Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMintis an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1, 2013, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 September 1951
believe country create energy people
When you see people around the country who see things the same way you do, it will create a lot of energy, ... And believe me, you need energy at this point.
government people reform
As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable.
powerful ideas people
Ideas are more powerful than people.
people political reform
If we're able to stop Obama on [health care reform], it will be his Waterloo. It will break him and we will show that we can, along with the American people, begin to push those freedom solutions that work in every area of our society.
thinking people unemployment
I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.
thinking people trying
I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try to save it. I think most people know that Social Security is bankrupt.
government rose people
I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up.
country people want
I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.
party people tea
Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around.
details due exact fact released security trip until
While the exact details of the trip are not released until after the fact due to security concerns,
bush carolina help president south
I think my coattails will help the president a little bit, ... South Carolina is Bush country.
exactly
I think Gov. Sanford has it exactly right.
align existing government technology warning
I think the technology pretty much exists, we just need to align it with existing government warning systems,
anyone team
I'm here being part of the team and associating myself with anyone who will have me,