With a chill one becomes aware of leftist hysteria. That is what it was. The technique was said to be introduced to the West by a Willi Munzenberg. The basis of it was that one has to tell lies, in order to get at "truth". I found this in "Hoodwinked" by Jack Cashill. (2005 Nelson Current Books). (P 16-17).
What is the real gold in M.Stanton Evan's book is the reproduction of printed material. It is the telling and much quoted speech by Joseph Welch of the Army Counsel.This was in reference to a young lawyer, who merited some inquiry. Welch refered to "this young man". Then attacked McCarthy ie:
"Have you no shame, sir?".
The left revels in this quote, as the greatest put down of Senator McCarthy. Now we have in front of us a clipping from the New York Times. April 16th 1954, before Welch's speech. P 568.
"The Army charges were signed by the new special counsel,Joseph N.Welch. Mr Welch today confirmed reports he had relieved from duty his original second assistant,Frederick D. Fisher Jr. from his Boston law office,because of admitted previous membership in the National Lawyers Guild, which has been listed,by Herbert Brownell Jr; the Attorney General, as a Communist-front organization".
Ah, have you no shame indeed!.
Coulter's Treason covers the "Have you no shame" episode as well. It's my understanding that Evans provided Coulter with his research to help her with her book.
According to Coulter, Welch, after putting on his whining, wimpering act for the press corps while attacking McCarthy, stormed out of the hearing. Once outside earshot of anyone but an aide, he asked; "Well,how did I do?"