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Liberals Are the New McCarthyites—and They’re Proud of It: Harry Reid Leads Pitchfork Persecutors.
National Review ^ | 04/03/2015 | John Fund

Posted on 04/03/2015 6:42:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

It was just over 60 years ago that the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy were repudiated when he was censured by the Senate in December 1954. Ever since then, McCarthyism — the reckless hurling of accusations at adversaries so as to destroy their reputations — has been considered one of the lowest forms of political behavior and one liberals love to crusade against.

But McCarthyism isn’t limited to one party or ideology. And if liberals have any sense of self-awareness they will recognize the tactic has returned and is growing in their back yard.

Harry Reid, the top Democrat in the Senate, was asked by CNN’s Dana Bash this week if he regretted his 2012 accusation on the Senate floor that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney “hasn’t paid taxes for ten years.” Reid presented no evidence at the time and claimed he didn’t need any: “I don’t think the burden should be on me. The burden should be on him. He’s the one I’ve alleged has not paid any taxes.”

Reid’s response in the interview was fascinating. When asked by Bash if his tactic was McCarthyite he visibly shrugged on camera, smiled, and said “Well, they can call it whatever they want. Romney didn’t win, did he?” White House spokesman Josh Earnest refused to criticize Reid for his comment because it “was three years old,” when in reality Reid’s televised reveling in it was only three days old.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: harryreid; mccarthyism; mccarthyites

1 posted on 04/03/2015 6:42:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
“pride commeth before the fall”

The liberals are about to get their comeuppance just watch.

2 posted on 04/03/2015 6:44:25 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Communist “Daily Worker” created the term mccarthyism to smear Sen. McCarthy. I wish that people would not use it — especially National Review. Ayn Rand says that naming an ideology after a person is a statist concept.


3 posted on 04/03/2015 6:47:12 AM PDT by Stepan12 (Our present appeasementof Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Democrats are all hanging their heads in shame now that Harry Reid has been proven to be a liar.

Hahahahahahaha!

What is even funnier, is the Democrats think that Reid won’t lie to them.

Hahahahahahaha!


4 posted on 04/03/2015 6:49:56 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SeekAndFind

Of course, McCarthy was shown to be substantially correct in his allegations by the Venona papers.


5 posted on 04/03/2015 6:57:27 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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To: blueunicorn6

Reid is a vile corrupt POS. Then again he is a Democrat so the description is self evident.


6 posted on 04/03/2015 7:05:28 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I just released the much updated fifth edition of “Harry: Money Mob and Influence”. It is the most comprehensive overview of Reid corruption anywhere. Unfortunately, I was blackballed or ignored by everyone, including John Fund, for years.

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Money-Influence-Reids-Nevada/dp/1511487828/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1428070300&sr=8-3&keywords=daxton+harry


7 posted on 04/03/2015 7:11:06 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: SeekAndFind
1)McCarthy was right.

2)It isn't "McCarthyism" unless it's "reactionary."

8 posted on 04/03/2015 7:11:39 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The "end of history" will be Worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
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To: SeekAndFind

There is a single word now missing in politics. Especially Federal politics. A word the founders used in darn near every document they created.

H O N O R


9 posted on 04/03/2015 7:21:51 AM PDT by Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan by the day)
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To: Doug Loss

Ahh YES. Someone tell Fund that ‘McCarthyism’ isn’t the correct term.
How will we ever get out of this mess when no one emphasizes the facts!???


10 posted on 04/03/2015 7:28:09 AM PDT by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: griswold3

I think Fund should read “Blacklisted by History” by Stanton Evans - Then he would stop using the Macarthyism term.
It is really upsetting when so call conservatives would use that term. History has proved that McCarthy was right.


11 posted on 04/03/2015 8:02:48 AM PDT by duppy56
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To: duppy56

Eggactly!


12 posted on 04/03/2015 8:56:12 AM PDT by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“McCarthyites”? Please, use the term “Stalinists” for these guys. McCarthy, a true patriot, doesn’t deserve to be associated with those jerks.


13 posted on 10/18/2018 1:19:06 PM PDT by otness_e
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