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NEWS ABOUT: Jim DeMint

Jim DeMint stories: 9 news summaries

SC Republicans Apologize for Jewish Slur

They praised DeMint
by using stereotype
of miserly Jew

Oct 20, 09 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two GOP county chairs in South Carolina today apologized for a weekend op-ed in which they praised Sen. Jim DeMint by invoking the stereotype of a Jew "watching our nation's pennies." James Ulmer wrote that he "meant absolutely nothing derogatory" by the essay. "I quoted a... More »

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Republican • GOP • anti-Semitism • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - Comparing your nemesis to a Nazi has been a "staple of American T-shirt and bumper-sticker political culture," writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post, and such Nazi-talk has becoming a recurring element of the health care protests. "Anyone with a black felt pen and the ability to... More »

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Holocaust • Nazi • Third Reich • Nazism • health care reform • rhetoric • Michael Gerson • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - Sen. Jim DeMint says President Obama has "lowered the discourse" because of a new ad that blasts DeMint over his "Waterloo" comment. That prompted Eric Kleefeld of Talking Points Memo to run down highlights of DeMint's own contributions to civil discourse over the past year:
  • He called
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South Carolina • senator • President Obama • Jim DeMint

ANALYSIS

Power Meets Prayer at DC 'Family' House

C Street House members believe they 'transcend morality'

Jul 21, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The C Street House, the Capitol Hill religious enclave that Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and Chip Pickering have in common, is more than a residence that happened to shelter three lawmakers involved in recent sex scandals, writes Jeff Sharlet in Salon. "If sexual license was all the Family offered... More »

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sex scandal • religion • Charles Grassley • Tom Coburn • Chip Pickering • John Ensign • Washington, DC • Mark Sanford • Jim DeMint • C Street • C Street House

Senate Votes to Expand
Hate Crime Laws to Gays

Five Republicans join in 62-38 vote

Jul 17, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate has voted to extend hate crime protections to include those attacked because of their gender or sexual orientation, mirroring a similar measure already passed in the House, the Hill reports. Five Republicans, including Olympia Snowe and Dick Lugar, joined all the Democrats present in supporting the bill. Other... More »

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Congress • gay rights • Senate • hate crime • Richard Lugar • Olympia Snowe • gay • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain, often ridiculed during last year’s campaign after admitting he was a tech “illiterate,” has passed 1 million followers on Twitter, USA Today reports. “Not too bad for an old guy,” the Republican, 72, said in a statement released by his office. He’... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Claire McCaskill • Ashton Kutcher • Twitter • Jim DeMint

Senator: US Is Where Germany Was Before WWII

Oh, and we're like Iran and Venezuela, too, says DeMint

Jul 9, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint apparently thinks Barack Obama is a lot like Hitler. “Where we are, we’re about where Germany was before World War II where they became a social democracy,” he said at a National Press Club event last night to promote his new book,... More »

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Barack Obama • Republican • Nazis • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - Honduras' dicey political situation could come to a head this weekend. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya tells Bloomberg he will return to the country in the next few days, and he expects US support when he does. “Their words are strong,” he said. “We’re going to see... More »

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president • Central America • Honduras • Organization of American States • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - The vise is tightening around Mark Sanford's political career. South Carolina officials, including fellow Republicans, are lining up to urge the governor to resign, reports the State. The pressure has ramped up considerably since Sanford's admission yesterday that he'd "crossed lines" with other women besides his Argentine mistress. The... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • governor • scandal • Mark Sanford • Jim DeMint

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