Posted on 06/30/2009 1:13:57 PM PDT by pissant
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, armed with his new book, Saving Freedom, and a Toby Keith-like song, is hitting the nation on a bus wrapped in patriotic colors to pitch his claim that the administration and congressional Democrats are pushing the nation into socialism.
"We've got to stop the slide to socialism," he tells Whispers. "Freedom is dissolving. We don't even teach what it is anymore."
Republican DeMint is a leading conservative in Washington, an outspoken critic of the recent wave of government bailouts and growing deficits. And his new book aims to highlight his concerns and ways to return to an era of less government and taxation. "We can build a big tent around this center pole of freedom," he says.
In his book, DeMint writes that citizen inaction and government are eroding freedom. He calls on Americans to become more involved, suggesting that they pick a handful of news sources to look at every day that will inform them of what's going on in Washington. Asked about his sources, DeMint named some of the leading conservative voices: RedState.com, Heritage.org, and Townhall.com. But as important, DeMint said, he scours E-mails sent to his office for news and views.
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Hunter/DeMint 2012!!!!!!!!
I like him too. He was on Hannity and said he had no intention of running. I don’t blame him. He seems to be a normal person and that kind of life is not normal.
It’s corporatism/fascism, not socialism. But DeMint’s dissent is welcome. I supported him in 2004, and will donate to his 2010 campaign.
He will accept the VP nomination. And Hunter would offer it. Now we need to get Hunter nominated.
We just slid a step further down the hill with Franken making the Senate filibuster proof.
Give it a rest. Hunter is AWOL and about as exciting and relevant as roadkill.
Hunter is anti-free trade. He’s a non-starter.
Socialism is a mild form of what this Bolshevic bastard is pushing.
Even people who get it, dont get the full import of what Obama is.....
Democrats are socialists.
And you know nothing about Hunter, so you might as well not comment.
He’s AWOL? He’s traveling the country promoting CONSERVATIVE candidates in the primary for 2010
This will probably be the tipping point to get Sotomayor confirmed for SCOTUS as well as pass Cap and Trade. AWWWWSWAAAAGGG we are soooooooo screwed!!!!!
He’s sounding better and better. Given the latest spate in what my southern mama would say “whore whopping” by PUB congressional critters, wonder what his morals & ethics are?
They are not pushing socialism. They are implementing it at breakneck speed. These changes are virtually irreversible. Whenever and wherever social programs are cut back or are eliminated, social unrest or revolution follows almost without exception. It highly acceptable to castigate greed when exhibited by the producers in society, but one is forbidened to condemn greed in the leeching class
It’s Communism, folks.
Socialism is the means to the Communism end.
If you are going to call them Marxists then you have to know that socialism was the first step towards communism.
Once the right has been marginalized, the fight is between the ‘kind-hearted’ liberals/socialists and the communists.
Guess who wins that battle?
Socialists are communists who have NOT YET resorted to force of arms. IMHO.
I know he’s anti-free trade. That’s enough to disqualify him.
Furthermore, as good a guy as he may be, he’s about as exciting as a ham sandwich and likely couldn’t be elected dogcatcher outside his conservative district.
Time to move on.
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