DeMint: "Divided party" if GOP doesn't listen to Ron Paul (tube added)

[pauliticalfan]

On Erin Burnet's show on CNN, Jim DeMint had some VERY nice things to say about Ron Paul. He said his philosophy about limited government and the Federal Reserve need to be at the core of the Republican Party. He also said we'd have a divided party if the GOP doesn't listen to Ron Paul. I hope someone caught a tube of it.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjI2LitSF8

 

[RDM]

He does not get it. He also said he does not agree with his FP. It's like this Jim DeMint. You crawled into bed with the other Neo-cons. You made your bed along with the others....now sleep in it.

 

[EBounding]

Mainstream conservatives say they like Paul's domestic policy, even on the Federal Reserve. What they don't understand is Paul's constitutional domestic policy is incompatible with our Government's current unconstituional Foreign policy. The only way our "socialized militarism" can be funded is through the Federal Reserve. You end the Fed, you end the wars.

 

[seapilot]

Can not have limited Government with a worldwide police force.

 

[Deborah K]

He does not get it. He also said he does not agree with his FP. It's like this Jim DeMint. You crawled into bed with the other Neo-cons. You made your bed along with the others....now sleep in it.

I'm disappointed in him too. I kind of thought he'd make a great Veep. But I'm not ready to give up on him. It kind of looks like he is easing into it to me. I think the movement should be encouraging toward him. We all know how the establishment treats people who support him - they've even convinced segments of the public to hate him i.e. Kelly Clarkson. I think we should be patient a little longer with him. Send him some encouraging tweets.

 

[Jack Bauer]

DeMint knows the GOP is in the same state as the Whigs were in the late 50s.

He knows we are the dominant movement in conservative politics and wants the GOP to avoid going the Whig way by fooling us into the party.

Not happening. Its our way or the GOP is finished!

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Jim is trying to help us. I guarantee it.

No endorsement, but I can tell he has reservations about who he really would like to see win.

 

[Cleaner44]

Failure to see the BIG picture. It is like talking to a liberal that knows that the government is owned by corporate lobbyists... and then they want to increase the government power of regulators with the idea that it will work against the corporations... while forgetting that the government is owned by the corporations.

Hint to Jim:
The Federal Reserve enables the unconstitutional foreign policy and grows the government without limits.

 

[Rincewind]

Don't try to alienate people like Jim DeMint. We can't just be arbitrarily rejecting the support, even soft support, because the person doing the supporting disagrees with one or two of RP's points. Sometimes people around here seem to be saying that anyone who does not agree with Ron Paul on every single issue is completely unworthy of our time. Even if it's a big issue they disagree on, we should embrace people on the fence, not ostracize and shun them.

Considering how many politicians and pundits out there are quite happy to call RP a joke and a fraud, we should be thankful for people like DeMint, because he clearly takes RP and his ideas seriously.

 

[Liberty Shark]

I think Senator DeMint agrees with Dr. Paul on many issues. Also, I think he is trying to tell the GOP establishment that they better not try smear attacks, but rather argue on the actual issues. I think he deserves a lot of credit for doing this, because he is the only well-known Senator (other than Sen. Paul) saying this. Considering he is the Senator from SC, and he is saying this the week before the primary, it is like a message to the people of South Carolina that Dr. Paul must be considered. Of course many of us disagree with him on foreign policy, but give credit where credit is due.

 

[sonik]

don't y'all know that DeMint started the Recession

check this tube out http://youtu.be/_HER2pGdAak

 

[jct74]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjI2LitSF8

 

[PWright]

I think that all this attention from DeMint is good, however none of them accept/realize that while we accept their support, we do not give it back.

DeMint, Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions, and Mo Brooks (my congressmen) are all never going to get my support because of their support of the NDAA. I wish i had a viable Libertarian option this election, but it looks like I'm going to have to wait till 2014 before we really start rolling out opposition to the GOP incumbants.

 

[WilliamC]

Never forget that Senator DeMint may not be an entirely free agent, most in government are not.

Ron Paul is exceptional because he has never succumbed to corruption, not once.

I bet someone has something on most all Congresscritters to keep them from straying too far off of the reservation though.

 

[mello]

Mittens is Mexican?

 

[AuH20]

I think that all this attention from DeMint is good, however none of them accept/realize that while we accept their support, we do not give it back.

DeMint, Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions, and Mo Brooks (my congressmen) are all never going to get my support because of their support of the NDAA. I wish i had a viable Libertarian option this election, but it looks like I'm going to have to wait till 2014 before we really start rolling out opposition to the GOP incumbants.

DeMint voted against NDAA. Secondly, the powers outlined in the NDAA were already codified into law around 2001. This past vote merely gave it the rubber stamp of Congress.

 

[Sola_Fide]

When people like DeMint say that they "agree with Ron's fiscal policy but not his foreign policy", it really shows that they don't agree with his fiscal policy either.

Foreign policy IS a fiscal issue. 4 trillion dollars of debt over the past 10 years on useless wars that have made us less safe.

 

[georgiaboy]

Not divided, Jim.

Dead. Gone. Over. Kaput. Like this:





Not voting for the big gov't GOP'ers ever again. Ever.

 

[AuH20]

When people like DeMint say that they "agree with Ron's fiscal policy but not his foreign policy", it really shows that they don't agree with his fiscal policy either.

Foreign policy IS a fiscal issue. 4 trillion dollars of debt over the past 10 years on useless wars that have made us less safe.

DeMint is trying to win non-believers over by stating that domestic economic policy is more important than foreign policy, especially if you look at the enormous outlays tied to the mandatory spending responsibilities. Even DeMint admitted as much in his book. If you don't curb expenditures and stop currency manipulation, we won't have a defense force period. Many people don't understand this. You could eradicate the DoD completely and we'd still be running a deficit.

 

[Mordan]

that's the problem with most Ron Paul supporters. They are uncompromising. They want people to accept the Ron Paul platform directly all at once.

the FP thing must be explained time and time again. Educate!