The 700 Club was founded by Pat Robertson in 1932 after Jesus appeared to him in a stack of flapjacks. Originaly the name of a bat Robertson had carved to kill gulphers with It later became a TV show and one of the early TV providers of truthiness, though it doesn't quite reach the level of The Colbert Report. The 700 Club diseminates Pat Robertson's truthiness and frequently identifies threats to America. The 700 Club is an integral part of America's moral fiber, and gently reminds all Americans that jesus loves the Republican Party and hates gays and liberals.