60 years ago, Edward Murrow took down Joe Mccarthy

[BDBoop]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvEmkMNYHY]Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube[/ame]

This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

 

[NoNukes]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube

This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

Some people on the right, such as Political Chic, will give you a reviasionist version of what happened.

 

[BDBoop]

My interest is piqued by this book;

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Blacklisted-History-Senator-McCarthy-Americas/dp/1400081068]Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies: M. Stanton Evans: 9781400081066: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

Accused of creating a bogus Red Scare and smearing countless innocent victims in a five-year reign of terror, Senator Joseph McCarthy is universally remembered as a demagogue, a bully, and a liar. History has judged him such a loathsome figure that even today, a half century after his death, his name remains synonymous with witch hunts.

But that conventional image is all wrong, as veteran journalist and author M. Stanton Evans reveals in this groundbreaking book. The long-awaited Blacklisted by History, based on six years of intensive research, dismantles the myths surrounding Joe McCarthy and his campaign to unmask Communists, Soviet agents, and flagrant loyalty risks working within the U.S. government. Evans’s revelations completely overturn our understanding of McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the Cold War.

Drawing on primary sources—including never-before-published government records and FBI files, as well as recent research gleaned from Soviet archives and intercepted transmissions between Moscow spymasters and their agents in the United States—Evans presents irrefutable evidence of a relentless Communist drive to penetrate our government, influence its policies, and steal its secrets. Most shocking of all, he shows that U.S. officials supposedly guarding against this danger not only let it happen but actively covered up the penetration. All of this was precisely as Joe McCarthy contended.

 

[BDBoop]

On the other hand ...

"America, please read this book."
-Glenn Beck

"the greatest book since the Bible"
-Ann Coulter, Creators Syndicate

 

[bripat9643]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube

This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

Yep. Murrow was a Communist fellow traveler.

 

[NoNukes]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube

This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

Yep. Murrow was a Communist fellow traveler.

See what I mean?

 

[bodecea]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube





"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

Yep. Murrow was a Communist fellow traveler.

See what I mean?

Indeed. It's always rewarding to see one's point made for them with so little effort.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Then later, McCarthy was vindicated.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

My interest is piqued by this book;

Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies: M. Stanton Evans: 9781400081066: Amazon.com: Books

Accused of creating a bogus Red Scare and smearing countless innocent victims in a five-year reign of terror, Senator Joseph McCarthy is universally remembered as a demagogue, a bully, and a liar. History has judged him such a loathsome figure that even today, a half century after his death, his name remains synonymous with witch hunts.

But that conventional image is all wrong, as veteran journalist and author M. Stanton Evans reveals in this groundbreaking book. The long-awaited Blacklisted by History, based on six years of intensive research, dismantles the myths surrounding Joe McCarthy and his campaign to unmask Communists, Soviet agents, and flagrant loyalty risks working within the U.S. government. Evans’s revelations completely overturn our understanding of McCarthy, McCarthyism, and the Cold War.

Drawing on primary sources—including never-before-published government records and FBI files, as well as recent research gleaned from Soviet archives and intercepted transmissions between Moscow spymasters and their agents in the United States—Evans presents irrefutable evidence of a relentless Communist drive to penetrate our government, influence its policies, and steal its secrets. Most shocking of all, he shows that U.S. officials supposedly guarding against this danger not only let it happen but actively covered up the penetration. All of this was precisely as Joe McCarthy contended.

A great book. One anyone who has interest in full understanding of historical record should read. This 6 year (i believe) journalist investigation into the events, including the released FBI and Pravda records show why McCarthy was right, and who stoned walled and deliberately created the "witch hunts" that became the battle cry of the day.

in the end, McCarthy was right. There were communist infiltrators within high standing govt. ranks.

 

[BDBoop]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube





"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

Yep. Murrow was a Communist fellow traveler.

See what I mean?

Yeah, well; I mean I saw when you took that moron off ignore for me. But quote him again if he provides proof that his delusions are real.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Murrow wasn't even the one who tooko down McCarthy. His broadcast came so late that the senator's popularity was already completely toasted by other journalists. The Murrow vs. McCarthy take down is largely hyperbolic and mythical.

 

[natstew]

60 Years Ago, Edward R. Murrow Took Down Joseph McCarthy

Murrow on McCarthy, no fear, 1954 - YouTube

This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

"He didn't create this situation of fear, he merely exploited it, and rather successfully."

1954 was four years before I was born. Has anybody here studied the McCarthy era?

As a child I lived it.(born in 1944 and already reading before I started first grade) McCarthy was right and we are living the results of the Left killing the anti-Communist movement. Edward R, Murrow was either a closet Commie or just a misguided fool!

 

[regent]

The only response to McCarthy attackers, or those that belittle McCarthy's efforts is to label the attackers communists. That was always McCarthy's response to an attack and it still is the best defense.
Murrow helped but it was McCarthy himself that brought down McCarthy. McCartthy's exhibition before the Army-McCarthy hearings is what did old Joe in. The Army-McCartyy tapes should be shown on tv on a regular basis so that America realizes how fear can be used to create more fear and finally put wedges into a nation.

 

[Truthmatters]

the right doesn't do facts so giving them facts doesn't help

 

[BDBoop]

The only response to McCarthy attackers, or those that belittle McCarthy's efforts is to label the attackers communists. That was always McCarthy's response to an attack and it still is the best defense.
Murrow helped but it was McCarthy himself that brought down McCarthy. McCartthy's exhibition before the Army-McCarthy hearings is what did old Joe in. The Army-McCartyy tapes should be shown on tv on a regular basis so that America realizes how fear can be used to create more fear and finally put wedges into a nation.

McCarthy and Cruz have so very much in common.

 

[Stephanie]

wow, the Boop is a communist sympathizer...

how special

 

[Camp]

On the same day President Eisenhower called McCarthy "a pimple on the path of progress" in a conversation with Republican National Committee Chairman Leonad Hill.

 

[Stephanie]

oh and we see the Huffingtonpost is a communist sympathizer too

shun that site folks

 

[whitehall]

McCarthyism was a phrase coined by socialist cartoonist Herbert Block who worked for the Washington Post. Block only attacked republicans including McCarthy and Eisenhower but avoided criticizing Truman who presided over the most notorious anti-communist administration in history. Block's cartoon about McCarthy was printed during a democrat administration and senator McCarthy didn't even chair a committee. Senator Patrick McCurran, democrat from Nevada, chaired the notorious "senate internal security subcommittee" and he was an avowed anti-communist. They named a freaking airport in Vegas after McCurran and blamed the anti-communist era on a freaking republican. That's how the system worked then and still works.

 

[Vandalshandle]

I remember the McCarthy era. It was as close as the USA ever came to outright fascism. He was eventually officially censured, and then quickly drank himself to death. A grateful nation gave thanks to God and the whiskey industry.

A little known fact. One of JFK's sisters used to date him.