examination of the intimidation utilized by the left to try and silence true conviction when it is not of their beliefs or even dissension when it is in direct opposition.
If and when he runs for higher office probably in, expect to hear some of these same ideas revisited, Why Whisper calls on Americans who believe in traditional values to resist the urge to stay silent and thus safe under the shameless onslaught of pressure, intimidation, and ridicule from the San Franciscoloving, NY Times reading, multicultural, antibusiness, Frenchfirst, treehugging secular progressives and liberal political elites.
A good review of how political correctness and the threat of lawsuits keeps institutions and the general public from speaking out for common sense and logic.
Of particular interest is the practice of SLAPP Strategic Lawsuits or the threat of one Against Public Participation, A tactic that the left uses to force thier agenda on unwilling organizations, Well worth the read. I'm not rating this book yet because I never finished it, I'm just not in the mood right now I guess it's not overly interesting if I don't feel like finishing it though
This book will enlighten any American.
I happen to be of the conservative persuasion, but the issues in this book apply to both ends of the spectrum, James Warren Jim DeMint born September,is an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina fromto, He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading member in the Tea Party movement, He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolinasth congressional district fromto, DeMint resigned from the Senate on January,, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, DeMint was born in Greenville, South Carolina, one of four children, His parents, Betty W. née Rawlings and Thomas Eugene DeMint,divorced when he was five years old,Following the divorce, Betty DeMint operated a dance studio out of the familys home,James Warren "Jim" DeMint born September,is an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina fromto, He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading member in the Tea Party movement, He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina'sth congressional district fromto, DeMint resigned from the Senate on January,, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, DeMint was born in Greenville, South Carolina, one of four children, His parents, Betty W. née Rawlings and Thomas Eugene DeMint,divorced when he was five years old,Following the divorce, Betty DeMint operated a dance studio out of the family's home,DeMint was educated at Christ Church Episcopal School and Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, DeMint played drums for a cover band called Salt Pepper, He received a bachelor's degree infrom the University of Tennessee, where he was a part of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, and received an MBA infrom Clemson University.
DeMint's wife Debbie is one of three children of Greenville advertising entrepreneur James Marvin Henderson, Sr, DeMint joined his father in laws advertising firm in Greenville in, working in the field of market research, In, he founded The DeMint Group, a research firm with businesses, schools, colleges, and hospitals as clients, DeMints first involvement in politics began in, when he was hired by Republican Representative Bob Inglis in his campaign for South Carolinas Fourth Congressional District.
Inglis defeated three term incumbent Democrat Liz J, Patterson, and DeMint performed message testing and marketing for Inglis through two successful elections, In, Inglis ran for the U, S. Senate, and DeMint left his firm to run for Inglis old seat, DeMint was elected to the U, S. House of Representatives inand served South Carolinas Fourth Congressional District until, when he was elected to the U, S. Senate. His peers elected him to be president of his GOP freshman class, DeMint pledged to serve only three terms in the House, and inhe announced his run for the Senate seat of outgoing Democrat Ernest Hollings in theelection cycle.
In November, DeMint defeated Inez Tenenbaum, South Carolina's education superintendent, to fill Ernest Hollings' vacated seat in theth United States Congress, For his first term, he was appointed to the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging.
In, DeMint began leading the Senate Steering Committee, DeMint also served as a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, In, DeMint formed the Senate Conservatives Fund, a political action committee with the intention of supporting conservative candidates that may have otherwise been overlooked by the national party.
As a member of theth United States Congress, DeMint joined the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, In, DeMint was one of two Senators who voted against Hillary Clinton's appointment to Secretary of State, and the next year he introduced legislation to completely repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare.
Later in, he introduced another piece of legislation titled the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, which aimed to require congressional approval of any major regulation change made by a federal agency.
At the end of his first term, DeMint was appointed to the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee regarding the impeachment of federal judge Thomas Porteous, DeMint was reelected in, at which time he became the highest ranking elected official associated with the Tea Party, During the first year of his sitelink,