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Jim DeMint: “And frankly, Anderson, the biggest point of the speech for me, it was irresponsible for him not to recognize the dire…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
And frankly, Anderson, the biggest point of the speech for me, it was irresponsible for him not to recognize the dire circumstances our country is in because of the debt.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint criticizes Obama for not addressing the national debt in his speech.

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