Senator Joseph McCarthy was an American hero. His methods were not even close to extreme. However, as is always the case, those who attacked him and destroyed his reputation were the real extremists.
They are the leftists in the State Department, Congress, and the liberal mainstream media. It is amazing. These leftists engage in extreme character assassination, yet make it appear that their target, in this case McCarthy, is practicing the character assassination. They successfully project their sins upon the one they are accusing. It is done through "spin" mostly.
In reality, nobody McCarthy exposed as a communist was falsely accused, nobody!!! Therefore, he was not practicing any character asassination, he was instead bringing out the truth about these godless traitors. Had McCarthy succeeded, and we continued with his patriotic anti-communism mission, we would not be in the mess we are in today, FACT!
As one who voted for Joe McCarthy, the first time I was old enough to vote and the last time he ran for election, I offer my opinion that the principal reason for the hatred heaped on his reputation and memory is not his tactics, but the fact that on the larger issue of Communist influence at the highest levels --- yes, the very highest levels --- of the U. S. Government, McCarthy WAS CORRECT.
After all, the perverts who invented the crime of Borking can hardly, in a logical universe, presume to complain about the tactics employed by Joe McCarthy.
The best defense is a good offense. They call conservatives "fascists" to mask their own totalitarian nature (what are you going to say, "No, you are"?).
The violence, vandalism, and physical intimidation from the left this election shows them for the rabid brownshirts that they are. They had hoped to win and wouldn't be made to atone for their crimes (history is written by the victors).