FOR A
COUPLE OF HOURS.
AND BRUSH IT WITH A TOOK
BRUSH.
Kristi: IT MAKES SENSE,
IF YOU CAN DROP YOUR TEETH
IN, WHY NOT THE JEWELRY.
YOU NEED TO GET A SPRAY
BOTTLE.
Kristi: YES, WE DO.
I'M SORRY.
THAT WAS MY FAULT.
THIS IS FANTASTIC.
THERE IS A COMMERCIAL
PRODUCT YOU CAN GET TO KEEP
THE CLING OUT OF YOUR
CLOTHES.
YOU SPRAY IT ON.
IT IS EXPENSIVE.
DON'T BUY THAT.
YOU TAKE ONE PART OF LIQUID
FABRIC SOFTENER, AND 20
PARTS OF WATER.
PUT IT INTO THE SPRAY BOTTLE
AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN.
Kristi: YOU SPRAY IT ON
THE CLOTHES AND IT GETS RID
OF THE STATIC?
EXACTLY.
Kristi: IT DOESN'T
SPOT?
NO.
IT IS A VERY, VERY LIGHT
MIST.
Kristi: AND ONCE AGAIN,
YOU SMELL GOOD.
I'M ALL ABOUT THE SMELL.
I KNOW.
THIS IS GREAT.
I HAVE TO CONFESS, I DID
THIS MORNING IN THE HOTEL.
YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU HAVE A
SWEATER ON THE HANGER, AND
YOU GET THESE POKEY THINGS.
JUST PULL OUT THE
HAIRDRYER.
PUT IT ON WARM, PUT THE
SWEATER ON, YUP, AND IT GETS
RID OF THESE.
Kristi: I LOVE THAT.
AND THAT'S BETTER BECAUSE
I'M AT HOME, I TEND TO PUT
THEM IN A DRYER, SO WHEN
YOU'RE AT A HOTEL, WHAT DO
YOU DO?
WHAT ABOUT THE NAIL POLISH.
THIS IS FUNNY.
A READER WROTE AND TOLD ME
ENOUGH, AND SURE ENOUGH, I
NEEDED TO USE IT AND IT
WORKS GREAT.
CLEAR NAIL POLISH WILL BE A
GREAT GLUE IN A PINCH.
IF YOU NEED TO PUT A STAMP
ON A LETTER.
EVEN PUTTING YOUR FAKE
FINGERNAILS ON IF YOU EVER
LOSE ONE, DO IT WITH THE
CLEAR NAIL POLISH.
Kristi: WHO WOULD HAVE
THUNK IT.
THIS ONE, MARY, IS MY
FAVORITE.
SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.
YOU'VE GOT THE REMOTE AND
THE BATTERIES GO OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY NEW
BATTERIES IN THE HOUSE.
POP THE BATTERIES OUT, TAKE
A REGULAR PENCIL ERASER, RUB
IT OVER THE CONTACTS, THAT
WILL CLEAN THEM UP, AND PUT
THAT BATTERY BACK IN.
YOU'LL GET A COUPLE MORE
USES.
Kristi: LET ME TELL YOU
WHY THAT IS MY FAVORITE,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A
9-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO'S EVERY
TOY HAS A BATTERY.
I LOVE THAT IDEA.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO,
GET HIM AN ERASER FOR
CHRISTMAS.
THANK YOU, MARY, SO MUCH.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT ONE
OF THOUSANDS OF MARY'S TIPS,
HERE IS HER BOOK, AND ITS
CALLED "CHEAPER, BETTER,
FASTER."
AND IT IS AVAILABLE
NATIONWIDE.
THANK YOU, MARY, FOR BEING
HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WONDERFUL TIPS.
PAT, BACK OVER TO YOU.
Pat: AMAZING.
STILL AHEAD, WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT CHEAPER,
BETTER, AND FASTER.
YOU'LL HEAR HOW ONE FAMILY
GOT THEIR BABY'S HORRIBLE
SKIN CONDITION CURED FREE OF
CHARGE.
WATCH THIS.
Pat: SOMEWHERE ALONG
THE WAY, HOLLYWOOD HAS
GLAMOURIZED THE GYPSY LIFE,
VIOLINS AND DANCING AND
FESTIVALS AND ALL OF THAT
KIND OF STUFF.
AND THEN THIEVES AND CROOKS
AND SO FORTH.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, FOR THE
GYPSIES IN THE UKRAINE, IT
IS A LIFE OF GRINDING
POVERTY.
AND THE PARENTS IN THIS NEXT
STORY HAD A BABY WITH FOUR
DIFFERENT ILLNESSES.
BUT THIS GYPSY FAMILY HAD NO
MONEY TO SEE A DOCTOR.
Reporter: JANE AND HER
FAMILY HAVE
A SIMPLE BUT
HARD LIFE IN THIS GYPSY CAMP
IN WESTERN UKRAINE.
THEY'VE LIVED THERE THEIR
WHOLE LIVES, AND BARELY HAVE
ENOUGH TO FEED AND TAKE CARE
OF THEIR CHILDREN.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE
ESPECIALLY WORRIED ABOUT
THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER,
CHRISTINA, WHO SUFFERS FROM
A SEVERE SKIN DISORDER.
SHE IS ALWAYS IN PAIN.
SHE CRIES CONSTANTLY AND
CANNOT SLEEP AT NIGHT.
Reporter: JANE WASHES
THE LITTLE GIRL'S CLOTHES BY
HAND, CLEANS HER NECK, AND
APPLIES THE ONLY CREAM SHE
CAN AFFORD.
IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO
MAKE HER BETTER OR REDUCE
HER PAIN.
I CANNOT HELP HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Reporter: WHEN CBN
ORGANIZED A FREE MEDICAL
OUTREACH IN THIS VILLAGE,
THE PASTOR TOLD US ABOUT
CHRISTINA AND THE REST OF
HER FAMILY.
WE VISITED THEIR HOME AND
SAW HOW DESPERATELY THE
LITTLE GIRL NEEDED HELP.
SHE WAS MALNOURISHED AND
UNDER WEIGHT, AND WE
DIAGNOSED HER WITH
BRONCHITIS, AND DISORDERS OF
HER INTERNAL ORGANS, AND
OBVIOUSLY DERMATITIS.
BUT WE
WILL TREAT ALL OF
THESE PROBLEMS FOR SURE.
Reporter: WE TOOK THE
FAMILY FOOD, CLOTHES, AND
ALL OF THE RIGHT MEDICINES
CHRISTINA NEEDED TO
RECOVER.
WE TAUGHT JANE HOW TO CARE
FOR HER DAUGHTER, AND
CHRISTINA'S CONDITION
STARTED TO IMPROVE
IMMEDIATELY.
TO HELP THE FAMILY, WE GAVE
THEM CHICKENS, PLUS A
WASHING MACHINE, SO
CHRISTINA'S AND EVERY ELSE'S
CLOTHES CAN BE CLEAN AND
FRESH.
A FEW MONTHS LATER, WE
STOPPED TO VISIT WITH JANE
AND HER FAMILY.
WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE
CHRISTINA'S SKIN HAD CLEARED
UP, AND SHE HAD NO PAIN AT
ALL.
SHE SLEEPS WELL, HAS GOOD
MEALS, AND EVERYTHING GOING
VERY WELL FOR ALL OF US.
Reporter: AND JANE WAS
HAVING A MUCH EASIER TIME
TAKING CARE OF HER
CHILDREN.
MY LIFE GOT SO MUCH
BETTER AFTER YOU GAVE ME A
WASHING MACHINE.
AND BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP,
CHRISTINA DOESN'T GET SICK
NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Pat: MY LIFE IS SO MUCH
BETTER BECAUSE OF A WASHING
MACHINE.
IT TAKES A LITTLE SOMETHING
TO MAKE SOMEBODY'S LIFE SO
MUCH BETTER, JUST A LITTLE
SOMETHING.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT
TO PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE
WORLD.
WE DO IT IN THE NAME OF THE
LORD AND IN YOUR NAME.
AND YOUR CONTRIBUTION, YOUR
"700 CLUB" MEMBERSHIP, IS
HELPING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD BECAUSE GOD LOVES
THEM, AND WE CARE.
NOW, I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING.
IT'S CALLED "GOD'S PLAN FOR
AMERICA, HOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE DAYS AHEAD."
AND THIS IS A D.V.D., A
DIGITAL VIDEO --
Kristi: DISC.
I BELIEVE IT IS DIGITAL
VIDEO DISC.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
Pat: THIS IS THE DISC,
AND IT IS -- I HAD TO BREAK
SOMETHING TO GET IT.
THERE YOU GO.
"GOD'S PLAN FOR AMERICA."
DID YOU WATCH IT?
Kristi: OF COURSE I
WATCHED IT.
AND IT'S VERY GOD.
Pat: WE'LL GIVE THAT TO
PEOPLE WHEN THEY JOIN "THE
700 CLUB," THAT'S $20 A
MONTH.
LET'S HELP MORE PEOPLE.
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
THIS NEW YEAR, LET'S REACH
OUT TO THOSE LESS
FORTUNATE.
Kristi: YOU READY FOR
THE NEXT THING?
Pat: I'M TOTALLY
READY.
Kristi: UP NEXT, WE'RE
GOING TO BRING IT ON WITH
YOUR E-MAIL QUESTIONS.
PEOPLE WROTE IN, AND ELAINE
SAID, "PAT, ON MONDAY YOU
TOLD US THREE THINGS TO LOSE
WAIT" BUT I GUESS THEY
MISSED IT, SO PAT IS GOING
TO SHARE IT AGAIN.
SO WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GO
AWAY.
Pat: I CAN HARDLY
WAIT.
Kristi: A LITTLE
EARLIER ON THE PROGRAM, WE
TALKED ABOUT ONE OF PROBABLY
THE MOST COMMON NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTIONS, WHICH IS TO GET
OUT OF DEBT.
BUT PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR RESOLUTIONS, HOW TO
LOSE WEIGHT.
LORRAINE ASKS PAT -- "PAT,
ON MONDAY'S SHOW, YOU
MENTIONED THREE THINGS THAT
YOU TAKE TO AID IN WEIGHT
LOSS.
CAN YOU REVIEW IT ONE MORE
TIME?"
BECAUSE SHE MISSED IT.
I MISSED IT, TOO, BY THE
WAY.
Pat: THE FIRST ONE IS
CUT DOWN YOUR EATING.
I DON'T HAVE NEAR AS MUCH
APPETITE.
I MADE A BOWL OF CEREAL AND
I COULDN'T EAT BUT HALF OF
IT.
SO THAT'S GOOD.
HERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS
CALL THERMOGENIC, AND THEY
HELP BURN OFF FAT.
THE FIRST IS SOMETHING
CALLED TRIPLE STRENGTH GREEN
TEA.
YOU CAN GET IT IN THE HEALTH
FOOD STORE.
THEY'VE GOT IT NOW TRIPLE
STRENGTH.
AND GREEN TEA IS GOOD FOR
YOU.
AND IT ALSO HELPS -- IT
CAUSES YOUR BODY TO START
BURNING FAT.
Kristi: GOOD TO KNOW.
Pat: THREE LITTLE
PILLS.
THE SECOND THING IS
EXTREMELY GOOD FOR YOUR
MIND.
IT WILL HELP WARD OFF
ALZHEIMER'S AND MAKE YOU
MORE ALERT AND SHARP WHEN
YOU GET OLD.
AND WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG, YOU
CAN REMEMBER STUFF.
[LAUGHTER]
Kristi: I TRY.
Pat: CALLED A AS AS
ACYTL.
L-CARNITINE.
I DAYBREA TAKE ABOUT THREE
OR FOUR OF THEM.
THE OTHER ONE, ALONG WITH
THAT IS SOMETHING CALLED
ALPHA LIPOIC ACID.
ONE PILL.
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.
THAT IS A WONDERFUL THING
FOR CLEARING OUT YOUR
ARTERIES AND MAKING YOU
ALERT AND SHARP, BUT IT ALSO
HELPS BURN FAT.
Kristi: MY THREE ARE:
DRINK A LOT OF WATER, GET
OFF THE COUCH AND START
MOVING, AND WHEN IT COMES TO
EATING, MODIFY, EVEN USE A
SAUCER RATHER THAN A PLATE.
IT IS ALL ABOUT PORTION
CONTROL.
Pat: YOU CAN DO THE
PORTION CONTROL, BUT THIS
OTHER MAKES YOUR BODY BURN
IT.
AND IF YOU DO A LITTLE
EXERCISE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING, YOU START THAT
FACTORY GOING AND YOU START
BURNING FAT.
YOU ASKED FOR IT, AND NOW
YOU'VE GOT IT.
AND IF IT DOESN'T WORK --
Kristi: BLAME PAT.
Pat: BLAME THE VITAMIN
COMPANY.
THEY DON'T MAKE CLAIMS LIKE
THIS.
Kristi: MAXIM SAYS,
"I'M 17 YEARS OLD, AND I
NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN A
CHANGE IN MY FATHER'S
BEHAVIOR.
HE SPENDS TOO MUCH TIME AT
THE COMPUTER PLAYING A WAR
GAME.
I NOTICED HOW ALONE MY MOM
FEELS, AND I JUST WANT MY
FATHER TO SPEND MORE TIME
WITH MY MOM.
WHAT CAN I DO?
I KIND OF FELL ASHAMED FOR
HIM.
HELP."
Pat: DO SOMETHING TO
TRY TO GET THEM OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
A ROMANTIC RESORT, ASSUMING
THEY CAN AFFORD IT.
BE ALONE WITH EACH OTHER AND
SEE IF THEY CAN REKINDLE
THAT ROMANCE.
THE ROMANCE HAS OBVIOUSLY
GONE OUT OF THE
RELATIONSHIP.
IT MAY BE YOUR MOM ISN'T AS
SWEET AS YOU THINK SHE IS.
SHE MAY BE KIND OF
HARD-NOSED.
YOU SAY MY FATHER IS NOT
PAYING ATTENTION TO MOM.
BUT IS MOM --
Kristi: PAT, HOW ARE
YOU GOING TO BLAME THE
MOTHER?
Pat: IT IS EASY TO
BLAME THE MOTHER.
A WOMAN CAME TO A PREACHER I
KNOW, AND IT IS SO FUNNY,
AND SHE WAS AWFUL LOOKING,
HER HAIR WAS ALL TORN UP AND
SHE WAS OVERWEIGHT, AND HER
CLOTHES WERE BAD AND
EVERYTHING.
AND SHE SAID, OH, REVEREND,
WHAT CAN I DO?
MY HUSBAND HAS STARTED TO
DRINK.
AND THE PREACHER LOOKED AT
HER, AND SAID, MADAM, IF I
WAS MARRIED TO YOU, I WOULD
START TO DRINK, TOO.
Kristi: OH, MY GOSH.
Pat: WE NEED TO
CULTIVATE ROMANCE, DARLING.
THE MEN HAVE GOT TO BE
CULTIVATING ROMANCE, AND THE
WOMAN.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP THAT
SPARK OF LOVE ALIVE.
IT ISN'T SOMETHING WHERE YOU
JUST LIE THERE.
I'M MARRIED TO HIM, SO HE
HAS TO TAKE ME SLOPPY
LOOKING.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK PRETTY.
THE CHILD SAID, WHAT DO I DO
WITH MY PARENTS?
GET THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE.
GET THEM OFF ON A NICE
ROMANTIC WEEKEND.
OKAY, NEXT QUESTION.
Kristi: OKAY.
Pat: IT COMES AFTER 58
YEARS OF MARRIAGE.
I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Kristi: AMANDA SAID,
RECENTLY I'VE COME TO THE
CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS NO
PURPOSE IN LIFE.
I WAKE UP, I GO TO WORK, I
GO HOME, AND I DO IT AGAIN.
FOR 50 MISERABLE YEARS AND
THEN YOU DIE.
THERE IS NO PURPOSE FOR MY
LIFE, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE
HERE ANYMORE.
EVERYONE SAYS LIFE IS WHAT
YOU MAKE IT, BUT I TRY TO
MAKE MY LIFE FUN, BUT I'M
MISERABLE AND EMPTY.
WHY AM I HERE?"
Pat: YOU'VE GOT A
QUESTION ASKED BY MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW IT IS MORE BLESSED
TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE.
I RECOMMEND IF YOU'VE GOT A
FEW BUCKS IN YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT, GO TO INDIA.
GO ON A MISSION TRIP AND SEE
HOW THE PEOPLE IN INDIA
LIVE, AND COMPARE THAT TO
YOUR LIFE.
GO TO A LEPER COLONY IN
AFRICA, WHERE PEOPLE'S
FINGERS ARE FALLING OFF, AND
THEN STOP COMPLAINING.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO LEARN
WHAT'S THE MOST EXCITING
THING IN LIFE?
IT IS TO HELP SOMEBODY.
IT REALLY IS.
SO YOU SIT HERE AND SAY,
WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR ME?
AND WE HAVE A FOR-ME
SOCIETY.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM JESUS: "HE WHO
HEARS MY WORD AND BELIEVES
IN HIM WHO SENT ME HAS
EVERLASTING LIFE."
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE-BYE.
