As a former addict, I can tell this: Power is a powerful drug

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Episode 1,697- As a former addict, I can tell this: Power is a powerful drug (AUDIO & VIDEO)

Well, it makes sense. Power is a powerful drug. Why are we talking about this? It has to do with the worship of power and the inability for people to let go of it. There's a great article in Vanity Fair that features the writer's worshipful description of Dr. Jill Biden. She's a doctor, don't you know?  And the paragraph, while long and run on, is indicative of how people view those with power when they're in the world of wanting to have it. Now, I've never had real power. I've had the power on loan from big organizations, Microsoft and the Republican National Committee. I can tell you that being in the world of motorcades,VIP seating, and where you don't need to be a nice person because people will do what you say, it is a very addictive world. It's interesting, of course, because there are people who don't have power who suddenly are showing how shrill and fragile the people in power are and how much they want to hold on to it. You'll hear Joe Scarborough, a guy absolutely desperate to hold on to power. 90 days ago, he said figurehead Biden was his very best self, better than he'd ever been. Now, Joe Scarborough, of course, is making the suggestion that Biden should step out of the race. 

What does God’s Word say? 

God uses the simple things of the world to shame the wise. 

Episode 1,697 Links:

• Joe Scarborough, three months ago: Biden is better than ever he’s ever been. Joe Scarborough, today: We must replace Biden in the name of Democracy.

• REPORTER: "Have you been to the grocery store lately?" YELLEN: "I sure have. I go every week."

• His Walmart order in 2022 was $126. The “reorder” button indicates now the same order is $414. Do you still believe the govt inflation CPI data is real? They fake the data to make you think inflation is lower than it actually is.

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• FLASHBACK: 5 years ago today at the first Democrat primary debate, Joe Biden argued that immigration laws should not be enforced and that illegal aliens should not be deported. More than 6 million illegals have crossed the border under Biden.

• In 2018 Trump claimed that his campaign was spied on. Jake Tapper immediately called him a liar and listed off the other "conspiracy theories" that Trump had spread. Tapper was calling Trump a conspiracy theorist while his own full time job was to spread the Russian collusion hoax.

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Episode 1,698 - My Dad REFUSED to Die on The 4th of July (AUDIO & VIDEO)

I couldn’t do today’s live show without sharing with you about the 54th of July, 22 years ago when my dad refused to die.