Judging by the excerpt from his book, it's clear that J. Edgar Hoover knew precisely what the communists were up to. He also seems very intelligent. It's no wonder he was slandered the way he was. I don't know much about him, but when I hear his name, a negative impression comes wafting in from my subconscious. I'm sure this is from years of unexamined exposure to the leftist charicature that exists in the various media -- Hoover as a paranoid nut, Hoover in a dress and high heels, etc. I used to get a similar impression of McCarthy, before I learned more about him.
"I don't know much about him, but when I hear his name, a negative impression comes wafting in from my subconscious. I'm sure this is from years of unexamined exposure to the leftist charicature that exists in the various media -- Hoover as a paranoid nut, Hoover in a dress and high heels, etc. I used to get a similar impression of McCarthy, before I learned more about him."
This is the MO of today's left and the media:
"Members and front organizations must continually embarrass, discredit and degrade our critics … when obstructionists become too irritating, label them as fascist or Nazi or anti-Semitic … Constantly associate those who oppose us with those names that already have a bad smell. The association will, after enough repetition, become 'fact' in the public mind."
--CCCP 1943
The mainstream media are a bunch of liars, and are to the man anti-American and God haters. The mouthpieces they use, such as Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite, know better in their heart of hearts, but have sold their souls to the enemies of America for fame, money and good ratings. It is no better in our schools, where lies are told about conservatives every day.