There's just something about conservative dudes from Louisiana.
I mean, we've got Sen. John Kennedy, who most, if not all of us, would agree is an absolute national treasure with his words of wisdom, razor-sharp wit, and flair for cutting right to the point (him periodically urging his Dem colleagues to file "Hurt Feelings Reports" is classic).
There's also RedState's esteemed senior editor, Joe Cunningham, whose myriad qualities would have to be broken down into a series of in-depth write-ups.
Last but not least, there has been House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04), who, as we've noted, who has been a machine during the Schumer Shutdown, taking wrecking balls to Democrat talking points nearly every day since it started, pointing out each time that the reason we are in the situation we are in today is because Democrats are beholden to their far-left base, which is now led by radical NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Because Democrats are a thoroughly predictable lot, there have been many staged stunts outside of Speaker Johnson's office, including one from mid-October where Democrat Rep. Nanette Barragán (CA-44) falsely accused a Capitol Police officer of "forcibly grabbing" her as she ripped down signs and tried to storm the speaker's office.
The most recent one involves Democrat Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), who on Thursday set up a "change my mind" table just feet from the speaker's office door.
She accused him of "starving" millions and "gutting healthcare," while insinuating that he's refusing to seat Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) on grounds that he's trying to engage in an Epstein Files cover-up:
I'm here outside @SpeakerJohnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari) November 6, 2025
Change my mind. pic.twitter.com/RFlSTOVVSr
NOW - CAPITOL SIT-IN: Dem @RepYassAnsari has set up a table outside @SpeakerJohnson’s office .
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) November 6, 2025
Says she will be here until Johnson comes out. Her sign is a Charlie Kirk nod. “… Change my mind”.
Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw was with her in vid below.
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Hilariously, Johnson's office responded by turning up the TV that has been situated in front of his office for weeks, and which plays clips that include Democrat Minority Whip Katherine Clark's (MA-05) infamous "leverage" quote on loop:
And now @SpeakerJohnson’s team has turned up the volume on the TV behind @RepYassAnsari — it’s blaring bites of Democrats that the GOP think help them.
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) November 6, 2025
She is indeed hard to hear now. (Can’t speak to any mic she is wearing.)
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Sadly for Ansari, the table had to be moved out by people who were likely unpaid staffers (Ansari, meanwhile, is still collecting her congressional paychecks), which left her standing there holding the sign:
Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari was staging a shutdown protest outside Speaker Johnson’s office but said she was forced to remove her table setup
— Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) November 6, 2025
Ansari said House sergeant-at-arms threatened possible arrest
She said volume was turned up temporarily on the tv behind her as well pic.twitter.com/8TYrif7ab7
Johnson's office took advantage of that as well, using Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) "every day gets better for us" statement against her:
Speaker Johnson’s office is not only aware of this — his creative/digital aide @_mschellin has trolled @RepYassAnsari’s political play https://t.co/e4zw0eGgAE https://t.co/qWO4RGD7a1 pic.twitter.com/pXgL0keZ4q
— Anna Giaritelli (@Anna_Giaritelli) November 6, 2025
Further, there was also this inconvenient fact:
Let's see how Rep. Ansari voted on funding the government and SNAP: pic.twitter.com/l3Vmzk03z7
— House Committee on Agriculture (@HouseAgGOP) October 29, 2025
It would appear that Rep. Ansari is a couple of fries short of a Happy Meal. Change my mind.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
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