I knew all about Pat Robertson that I need to know some 30 years back. I was working at a retirement home and many of the oldsters watched religious channels. One of the popular programs was Robertson's Praise the Lord, or something like that. Inevitably I saw some of it.

One day he had a guest on the show who was talking about the color 'pink' draining the life spirit from a man. He said, You can prove it for yourself. If I put this cloth over your arm and tug on it, you won't be able to lift your arm. Guaranteed. Here, hold out our arm:

And he draped the pink cloth over Robertson's arm. Robertson put on a face of wonderment, astonished that he couldn't lift his arm.

The next time I saw my brother in law, a Pat Robertson devotee, and said, Allen, let me try something. I'll put this pink pillowslip over your arm and you won't be able to lift your arm.

And I did, and then I said: OK. Now try to raise your arm.

I held on to the pillowslip and tried to pull his arm down but he raised it easily.

Whether Robertson was that susceptible to suggestion or blatantly dishonest I don't know. I suspect dishonesty.