[nopardons]

No, the " average Joe ", who had never fclirted nor joined the Communist Party/ one of their fronts was more than delighted with the investigation and McCarthy , believe it or not, was a HERO to most.

[budwiesest]

Well thank you both. My understanding was that the "hunt" for communists may have exceeded what we today might have considered acceptable (like screening all Middle Easterners today for terriorist connections wouldn't be, but heck, that was yesterday).