In short
The episode argues Texas Republicans are incompetent and hypocritical, using examples from the Texas GOP convention and broader MAGA politics. It claims a Texas GOP event hired a company accused of decades of elephant abuse; an elephant with a “Unity Drives Victory” banner was used for Gov. Greg Abbott’s photo op. It alleges Islamophobia at the convention: Muhammad Hussein, a Muslim Texan, was told to convert to Christianity or leave the country; a panel focused on Sharia law (“Don’t Sharia My Texas”). It also attacks Ken Paxton’s campaign rhetoric, mocking his nickname for James Tallarico. Notable examples include praying photos, Tallarico’s “faith used for good” framing, and JD Vance (Catholic convert, former critic of Trump as “Hitler”) as a symbol of elite-backed, performative Christianity.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOThe Elephant at the Convention
0:04 to 0:45
Discussion about an elephant brought to the Texas GOP convention for a photo op.
“The Texas Republican Party is every bit as incompetent as Donald Trump.”
Animal Abuse and GOP Branding
0:45 to 1:54
Critique of the company providing the elephant, highlighting its history of animal abuse.
“She's just going to grab this right here.”
Islamophobia at the Convention
1:54 to 3:01
A Muslim man shares his experience of facing discrimination at the Texas GOP convention.
“I mean, there has never been a more perfect hire for them than this, but it gets really bizarre and takes a bizarre turn.”
Panel on Sharia Law
3:01 to 4:23
Discussion of a panel at the GOP convention that focused on Sharia law and its implications.
“And then at this convention, there is a panel about that's razor focused on Sharia law.”
Hypocrisy and Faith in Politics
4:23 to 6:43
Analysis of Ken Paxton's hypocrisy and the use of faith in the MAGA movement.
“I bet they are stage five melting down about Pride Month.”
Hypocrisy and Faith in Politics
7:07 to 8:08
Analysis of Ken Paxton's hypocrisy and the use of faith in the MAGA movement.
“Listener, it just seems like everybody is talking about weight loss injections because the results are so incredibly dramatic.”
Building a Big Tent
8:18 to 10:20
Discussion on the diversity of Christianity and the challenges of building unity in faith.
“Snake handlers, tongue talkers, and then comparing them to Catholics.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:04The Texas Republican Party is every bit as incompetent as Donald Trump. They brought in an elephant for some big shindig they were having with the governor there. Let's play the clip. you know but for those of you listening there's a big elephant and the elephant takes a huge piss in the middle of the conference the spectators think it's a real knee slapper uh the elephant has a banner on it that says something about unity because that's what i think of when i think of republicans i think about unity unity and crazy that is um but they brought the elephant so that Greg Abbott could do a photo op with it.
0:49Let's play the clip. She's just going to grab this right here. I don't want to mess with her camera. Here we go. One, two, and three. Fantastic. And as you can see there, it says at the top, Governor Hot Wheels, Unity Drives Victory. Was that put on there by the Instagram user? or that's actually in Texas. He's embracing the governor Hot Wheels. Oh my God. And all right. And then as it would always be, this elephant, of course, comes from a company that likes to abuse animals because Republicans, of course, are all about abusing women, even men. Look at what they tried to do to Mike Pence. And of course, elephants popped this up, Kylie.
1:37The company that provided the elephant for Texas GOP convention has decades of animal abuse charges for beating elephants with clubs. That's so perfect for MAGA. That is so on brand for MAGA Republicans to hire a company that beats elephants. I mean, there has never been a more perfect hire for them than this, but it gets really bizarre and takes a bizarre turn. So there's a Muslim man who wants to go to the Texas GOP convention, pop this up. A Muslim Texan hoping to participate in the state Republican convention left in tears after being told explicitly that he should leave the country. Muhammad Hussein was among four Muslims who arrived at the convention in earnest and were met with discussions of Sharia law that veered into outright Islamophobia.
2:33And here is the photograph, as you can see there. They are praying with Muhammad here. So Dr. Rick Scarborough, a former Southern Baptist pastor and president of Recover America, prays after telling Muhammad Hussein to convert to Christianity or leave the country after a panel at the Texas GOP Convention on Judeo-Christian Values at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on June 13th. this surprises me zero absolutely zero that here these immigrant people or people of immigrant descent think that they're going to find a home in the republican party and when they arrive they are met with rampant rancid islamophobia and immediately you convert you be like us or get the fuck out and here's the thing for muhammad he could convert to christianity and he would still be a Muslim in the eyes of the white supremacists.
3:35And then at this convention, there is a panel about that's razor focused on Sharia law. Pop this up. At the biennial state Republican convention this week, hundreds of attendees packed a ballroom, some sitting on the floor or standing at the back for one of the most popular panels, Don't Sharia My Texas. This is just such blowhard bullshit that Republicans do. The biggest threat in Texas, the biggest threat in this country are the Christian nationalists that want to control women, that want to take away a woman's right to vote, that have dismantled the Voting Rights Act, that are anti-LGBTQ+. I guarantee you these white people praying with Muhammad there, I bet they are stage five melting down about Pride Month.
4:28I bet they are completely beside themselves. And then of course, Ken Paxton, senatorial candidate, he coins a new nickname for James Tallarico. Play the clip. And now he actually kind of likes it. We called him Tallarico, but maybe we should change it to Tallarico. Yeah, that's hilarious, Ken. Hilarious. Ken Paxton is the biggest hypocrite on the planet. It's slap and tickle city. Whoever he's married to, if there's a woman around him, he's grabbing them. He's having affairs with them. And then he wants to be sanctimonious about religion. But here's the thing about James Tallarico. He's a reminder to the people in Texas of faith that their faith should be used for good.
5:18But in the MAGA world, faith is used for bad. It is used to marginalize. It is used to justify being judgmental. It's used to justify racism. It's basically an extension of the same way the KKK used Christianity. But we should look no further than an expert on Christianity, Vice President J.D. Vance, the world's biggest global prostitute, eyeliner wearer, and recent Catholic convert. I want to remind you, this is his third religion and his third name change. He's also owned by Peter Thiel, the tech oligarch who's packed his toys up from America and moved to Argentina. But here is Little Smokey on Fox News talking about great Christianity in America.
6:10Respective on faith. Yes, Jesus is all that matters. But I think one of the ways that we come to know God is by talking about him and trying to understand him. And that's what I love about the American church is we're all kind of figuring that out together. Different ways, sometimes with snake handlers, sometimes with speaking in tongues, sometimes with a beautiful catholic mass. But I think all these pathways really matter. And they're part of the reason why we do find our path to God. Powerful. So he's building a big tent. First of all, Kylie, I want you to get a big screen grab. The eyeliner is incredibly heavy on this daytime appearance on Fox.
6:44Look at that. I mean, that's just a downright smoky eye. I mean, that's just incredible because on the view, he lightened it up. But when he's in MAGA safe news, state sponsored news. I mean, we are full blown. I mean, I'm saying that is like smoky eye light. I mean, I think we're basically two news cycles away from a full blown smoky eye, but I digress. Listener, it just seems like everybody is talking about weight loss injections because the results are so incredibly dramatic. They work by lowering blood sugar and reducing appetite. So what if you're looking to lose weight, but not interested in painful weekly injections, especially when you hear about some of those super intense side effects?
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8:12That's promo code IHIPNEWS at TakeLean.com. Snake handlers, tongue talkers, and then comparing them to Catholics. You know, here's the thing about Christianity. The Catholics think the snake handlers and the tongue talkers are cultists. The tongue talkers and the snake handlers think Catholics are all going to hell. There's no consensus in this. He's trying to build a big tent of white supremacists. And all he has to pull on are people that don't critically think. The one thing that the tongue talkers and the snake handlers have in common is they cannot critically think. And instead of critically thinking, they have replaced that with obedience.
8:58And obedience is something that smoky eye sociopath J.D. Vance knows all too well. Remember, J.D. Vance was the guy who rightfully said that Trump was America's Hitler. The tech oligarchs saw something in J.D. Vance. They saw that he could be broken. They saw that he was malleable. And Peter Thiel called J.D. Vance, flew him out to California, queer-eyed him, sent him back over, and now he's vice president of the United States. J.D. Vance is a charlatan. He is bought and paid for, just like all of these charlatans in Texas that are so scared of James Tallarico becoming senator, because he will expose what true followers of Christianity believe it should be.
9:47Kindness, redemption, justice, social justice, no racism. Ken Paxton wants to keep the KKK form of Christianity. J.D. Vance wants to do rattlesnake handling of Christianity with his eyeliner, which is kinky as hell if you ask me. But nonetheless, that's just a little check-in on the MAGA Christians and the Republican MAGA party of Texas. My God, Texas, please go vote for James Tallarico. All right, that's all we have. Please like, subscribe, comment, and we will be back later with more news.
10:27Thank you.
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