The EMS Replay: Senator Jim DeMint

posted at 3:00 pm on June 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey

I’m traveling today and won’t have a lot to contribute, but for those who missed this episode of the Ed Morrissey Show last week, here’s a replay of my interview with Senator Jim DeMint. He’s launching the Senate Conservatives Fund, which will be a PAC that focuses on conservative members of the Senate GOP caucus. The audio got kind of choppy, but I ask Senator DeMint how he sees this operating with the NRSC and what the future of his new fund will be. It also includes a fun conversation with Larry Schweikart, author of the upcoming 48 Liberal Lies About History (That You Probably Learned in School).

I’ll be back tomorrow with Jim Geraghty and lots of new posts!

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Impeccable timing, Ed.

I was just looking for this in the archive. :-)

Hawkins1701 on June 17, 2008 at 3:18 PM

great interview. couldn’t believe when Schweikart said that most books on history of U.S. have full page photos of the Klan to represent the 20th century. crazy.

thankful on June 17, 2008 at 3:27 PM

That’s a PAC I might be able to support.

kirkill on June 17, 2008 at 3:27 PM

First off, I like DeMint, He is better than 75% of his peers.

But this would be just one more Washington committee to take our money, rake off their administrative fees, filter out our messages and give whatever remains to people we may or may not think deserve it.

If you are in the mood to give political money at all, give it DIRECTLY to those who you think match your political ideology. Include your personal message with your checks. That’s the only way that they even have a chance to actually hear what you are telling them. Any other way, all they get is the ‘groupthink’ message from the committee leaders.

LegendHasIt on June 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM

I really wish I could trust that this PAC will live up to its hype but after the way the repubs have been acting over the past 10 years, they will need to prove that they aren’t just another scam to rake up the conservative’s dollar.

wrath187 on June 17, 2008 at 3:56 PM

If you are in the mood to give political money at all, give it DIRECTLY to those who you think match your political ideology. Include your personal message with your checks. That’s the only way that they even have a chance to actually hear what you are telling them. Any other way, all they get is the ‘groupthink’ message from the committee leaders.

LegendHasIt on June 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM

Yep. I’m starting with my wonderful senator, John Cornyn, and this awesome veteran, Matt Young, who’s running against a particularly slimy incumbent.

RushBaby on June 17, 2008 at 4:17 PM

LegendHasIt on June 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM

u r rite! That’s what I’ve been doing for the past 3 years. And the RNC still keeps begging me for just $7 today, $7 tomorrow…

kirkill on June 17, 2008 at 4:35 PM

Ed- quit slackin’ off and get back here!

Rhinoboy on June 17, 2008 at 5:27 PM

snark, BTW.

Rhinoboy on June 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM

Senate Conservatives Fund? We have conservatives in the Senate? Who knew?

austinnelly on June 17, 2008 at 8:11 PM

DeMint makes Graham look like Ernest Hollings used to look compared to Strom Thurmond!! South Carolina is sometimes so schizophrenic!

SouthernGent on June 17, 2008 at 9:37 PM