Audio update - Jim DeMint says GOP needs to embrace Ron Paul and his ideas more

[Standing Liberty]

What good is a conservative senate when you have a liberal president? Dude needs to grow a pair and endorse the only serious conservative in this race.

Yep he sure does.
What does he have to lose?

 

[bluesc]

If he and Ron TALK about how to protect the country, I think they would make a lot of headway.

Problem is Ron generally doesn't do that unless invited. Why Rand can't facilitate the meeting, I don't understand.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Sen. DeMint urges Republicans to listen to Ron Paul

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...mint-urges-republicans-to-listen-to-ron-paul-

 

[georgiaboy]

I think in a way, he has already endorsed Paul. His praise speaks volumes, especially considering that he has done it twice in one day and on two different national radio shows.

Yep, this is huge. DeMint knows what's what, and he knows Ron's the only guy talking about real cuts.

The conservative base will side with DeMint on this. So huge!

 

[jct74]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHcYwkeiDVc

 

[IDefendThePlatform]

Link for retweeting: https://twitter.com/#!/IngrahamAngle/status/157125148695216128

 

[BigByrd47119]

Is it time for a DeMint twitter bomb?!?

 

[AuH20]

DeMint is a good guy. You can see how gentlemanly and friendly he treated Ron in that South Carolina presidential forum earlier this year. He's genuine and likes Ron as well as his boy.

 

[ronpaulitician]

What is the better scenario in this case?

DeMint keeps talking favorable about Paul, but doesn't endorse him. Those who think favorably about DeMint gradually start to think favorably about Paul.

DeMint endorses Paul. Some of those who think favorably about DeMint suddenly start to think favorably about Paul. Others who think favorably about DeMint but who do not think favorably about Ron Paul stop listening to DeMint altogether.

 

[jmdrake]

I think that incumbent Republicans will start to realize that unless they are nice to Ron Paul, they risk losing 10% of their voting base. So I question whether DeMint's comments are genuine, but it does show that we are becoming a force within the party.

Don't you mean 20 to 25%?

 

[nasaal]

I heard swipes taken at Paul about Iran and 9/11. Really irritating when people laugh at ANY point of view. Dismiss it once you have heard it, but don't scoff at it like a child.

 

[MR2Fast2Catch]

DeMint outlines the significance of Ron Paul's campaign this time around. Even if we don't win. We're getting 25% of the vote and doing better than anyone but Romney. The GOP can no longer afford to ignore us because our numbers have grown so much. Keep up the work and this movement will keep growing as more and more Americans join the freedom movement. The Republican Party will have to embrace us in some fashion, because if they ignore us, it is their loss not ours.

 

[ctiger2]

DeMint is currently a big government conservative. When the Ron Paul ship comes by I predict fair weather DeMint will see the tide shift and jump on board. Sure, it's good to have more allies. Just realize DeMint is a pandering follower and not a leader like Paul.

 

[PaleoForPaul]

It's more fear then anything else, that Ron's gonna go 3rd party.

It's not just third party at this point. Ron is pulling 20-25% of the vote in Republican primaries. Even if those votes are from independents they're potential Republican votes. If the Republican party disenfranchises and ostracizes them, they will likely lose in the general election.

On top of that, they have to worry about Ron Paul winning the nomination, or showing up at the convention with a significant number of delegates and being "disruptive". Barry Goldwater's supporters boo'ed Nelson Rockafeller as he gave a speech, how horrified is the establishment of Ron Paul supporters showing up to boo Mitt Romney?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Republican_National_Convention

 

[AuH20]

DeMint is currently a big government conservative. When the Ron Paul ship comes by I predict fair weather DeMint will see the tide shift and jump on board. Sure, it's good to have more allies. Just realize DeMint is a pandering follower and not a leader like Paul.

DeMint is retiring in 2016. He's sick of DC and only came back because he felt compelled to push back against the constitutional intrusions. He recently voted to end the war in Iraq, he voted against the NDAA and he previously was one of the most vocal opponents against TARP. He's arguably one of the best senators behind Rand.

 

[Echoes]

Hmmm. I thought DeMint voted against TARP.



EDIT: He did vote against TARP, along with Pence and Sessions:

http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/Senate/South_Carolina/Jim_DeMint/Views/The_Economy/

I stand corrected. Ok, i give him big props for that.

What are his views on the Federal Reserve ?

I still view him as a fair weather conservative, who's not fully behind states rights.

 

[AuH20]

I stand corrected. Ok, i give him big props for that.

What are his views on the Federal Reserve ?

I still view him as a fair weather conservative, who's not fully behind states rights.

Demint was leading the fight for Ron's federal reserve transparency act even after it was subverted. He even tried to sneak Ron's bill through:

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com/tekgno...the-fed-hr-2918-as-senate-amendment-1367.html

Senator DeMint, who has a well-deserved reputation for taking the battle to the other side in the Senate, once again proved why he is such a valuable ally in our fight to bring transparency and accountability to the Federal Reserve.

A little while ago, the Senate voted to pass HR 2918, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. This $3 billion bill contains, among many other things, provisions for GAO audits on certain agencies.

Seizing on a chance to take quick action to bring Audit the Fed up for a vote, and with the GAO provisions in mind, Senator DeMint attached the full text of S 604, the Senate version of Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill, to HR 2918 as Senate Amendment 1367 before it was considered for final passage.

However, Senate Democrats refused to even allow a vote on the amendment! That's right. The internationalist, Fed-loving elite in the Senate used a parliamentary tactic to shut down DeMint's amendment.

After Senator DeMint brought Audit the Fed to the floor, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska raised a "point of order" to prevent a vote, claiming that the amendment violated Senate Rule 16 by "legislating" on an appropriations bill. The Senate president agreed, and the amendment was shot down.

Senator DeMint did not back down, though, and directly challenged Senate leadership by pointing out the other GAO audits contained in the bill. As Senator DeMint listed them off, the Senate president was forced to agree with Senator DeMint that each one he described, all of which would be left in for final passage, also violated Senate Rule 16.

Which tells us at least one thing: the problem wasn't with "legislating" on the bill or violating Senate Rules (which is commonly done). Shooting down the amendment was about preventing a thorough audit of the Federal Reserve for the first time in its history!

 

[jersdream]

Don't worry, the purists are going to come in and say they don't want a Palin or DeMint endorsement because they are big government people, war hawks, neocons, etc.

 

[Echoes]

Don't worry, the purists are going to come in and say they don't want a Palin or DeMint endorsement because they are big government people, war hawks, neocons, etc.

Obviously not, DeMint's got major pull with the S. Carolina electorate. I just question how authentic he is.

 

[Student Of Paulism]

Eh...well DeMint definitely seems to be on the right side, with the record to show it, but then again, its always tough to say where he truly stands right now. Both him and Palin are nothing new though. Like so many others, they say great things about Ron, and its like, you can almost tell they want to endorse him, but so afraid of the backlash they would get from the party.

Yea, politics suck like that.