Sen. Jim DeMint
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), an emerging Tea Party hero, told a crowd of supporters in South Carolina Friday that he will continue to recruit like-minded Conservatives across the nation to run for Congress and pastors to join the fight to “take our country back.”
Among DeMint’s position, openly gay teachers should not be allowed to teach in public schools, and that unwed mothers were unfit to stand in front of a classroom.
DeMint received overwhelming applause when he told the crowd of a few hundred people that he’s an outcast in Washington.
He said he’s disliked in the Capitol, but when he gets off planes across the country, people stop and tell him they’re praying for him. [Spartanburg Herald Journal]
“Sexist bigots like Sen. Jim DeMint don’t belong in the United States Congress,” said Terry O’Neill, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW). “He thinks gay women and men and sexually active single women should be banned from teaching, but he said nothing about sexually active, single straight men.”
DeMint has been most outspoken as an opponent of any form of gay marriage, calling it a “religious institution” that the “federal government has no business redefining.”
Filed under: Newsmakers, South Carolina
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It's incredible!!! Here we are in the 21st century and stupidity still reins supreme!! This low grade moron should have his ass kicked,a high heeled shoe sticking out of it. And people wonder why I hate politics and religion!!!!
He probably thinks that drinking fountains and restrooms should be labeled “White” and “Colored” too. Stupid rat.
With all the travels our elected twits get to experience……it is a shame more private planes don't go down and more limo's don't hit the overpass columns.
…..I'm just saying…..
What an ignorant bastard. He's probably got a problem with everyone and everything that isn't a white American man in power.
jim……….. DIAF please… it will do us all a favor.
It's hard 2 believe that these kind of people believe in & pretend 2 follow Christ, who was, of course, tolerance itself. They don't even know what their idol said, did & believed!! "I came not into the world to condemn but to make life more abundant."
HA! what a load of conservative crap.