Tag Archives: Jim DeMint

Hispanics Surpass Whites In College Enrollment

What a week for Jim DeMint and The Heritage Foundation. May 6th, Jason Richwine and Robert Rector released their anti-immigration reform paper suggesting that the costs of their overt racism will run us about, oh, say, $6.3 trillion! give or take a … Continue reading
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Jim DeMint’s Very Serious Immigration Report

Jim DeMint has released the report on the costs of immigration reform that we mentioned briefly last night and it’s a whopper. Legalizing the current population of illegal immigrants would cost American taxpayers a minimum of $6.3 trillion over the … Continue reading
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You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out

Artist – Randall Enos If this report from the New York Times is correct, the bromance between Jim DeMint and Senator Macro Rubio may be at an end. DeMint is turning the scaremongering up to 11 on immigration reform and … Continue reading
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‘They’re Victims Entitled to Food and Housing’

Former Senator and Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint reminds us that there is a significant portion of Americans who believe they’re entitled to food, to housing, to healthcare — you name it! “Today, more people than ever before — 69.5 … Continue reading
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Back on the Appalachian Trail

Speculation that former Governor Mark “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” Sanford would run for office again was confirmed today by Sanford himself in an interview with The National Review. From ABC’s earlier story According to The Weekly Standard, the disgraced former … Continue reading

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Jim DeMint’s Replacement is Just As Crazy as Jim DeMint

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced today that Tea Party Representative Tim Scott will replace Senator Jim DeMint as he exits congress bound for the Heritage Foundation. Scott’s legislative history, if you’re unfamiliar, leaves much to be desired if what … Continue reading

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Colbert for Senate

According to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, Stephen Colbert is the most popular choice to replace Senator Jim DeMint. Colbert is the choice of 20 percent of registered South Carolina voters polled, Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) sees 15 … Continue reading

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Mark Sanford Might Replace Jim DeMint

The Wall Street Journal reports that Sanford is considering a run for DeMint’s seat. Clearly because in South Carolina, crazy people can only be replaced by even crazier people. “It’s not a ‘no,’ but it’s not a ‘yes,’ ” Mr. … Continue reading

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Just Another Grifter

Charles Pierce puts Jim DeMint’s exit from the Senate in perspective Nobody better personifies the casual cruelty, the reckless disregard for the general welfare, the heedless contempt for the idea of a general political commonwealth, and the deep fealty to … Continue reading

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Super Stupid

Jim DeMint on PBS funding (link goes to Tucker Carlson’s rag): “Sesame Street is a multi-million dollar enterprise and cookie monster will eat just fine without taxpayer subsidies.” Fox News Channel’s talking Monchichi Bret Baier reported that Sesame Street is … Continue reading

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