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The Hope And Change The Democrats Had In Mind Was Nothing More Than A Retread Of The Failed And Discredited Socialist Policies That Have Been The Enemy Of Freedom For Centuries All Over The World. I Fear America Is Teetering Towards Tyranny.

-Jim DeMint

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The Hope And Change

Jim DeMint

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The Hope And Change The Democrats Had In Mind Was Nothing More Than A Retread Of The Failed And Discredited Socialist Policies That Have Been The Enemy Of Freedom For Centuries All Over The World. I Fear America Is Teetering Towards Tyranny.

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