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The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington, and Me Paperback – July 4, 2011

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Following his New York Times best seller, Saving Freedom, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint's The Great American Awakening chronicles two tumultuous years from the presidential election of 2008 through the mid-term elections of 2010. Untold insider views of the controversial stimulus bill passage, corporate takeovers, and lesser-known executive actions that epitomize political paybacks and moral decay will further motivate DeMint's fellow citizens to reclaim their government and country in 2012.

Just as fascinating, the South Carolina official talks openly about his seized upon high profile moments—from that "Waterloo" comment regarding health care reform to becoming known as "Senator Tea Party." He also addresses close-to-home disappointments such as the infidelity of Christian friends like Governor Mark Sanford and Senator John Ensign, and shares personal spiritual insights that came from being part of such public battles.

But more than anything, The Great American Awakening champions the American people who now feel a powerful stirring in their souls to take on Washington and realign politics in this nation. DeMint tracks grass-roots developments, and new movements like the Freedom Congress, fully expecting a fundamental sea change for the better to happen soon.

Acclaim for The Great American Awakening:

"I have Senator DeMint on my show often because Americans know he'll tell the truth about what's wrong in Washington. His latest book is a riveting account about the fight for fiscal sanity in Congress. It's essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why so many Americans clued in and got involved with the Tea Party Movement in the last election. Senator DeMint was a huge part of this and I only hope he is as involved in the 2012 race for the White House as he was this past election."

Sean Hannity, host of the nationally syndicated Sean Hannity Radio show and "Hannity" on Fox News

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240 pages
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July 4, 2011
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Jim DeMint was elected senator of South Carolina in 2004 and then chairman of the Senate Steering Committee in 2006. For standing up against wasteful spending in Congress and saving Americans about $17 billion, Wall Street Journal editor Steve Moore called DeMint the "taxpayers' greatest ally." DeMint was also ranked as the Senate's most conservative member by National Journal and as the # 1 senator voting for responsible tax and spending policies by the National Taxpayers Union. The senator and his wife, Debbie, have four grown children, are doting new grandparents, and live in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ B&H Books (July 4, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433672790
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433672798
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.59 x 9 inches

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Shutter-bug

Great American Awakening - pray we take it seriously

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2012

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Before I bought this enlightening book by Jim Demint, I wouldn't have known in what danger we are. I felt as Americans we were pretty safe. Now the more attention I pay to what is going on here in our own nation I am really waking up to the dangers we are in. I should be old enough to be more skeptical of the rhetoric I hear over and over; especially when the actions I see do not follow the words I hear. A phrase I have heard more than once has proved it's wisdom: "The words I hear are drowned out by the actions I see." Or something to that effect. The words I read in Jim Demints book are words I can believe and trust. I recommend it to all who want to have guidance through these perilous times.

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The Great American Awakening: Two Years That Changed America, Washington, and Me

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2011

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The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington, and Me (Paperback) by Jim DeMint (Author)

I have watched in dismay as government has grown and become less and less responsive to the people. When I read The Great American Awakening..., I was outraged at some of the practices of our government, as well as both parties. At the same time, as I read what Jim DeMint had done, and will keep doing, I felt encouraged as he wrote about how many Americans encouraged him to "keep on keepin' on." Everyone, unless they have been a US Senator, should read this book. I learned a great deal about what needs to be done.

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An interesting perspective of Washington's problems.

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2011

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"The Great American Awakening" by South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint is a great analysis into what's wrong with our country and what we can do to fix it. He argues that Washington is spending our country to death and that we as a people need to realize this.

While my personal economic beliefs are more liberal, It's nice to see a Republican who walks his walk as well as talk his talk. Consider this: conservatives praise Ronald Reagan despite the fact that he ran (at the time) record deficits, and tripled our debt: he inherited a debt of 900 billion dollars and turned it into 2.6 trillion dollars from fiscal years 1980 to 1988. Conservatives also love to demonize Bill Clinton, even though Clinton lowered our deficits and balanced the budget. Seems contradictory to me. Jim DeMint, however, gives fair criticism to George W. Bush for the bailout and his incessant spending spree. He also gives well-deserved criticism to Barack Obama and his spending. While Bush was the first president to experience trillion dollar deficits, the fact that Obama increased this by 50% after only one year is cause for alarm.

While DeMint's partisanship in this book can get obnoxious (as conservatives and liberals do alike) he presents an honest account of what's wrong with Washington's checkbook. Here's hoping more people listen to what he has to say. From what I've researched he takes his issues seriously, working on many committees with an impact on our nation's financial priorities.

On one final note: The Tea Party. While they seem like a substantial peoples' movement, the question is how much pull do they really have on this country, and how long will they be around before folding back into the GOP? While I enjoy their talk of fiscal restraint, I'm disengaged by their simplistic, black-and-white view of national policy. And as noted above, will they still argue for fiscal sanity when a spend-happy Republican is back in the White House? Or maybe it's only when Democrats are in power that they care about these issues.

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Hanna Rodden

Great American Awakening by Jim Demint

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2011

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I received this book promptly and read it from cover to cover. It is an outstanding account of what Jim experinenced, in a two year period, in making a difference in his quest to bring truly conservative people into the political process. He experienced rejection within the Senate for bucking the "good old boy" adherents and learned that he had to move "out of the box" to make a difference. I highly recommend the book and highly recommend supporting Jim in his efforts to bring clear thinking constitutionaly conservative activists into the political process.

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What is wrong in America and how to set it right

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2013

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Demint seems to think he has "Revealed Truth" with all the weight that implies. What he revals is that he sees only a very narrow slice of America. Worth the read only if trying to understand those of the very far right.

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2012

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This to me was a very interesting book. It gives you info into the inner workings of our government. I now realize how hard it will be to bring America back to her past greatness. I was involved in the Tea Party movement from the very beginning 3 years ago and we have made progress, but we have to get rid of all the dinosaurs in the Congress and Senate and hold the new ones accountable. I believe Jim Demint is a trustworthy person and we need alot more of those.

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2015

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A great book. This should be required reading for all before they vote and for anyone who votes. Thanks Jim DeMint for all you are doing for my country .

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Builder50

Compelling, Fast Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012

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This is one of the best books I've ever read; excellently written and an extremely revealing behind-the-scenes look at Congress. Senator DeMint is a true public servant and one of a select few who will be America's salvation.

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