orjust in terms of visibility that we re drawn to. because often, those stories are fascinating and compelling and need to be heard. you and your company have been at the forefront of what s really been a tv revolution. kind of almost unseen or unacknowledged, tv has totally transformed our lives. and ifound that, actually, it s the least respected genres in what i think is a pretty unexpected medium, television, that have had the most impact like commercials and infomercials and televangelism and home shopping and public access tv, which is basically do it yourself television. and we re going to come back to all of that, but i wanted to talk to you first about rupaul s drag race, because you re probably best known for that. it s a hugely successful show that s become, you know, a franchise, an empire. just for people who might not have watched it, just sum it up, how it works. it s a competition show to find the next drag superstar, and that s how it began.
orjust in terms of visibility that we re drawn to. because often, those stories are fascinating and compelling and need to be heard. you and your company have been at the forefront of what s really been a tv revolution. kind of almost unseen or unacknowledged, tv has totally transformed our lives. and ifound that, actually, it s the least respected genres in what i think is a pretty unexpected medium, television, that have had the most impact like commercials and infomercials and televangelism and home shopping and public access tv, which is basically do it yourself television. and we re going to come back to all of that, but i wanted to talk to you first about rupaul s drag race, because you re probably best known for that. it s a hugely successful show that s become, you know, a franchise, an empire. just for people who might not have watched it, just sum it up, how it works. it s a competition show to find
it s the least respected genres in what i think is a pretty unexpected medium, television, that have had the most impact like commercials and infomercials and televangelism and home shopping and public access tv, which is basically do it yourself television. and we re going to come back to all of that, but i wanted to talk to you first about rupaul s drag race, because you re probably best known for that. it s a hugely successful show that s become, you know, a franchise, an empire. just for people who might not have watched it, just sum it up, how it works. it s a competition show to find the next drag superstar, and that s how it began. so it s a reality competition elimination show. but drag race, really, is a parody. at once, a celebration and a send up of all other reality competition shows. we put it all in the pot. it s kind of like a drag queen, really. we slap it all on, and out comes this show, rupaul s drag race.
money for the kind of electronic equipment any network would be proud to own. i believe god wants us in the next 30 days to have every one of these bills paid in full, and ptl can live if we pay our bills. we d pay the bills if we would all just do something. as televangelism grows, jim bakker is the one who truly gets it. he understands that preaching on television is not just about standing up and giving a fire and brimstone speech. he understands in the age of television, the johnny carson approach to televangelism, being more intimate, showing your lifestyle and your beautiful family is essential, because it brings people in. he s a brilliant entrepreneur and a brilliant salesman of himself. and now here are jim and tammy! their appeal is powerful. last year, a million people responded to the bakkers constant request for money. how many do you have right now? just about 30. 30 what? silver 7,000 clubs. that s $90,000. praise god.
the more about social media in the same way that qanon flourished. online ia this predated qanon. and i think televangelism played a much bigger role than slushy media. but social media ultimately did play a big role. but the major thing to keep in mind here, is this movement believed and disseminated to his viewers and followers on social media that got had anointed trump to be in the white house. and that he was this messy and nick figure, and unlikely figure that god chose to save america, at a very important juncture in its history. and that played an enormous role in mobilizing people to believe in the stop the steal lie.