Tea Partiers and GOP Regulars Scuffle in House Race Oct 17, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina and political strategist Karl Rove. In Pennsylvania, Sen. (Newsmax)
Valley water amendments fail Oct 15, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Democratic Sens. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
DeMint: 'Coup' Brought No Chaos to Honduras Oct 14, 2009
Jim DeMint, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he is mystified at the hostility the Obama administration is showing to Honduras since that long-time U.S. ally removed President Manuel Zelaya and replaced him with Vice President Roberto Micheletti. Writing in The Wall Street Journal, the South Carolina senator recounts how the White House revoked the U.S. travel visas of Micheletti, his government, and private citizens refusing to talk to the government in Tegucigalpa. (Newsmax)
Hate crime victim's mom shares story Oct 14, 2009
Kennedy said Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint don t represent their full constituencies. We need to stand up for our rights and demand a voice in Washington, Kennedy said. (Gamecock Online, SC)
CARLY FIORINA: Restore water flow to Valley Oct 13, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Decimating Valley Oct 8, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina offered an amendment to defund the faulty biological opinions. His amendment was shot down by our very own senators. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Fallout from Honduras's presidential crisis in Washington Oct 7, 2009
Washington's Honduras divide is captured in the heated battle between the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry of Massachusetts, and a Republican committee member, Jim DeMint of South Carolina. Senator DeMint enraged Senator Kerry by placing a hold on two nominations before the committee: that of Arturo Valenzuela to become assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere affairs, and that of Thomas Shannon to be ambassador to Brazil. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Sellers is advocate of broken system Oct 7, 2009
Jim DeMint for the senator s opposition to earmarks was disappointing on several levels. First of all, Sellers core argument that since everyone else is engaged in pillaging the national treasury, DeMint should be grabbing as much money as possible for his constituents is not particularly persuasive to those of us who believe Washington s spending is out of control. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Honduras repeals emergency decree Oct 6, 2009
During the weekend Republican U.S. Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina led a delegation that included Reps. Aaron Schock and Peter Roskam of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado, also both Republicans. (CNN -- International)
Honduran leader says he'll restore rights Oct 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009. (10-03) 04:00 PDT Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Republicans Visit Honduras Despite Coup Policy Oct 4, 2009
Jim DeMint, the leader of the delegation, said before the trip that even calling Zelaya's overthrow a coup is "ill-informed and baseless.". DeMint and three representatives, Aaron Schock and Peter Roskam of Illinois and Doug Lamborn of Colorado, smiled for photographs in a book-lined office of the stately presidential palace with interim President Roberto Micheletti. (Newsmax)
Signs of thaw in Honduras standoff Oct 3, 2009
Jim DeMint, said they received the assurance in a private meeting with Micheletti at the presidential palace. The decree shuttered two broadcasters that criticized the coup although one, Radio Globo, was transmitting over the Internet after police raided its offices and confiscated equipment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Demint funds every state's needs but his own Oct 1, 2009
Jim DeMint is one of a handful of senators that does not request projects for his constituents because of his philosophical opposition to earmarks. While the philosophy may be laudable on its face, the reality is that DeMint is giving South Carolina s allotment of earmark spending to other states one more way our state loses. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Feinstein fighting for water Sep 30, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina ... Jim DeMint, D-S.C., hijacked this bill without giving Sen. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
DIANNE FEINSTEIN: State water issue is complex Sep 30, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina proposed an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill that he claimed would provide more water to farmers. This created the false hope that a simple amendment could end the drought. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Read the 'JER' transcript Sep 30, 2009
I'd like to give a miss this week to the 53 Senators, including 51 Democrats, who voted down an amendment by Republican Jim DeMint of South Carolina to stop spending federal funds on the airport that Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha built with more than $150 million in federal subsidies and earmarks over the last 20 years. The airport has just three count them three daily commercial flights all to Washington D.C. The federal subsidies average $100 for each of the fewer than 30 passengers who... (Fox News)
New study of California water urged Sep 26, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina ... Jim DeMint of South Carolina would have stopped federal officials from reducing water deliveries as part of the biological opinion. (Fresno Bee)
Effort to suspend state pumping restrictions fails Sep 24, 2009
Jim DeMint Tuesday night to suspend delta pumping restrictions to the San Joaquin Valley failed on a party line vote. The vote was 61-36, with one Republican joining Democrats to vote against it. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Political theater of the absurd Sep 24, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina, a 10ther, goes so far as to say that Social Security and Medicare probably are unconstitutional. If the GOP's remaining sober elders don't find a way to intervene in all this, anyone familiar with California politics can see where it's going. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
TRUDY RUBIN: Taliban's unwitting assistants Sep 22, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina put it bluntly: "If we're able to stop Obama on this [health care], it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.". Never mind that the stunning challenges Obama faces regarding the Taliban result from eight years of neglect of Afghanistan by the previous president in favor of Iraq. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
What's Behind the 'Mad as Hell' Movement? Sep 21, 2009
Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "This is mainstream, the heart of America right now that is standing up and speaking out about some things they're very concerned about.". Greenfield asked protester Carol Fessler from Memphis to explain a sign at the rally that showed pictures of Hitler, Stalin. (CBS News)
Take care in changing our health care system Sep 21, 2009
Jim DeMint, who is leading the Senate in putting forth a different health care bill that appears very promising and is quickly gaining wide acclaim. I applaud the diligent work being done by our elected individuals who are burdened with the responsibility of correcting the broken aspects of our health care system. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Say Hello to Fannie Travel Sep 17, 2009
Jim DeMint, who voted against the measure, estimates that the fund to be set up will total some $400 million. It will include also a $100 million federal matching fund. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Palin, DeMint should take lessons from this guy Sep 16, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina told a rally in Washington over the weekend. Freedom fighters are outnumbered in Congress, but not in America. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Maureen Dowd: 'You lie!' removes doubt: Skin color is a political factor Sep 15, 2009
Jim DeMint exhorted conservatives to "break" the president by upending his health care plan. Rusty DePass, a GOP activist, said a gorilla that had escaped from a zoo was "just one of Michelle's ancestors." Lovelorn Mark Sanford tried to refuse the president's stimulus money. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Hutto: 'Not the right time' to pursue higher office Sep 14, 2009
Jim DeMint because he s happy where he is now ... If you need someone to defend the failed economic policies of former President George Bush, schedule Jim DeMint for your show, Hutto said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Tea Party rally draws 300 (64) Sep 13, 2009
Tom Price, chairman of the House Republican Study Committee and one of the speakers during the rally in Washington, D.C., said the protest was a declaration by "a new generation of patriots to carry that torch of liberty" to "take our country back.'' Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina also spoke at the Washington protest, calling for a return to "constitutional government" and saying it is "time that the president started listening to us ... "Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
DeMint: U.S. Doesn't Want Fed 'Takeover of Healthcare' Sep 10, 2009
Jim DeMint tells Newsmax that President Barack Obama has been "slow in learning" that the American people do not want what DeMint calls a "government takeover of healthcare." ... See Video: Jim DeMint talks about why Americans dont want Obamas socialized medical plans ... See Video: Jim DeMint talks about why Americans dont want Obamas socialized medical plans. (Newsmax)
Beyond silly Sep 9, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina joining forces to bring about the president's downfall politically and personally with sniping swipes at every turn. Because the claims and reactions and threats are so ludicrous, it's easy to dismiss them. (NJ.com -- Times)
Tea Party Express Rolls Into D.C. Over Healthcare Sep 9, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Reps. Mike Pence of Indiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Tom Price of Georgia. (Newsmax)
After years of trashing polls, Republicans now embrace them Sep 6, 2009
Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican who's among the most conservative members of Congress, issued an Aug. 4 release with the headline: "Rasmussen: 54% Oppose More Money for 'Cash for Clunkers' Program.". The Grand Old Party has launched Resurgent Republic, a nonprofit research group modeled after Democracy Corps (www. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Politics Today: It's time for civility Sep 5, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina so gleefully expressed it, to create "Obama's Waterloo." If they defeat Obama, they defeat the people's will of last November. To this end, a cabal of conservative strategists has directed its minions with instructions to disrupt public meetings and undermine public trust in elected officials -- not, unfortunately, that such an exercise would take great effort. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Prescribe reconciliaton Sep 4, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina -- conservative even as Senate Republicans go and influential in setting caucus policy -- likened the United States under Obama to Nazi Germany under Hitler in the 1930s and gloated, "If we are able to stop Obama on this" -- health care reform -- "it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.". "Breaking him," it has become increasingly clear, is the real Republican goal. (Albany Times Union)
Report: Hutto won't challenge DeMint Sep 1, 2009
Jim DeMint next year. Hutto told The Times and Democrat in August that he was mulling a run for DeMint s seat. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Healthcare reform a must for America, say Dems Aug 28, 2009
Jim DeMint, who last month stated that the attempted healthcare overhaul could be Obama s Waterloo. Extending affordable coverage to millions of people and helping to slow the growth of healthcare costs is not a conservative or a liberal issue, maintains freshman representative Boccieri, an Alliance resident who represents Stark, Wayne and parts of Ashland and Medina counties. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Senators Facing ’10 Re-Election Fights Seek Out Voters Aug 22, 2009
Jim DeMint, the Republican Steering Committee chairman, is also expected to cruise to re-election in 2010. At a Myrtle Beach town hall, he emphasized that the current health care system should be improved, not scrapped, according to the Charlotte Observer. (Roll Call)
DeMint: Co-ops 'Make Absolutely No Sense' Aug 20, 2009
Jim DeMint says President Obamas plan to set up a quasi-government cooperative at every state level to compete with individual insurance companies makes absolutely no sense and is a fairly elaborate hoax. . (Newsmax)
GOP at War with Itself in Florida Senate Race Aug 13, 2009
The NRSC's heavy-handed decision to intervene in the primary has already prompted an anti-establishment backlash by the right-wing blogosphere, and endorsing Rubio is becoming a trendy way for Republicans like 2012 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint and former House majority leader Dick Armey to demonstrate their conservative bona fides. Grass-roots Florida Republicans are also refusing to anoint Crist; Pasco County's GOP committee, which supported him against... (Time.com)
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | August 11, 2009 Aug 12, 2009
Jim DeMint, for standing up for all the people of South Carolina. Bill Fenton. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Hutto could pose threat to DeMint Aug 10, 2009
Jim DeMint has gained national stature as a leading voice for the right wing of the Republican Party. He has been out front in challenging President on everything from federal stimulus money to health care reform. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
AP: Sanford Took Personal Trips on Plane Aug 10, 2009
Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint. Such mingling also is problematic under South Carolina regulations. (CBS News)
Health care debate degenerates into brawls, death threats Aug 9, 2009
Soft-spoken, slight of physical stature and not even the senior senator in his own state, Jim DeMint wouldn't seem like the most likely choice to fill the role of one-man Obama wrecking crew. Yet the first-term South Carolina Republican has quickly emerged as a leading voice of opposition to President Obama's bid to overhaul the American health care system with new or expanded federal government programs. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
So much for bipartisan governing Aug 8, 2009
The mentality is best summed up by South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, who recently said about healthcare, If we re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him. (Boston Globe)
Liz Cheney: 'America Needs a Commander in Chief' Aug 8, 2009
Friday night at the RedState Gathering, the attendees heard from Congressman Roy Blunt, former Congressman Pat Toomey, Senator Jim DeMint, and Governor Rick Perry. Liz Cheney took the stage at 11:30 a.m and spoke mostly on foreign policy. (Human Events Online)
'Clunkers' rebates look likely for another month Aug 6, 2009
Jim DeMint, said Tuesday he would not try to block the legislation. And three lawmakers who wanted the program limited to the purchase of even more fuel-efficient vehicles said Monday they would back the plan. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Dem Leader: Senate Will Extend "Clunkers" Aug 5, 2009
Jim DeMint, a conservative Republican from South Carolina, told reporters he did not intend to block the legislation. "It's not my intention right now," he said. (CBS News -- Politics)
Sen. Reid: More Money for 'Clunkers' on the Way Aug 5, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina told reporters he does not intend to try and block passage of the bill. The popular program is on track to run out of money without action by Congress. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
* White House not ruling out tax hikes Aug 4, 2009
Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina told Fox News Sunday he would definitely support extension of aid to the unemployed. Summers, asked if the US needed a second fiscal stimulus program, said the Obama administration was focused on executing the US$787 billion spending plan passed in February. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Click to read:Wounded Marine Fights VA For Care Aug 4, 2009
"Yet if we had to have the "conversation" about the firefighting industry today, we'd have socialism-phobic South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint on the TV every chance he could get saying things like, "Do you want a government bureaucrat between you and the safety of your home. ""Rep. (CBS News)
Democrats seek Republican support for car rebates Aug 4, 2009
Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican. We need to get to the bottom of that before we spend 2 billion more. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
White House seeks jobless benefits extension Aug 3, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina says he also supports an extension of benefits. Romer appeared Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" while Rangel and DeMint spoke to "Fox News Sunday.". (MSNBC -- Business)
Economic crisis or not taxes may go up in US Aug 3, 2009
" Selling that proposal, however, has proved tricky "Most private forecasters - and let's use their judgment _ suggest you're going to see unemployment start to come down maybe beginning in the second half of next year," Geithner said, adding those same economists predict positive growth during the second half of this year. At the same time, Geithner and other administration officials are contemplating how to ask Congress to extend - again - unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
LaHood wants Senate to provide more funding for clunkers program Aug 3, 2009
This is crazy to try to rush this thing through again while they re trying to rush through healthcare, and they want to get on to cap and trade electricity tax, said Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina. We ve got to slow this thing down. (Boston Globe)
U.S. treasury secretary sees economy healing Aug 3, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina said on "Fox News Sunday" it was a matter of short-term gain for long-term pain. "I just think this is a great example of the stupidity that's coming out of Washington right now, and I think Americans realize the numbers that we're throwing around don't work," DeMint said. (CNN -- International)
Hutto still discussing run against DeMint Aug 2, 2009
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Can Republicans escape their extremists? Aug 1, 2009
Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. "We got too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns," said Voinovich, who is retiring next year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Graham has right approach on nominee Jul 30, 2009
Critics of Sotomayor, including South Carolina s other U.S. senator, Jim DeMint, claim she should be rejected as far too liberal on issues from gun control to abortion. In battling Sotomayor on such grounds, they are doing exactly what the Democrats did in creating stalemates over federal judgeships during the Bush years. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Reid Begs GOP to Support Sotomayor Jul 30, 2009
Richard Burr of North Carolina and Jim DeMint of South Carolina announced Wednesday that they both plan to vote "no.". Sen. (Newsmax)
S.C. senator a voice of reform opposition Jul 29, 2009
Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a critic of President Obamas health care reform plans, talks about Republicans concerns about the proposed reforms ... Jim DeMint (S.C.) was sharpening his opposition to President Obama's attempt to overhaul the health-care industry ... "We're certainly not trying to quiet Jim DeMint," DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Liberal Dems best take this health-care deal Jul 29, 2009
Richard Shelby of Alabama * Lisa Murkowski of Alaska * John McCain of Arizona * Mel Martinez of Florida * Johnny Isakson of Georgia * Mike Crapo of Idaho * Chuck Grassley of Iowa * Sam Brownback of Kansas * Jim Bunning of Kentucky * David Vitter of Louisiana * Kit Bond of Missouri * Judd Gregg of New Hampshire * Richard Burr of North Carolina * George Voinovich of Ohio * Tom Coburn of Oklahoma * Jim DeMint of South Carolina * John Thune of South Dakota * Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas * Bob... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Late TV Listings Jul 26, 2009
Guests: Senators Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Jim DeMint of South Carolina. 9 a.m. (5). (Boston Globe)
Cell phones have no place behind bars Jul 26, 2009
Jim DeMint and Congressman Gresham Barrett are among those in Congress behind legislation to allow jamming. Ozmint reminds leaders and citizens alike that cell phones in the hands of prisoners are dangerous. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Obama changes message Jul 24, 2009
Jim DeMint has predicted the health care legislation could be Obama's "Waterloo moment" and could break his presidency a remark Obama now cites as the kind of partisan politics-as-usual in Washington he is seeking to end. "I think the Republican attack on the deficit is succeeding because it's real," said Rob Shapiro, a former economic adviser to President Bill Clinton, and chairman of Sonecon, an economic-consulting firm. (MSNBC -- Business)
Sex and power inside "the C Street House" Jul 23, 2009
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham, both R-S.C.; James Inhofe, R-Okla. John Thune, R-S.D., and recent senators and high officials such as John Ashcroft, Ed Meese, Pete Domenici and Don Nickles. (Salon)
Obama Expected To Focus On Healthcare In Primetime News Conference Jul 23, 2009
Jim DeMint told NBC's "Today" show that the president is on a "spending spree" and someone needs to "put the brakes on.". The Fox network says it's skipping live coverage of the news conference, but CBS, AABC, NBC, CNN, CNBC, C-SPAN, MSNBC,PBS AND the Fox News Channel do plan to carry it. (KWTX.com, TX)
