On page 330 of M. Stanton Evans' "Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies." there appears the following statement of the author "...the Remington case made it clear that the alleged security crackdown under Truman was a myth. And if the Truman screeners could let the sharks slip through the netting, how likely were they to catch the minnows?" to which I added the following margin note "And how likely is it that the "minnows" would forever remain "minnows"?"
Some of you will know that I have been a student of this period of history for some time and have read extensively on the subject of Mr. McCarthy. My question to you gentlemen is this:
How many do you suppose there are who fully grasp the significance of what Ann Coulter in Treason and Mr. Evans in "Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies."
Could it be that we would not have a communist China, and thus not had to fight the wars in Korea or Viet Nam. Could it be that we would would not have today a communist Cuba and thus not have had to deal with all that we have had to deal with as a result if we had actually had "someone at the state department actually representing the American interest?
Could it be that at leat some of these "minnows" who slipped through the net grew up to be full grown sharks themselves? How likely do you suppose it that they or their proteges might STILL be in place today?