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“My ‘Truman’ trashing ‘professor”? What brought that kind of response in your post? Because I believe that Truman was a political hack who cared more about protecting the Democrat Party than National Security? Because I hold Truman in low regard for valid and provable reasons?

I just want to be sure I understand the tenor of your post. Personally, I think the author, is a turd, and his source is a Leftist dipstick. But that is not my point of contention with Truman. To me, it is simply a data point that is not out of line with what I think of the man. Additionally, I don’t know if it the content of the article is true or false. But it certainly sounds like the author and his source, as much Leftist scum as they are, did original research. Never heard of anyone else delving into Truman’s income in that way.

MarvinStinson, before I give you a comprehensive answer to your post, I just want to be clear: Are you saying that communists who were infiltrated into nearly all levels of government between 1940 to 1950 had zero political influence?

I get the impression you think I am referring to people who attended a communist party meeting in college or something like that.

I am not.

The people I described in my post at #29 who had their government personnel files consolidated at the White House back in 1950-1954 under the personal direction of then President Truman, were people who were either direct agents of the Soviet Union or were people possibly at risk of providing the Soviets with information due to their affiliations with the Communist Party in a form.

And keep in mind: What Truman did was exactly the same thing we conservatives excoriated the Clintons for when they consolidated files and records and hid them in the White House so they couldn’t be accessed.

And to be clear about McCarthy: he was not investigating these people because he wanted them put on trial and thrown in prison, which is what the vast majority of Americans (possibly including you, but I hope not) think. McCarthy simply thought (and has been proven correct retrospectively) that people who belonged to the Communist Party in ANY of its various forms should NOT be allowed to work in sensitive government positions. I happened (and I think not coincidentally) that a good number of the people he investigated were later proven to be actual spies for the Soviet Union.

So, please clarify for me what you meant in your post. And if you aren’t going to consider my response respectfully, let me know and I won’t waste my time, or yours.