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Thanksgiving, everybody. I just want you to know that we are building a community here of independent, pro democracy media. And it is important that we continue to do so because we need to have our own ecosystem of pro democracy, pro human rights information, especially on this day where we can be grateful that we still at least have each other and our ideas. But in the interim, we're stuck with Cankel's McToco tits, whom I refer to as Kanks merely for spite, because it's so fun to browbeat this guy. We have him calling the sitting governor of Illinois, whom he's wildly jealous of. I'm talking about J.B. pritzker. We have him calling Pritzker a fat slob. Because you know, kings is just so presidential. Play the clip.
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The Pritzker, if you're listening, let's get your act together. Invite us in. We're going to make your place so safe. You're not going to have these crimes that are making the newspapers and the front page of every newspaper and television story. News story will make Chicago a safe place. Very quickly I looked at the various cases granting mercy, discovering that the terrible trauma that everyone's going through. And I had a little bit of a Pritzker joke. I was going to talk about Pritzker in size, but when I talk about Pritzker, I get angry because he's not letting us do the job. So I'm not going to tell my Pritzker joke. They have a very cute little joke. Know some speechwriter wrote some joke about his weight, but I would never want to talk about his weight. I don't talk about people being fat. I refuse to talk about the fact that he's a fat slob. I don't mention it.
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All right, this is just a. First and foremost, I just want to point out that he's morbidly obese, the President of the United States. Secondly, he called female reporter piggy. He calls people fat all the time. I don't really give a fuck. People do this. I'm not one of these leftists that's going to be like the politically correct police all the time. This is what happens when it comes to President of the United States. Just come on, you've got to be better than us. You got to be better than the rest of us that do petty things. But this old queen Kanks, he is so petty. He is so unbelievably jealous of people that are smarter to him, which makes that list so profoundly long because he's so incredibly stupid. And we know this because he constantly talks about iq. This. You know, I have a high iq. This person is low iq, which tells you everything you need to know. At some point, he was online and he took an IQ test, and we're probably talking about a double digit outcome, which is why he constantly talks about this, which is the same reason he talks about he aced his cognitive test, which tells me he failed his cognitive test. And why has he taken so many of them? And what was the MRI all about? All right, moving along in this same speech. Speaking of jealous, this man is just a jealous, bitter old queen. And he is so jealous of Joe Biden, he will not shut the fuck up about Joe Biden. I mean, he cannot get enough of it. Play the clip.
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Into a terrible situation caused by a man named Sleepy Joe Biden. He used an auto pen last year for the turkeys. Pardon me. So I have the official duty to determine, and I have determined that last year's turkey pardons are totally invalid.
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I mean, he's just so stupid. And this is the same guy who did the horrific presidential Walk of Fame. And he put like, you know, put the sign of it up, and he puts all of these pictures of past presidents. And when you get to Joe Biden, he puts an auto pin. And people within the administration are people within the MAGA movement. They want to be treated as serious because they have serious jobs. And so when asked about this, like J.D. vance or, you know, Scott Jennings or some. Either one of the fluffers that fluffs Trump or somebody that's in his inner circle, well, he's just a funny guy. He just likes to joke around. These people would lose their. If any other American president did something like this. This is the photograph that he put up in his horribly decorated Presidential Walk of Fame, which typically, I'm an interior designer when I'm not a podcaster. You don't hang like this outdoors. He puts Joe Biden auto pin thing, mind you, when Kanks was sworn in for his second term and he pardoned all the January 6ers. Spoiler alert. All of those pardons, unethical, horrific pardons were signed with an auto pen. This guy is a breathtaking hypocrite of the highest order. All right? And here he is pardoning the turkeys. And it just makes me really sad for turkeys that they have to be around him. I feel sad for anybody that has to be around this guy. Play the clip.
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It's going to be saved. The turkeys being pardoned today go by the names of Gobble and Waddle When I first saw their pictures, I thought we should send them. Well, I was going to. I shouldn't say this. I was going to call them Chuck and Nancy. But then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people. I wouldn't pardon them. I wouldn't care what Melania told me. Darling. I think it would be a nice thing to do. I won't do it, darling.
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Yeah, because we all think he sits around and calls Melania darling. I don't even think they sleep in the same bed, which whatevs. I don't really care. I don't care if she has a huge role being first lady. I don't give a shit about any of that. I want him to be a competent person that knows how to run the American government for the people and not for himself. Furthermore, he wanted to name him Chuck and Nancy. Nancy is not the minority leader anymore of the house, but dementia. Boy, he doesn't remember that. All right. And then here he is, the same speech, talking about religion coming back to America. Because when I think about religious people, I think about this washed up, bitter old queen who's jealous party of one. Your table's now available. Jealous party of one. This guy is everything. He's a walking, talking, breathing advertisement as to why no one should ever be a right wing Christian nationalist, evangelical. If you go to a megachurch, you guys stop going right now. It's a grift. It is a total grift and a scam. And this guy is getting all of the plays that he does straight from a megachurch. Play the clip.
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But we have more people working, we have more people praying. The churches are coming back. I don't know if you've been reading that story, but religion is coming back to America. Some people say, oh, why would you mention that to me? That's a big deal.
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Go to shopify.com ihip Again, that's shopify.com ihip I'll tell you why he mentions it because his base are mainly white Christian evangelicals. These are the triple trumpers. These are the people that go hard in the paint for this guy. And he mentions it because he Christian signals. He does all of these horrific things and sometimes maybe some people are like, oh, that seems kind of too far. And then he Christian signals. And then they're like, oh, yep, he mentioned the Lord. He mentioned, oh, he's a godly guy, he's an imperfect vessel, but God moved him late in life. But he's trying to deliver the country to Jesus Christ. And it's so insane, but so many Americans think this. And the Republican Party has been super diabolical in using this. And they get these pastors in these churches on board with implementing Republican policies and voting recommendations from the pulpit. And they're tax exempt. They're not supposed to be able to do this, but they do it. And the Republican Party has positioned themselves to weaponize the church against the parishioner. And this is, it's been so effective because one of the greatest determinants if a person will vote is if they attend church. So he has the Christian signal. And a lot of these people in the MAGA movement, Christian signal because they have to keep the rabid base somewhat happy. Happy. So they serve up bigotry, they serve up racism, they serve up homophobia, they serve up transphobia, they serve up. Some women need to stay at home and submit with their husbands. Meanwhile, this guy's porn stars blowing Bubba, doing all these extracurricular things, accumulating wealth, which is something Jesus Christ explicit, explicitly opposed, was the accumulation of wealth. And so then just in case somebody might go, wait, is that Jesusy? Then he just Christian signals, but he lies. The whole Christian signaling thing that he did here is based on a lie. Because here's what Gallup reports this week about religion in the United States of America. Drop in United States religiosity among largest in world religion still more important in US than in many OECD countries. The 17 point drop of the percentage of US adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life from 66% to 49% today ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over a 10 year period, since 2007. And this is what I have to say to this. This is a positive thing for those of you at home that are maybe Episcopalian, Methodist, Reform Judaism, progressive Muslims. I'm not talking to you. I'm talking about the fanatics. Religious fanatics and fascism go together like peanut butter and jelly. And these people don't critically think and they lose all sense of empathy in this process because they begin to think that they're exceptional, that they're better than everybody else. And they have these grifting mega church preachers who prime them to start worshiping money instead of helping the marginalized, who prime them to be little Christian narcissists that only work on their relationship with Jesus instead of giving to other people who have less than you. And I know this because I've lived in this Bible Belt state my whole life. And the meanest people I have ever met are white Christian evangelicals. If you even suggest anything about their religion, think critically. Constructive criticism. It is trigger city. Just like the way Kings does when anybody has constructive criticism for him. And if you're in a religious organization and somebody asks a thought provoking question that requires critical thinking and you're offended, then you're in a cult. It's a cult. You should be able to openly talk about it without getting triggered. And these are the same people that shun their gay children. These are the same people that say that their children shouldn't date black people. These are the same people that want immigrants deported. It doesn't matter if you separate them from their kids, but they do it all in the name of Jesus Christ. And they allow this man to do all of these egregious human rights violations in the name of their Lord and personal savior. And I'm so relieved to see that it is decreasing. Because when you see Caroline Levitt, you see Pete Hegseth, you see Moses, Mike Grinder Johnson, you see any mega church pastor on the planet, Erica Kirk, any of these hypocrites, Riley Gaines, they are a walking, talking, breathing advertisement on why I don't want to be a Christian. There's nothing that they have in them that is marketable or enviable. And so I'm relieved to see these numbers. All right, that's all I have for this episode. I hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving. We'll be back later with more news.
Hosts: Jennifer Welch & Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
Date: November 27, 2025
This episode centers on Donald Trump's controversial Thanksgiving Day speech, which the hosts describe as disastrous, slurred, and confused. Jennifer and Angie—speaking from the heart of red-state America—offer a sharp, comedic critique of Trump’s rhetoric, hypocrisy, and the religious signaling intended for his base. They also reflect on broader trends in American religiosity, connecting current politics to social and cultural shifts.
"He's morbidly obese, the President... Called female reporter piggy. He calls people fat all the time. ...You gotta be better than us."
[01:49, Jennifer]
“He used an auto pen last year for the turkeys. Pardon me. … I have determined that last year's turkey pardons are totally invalid.”
[03:29, Trump]
“All of those pardons, unethical, horrific pardons were signed with an autopin. This guy is a breathtaking hypocrite of the highest order.”
[04:27, Jennifer]
“Nancy is not the minority leader anymore of the house, but dementia. Boy, he doesn't remember that.”
[05:44, Jennifer]
“But we have more people working, we have more people praying. The churches are coming back... Religion is coming back to America.”
[06:58, Trump]
“The Republican Party has positioned themselves to weaponize the church against the parishioner.”
[07:26, Jennifer]
“The 17 point drop of the percentage of US adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life from 66% to 49% today ranks among the largest… in any country over a 10 year period, since 2007.”
[Direct from Gallup data, paraphrased by Jennifer]
On Trump’s self-delusion and hypocrisy:
“This man is just a jealous, bitter old queen. … He is so unbelievably jealous of people that are smarter to him, which makes that list so profoundly long because he’s so incredibly stupid.”
[02:19, Jennifer]
On Christian signaling and MAGA fanaticism:
“They serve up bigotry, they serve up racism, they serve up homophobia, they serve up transphobia, they serve up ‘some women need to stay at home and submit with their husbands.’ Meanwhile, this guy’s porn stars blowing Bubba, doing all these extracurricular things, accumulating wealth, which is something Jesus Christ explicit, explicitly opposed.”
[08:05, Jennifer]
On the decline of religion:
“I’m so relieved to see that it is decreasing. … There’s nothing that they have in them that is marketable or enviable. And so I’m relieved to see these numbers.”
[09:20, Jennifer]
The episode is brash, irreverent, and fiercely pro-democracy, blending sharp political analysis with dark humor and righteous anger. The personal and explicit language reflects the hosts’ frustration with Trump and the rise of religious extremism in politics, while their wit creates a sense of solidarity and catharsis for like-minded listeners.
Jennifer and Angie use Trump’s Thanksgiving speech to highlight themes of hypocrisy, religious manipulation, and the ongoing political culture wars. They connect these moments to national trends with data, personal experience, and comedic flair, wrapping up with gratitude for declining religiosity and hope for a more empathetic America.