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Article: The rehabilitated reputation of senator Joseph McCarthy.(Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism)
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- National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
- Article date:
- December 22, 2005
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During the 1950's Senator Joseph McCarthy spent much time attacking the infiltration by communists of American public institutions. For this he was widely attacked by American liberals and the American left. He was described as a demagogue, and his efforts were mocked as looking for "reds under the bed", as an offensive example of fascism and as an erratic and unprincipled persecution of many good, conscientious and patriotic Americans.
It now appears that Senator McCarthy was correct in his assertions. This has been spelt out in detail in Ann Coulter's recent book, Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism. (1) In describing attacks by ...