Mike Johnson in Full Panic As Americans Plan Largest Protest In History

Summary

IHIP News Podcast Summary

Episode: Mike Johnson in Full Panic As Americans Plan Largest Protest in History
Date: October 13, 2025
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
Guest Commentator: [Name Not Provided]

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on the political response to the upcoming “No Kings” rally, anticipated as potentially the largest protest in American history. Hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan dissect recent inflammatory comments by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, label his actions as deeply hypocritical, and rally listeners toward activism and protest against what they describe as an authoritarian, dishonest, and morally corrupt Republican leadership. The episode balances pointed political critique with the hosts’ trademark irreverent, comedic tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mike Johnson’s “Full Panic” and Hypocrisy

• The hosts launch into a heated critique of Speaker Mike Johnson (whom they derisively nickname “Moses Mike”), challenging his repeated claims to Christian values while accusing him of “protecting pedophiles” and serving former President Donald Trump’s interests rather than the public’s.
• Notable Quote:
  • “This big Christian, Moses Mike Johnson, is a pedophile protector and he doesn’t give a shit about the broken, the poor, the hungry. None of it, none of his life reflects the life of the central character of the religion, Christianity, Jesus Christ.” — Host 2 (Angie Sullivan) [00:22]
• They play a clip of Johnson characterizing the upcoming protest on the National Mall as a “hate America rally” led by “Antifa,” “pro-Hamas,” and “Marxists.”
  • Host Commentary: The right to protest is a foundational American value, and Johnson’s rhetoric is propagandistic and “unreal.”
  • “For him to say that it is a hate rally, for him to call half of Americans...haters, is unreal.” — Host 2 [01:57]

2. Projection, Deflection, and Cover-Ups

• The guest commentator adds that Johnson’s accusations are classic projection.
  • Notable Quote:
    • “When I think of evil and meanness and cruelty, Mike Johnson’s face hits to my face and the projection is crazy because January 6th, he thought that was a death step... No, we’re energized to protest against you, Mike Johnson.” — Guest Commentator [03:44]
  • They discuss Johnson’s history of protecting notorious figures within religious institutions accused of sexual abuse.
    • “His mentor... was a sexual predator... and Mike Johnson covered it up then. He’s able to do it now.” — Guest Commentator [04:18]

3. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and GOP Talking Points

• Host 2 turns to John Thune, highlighting his avoidance of the spotlight and reliance on conservative dog whistles, especially around abortion.
  • John Thune Quote (clip):
    • “The 60 vote threshold has protected this country. And frankly, that’s what I think this last election was largely about. Because if the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would have tried to nuke the filibuster, and then you’d have four new United States senators… you’d have abortion on demand right there.” — John Thune [05:19]
  • Host Response:
    • “This type of signaling the Democrats have got to stamp out because nowhere in the Bible is abortion ever mentioned… The right wing for decades has used abortion... as a way to keep the religious base hating on someone.” — Host 2 [05:55]

4. Polling, Congressional Dysfunction, & Accountability

• They play another Johnson soundbite about record-low trust in government.
  • “The reason, pipsqueak, is because you’re in charge.” — Host 2 [07:32]
• Discussion of Johnson stalling the release of the Epstein files and ongoing government shutdown for partisan reasons.
  • “He has the power to do all this… That’s how terrified he is of the Epstein files and how much he wants to cover for pedophiles.” — Guest Commentator [07:59]

5. Media Propaganda & Ground News Endorsement

• The hosts praise Ground News for fact-checking and labeling partisanship, comparing left-leaning versus right-leaning coverage of the shutdown.
• Memorable Moment: Angie calls Ground News “the Spotify of news,” urging listeners to subscribe for less biased information. [08:23]

6. Kristi Noem’s TSA Propaganda

• The hosts play a clip of Governor Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown impacts at airports.
  • “She is a propagandist… That type of propaganda by the government… we are in the throes of authoritarian takeover and it’s going to happen unless we all lock in.” — Host 2 [10:22]
• Rallying call for listeners to claim the label “anti-fascist,” stand up for the Constitution, and attend the No Kings rally.

7. Final Thoughts & Bernie Sanders Highlight

• Bernie Sanders, described as “an atheist Jew… a million times better Christian than any Christian I’ve ever met,” is featured calling the No Kings rally an act of patriotic love:
  • “The No Kings rally on October 18th is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the country. It’s a love America rally. It’s a rally of millions of people… who believe in our Constitution, who believe in American freedom and are not going to let you and Donald Trump turn this country into an authoritarian society.” — Bernie Sanders [12:34]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Every single day he proves that the only person he worships is Donald Trump, who is protecting pedophiles.” — Host 2 (Angie Sullivan) [00:17]
• “For him to call everybody haters is unreal.” — Host 2 [01:57]
• “When I think of evil and meanness and cruelty, Mike Johnson’s face hits to my face and the projection is crazy..." — Guest Commentator [03:44]
• “Look in the mirror when you’re not looking at your Grindr app or monitoring your son’s porn...” — Host 2 [07:32]
• "He has the power to do all this... That’s how terrified he is of the Epstein files.” — Guest Commentator [07:59]
• “Ground News is the Spotify of news telling you who owns each outlet, where it leans politically, and whether you’re reading original reporting or recycled messaging.” — Host 2 [08:23]
• “We are for the Constitution. We are for Americans. We are for peace. We are for social justice. We are for liberty...I am anti-fascist.” — Host 2 [11:30]
• “It’s a rally of millions of people… who believe in our Constitution, who believe in American freedom and are not going to let you and Donald Trump turn this country into an authoritarian society.” — Bernie Sanders [12:34]

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Important Timestamps

• Mike Johnson’s “hate America rally” comments: [01:20-01:57]
• Guest Commentator on Johnson’s hypocrisy: [03:44-04:32]
• John Thune filibuster and abortion argument: [05:19-05:51]
• Hosts on propaganda and shutdown coverage: [08:23-09:57]
• Kristi Noem’s TSA announcement: [09:57-10:22]
• Call to action and anti-fascist rallying: [10:22-12:04]
• Bernie Sanders’ defense of protest and democracy: [12:34-13:20]

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Conclusion

This episode is a clarion call for protest, factual accountability, and resistance to what the hosts see as the rising tide of authoritarianism in American government. Using sharp humor and unapologetic language, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan push listeners to stay engaged, question narrative manipulations from government leaders, and own their opposition as “anti-fascists” in the true American tradition of protest. The episode ends with uplifting words from Bernie Sanders, drawing a clear line between dissent and love of country.

Transcript

[Host 1]

Foreign.

[Host 2]

Moses Mike Johnson is just. Every day is more disappointing than the last. This little guy has actual power and he could actually break away from a man with full blown dementia and honor his faith. Because Mike Johnson, Moses Mike will not shut the up about what a big Christian he is. Yet every single day he proves that he is not. Every single day he proves that the only person he worships is Donald Trump who is protecting pedophiles. This big Christian, Moses Mike Johnson, is a pedophile protector and he doesn't give a shit about the broken, the poor, the hungry. None of it, none of it, none of his life reflects the life of the central character of the religion, Christianity, Jesus Christ. And just to prove this to you, here he is being a full blown propagandist and he took an oath to the Constitution. Moses Mike did. And I would think if you're a Christian, lying and taking oaths would be something that really, really a serious matter. Yet he takes his oath and spits on it and he lies with impunity. Here he is lying about this weekend's upcoming no Kings rally.

[Host 1]

Play the clip back over to the leader, take some questions. But we've heard and many of you have reported already this hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18th, the Antifa crowd and the pro Hamas crowd and the Marxists, they're all going to gather on the Mall. We got some House Democrats selling T shirts for this event. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes. But the Democrats in the Senate have shown that they're afraid of that crowd, that they don't want to bow. They want to bow to them, bow the knee to them. And they don't want to take incoming from them. And so they're willing to hold the American people hostage so that they don't have to face.

[Host 2]

Okay, I've heard enough. This is outrageous. It is outrageous that a man who will not shut the up about how he and Jesus Christ or BFFs can get on television and just brazenly lie like that. The epicenter, the heartbeat of American democracy is protest, specifically at the Mall in Washington. For him to say that it is a hate rally, for him to say that it is a pro Hamas rally. For him to call half of Americans, and I would even argue it's more than half. I think it's probably 70% of Americans that oppose him, oppose his boss Kanks. For him to call everybody haters is unreal. I would, I would advise pipsqueak Moses Mike Johnson to just do a little gander at truth Social. And look at Donald Trump's posts, because there's nothing more hateful, nothing more dishonest, nothing more anti American than the President of the United States and Moses. Mike Johnson is the worst speaker of the House. He is not only that, he's a terrible human being. It is. He is an absolute disgrace, not only to our country, but to our, our species. He's not a beta male, he is a Zeta male. This guy is a bottom feeder, grifter, opportunist that exploits people of faith and lures them in and then he them every chance he can get while he's also the Constitution. And then later that night, he's on Grindr. Some guy that during the day he's saying is a sinner going to hell and he wants to take rights away from.

[Guest Commentator]

I don't think there's ever been a more vocal hypocrite that stands for everything about evil. Like when I think of evil and meanness and cruelty, Mike Johnson's face hits to my face and the projection is crazy because January 6th, he thought that was a death step. And he says that this protest is a hate rally and Democrats are scared. No, we're energized to protest against you, Mike Johnson. And I just want to remind everybody, because I always do, the reason he's so comfortable protecting pedophiles, his mentor and the college of law, which he would have been dean, was a sexual predator with the Southern Baptist Convention. And Mike Johnson covered it up then. He's able to do it now.

[Host 2]

All right, one thing that we haven't spent enough time on is brow beating the Senate majority lever leader, John Th. And this guy is really, he tries to kind of be out of the spotlight because he knows, he knows if he's on camera, he would have to defend what Trump's doing. So he kind of is just staying back. But he did do an interview or a speech this weekend and was questioned by the press. Play the clip.

[John Thune (Senate Majority Leader)]

No super majority requirement is something that.

[Host 2]

Pause it real quick. No offense to short men, but look at the height disparity. Little pipsqueak Moses. Mike. Okay, play the clip.

[John Thune (Senate Majority Leader)]

And honestly, if we had done that, there's a whole lot of bad things that could have been done by the other side. The 60 vote threshold has protected this country. And frankly, that's what I think this last election was largely about. Because if the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would have tried to nuke the filibuster, and then you'd have four new United States senators from Puerto Rico and The District of Columbia. Columbia, you'd have a PAC Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand right there.

[Host 2]

Stop this argument. The abortion on demand argument is something that predates MAGA and it hits very hard with the base. But pumps and I are here to tell you a lot of these women and men in blue in red states that go to church every Sunday, a lot of those women have had abortions, of course, and they will say that abortion is their number one voting thing, but when it it's them themselves and they've been around and they don't want their parents to find out or it's an affair they had on their husband or it's the husband's mistress, et cetera, et cetera. And I'm. This is even before we medical, medically needed life saving abortions. But this type of signaling the Democrats have got to stamp out because nowhere in the Bible is abortion ever mentioned. And the right wing for decades has used abortion and then gay marriage and now they're using trans issues as a way to keep the religious base hating on someone. And so when the majority Senate majority leader, if you ever think, oh, he seems reasoned, maybe he's a centrist, he's not. He is an ideologue, he is a right winger. He is a teabagger to the nth degree. All right, moving along, we have Moses, Mike Johnson pointing out exactly how unpopular he is.

[Host 1]

If you look at the polling, the people's faith in the federal government is at an all time low. Why? Because they don't see that it's been done well.

[Host 2]

Well, the reason, pipsqueak, is because you're in charge, right? You, you all own everything. So the reason it's an all time low is look in the mirror when you're not looking at your Grinder app or monitoring your son's porn or going to intercept to make sure your son didn't see your gay porn. Look in the mirror. You are the reason Congress is pulling so low.

[Guest Commentator]

You are the reason the government is shut down. You are the reason the Epstein files.

[Host 2]

Have not been released.

[Guest Commentator]

He has the power to do all this and, and what he did last week because he has that state representative. I'm sorry, the rep. New representative from Arizona that can be sworn in, which will be the deciding vote on the Epstein files. He let them go back for another district week again because that's how terrified he is of the Epstein files and how much he wants to cover for pedophiles.

[Host 2]

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[Kristi Noem]

The United States Secretary of Homeland security. It is TSA's top priority to make sure that you have the most pleasant and efficient airport court experience as possible while we keep you safe. However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government.

[Host 2]

Wow.

[Kristi Noem]

And because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without pay. We will continue to do all that we can to avoid delays that will impact.

[Host 2]

Okay, enough. You get the idea. If. If this shows you exactly why we're playing two different games here you guys. The Democrats play assumption politics, integrity politics. They play fuck you. We're going to get what we want. We're going to cram it down everybody's throats. We're going to break everything and we're still going to blame your sorry asses because you're pussies. That's the game that MAGA plays. She is a propagandist. I played a propaganda clip from Moses Mike Johnson talking about a hate rally which actually going to be a very peaceful protest. I played the decades long propaganda from the Majority Leader John Thune over a abortion that is a bread and butter Republican propaganda that somehow abortion is a crime or any or the government's business. And then we move on to Christine Noem lying in American airports. That type of propaganda by the government. We are right. We are in the throes of the authoritarian takeover and it's going to happen unless we all lock in. This weekend, the no Kings rally. It is so important, if you can, to go. Never. Obey in advance. Proudly shout, I am anti fascist. I am antifa. Take it. Own it. Say yes. We are anti fascist. We are for the Constitution. We are for Americans. We are for peace. We are for social justice. We are for liberty. Own it. Look at these people in the eye and tell them, I am anti fascist. They are the terrorist. Donald Trump is the terrorist. Kristi Nomes. The ICE every day terrorizes people, terrorizes them. They are the terrorists. They are the promoters of hate. And I want to leave you all with this. Here is a Democratic politician who has always stayed on message, who is an atheist Jew, who is a million times better Christian than any Christian I've ever met in my entire life. Of course I'm talking about Senator Bernie Sanders. Play the clip.

[Bernie Sanders]

Speaker Johnson. The no Kings rally on October 18th is not a hate America rally. In fact, it's quite the country. It's a love America rally. It's a rally of millions of people all over this country who believe in our Constitution, who believe in American freedom and are not going to let you and Donald Trump turn this country into an authoritarian society. It's a group of people who are disgusted that you and your friends want to double health care premiums in this country and take health care away from 15 million Americans. The right to protest is what America is about. You are not going to stop us loving.

[Host 2]

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