A Conspiracy So Vast

The Wall Street Journal | July 7, 2003 | DOROTHY RABINOWITZ

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Whatever one makes of Rabinowitz's WSJ article, it does make the way for a Coulter reply without the WSJ having to directly solicit a Coulter op-ed.

Yes . . . well, I suppose that would serve as well as a TV talk show guest appearance. But I was sort of thinking about a neutral forum--say, on Hannity or even on Rush Limbaugh, where the two of them could slug it out. And it wouldn't hurt any to have some experts who have written on Venona and on the "McCarthy era" along to referee.

My money will be on Ann in that contest, which is undoubtedly why Rabinowitz won't show for such.

[ClearCase_guy]

I take it from this non-sequitor of a response that you are giving up on sliming McCarthy as gay, and have now taken on the easier task of rehabilitating Bill Clinton's reputation.

It helps to change the subject when people actually ask for facts, doesn't it?

[Bernard Marx]

Ann would lie through her teeth to make a point if she could

Crucial point: does she? If you think so, prove it.

[Bernard Marx]

If you know a little bit about Spartacus the answer should be obvious. He led a Roman slave revolt and became a Communist cult hero in the 20th century. American Communist Howard Fast wrote a paean to Communism named "Spartacus," and a ballet of the same name was the propaganda set piece of the Bolshoi Ballet during Cold War tours to the West.

Anyone who relies on "facts" from something called spartacus.schoolnet is buying sparkle-powder. "Cookie" is a troll. Ignore her/him/it.

[Bernard Marx]

Who put you in charge?

Who put YOU in charge?

[ladyinred]

but the truth is there was a communist infiltration of our government."

WAS?

[ladyinred]

I can only assume that Treason is similarly sourced

It is indeed.

[furnitureman]

Lets Understand The U.N.{SPECIAL BULLETIN TO ALL MILITARY MEN AND VETERANS }MUST READ}http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b378b1d0e65.htm

[nopardons]

Over here ! Dorothy has yet another vile column. Methinks this woman needs help/is having a meltdown/isn't nearly as " Conservative " as she claims[others claim her } to be.

[DPB101]

Must be personal with her. America wasn't terrorized by McCarthy. Some in NYC and Hollywood were--because they were members of the CPUSA. Rabinowitz distorts the case of Phillip Loeb. Wonder if she knew the family.

[Dave S]

I take it from this non-sequitor of a response that you are giving up on sliming McCarthy as gay, and have now taken on the easier task of rehabilitating Bill Clinton's reputation.

In what post did I ever claim McCarthy was gay. I was on you for calling some other guy a liar just because he was wrong on whether McCarthy was ever married. Lying requires intent. I dont think you proved that. So you are a nut that thinks Clinton really murdered seventy some people, huh? No wonder you buy everything Ann says, youve given up on logical thought.

[Dave S]

Who put YOU in charge?

No one and I wasnt making demands on others, so stuff it you commie fellow traveler.

[nopardons]

Two columns, in two days, vilifying Ann and McCarthy ? I rather think that old Dorothy has something hidden in her past. Even neocons ( using the REAL deffinition ! ) don't repeat the old lies, insults, propaganda of the 50s, anymore.

Thus far, two columns, at least two major distortions, a host of lies and innuendos, and a great deal of emotional cavilings from old Dorothy. All in all, she's become totally unreliable for factual info and more of a Dowd than her canard about Ann !

Thanks for the link ! :-)

[Bernard Marx]

so stuff it you commie fellow traveler.

Just the style of "argument" I've come to expect from you on these threads. If you ain't got nothin', resort to first-grade level name-calling. BTW, where's your proof that Ann lies?

[DPB101]

Two Rabinowitz's were called to testify before McCarthy. Victor was an unapologetic leftist all his life. Haven't checked out Seymon yet. Wonder if she is related to either of them. Or perhaps this explains it:Treason, page 101:

The image of McCarthy riding roughshod over civil liberties and terrifying small children is difficult to square with the fact that the public loved him . . .The more he rallied against Communists working for the government, the higher his approval ratings soared.

At the height of the left's counterattack against McCarthy, just months away from a Senate censure, Americans told pollsters they approved of the job he was going by 50 to 29 percent . . .his approval rating was 63 percent. Gallup polls from 1950 to 1954 ...showed that Catholics supported McCarthy by 56 to 29 percent; Protestants supported him by 45 to 36 percent . . . Jews opposed McCarthy by 82 to 3 percent.

[nopardons]

BINGO ! I bet one or both were/are her relatives. And, I have grave doubts that Dorothy is, in reality, a Conservative. Hunt, who also writes op-eds for the WSJ is most certainly NOT a Conservative. And, just because D.R. wrote about Juanita's rape, doesn't mean that she's a Conservative. After all, Juanita WAS interviewed and that one shown, though chopped to pieces, on T.V.; the interviewer isn't a Conservative.

[DPB101]

NYC was so far left when Rabinowitz was a kid everyone she ever knew probably viewed McCarthy as another Hitler. Those snared by the hearings were mostly from NYC. She no doubt feels the fear she saw among party members and fellow travelers was indicative of how the country as a whole viewed McCarthy.

[Bernard Marx]

As Deb says on another thread, Rabinowitz is an old-line Democrat and no conservative. She has enough intellectual honesty to have recognized the outrages involved in the child-sex scandals of past decades. She apparently did some first-rate reporting (before I was paying attention to her) to bring these outrages to the public's awareness. She deserves lots of credit for that. But her attacks on Ann belie some deeper prejudices and flaws that need investigating.

[nopardons]

Hey.........just wait a darned minute there ! I don't know how old Dorothy is; however, I WAS in N.Y.C. at this time and EVERY adult, that I knew, hated Commies, did NOT hate McCarthy, and my extended family and their friends didn't know anyone, NOT A SINGLE PERSON who was shaking in their boots , had to appear before HUAC, was being investigated, or was a party member/a fellow travellor. And, we weren't the only ones. N.Y.C. wasn't quite the hotbed of far lefties, then, as you assume.

Don't tar, my friend, with shuch a gigantic brush. :-)

[nopardons]

Your perfidious name calling is no refutation. OTOH, it casts doubts upon yourself.