Loading summary
Jennifer
There's one thing that will forever change the way you sleep and it's the softest 100% organic cotton bedding from Bolen Branch. You'll fall asleep faster wrapped in the most luxurious comfort. You'll never sleep hot again. With airy blankets, cloud like duvets and breathable sheets. You'll experience pure comfort on night one and feel your bedding get softer with every wash. Discover the difference with 15% off your first order at BollandBranch.com with code Wondery15Exclusions apply. See Site for details.
Kylie
Mochi Health is here to help you start your weight loss journey with caring, personalized support. Meet one on one with board certified obesity doctors and registered dietitians who truly listen and understand your unique needs. Eligible patients can access affordable GLP1 medications delivered right to their door each month. No insurance, no problem. Mochi Health accepts FSA and HSA, making care accessible and affordable. And with 24. 7 customer service, you'll never feel alone on your path to better health. Get started with Mochi Health today. Take the free quiz@joinmochi.com and use code AUDIO40 at checkout for $40 off your first month of membership. That's join M O C H I.com with promo code AUDIO40.
Angela D. Beaver
This episode of I've had it is brought to you by booking.com booking. Yeah, every time I use book booking.com to find a place to stay in the U.S. i know they'll have exactly what I'm looking for. They have a huge variety of options from hotels to vacation rentals and I'm always able to find something that fits my specific needs. I found that booking.com has something for everyone. Find exactly what you're booking for on booking.com booking. Yeah. So are we supposed to start the podcast? Ready?
Pumps
One, two, three.
Angela D. Beaver
Welcome to America's top DEI podcast. Patriots, Gatriots and Natriots. That is Ms. Angela D. Beaver, America's best DEI hire in podcasting.
Pumps
I mean, there's no better DEI podcaster than me.
Angela D. Beaver
I have a great update on the beaver.
Pumps
Oh, okay.
Angela D. Beaver
It is the animal of Canada that.
Pumps
Makes me love it even more. That makes me happy that I'm Angela. The dawning of a beaver.
Angela D. Beaver
The dawning of a beaver.
Pumps
Uh huh. Especially now in these turbulent times.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah, you're an eagle beaver. Eagle eyed beaver.
Pumps
I don't know how eagled I am.
Angela D. Beaver
All right, pumps. What have you had it with?
Pumps
Okay, what I've had it with is bad fucking drivers. So on my way to work this morning, there's a car that is so behind. So you're behind the slowest car in your lane. The other lanes are passing like crazy. So I get over, and I, too, am going to pass. And that person decides to speed up immediately, blocking me from passing. And I'm like, you haven't cared how slow you're going this entire time. Everybody's past you. But now, since I was directly behind you, you're going to be a big, tough guy. Had it.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah. The thing about driving is it's. It. Sometimes it feels so good to be like, fuck you, blah, blah, blah. But then when somebody does it to me, I'm like, cool your jets. Like, what's your rush? You know, Like, I'm always on both sides of the spectrum when it comes.
Pumps
To driving well, and it's very dependent on if I'm in a hurry or not, or if I'm just, you know, no problem. Not. Don't have to be anywhere on time. My level of anger at the drivers in front of me, but this particularly made me mad because when I'm going slow and somebody passes me, I'm like, oh, you need to. You need to speed up. They've. They've sent you a signal. You need to take it. Humble yourself and take it. This person, no, they just rammed up. It was so rude, rude, rude, rude.
Angela D. Beaver
So mine is kind of similar, and I've had it with. When I'm driving, my husband telling me which way to go.
Pumps
Yeah.
Angela D. Beaver
And where to park and what to do. And like, Josh has this whole thing, like, his. His whole parking approach to everything, and it's really pretty smart. Is like, he'll pull into the parking lot, and you see the people that are like, you know, snaking up and down, trying to find a close spot. Josh will pull into a parking lot and drive to the very back of it and park.
Pumps
I do that a lot.
Angela D. Beaver
He's like, I'm not messing with this. I'm not playing this game with these people. I'm going to do it. So when I'm driving, he'll be like, you need to. You need to switch lanes. And I'm like, I've got this. I know what I'm doing. And then we get in the parking lot, just go to the back and park. And I'm like, well, there's one right here that I'm choosing. I get to pick the spot. You don't get to pick the spot. I'm driving. And I just. I don't like the. I don't need the tips. The driving tips. And oftentimes, you know, I'll have on my Google Maps if we're going to watch our son's basketball game or something, and it's guiding me, as it should, and then he has to weigh in. And then the. The ironic thing is sometimes when he's driving, he has on the maps, and the map will say, turn left, and Josh's blinker's not on. But I'm like, I'm not going to say anything. I'm not going to be that person. And then he starts going straight, and I'm like, what are you doing? He's like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. And then, you know, he thinks he has dementia and all this stuff. So.
Pumps
Yeah, the backseat driving. First of all, it's hard to not backseat drive when you've had kids that you're teaching to drive, but when adults do it to me, makes me crazy. But I know on the flip side, I make my kids crazy because they regularly point it out to me.
Angela D. Beaver
I had to correct you the other day because you almost ran over a pedestrian.
Pumps
That's true. I didn't even see it.
Angela D. Beaver
You didn't even seem. And I, like, I reached up and grabbed the oh, Shit bar.
Pumps
Yeah.
Angela D. Beaver
And I was like, pumps, pumps, pumps. And then you, like, slammed on the brake, and the guy was, like, glaring at us, and I was like, we deserve that. Yeah. Yeah. Because you would have hit him.
Pumps
I would have. And I Typically when something like that happens, that I know it's my fault. I'm always like, I am so sorry. I'm so sorry. Like, I'll own that I fucked it up. But here's my new thing with my kids. I grab the bar, but I don't say anything that seems to enrage them even more. Like, I won't say, slow down, there's a red stoplight coming up. I'll just grab the bar. And then they're incensed. The oh, Shit Bar. I like calling it the oh Shit Bar. I've never heard that before.
Angela D. Beaver
Oh, I've called it the oh Shit Bar for. Never heard you say a long time.
Pumps
I guess because my driving's so good.
Angela D. Beaver
Okay. Welcome to I've Had It. I'm Jennifer.
Pumps
I'm the Dawning of a Beaver.
Angela D. Beaver
The dawning of a beaver. So, you know, I mean, we're kind of out here in Trump's America trying to still make our little podcast and I mean, this sucks. Not our show, of course. It's fucking rock solid. But the Trump's America stuff is so Daunting.
Pumps
I feel like as bad as I thought it was gonna be, it's exponentially worse. And my expectations were super duper low. But you know what? You just gotta keep pushing on.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah, it's really, it's, it's really bad. And I have a lot of concern about all of these people that have lost their jobs and the jobs that they were doing, like making sure planes don't crash, making sure water is clean, making sure corporations aren't poisoning us. All of that's been eliminated. And then you have these triple trumpers that just celebrate. And I, I, it's bizarre. It's a death cult. Maga is really a death cult, in my opinion.
Pumps
Well, it's definitely a cult of cruelty and hate.
Angela D. Beaver
I, I, I'm gonna, I'm gonna say it's a death cult.
Pumps
You're gonna go all the way.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah, I am. I think it's a death cult. Okay, Kylie, what's going on the Internet?
Kylie
I've got a couple reviews for you. Five stars from Brad, titled Gay from Small Town Oklahoma. And he says, I was born and raised in a very small town outside of Oklahoma City. It was hard growing up gay, where everyone hated gays. That said, I'm not proud of anything about Oklahoma, except for three things. These two ladies and Brahms keep being a bright blue dot in the hellscape of Oklahoma.
Angela D. Beaver
I mean, this is why we do this podcast and continue to do it. And we get, you know, hate and all the stuff, and this is why we don't bend. This is why you don't see us move away from this community. Because there are millions of gay, lesbian, trans, queer Americans. And either this is a democracy for everyone or it's not. And I have felt the fight for human rights with every fiber in my bone forever. And I've never relented on it. And I probably lost friends over it, but I don't give a fuck. And pumps can attest to it. I mean, back in the day when we were young moms, pumps kind of hung out in some Bible circles and we'd go on these girls trips and I would go hard in the paint for this, for this group of people. And I'm unrelenting in my loyalty and my support because of how cruel people are to this community. It's just immoral and deplorable.
Pumps
Well, and having grown up in practice Christianity before I got some critical thinking skills, the one thing, as I look back and I, and I survey the whole landscape of my life, I see that one thing that evangelical Christianity teaches more than anything else is you're better, you're entitled because you're a Christian. And so you have a real callousness to the needs of other people because what happens to them can't happen to you because you're special. And so when you see that, and it's so gross to me now, I feel like it's more important for me to stand up and be strong and not waver because I was at one point brainwashed into that. And I look back and that's what I see. It's an entitlement, it's righteous judgment, and it is mean spirited. And that makes me feel good that he is proud of us. It makes me sad that he had.
Angela D. Beaver
To grow up that way. And, you know, that's the message Democrats, that a lot of people were indoctrinated. And, you know, in this indoctrination, not only is that you're so special in the Christian narcissism, but there is a massive effort to demonize gay people and tell them they're going to hell and try to deprogram them and all of these things. And you just simply, you can't deprogram homosexuality in the same way that you can't deprogram heterosexuality. You can't do it. Furthermore, why the fuck do you want to do that? Right?
Pumps
Absolutely.
Angela D. Beaver
Talk about a fool's errand. But this is the part of Christianity. I mean, there's many reasons why I'm not a Christian, but when I see people that are so like, like kind of friendly on the surface, but then right beneath it, if you say, well, how are you on LGBTQ rights? Well, I mean, you know, my hairdresser's gay, but I mean, you know, if truth be told, you know, we know they're all going to go to hell. And I think, you know what, Becky? You're a cunt. That's what you are. You know, I just. The fact that people think it's their business. And I want to also point out that Christians make gay babies.
Pumps
Right?
Angela D. Beaver
Straight people make gay babies, and it's not a choice. And I hope that the Democrats maintain their support for this community. And if they don't, I want you to know that there are millions of us that will.
Pumps
That's right.
Angela D. Beaver
All right, Kylie, who's next?
Kylie
Okay, this one is 5 stars titled lackluster Listener and they write. Finally got around to reviewing. Worth five stars, I guess.
Pumps
Lackluster.
Angela D. Beaver
That's fantastic. That is. That is such a great review.
Pumps
Yeah, he's a lackluster listener.
Angela D. Beaver
And it's a lackluster podcast worth five stars, I guess. I guess. I mean, yeah. I mean, you know, I think, hey, lackluster listener, thank you for doing it. Because I have to say this. I'm really guilty of. Angie and I are both guilty of this for years. We would be like, you know, that person, they're such a twat. They shouldn't have done this. That. Blah, blah. We're going to write them a letter, and it's some, you know, like, corporation or some teacher or some somebody somewhere that fucked around. And we were gonna write a letter to try to rectify this situation, to right the wrong. We never wrote a letter.
Jennifer
No.
Pumps
And that's the thing. It's in the moment, you think you're absolutely gonna do it, but so taking the time to actually do it. We appreciate it. Because I'm not great at it.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah. Yeah.
Pumps
I don't think I've ever left a review. I think I've left a review on this podcast for ourselves. For ourselves. When the podcast was really, really young, and, you know, I have that email box for stuff that just all my receipts go to. I think I did it from that one because I didn't want to be my name to be on it. So I did a clandestine review of the podcast maybe in the first week. I like that it's the only review.
Angela D. Beaver
I've ever read, you know, but it's kind of like, you know, if you're in your high school and you're running for student council, you should vote for yourself.
Pumps
Right.
Angela D. Beaver
We should write reviews for ourselves. I'm sure I probably did do. I just don't have a memory of it. I'm. That sounds like something we would have said. Let's each go write a review.
Pumps
Yeah, I. I do think that I was nervous about someone seeing my name reviewing my own podcast. So I remember, like, thinking I was really cute doing the other one.
Angela D. Beaver
All right, I have some news stories. I have a news story. Okay, this is wild, you guys. Okay, so a realtor was fired after writing on her restaurant receipt, I hope Trump deports you. And so customer Stephanie Levins. She's denied the allegations online, claiming her credit card was lost, slash stolen. But employees have identified her as the culprit. And on the receipt, she wrote, tip zero, you suck. And then she reinforced the total. And then she wrote at the bottom, bottom, I hope Trump deports you. All right, go to the next slide. And then somebody that works at the Kylie. Does this person work at the restaurant?
Kylie
Yes, ma'am.
Angela D. Beaver
Okay. Yes, ma'am. Wow.
Pumps
Kylie must be doing something she shouldn't be doing, or she wouldn't have thrown out the. Ma'am.
Angela D. Beaver
Yes, ma'am. Isabelle. Natalie writes, y'all hate us, but love our food. Shame on you, Stephanie, for not saying it with your chest. And so this is a Mexican restaurant. And, of course, Trump has just fueled these horrible, horrible people. Okay, Stephanie, then post. Thank you for all the recent notifications of scammers and profile hackers. I recently discovered a lost slash missing credit card and an attempted use slash purchase. I am learning that scam bots are a thing. And always be careful of suspicious links, especially if your information has been compromised. AI is a good thing until it's not. So here she is, trying to provide cover for her cruel and racist message to the server. Go to the next one. And here she is after she got fired, selling my dumbbell set. Five to fifty pounds with rack. Meet up at the police department only. Serious inquiries only. $500. And then the next slide. Diana Prince reports she looks like she pronounces the L in tortilla.
Pumps
Tortilla.
Angela D. Beaver
And so this is. This is the part about Trump's America that is the most insidious to me is it has. This is not the golden era of America. This is the age of emboldenment. And you have racists, homophobes, misogynists that are completely, totally, and utterly emboldened by this piece of shit. And his wife, Melania has the audacity to have a First lady campaign called Be Best to try to get people to not be bullies. And that is so rich and so insulting. And I just. I really. I really hate these people. I hate the way they treat Mexicans. I hate the way they treat minorities. I hate the way they treat the LGBTQ + community. It is despicable. And more white people need to stand up to these types of bullies because it is intolerable, insufferable, and disgusting.
Pumps
I'm glad she lost her job. Here's the thing. She was emboldened by Trump's America. I completely agree with you. And there was nothing more MAGA about this situation than her lying about it when everybody saw her at the restaurant. Now she's saying, oh, poor me, I'm the victim. I mean, that's the most MAGA thing of all.
Angela D. Beaver
That's a good point.
Pumps
I mean, she just. It's the double down lying when you know you're lying.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah, no, it's. Hey, I just want to tell you, you have Some eyeliner.
Pumps
Oh, gosh.
Angela D. Beaver
And I know I got called out a couple episodes ago. Yeah, below the right eye, Right? It looks a little better, but I just wanted you to know.
Pumps
Okay, good. This is.
Angela D. Beaver
And you're on record calling out in real time.
Pumps
Okay, good. Let me see. I can't see.
Angela D. Beaver
Back to the racist liar. That to me is just. That is happening nationwide. Kylie, why don't you tell our listener what happened to your friends, Lesbian friends that were recently married.
Kylie
Yeah. So they were just posting about their relationship. They're not influencers. They don't have a lot of followers. And they got this hateful message from a burner account and it said things like, fuck you, F word. And it just goes on. I hope you burn in hell. I hope you die. I hope you get shot. I hope you get murdered.
Angela D. Beaver
Whatever.
Kylie
Ana posted it on her story because we get messages like that all the time and we don't usually like to platform them. But she wanted to post that so that people see it, her family sees it. These people that vote for Trump see what is really happening behind the scenes.
Angela D. Beaver
And this is happening nationwide. And this is the very under reported consequence of Trumpism is that people are emboldened to be more racist and to be more homophobic and to be more misogynist and pumps. And I have received a shit ton of horrific, horrific similar messages. And we can no longer. We no longer post on Twitter. We have Twitter, but we put the locks on it because we need to go vet news and whatnot when Trump or Musk or somebody tweets something. But it's a really dangerous space. And who benefits from all of this is Zuckerberg and Musk and it's making a worse society. And I just think this, if I had billions of dollars and I could leave some form of an imprint, I would want it to be a good one.
Pumps
Right?
Angela D. Beaver
I would want to. You know, if I wanted capitalism that much, I would want my message to be the system is completely broken, that I was able to get to this place while somebody who physically works a lot harder than I do, doing two jobs, raising kids, couldn't get health insurance. I would want to have a bigger message. But instead Zuckerberg goes on. I guess he went on Rogan, I can't remember what podcast he went on and said he was tired of feeling neutered. Which I'm like, that's your fucking issue.
Pumps
That's a you problem.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah. You're a billionaire and you still feel neutered. I mean, this is a. This is a Mark Zuckerberg problem. Then we see Elon Musk running around with a chainsaw, you know, tripping out on drugs, cutting working people's jobs. And there is just a cruelty to maga. There is a recreational cruelty where these people feast on this cruelty. And they. From time to time, I try to watch Fox News, and the cruelty in it is so disturbing. And it's. I just. I really think that these people are just really sick. Fucking puppies. I agree.
Pumps
And what the through line. When we get death threats, it comes through Fox News a lot of times. Like if they mention our podcast on Fox News, that's when we get all these death threats.
Angela D. Beaver
Also, when Andrew Tate tweeted us, that was the worst of the worst.
Pumps
And Andrew Tate. But it's like, what is so hard to reconcile? I mean, it's not really hard, but on the surface it's hard, is these are all the people that would say, if you looked in their bios, peace, love and Jesus. We are Christians, support our Christian this and Christian that and our values. But yet you have no problem saying you want people to be raped and you hope they kill themselves. Like, where's the. I mean, where's the disconnect in that?
Angela D. Beaver
I think the disconnect is this. The maga. Jesus is a dick, right? I mean, just full stop, he's a capitalist, wants people to be cruel, doesn't want people to have healthcare. You know, there's all of these, like, hardcore evangelicals that are coming out right now saying empathy is a problem, right? And so they're trying to identify empathy as being something that they don't want to value. And so, you know, all of this is bred in these evangelical churches. And this is where Democrats are losing footing. Because we grew up in the suburbs of Oklahoma City and this mega church culture back in the 80s. When I grew up, it was staggering. And it's still going on. I received a message from a friend of mine who sends her kids to a secular private school, and her daughter is in sixth grade, and her daughter got this message and it was a group text that a sixth grader sent a bunch of other sixth graders. Hi, guys. This should have, like, our group of girls and everything. I, like, want to shake the nerves off and I want to know if you wanted to meet for a prayer group. Please let me know if you want to and I can find a good time. I want to bring God into people's lives. And if you don't know him and want to come and want to know him, come to me and I want y'all to know like as when I grew up in middle, in elementary school, middle school and high school in Oklahoma and my parents are not religious at all. Zero indoctrination. This type of recruitment was nonstop. It was non stop into my adulthood. It was, I fucking hated it. Because these people think and this. Why is a 6th grader out recruiting people for her mega church? I mean, that is just so up that she's sitting there thinking about heaven and hell and spiritual warfare and eternal damnation and punishment. She's 10 or 11. I just think that is child abuse. I think it is so fucked up to send your kids out to recruit people. And I think it's horrible, horrible, horrible and incredibly damaging to tell kids in their developmental stage if you don't do things the right way, you're going to burn in hell forever. But God loves you unconditionally. I think it's just this huge messed up thing. Now listen, listener, I know some of you might be Methodist, Episcopalian, Christian light, you don't take the Bible literally. But this evangelical Christianity is runs parallel with Republicanism. And they get indoctrinated in it very, very young. And they feel that a part of their religion is to recruit people. And I have been recruited by these people that I always found to be like, you want me to go to your church? You're the biggest piece of shit I know. Or your marriage is so fucked up and you're advertising for me to go get a piece of your life. I mean, come on now, this is a huge problem in America, this evangelical Christianity. And I'm not talking about black people. This is white thing, right? This is a white evangelical Christianity thing. The black people that I know that have a faith aren't near this judgmental. They don't try to recruit. It's something that helps them personally try to get through their life. But this white evangelical mega church culture is the epicenter of maga and it is cruel. It is cruel to tell a kid they're going to burn inhale forever.
Pumps
Well, that's what I was told my entire life. I mean, there was just no ifs, ands or buts about it. And then you start. I think the most damaging thing for me in my personal experience was the lack of critical thinking was the ability to deny reality in favor of what I wanted to believe it was and not examine every situation that I was in at face value. But going to, well, I'll pray about it and it'll fix it. That'll fix it. That's what affected me the most. And then the I'm entitled, it's okay for me because nothing bad can happen to me because I'm a good Christian girl. You know what I mean? So, I mean, it's all insidious. And the recruiting is taught from a young age. And I'm sure the 6 year old or the 6th grader's mom was like, oh my gosh, little, little Tammy, she did such a good job. I'm so proud of her. You know, she probably told her Sunday school teacher the whole night like that is applauded. That kind of behavior is applauded.
Angela D. Beaver
And the reality is what that child should be taught is it's not your business.
Pumps
Right?
Angela D. Beaver
You don't, you don't, you don't claim moral superiority nor do you claim to have the answers to existentialism in the universe and recruit other people to your line of thinking. And this is able to go unchecked all the time because it's Christianity. But if somebody were Muslim or Jewish or Mormon and they started doing this shit in the group me, it would be stage five meltdown by all of these white Christians. And it's just the, the hypocrisy of Christianity when you live in the buckle of the Bible belt. And I'm just going to tell you guys, there are people who have gay kids and they do not support their kids. They exile them from their lives. They don't vote for them. They treat them like they try to pray the gay away. And I'll tell you this, there are a ton of racists that I've experienced in my life. Every single one of them is also as big as they are a racist racist. They're also equally that big of a Christian. Those two things go hand in hand. And this has been going on for over a century. If you look back to slavery was supported by Christianity. In the Bible, it tells you, gives you explicit instructions of how to treat your slave.
Pumps
I think it sums up in the phrase moral superiority. Yeah, they believe they're morally superior.
Angela D. Beaver
Well, this was an uplifting. I know.
Pumps
I was going to say this sounds more like an IHIP news than a. I've had it.
Angela D. Beaver
All right, Kylie, what do you have on store for us today?
Kylie
We've got some voice memos.
Pumps
Okay, great.
Kylie
I'm going to kick it off with someone that has an idea for Angela.
Angela D. Beaver
I was listening to today's episode and I just think that Angela D. Beaver, attorney at law Because I Give a Damn would be a great tagline. I think it's great.
Pumps
Oh, you know what I need to do is, like, dress up in sequins and do a little tagline like Angela D. Beaver.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah, I think you should do it. All right, who's next?
Kylie
Okay, up next we've got Ashley.
F
Hello, Angela. Dawn. Jessica, and what's her name? Karen.
Pumps
Yeah.
F
Anyways, I know we love to be a dead horse on this podcast, and so I have one that I think we should drag out again. I am fucking tired of these Trumper Republicans triple Trumpers coming out here with, I don't know why we can't be friends with different politics, bitch. Maybe because you don't believe in human rights. Anyways, I just had a friendship breakup about politics and this girl was trying to tell me that. I can't believe you discard someone because of a vote instead of their character. Your vote is your character, and clearly you don't give a about people other than you white, straight people. Okay, so I had it. And I love you guys so much. I love this podcast. It's the only thing keeping me sane in Trump's America. Love you. Bye.
Pumps
I mean, that's exactly how, that's exactly how it rolls. Like, it's. It's not a situation where I'm breaking up with you because of how you voted. I'm breaking up with you because you're immoral.
Angela D. Beaver
Right.
Pumps
Racism's either you're in it or you don't care that other people are. That you don't value humans. And I think fundamentally it comes down to, and I think this is everywhere. If it doesn't affect me, I don't care. If it affects somebody else, that's fine. It has nothing to do with me. I've been that person, so I get it. But that is fundamentally such a huge problem.
Angela D. Beaver
And also I think there's this situation that liberals or maybe moderates or complete leftists are finding themselves in where you fought so hard for human rights and you put the needs of marginalized people before yourself. If you're a privileged white person and then you see these piece of shit friends that you've had just, you know, triple trumpet maga, it. You see them getting more emboldened and it becomes off putting and it becomes a deal breaker. And you're like, you know what? I don't want to spend my free time with a racist piece of shit. And I've discovered now that you're a racist piece of shit. And I was kind of okay with it there for a little bit, but now I can't do it anymore. So this is a Breakup. This is a deal breaker for me. And then now the MAGA people are trying to, instead of taking ownership for that and saying, yeah, I get it, if you're not a racist and I'm a racist, you want to, want to hang out with me. Now they're saying, oh, liberals, you know, they're just, they aren't hanging out with their conservative friends anymore. It's like, if you were conservative, that would be one thing. You don't believe in democracy. You support this cruel man. And then we know about all of this bully bullying and the DMS that goes way under reported that we just talked about at the beginning of this episode. And you're okay with all that. And it makes you unattractive. Your MAGA makes you very unattractive. And I don't want to be friends with somebody who on the inside is unattractive. You're ugly on the inside, and that's a deal breaker. And so, I mean, for me, I, I have kind of been doing this for a very long time. It's always been very, very difficult for me. And I've always kept my friend group really small because I'm an atheist liberal in the buckle of the Bible belt and always have been. So. But now I'm just like you, if you voted for MAGA three times. Well.
Pumps
And you know what I've noticed is like, I, I can't even tolerate people like in Teslas, which I understand people are. You know, it was a good thing in the beginning to buy a Tesla. Now Elon Musk's crazy, and I love to see the fall of Tesla. People, you know, not buying Teslas. We have the lady that owns our dog school, one of her best friends has a Tesla. She loves it. She was on backorder for the sticker of I bought this car before Elon Musk was crazy. I guess that's the big sticker people are putting on it. She turned it in over the weekend. She's like, I can't live with myself in a Tesla. I just can't. Because people immediately assume I'm an asshole. And I was following somebody on the street yesterday. It was a brand new Tesla. And I thought, that motherfucker's evil. I mean, the hate that drives up in my mind, it's hard.
Angela D. Beaver
It's hard. It's really hard. You hear about these, you know, these two friends of Kylie's that get that kind of message, all the shit we've gotten. And listen, we never really talk about ours that much. We choose to be in a high profile situation by sitting down every day behind these microphones. And you're going to get that. And we're big girls and we can put on our big girl panties and push through it. And I'd rather us take it because we're pretty thick skinned than somebody who's a member of the LGBTQ community. But I'll tell you one thing that, like, has happened since Trump won, like, and pumps. And I do this and some of my friends that I play tennis and pickleball with, like, we'll go into a place and we just, like, size up, right? You think they're maga? They're. Oh, no, they look liberal. And you size everybody up. Like, you're always questioning, is this person MAGA or not maga? Because it's different. Like, I remember when people voted for George W. Bush, I did not like him. I thought he was a terrible president. I think he didn't think he was bright. But there was some friendliness and camaraderie about it. Like, if I ran into some of my friends that were George W. Bush supporters, I could razz them and they could razz back at me and say, oh, you're just a liberal, blah, blah. And it was friendly. But this shit is just. I mean, it's just beyond the pale that you're letting Andrew Tate, who's this huge sexual predator, back in the United States, off the hook. We could just go on and on and on about the moral depravity of these people and how they okay it. But, you know, I mean, it's. It's really disturbing. It's friendship ending for sure.
Pumps
Yeah.
Angela D. Beaver
Okay, who's next?
Kylie
Okay, up next, we've got Ruthie.
Angela D. Beaver
I love that name.
G
Hello, hello, hello. Kathy Bish and Moan, also known as Jen and Pumps. My name is Ruthie and I'm a fellow getriate that lives in the heart of Central Texas. I am in the army, so Trump is literally my boss, and I am completely alone in a sea of red, so. So I do listen to the I've had it podcast and I hip news religiously. I never skip a single episode. And that is the only religious thing about me. Anyways, I have had it with people singing out loud in public. And I know this is a thing that has been discussed before on this podcast, but I just wanted to share my story. So I have to go to the hospital, hospital all the time in the army to go to my appointments, right? And there has been at least I can count on two hands now, the number of times I'VE been sitting and waiting for an appointment, and this old man walks through the hallway singing church songs at the top of his lungs. Well, the last time was just the last fucking straw for me because I'm sitting in the chair waiting to have my pap smear done right, like the worst type of appointment you can possibly go to, and I am subjected to the toilet torture of listening to Jesus Loves Me. That is the last thing I want to hear when I'm about to be spread eagle on a table with a doctor examining me. No, no, thank you. I would. You know what? If you want to sing Chapel Brown and Sabrina Carpenter at the top of your lungs, go for it. But Jesus loves me. Absolutely not. Jesus does not love me. According to my family, who has completely disowned me because I'm a raging lesbian. Anyways, just wanted to share that with y'all. Thank you for producing such an amazing podcast, and I hope you're all doing amazing kisses.
Pumps
Bye.
Angela D. Beaver
Bye, Ruthie. I mean, I just. My heart, when I hear about parents that disown their children because they're gay or shame them because they're gay or know that they are gay, and despite that knowledge, go and vote for Donald Trump, the sense of conditional love those kids must feel and how harmful that is, it breaks my heart. And I want you, Ruthie, to know that there are millions of women and men like pumps and me who love you for you and all of the other Ruthie's out there, and it is just, you know, we only have this time on earth, and it just. It's just horrific to me that you just wouldn't. Ruthie's a lesbian. Who gives a shit? Ruthie sounds like a lot of fun to me.
Pumps
Yeah.
Angela D. Beaver
You know, Ruthie sounds like somebody you'd want to sit around and. And have coffee with and hang out with. And she's funny, and she's in the army. She's a badass. You know, it's just. God, I fucking hate. I fucking hate Trump and I hate all these fucking MAGA people. It's just awful.
Pumps
It is.
Angela D. Beaver
It's.
Pumps
It's terrible. And the guy singing Jesus Loved Me, he does that on purpose, and he should immediately be removed from him. I mean, like, the gene pool, he should be segregated by himself. Gross, gross, gross.
Angela D. Beaver
You know, it's forced capitalism, forced religiosity. I mean, it's just always. That's why I think the evangelicals and the capitalists go so well together, because evangelicals, it's a pyramid scheme. You have to keep Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. And they're always, you know, it's always proselyzing.
Pumps
Every time you say that, I'm like, oh, my God, she's right. You know, I mean, that's just so you have to keep it going.
Angela D. Beaver
You have to keep it going or you realize, oh, my God, this is all bullshit.
Pumps
Now we know why the six year old sending those texts. Or sixth grader, my bad.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah. And then you know, now you know why the preachers are always like, bring a friend. Make sure you bring a friend. And when you go, you have to fill out your information. And again, I know that some of you are Christian light and go to a church that doesn't take Venmo, that probably has decent architecture, where there are religious leaders like that one that told, told off Trump that talk about equality and social justice and supporting the marginalized and not judging. And I know that that exists. And I know that that exists in a lot of spaces. It rarely exists in the Bible Belt.
Pumps
Right. The bishop in that spoke at the inaugural.
Angela D. Beaver
She'd get run out of Oklahoma. She.
Pumps
No, she would not be welcome in Oklahoma. That would just not be okay. Plus, she wasn't hellfire and brimstone like, rah, rah, rah, rah, enough. You know, the whole.
Angela D. Beaver
She wasn't talking in tongues.
Pumps
She wasn't talking in tongues.
Angela D. Beaver
Holding a rattlesnake.
Pumps
Right? All that.
Angela D. Beaver
Okay.
Kylie
Okay. Up next, we've got Jill.
H
I have had it with these women who are grandmothers that have to select and choose what they're going to be called as grandmothers. So, you know, there are women that say, well, I would like to be called Nana, or I would like to be called Granny, or I would like to be called Meemaw, like our incredible Meemaw Pumps. But here's the thing. How about just let the child call you what they want to call you. Like, why are you making this all about yourself and your preference like grandma? Naming conventions, you have to be in control of that, too. I don't know, just be called what your little grandbaby wants to call you and quit acting like you're entitled to give yourself some preferred grandma naming convention. What the. Just I don't know. People just make everything so hard. I've had it.
Angela D. Beaver
I don't. We haven't really talked about performative, overreaching grandparents. And that is a real thing. I mean, gold mine, that is a real thing. I am so lucky that my parents just have let me and my siblings, they don't like, interfere or tell us how to raise our kids. I mean, there have course been times and I mean, I immediately draw a boundary and they immediately acknowledge it. But like the, the demand. Sometimes I think grandparents over insert themselves into their child and their grandkids lives and I think it's kind of toxic.
Pumps
Oh yeah, it happens all the time on this point specifically. Okay, so I, as you know, I'm older than Jennifer a lot and so my friends are starting to become grandparents and I can't tell you how many conversations that I've had where they're talking about, well, should I be called this or should I be called that? And I'm like, why aren't you just called whatever the kid calls you? Like, I thought that's how it worked. But there's a lot of narcissism in grandparent names nowadays, which was not a thing. I mean, I just called. I was the only child on my dad's side, only grandchild. So I just called my grandmother what the words I could say that I called her. And that was it. Like there wasn't any. Okay, now we're gonna sit down. You're gonna call us memes and this is how it's gonna be. There was none of that. It was just like. And it just evolved. But now they're really. And I. It bugs the shit out of me because my kids always say, we're gonna make our kids call you Pumps.
Angela D. Beaver
I love that. They should.
Pumps
Well, but I feel like that's a hard name to pronounce. It's going to end up being puppy.
Angela D. Beaver
Fine. Why do.
Pumps
I mean, I don't care.
Angela D. Beaver
Here's the deal, here's the deal. This whole idea that it's going to be a hard name to pronounce. We're already lowering the standards for a segment of the population where the standards are already so low.
Pumps
Right.
Angela D. Beaver
They're only going to be able to not pronounce it for like a year or two and then they're going to be able to pronounce it. Yeah, I mean, you've got to be Pumps.
Pumps
Pumps, yeah.
Angela D. Beaver
You've got to be. I mean, I know we change your name all the time, but Pumps has always stayed.
Pumps
You don't think Beaver?
Angela D. Beaver
I think that could be a little inappropriate. I like where your head's at, but I think when I play the tape through, that could be. That could be incredibly problematic. All right, Kylie, who's next?
Kylie
Okay, up next we've got Haley.
I
Okay, Jennifer and Pumps, I'm gonna give it to you. Let me tell you what I've had it with. I'm from a little maggotville farm town in the middle of nowhere, Kansas. And let me tell you what I had it with. I have had it with these so called Christians who are advocating for anti trans, anti lgbt, lgbtq, anti immigrant. One Are you. Have they even picked up a Bible and read it?
Angela D. Beaver
1.
I
Jesus was not white. I know y'all know this, but what I cannot literally shut the up and read if you're gonna preach it. Jesus loved everybody. I'm pretty sure, pretty damn sure if he tried to come into this country, he would be kicked out. And they wonder why so many of my generation, Gen Z, are leaving the church. Have they ever just stopped to think why? Use your fucking brain, bro.
Pumps
Use your fucking brain, bro.
Angela D. Beaver
I mean, it's just, it's so true. It's. I mean, the, you guys, the, the Bible thumpers are so exhausting and sanctimonious and stupid. They're not even armed with facts, right? And they walk in and try to sit down and have conversations. And these are the people that are now anti vaxxers, right? That then when they genuinely get sick, want to go to the same people who told them to get vaccinated. They want to go to that same group where they said, no, we know more than you. They want to go that same group and then receive some form of treatment where then their expertise is appreciated. This is the problem with magical thinking. You deny facts. And I just, I've never had any use for it and I'm so grateful that it was never indoctrinated and people think that are religious. Well, Jennifer, do you not have any sense of spirituality? Do you not have. Is there a void in your life? And the answer to that is an overwhelming no. I feel like really fortunate to have the time that I have on this earth because nobody fucking knows what happens afterwards. Nobody knows. Christians will claim that they know, but nobody knows 100%. And I feel very fortunate to have like, you know, when you have a dog and you get, you know, 10, 12 years with them, I feel so fortunate that I had that time. I feel so fortunate when I see the Earth. I feel, you know, the sense of humanity evolving from generation after generation, trying to leave nuggets for the next and for the next and for the next, what a wonderful experience this whole thing could be. And that's why I get so much pissed off that we have just this one life here, that there's all these maggots running around trying to up and be mean to people. It pisses Me the off. And by the way, Jonah never lived in a whale. It never happened. And Noah didn't take. It wasn't 900 years old and took all these species on a boat and floated around. You're idiot dumbasses if you believe that. It's stupid. Just wanted to slide that in.
Pumps
And Jesus was not white.
Angela D. Beaver
Right.
Pumps
Like she said, she probably. He probably couldn't get admission into the United States right now.
Angela D. Beaver
Seriously doubt his mom was a virgin too. Yeah, I mean, come on.
Pumps
Now, I think that's where the not believing in science, that it probably can trickle it all the way back to there. It's just been magnified under.
Angela D. Beaver
And you know, if these people even researched, they would know Christianity is a complete knockoff of Egyptian religions. Before it, they had born of a virgin. All of the stuff, all of the tricks were actually predated Jesus. But then the evangelicals would come out and say, well, no, Satan did that to question your faith. Those religions were planted by Satan. And then. And then you have, you know, some sixth grader because it's just that you have this one life. Try to. Maybe your religion should be. Don't be an asshole. And I know that we all fall into cracks where we're assholes from time to time, but try to fix it and be better the next day. And maybe that should be the religion. Because most of the religious people I meet, I don't want anything to do with it. And I certainly don't want to be a part of their belief system. Now, there are some from time to time, like that preacher that called out Trump, that minister, that lady, she had a really good message. But I think that what I like about her is if I sat down with her and said, look, I'm an atheist, she would say, totally fine.
Pumps
Right.
Angela D. Beaver
It's 100% fine that we don't believe the same thing. And she probably would not look me in the eye and tell me I'm going to hell, because I bet she doesn't believe in such a childlike punitive bullshit system.
Pumps
Yeah, and one other thing, since we're on the subject. I don't want my daughter to die because of your religious beliefs about her reproductive care.
Angela D. Beaver
I agree. I don't.
Pumps
Yeah, I mean, it's just. It makes no sense to me why women are dying for somebody else's religious beliefs. I just don't get it.
Angela D. Beaver
I know. It's just, it's. This is where we're. We're living in a living moment of history. We are where all of the decades long evangelical movement that they've done, where they have married in their churches tax free, which they should not. They should be paying taxes if you get political. But they've married evangelical Christianity with Republicanism. And now we are at the climax of that via Donald Trump. And it's so funny that they think like, oh, Jesus picked Trump.
Pumps
I read that today. I was like, are you fucking kidding me?
Angela D. Beaver
And it's like, there is not a bigger walking advertisement on the planet than that motherfucker. To think. I want nothing to do with that religion.
Pumps
Right, Right.
Angela D. Beaver
Kylie. I didn't realize we were going to make a religious episode today. This podcast is supposed to be funny. But you know what? We just. We let the mouths take us.
Pumps
Well, and we're in Trump's America. We're going to have to blow off steam.
Angela D. Beaver
We are. And I just think that we're not feeling all of this in a vacuum. And I think that we've been on air now for two and a half years, and the people that have come here have been demonized by religion or have observed religions demonizing marginalized people, and they don't like it. And there's a sense of social justice that unites us, and there's a sense of togetherness that we feel in that plight for social justice. And I just want everyone to know this. Like, the. Everybody comes to a space in their life. Like, when Angie and I met, she was religious and I wasn't. And then, you know, she kind of had her own evolution to where she was like, I don't want to believe bad things about gay people. And, you know, she'll tell her own story about it. But I hope that we can offer a message of hope. If somebody's in this type of black and white worldview thinking that it's not kind nor attractive nor helpful to the human cause to think that you're better than gay people or black people or marginalized people or poor people or sick people.
Pumps
Right. That there is no moral superiority.
Angela D. Beaver
Was that all you have to say? Well, I was.
Pumps
I thought of something and then I forgot it, because I did. I can't.
Angela D. Beaver
My head.
Pumps
I'm the worst. I'm getting old.
Angela D. Beaver
Had a great thought.
Pumps
It was so brilliant.
Angela D. Beaver
That's why I didn't jump in, because I thought maybe something to say.
Pumps
Sometimes it just just drops out of my brain. Right. Where does. I'm saying it. Age.
Angela D. Beaver
Yeah. All right. Well, this has been a real uplifting episode. If I've had it, I know that probably you didn't laugh as much but sometimes I think in Trump's America, we're gonna have to have real moments and episodes where we acknowledge the potpourri of that we're all witnessing and the pain that it is causing so many people and the fear that so many of our listeners have.
Pumps
Right.
Angela D. Beaver
We'll come back funnier than ever next time.
Pumps
Except event every now and then.
Angela D. Beaver
Don't get your panties in a wad. Chill out. Don't unsubscribe. You know, don't lose your mind.
Pumps
We will see you next Tuesday and Thursday.
Angela D. Beaver
I'll tell you what I've had it with. Let's hear it.
Pumps
I've had it with that.
Angela D. Beaver
Listen up, patriots, gaytriots and natriots. We have a new podcast that has dropped. It's called IHIP News. It's Monday through Friday. Every, every day, 15 to 20 minute hot takes on the political landscape of the United States of America. Always served with a side of petty grievances.
Pumps
We are on all the available platforms. Apple, Spotify, Google, whatever you get your podcast and YouTube.
Angela D. Beaver
Please go, rate, subscribe and review so that we will chart upwards with America's greatest legal mind. Pumps, Pumps. What does an eagle say? Cacao. A little bit more enthusiasm.
Pumps
Caca.
Angela D. Beaver
That's it. That's the patriotism that this country needs right there.
Podcast Information:
After bypassing the initial advertisements and standard introductions, Jennifer and Angie Sullivan—fondly referred to as "Pumps"—welcome listeners to this intense episode titled "MAGA Jesus is a D**k." The hosts set the stage for a candid and confrontational discussion about the pervasive influence of MAGA (Make America Great Again) ideology intertwined with evangelical Christianity, which they argue has fostered a toxic environment in modern America.
Timestamp [02:49] Pumps:
“What I've had it with bad fucking drivers. So on my way to work this morning, there's a car that is so behind... you haven’t cared how slow you're going this entire time... now, since I was directly behind you, you're going to be a big, tough guy. Had it.”
Timestamp [04:09] Angela D. Beaver:
“I've had it with my husband telling me which way to go and where to park... I don’t like the driving tips.”
The episode kicks off with light-hearted yet relatable complaints about everyday nuisances such as poor driving and unsolicited "backseat driving" from spouses. These segments serve as a segue into more substantial discussions, blending humor with the hosts' frustrations.
Timestamp [07:00] Angela D. Beaver:
“Maga is really a death cult, in my opinion.”
Timestamp [07:54] Pumps:
“Well, it's definitely a cult of cruelty and hate.”
Jennifer and Pumps delve deep into their disdain for the MAGA movement, characterizing it as a "death cult" fueled by cruelty, hate, and intolerance. They argue that MAGA's rise has emboldened racist, homophobic, and misogynistic sentiments across America, exacerbating societal divisions.
Timestamp [09:24] Pumps:
“One thing that evangelical Christianity teaches more than anything else is you're better, you're entitled because you're a Christian.”
The hosts critique the symbiotic relationship between MAGA supporters and evangelical Christianity. They contend that evangelical teachings of moral superiority and entitlement have significantly contributed to the perpetuation of discriminatory behaviors and policies.
Timestamp [08:26] Angela D. Beaver:
“Millions of gay, lesbian, trans, queer Americans... I never relented on it.”
Timestamp [28:19] Kylie:
“I am completely alone in a sea of red, so... I've had it with people singing out loud in public.”
Jennifer and Pumps emphasize the profound negative impact of MAGA and evangelical ideologies on the LGBTQ+ community. They share personal anecdotes and listener stories highlighting discrimination, dehumanization, and outright hostility faced by marginalized individuals.
Timestamp [10:54] Angela D. Beaver:
“Christians make gay babies.”
This provocative statement underscores their frustration with how certain Christian doctrines misconstrue and target the LGBTQ+ community, further alienating and oppressing them.
Timestamp [11:57] Kylie:
“Finally got around to reviewing. Worth five stars, I guess.”
The hosts share and react to listener reviews, blending humor with critique. While some reviews poke fun at the podcast's quality, Jennifer and Pumps reflect on their own tendencies to criticize without action, acknowledging their imperfections.
Timestamp [28:19] Kylie:
“I have had it with people singing out loud in public... Jesus does not love me.”
Listener Ruthie shares her traumatic experiences as a lesbian in a predominantly MAGA-supporting environment, facing both verbal abuse and familial rejection. Jennifer and Pumps respond with empathy and solidarity, reinforcing their commitment to supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
Timestamp [14:51] Angela D. Beaver:
“This is a Mexican restaurant... Trump has just fueled these horrible, horrible people.”
The hosts discuss a viral incident where a realtor was fired for leaving a racist and anti-Trump message on a restaurant receipt. They dissect the implications of such behavior, linking it to the broader normalization of racism under MAGA's influence.
Timestamp [18:32] Kylie:
“They regret you burn in hell. I hope you die.”
Another listener recounts receiving hateful messages directed at their lesbian friends, illustrating the rampant online harassment proliferated by extremist ideologies.
Timestamp [25:42] Pumps:
“Well, that's what I was told my entire life... nothing bad can happen to me because I'm a good Christian girl.”
Pumps shares her personal journey of breaking free from evangelical indoctrination, highlighting the detrimental effects of blind faith and entitlement taught within certain Christian circles. Both hosts critique how evangelical Christianity has morphed into a tool for political gain, particularly under Trump’s leadership.
Timestamp [28:14] Angela D. Beaver:
“The reality is what that child should be taught is it's not your business.”
Jennifer emphasizes the damaging practice of recruiting young children into evangelical beliefs, arguing that it constitutes a form of child abuse by imposing rigid moral standards and fear-based teachings.
Timestamp [28:19] Kylie:
“I've had it with these so-called Christians who are advocating for anti-trans, anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant...”
Listeners contribute voice memos expressing their frustrations with MAGA supporters, emphasizing the irreconcilable moral divide that often leads to friendship and relationship breakups. These segments reinforce the pervasive impact of political and religious extremism on personal relationships.
Timestamp [39:54] H (Jill):
“How about just let the child call you what they want to call you... People just make everything so hard. I've had it.”
A listener voices her annoyance with grandparents imposing specific names for themselves (e.g., Nana, Granny, Meemaw), arguing that such behavior reflects broader narcissistic tendencies. Jennifer and Pumps relate this to societal shifts towards entitlement and control, further fueled by extreme ideologies.
Timestamp [51:02] Pumps:
“That there is no moral superiority.”
As the episode draws to a close, Jennifer and Pumps reflect on the destructive nature of MAGA and evangelical Christianity's fusion, advocating for empathy, solidarity, and the rejection of any form of moral supremacy. They acknowledge the challenges faced by their listeners and promise to continue providing a platform for marginalized voices.
Timestamp [52:06] Pumps:
“We've got a new podcast that has dropped. It's called IHIP News... Always served with a side of petty grievances.”
In their final moments, the hosts promote their new venture, "IHIP News," encouraging listeners to stay engaged and support their ongoing efforts to address America's pressing social and political issues.
Notable Quotes:
Pumps [03:10]:
“You haven’t cared how slow you're going this entire time... now, since I was directly behind you, you're going to be a big, tough guy. Had it.”
Angela D. Beaver [07:00]:
“Maga is really a death cult, in my opinion.”
Pumps [09:24]:
“One thing that evangelical Christianity teaches more than anything else is you're better, you're entitled because you're a Christian.”
Angela D. Beaver [10:54]:
“Christians make gay babies.”
Pumps [25:42]:
“Nothing bad can happen to me because I'm a good Christian girl.”
Closing Remarks:
This episode of "I've Had It" offers a raw and unfiltered examination of the rampant influence of MAGA ideology combined with evangelical Christianity in shaping contemporary American society. Through personal anecdotes, listener interactions, and critical discussions, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan provide listeners with both humor and hard-hitting critiques of the societal issues plaguing the nation.