Posted on 12/28/2008 8:20:22 AM PST by PurpleMountains
No non-communist was ever accused. Basically, it had come to the attention of Congress the commies began infiltrating the US gov't during the late 20's and into the 30's. We ignored the problem because the USSR was our "ally." Prior to Hitler's turn on the Soviets, the USSR actually produced pro-Nazi publications within the US..... when Hitler turned on the Soviets, the propaganda turned on a dime as well.
People (mainly within what became the State Dept) were working against the US' best interest... once they were found out, they often resigned and later moved to other govt positions.
a famous "victim" was Annie Lee Moss; a worker at the code room of the Pentagon. During the procedings, she was made out to be a poor helpless illiterate black-mammy being harassed by the evil Senator McCarthy.
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From the 'Kangaroo Court' otherwise known as the Army-McCarthy Hearings
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6444
Mr. WELCH. Mr. Cohn, tell me once more: Every time you learn of a Communist or a spy anywhere, is it your policy to get them out as fast as possible?
Mr. COHN. Surely, we want them out as fast as possible, sir.
Mr. WELCH. And whenever you learn of one from now on, Mr. Cohn, I beg of you, will you tell somebody about them quick?
Mr. COHN. Mr. Welch, with great respect, I work for the committee here. They know how we go about handling situations of Communist infiltration and failure to act on FBI information about Communist infiltration. If they are displeased with the speed with which I and the group of men who work with me proceed, if they are displeased with the order in which we move, I am sure they will give me appropriate instructions along those lines, and I will follow any which they give me.
Mr. WELCH. May I add my small voice, sir, and say whenever you know about a subversive or a Communist spy, please hurry. Will you remember those words?
Senator MCCARTHY. Mr. Chairman.
Mr. COHN. Mr. Welch, I can assure you, sir, as far as I am concerned, and certainly as far as the chairman of this committee and the members, and the members of the staff, are concerned, we are a small group, but we proceed as expeditiously as is humanly possible to get out Communists and traitors and to bring to light the mechanism by which they have been permitted to remain where they were for so long a period of time.
Senator MCCARTHY. Mr. Chairman, in view of that question
Senator MUNDT. Have you a point of order?
Senator MCCARTHY. Not exactly, Mr. Chairman, but in view of Mr. Welchs request that the information be given once we know of anyone who might be performing any work for the Communist Party, I think we should tell him that he has in his law firm a young man named Fisher whom he recommended, incidentally, to do work on this committee, who has been for a number of years a member of an organization which was named, oh, years and years ago, as the legal bulwark of the Communist Party, an organization which always swings to the defense of anyone who dares to expose Communists. I certainly assume that Mr. Welch did not know of this young man at the time he recommended him as the assistant counsel for this committee, but he has such terror and such a great desire to know where anyone is located who may be serving the Communist cause, Mr. Welch, that I thought we should just call to your attention the fact that your Mr. Fisher, who is still in your law firm today, whom you asked to have down here looking over the secret and classified material, is a member of an organization, not named by me but named by various committees, named by the Attorney General, as I recall, and I think I quote this verbatim, as the legal bulwark of the Communist Party. He belonged to that for a sizable number of years, according to his own admission, and he belonged to it long after it had been exposed as the legal arm of the Communist Party. ...
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Senator MCCARTHY. May I say that Mr. Welch talks about this being cruel and reckless. He was just baiting; he has been baiting Mr. Cohn here for hours, requesting that Mr. Cohn, before sundown, get out of any department of Government anyone who is serving the Communist cause. I just give this mans record, and I want to say, Mr. Welch, that it has been labeled long before he became a member, as early as 1944
Mr. WELCH. Senator, may we not drop this? We know he belonged to the Lawyers Guild, and Mr. Cohn nods his head at me. I did you, I think, no personal injury, Mr. Cohn.
Mr. COHN. No, sir.
Mr. WELCH. I meant to do you no personal injury, and if I did, beg your pardon. Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?
Senator MCCARTHY. I know this hurts you, Mr. Welch. But I may say, Mr. Chairman, on a point of personal privilege, and I would like to finish it
This exchange was one that labeled McCarthy as a tyrant out to destroy innocent lives... However, Mr. Welch had determined (several months prior) to leave Mr Fisher at the law firm in Mass because it could be viewed a conflict of interest... having a member of a Communist Front on the panel.
The "have you no decency" line was for dramatic effect in front of the news cameras.... Welch was later quoted asking his friends how they liked the display
NEW REVELATIONS! ROSENBERGS ATOMIC SPY RING GUILTIER THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN!
PING LISTS PLEASE COPY
Rosenbergs’ Atomic Spy Ring even guiltier than previously thought.
New revelations by convicted spy Morton Sobel in Weekly Standard.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/sobell-confession_554817.html
BTTT
Can anyone tell me (via google or whatever) what the Rosenberg’s address was in Albuquerque? I have read it was on High street and I’d love to know if the house is still there...I lived on High street years ago.
I think the Rosenberg address is mentioned in the Ron Radosh/Joyce
Milton book on the case. Joyce used to post on FR. What ever happened to her?
Thanks Woofie for finding the house where they live
NEW REVELATIONS! ROSENBERGS ATOMIC SPY RING GUILTIER
THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN!
PING LISTS PLEASE COPY
Rosenbergs Atomic Spy Ring even guiltier than previously thought.
New revelations by convicted spy Morton Sobel in Weekly Standard.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/sobell-confession_554817.html
Thanks Cincinna!
Too bad we lost that edge.
I’d sacrifice watching Foxs News for a, well forever, to hook a bunch of traitorous traitors to the transformer on the pole down the street.
I thought we already found out that we were right about the Rosenbergs.
Thank you, Civ ;}
Because we’re a kinder, gentler nation.
Source please?
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