I’m reading “Blacklisted by History” by M. Stanton Evans. The re-writing of history that has taken place regarding McCarthy is incredible. This book is an eye-opener.
Yep. In the last ten years or so, I have had to completely alter my outlook on many things, and the catalyst for it was, of all people, Ann Coulter. I read her books “Treason” and “Slander”, and her account of Joseph McCarthy is so diametrically opposed to what I have been taught, told by television and newspaper and read in many books.
I read “Witness”, and was appalled to see the same type of politics, used with the same tactics on the same type of people that are used by the Left today (and have been since then)
In particular, the thing that stuck out at me was the “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” exchange with Joseph Welch. That is like gospel, unassailable. When I heard her account, I thought “Okay, someone is flat out wrong here. They cannot both be right, all the historical accounts, papers, schoolbooks, etc and Ann Coulter. Someone had to be just wrong.
So, I went and found the transcripts to the Army-McCarthy hearings, and...lo and behold, Ann Coulter was spot on.
So I began reevaluating my stance and outlook on many things, especially this. I have read at least a dozen books from various sources, and one can only come away with the impression that not only was McCarthy right, he must have had intelligence (from Venona, possibly) being fed to him. He had to have something.
My impression of Truman has dramatically changed as well, in addition to my regard for Marshall. Truman was not in bed with the communists, but he took the actions he did to protect the Democrat party, NOT our country!
The fact that these nitwits think McCarthy was involved with HUAC doesn’t surprise me a single bit.
“Blacklisted by History” was a stellar book. Extraordinary in its depth.
An excellent read. Stan Evans has done an outstanding job of trying to correct misconceptions about McCarthy for many, many years.
Sounds like a good read!
klank for later.....