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Ted Cruz & the new McCarthyism: Inside a dangerous response to the atrocity in Paris
Salon ^ | January 10, 2015 | Elias Isquith

Posted on 01/10/2015 11:33:58 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 50sDad

I knew the “but” was coming, but they sure took a long time getting to it. Sort of outweighed it by a ton.


41 posted on 01/10/2015 12:49:03 PM PST by sparklite2
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To: IronJack

Some people just need killin. :-)


42 posted on 01/10/2015 12:49:16 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Agreed. Seen it all.


43 posted on 01/10/2015 1:05:44 PM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

and the only thing that has approached “McCarthyism” since has been the “blacklisting” of conservatives/conservative thought by those who have controlled hollywood/media/academia for all the decades since.


Well, Boehner did it the other day of the vote.

Cruz must be doing better in internal polls than they can deal with. Cruz is NEVER mentioned anymore on FNC.. it’s all Jeb, Jeb, Jeb.


44 posted on 01/10/2015 1:16:48 PM PST by txhurl
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Elias...what race are Muslims again? I thought it was a religion that any race could belong to (technically). How does “McCarthyism” fit into this? McCarthy was after communists that had infiltrated our government which isn’t racist or bigoted. You know that the declassified Venona Project tapes proved McCarthy was correct in the overwhelming majority of his accusations right? Basically Elias you sound really ignorant, what Marx liked to call a “useful idiot”. I’m sorry if you found that particularly insulting as I suspect he is one of your personal heroes.


45 posted on 01/10/2015 1:27:58 PM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wow, the cesspool is flinging their most potent stuff at Ted. Of course, there are two generations who haven’t the faintest idea of the nature of their accusation.
Worse, McCarthy was proven right on almost every issue; unlike the demagogue in the White House.


46 posted on 01/10/2015 1:29:16 PM PST by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

McCarthyism is going to become the all encompassing media term that will mean; racist, homophobe, misogynist, war monger, environmental hater, climate change denier, and anything else one might when the need to besmirch Ted Cruz arises.


47 posted on 01/10/2015 2:01:59 PM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

The author of the article, which I read in it’s entirety, is named: Elias Isquith. Whatcha wanna bet he’s a Muslim?


48 posted on 01/10/2015 2:20:57 PM PST by Din Maker (Governor Susana Cruz in 2016)
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To: P-Marlowe

>.....”I’m sure that everyone of them was thinking: “God, I wish I had a gun!”......<

I bet they will soon have one after going through that ordeal!


49 posted on 01/10/2015 3:39:25 PM PST by caww
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To: Din Maker
The author of this article.... Elias Isquith....I think he says he's Jewish


50 posted on 01/10/2015 3:54:00 PM PST by caww
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Leftist apologists for the Muslim death cultists are SO predictable. Guess what, more and more people know who the joint enemies of civilization are, fools: the Left and Islam — both must be destroyed for civilization to survive.


51 posted on 01/10/2015 3:54:09 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: Steamburg

Considering the author I wouldn’t expect anything more than slime.


52 posted on 01/10/2015 3:55:21 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

Looks like Pajama Boy’s playmate.


53 posted on 01/10/2015 3:55:41 PM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: TADSLOS

ROTFLOL...yes!


54 posted on 01/10/2015 3:57:34 PM PST by caww
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To: Gaffer

That’s why they win. Liberals only care about the game. Their team vs the enemy über alles. A crisis? A tragedy? The main point to understand is that they understand the nuances while conservatives are one dimensional reactionaries. Ha! It’s the same thing every time! Bush’s fault! Cruz’s fault!

I’d like to see this schmuck debate Cruz with no earpiece.


55 posted on 01/10/2015 4:01:53 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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To: BigBobber

The Libs have painted themselves into a tautological corner and are wondering how to get out without messing themselves up. According to them, if you restrict those who want to restrict our freedom of expression you become the ones everyone should fear.
What?


Lol! Exactly!


56 posted on 01/10/2015 4:05:16 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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To: TADSLOS

He does! First thing I thought was how he would enjoy staying in with a big mug of chocolate with pajamaboy.


57 posted on 01/10/2015 4:08:16 PM PST by Yaelle (No Cruz? Then "I'm Ready for Hillary; What Difference Does It Make?")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Muslims killed a bunch of people, and some MSM pundits decried and condemned the muslim terrorists, therefore Ted Cruz is bad.

It's what passes for logic amongst leftists and statists.

58 posted on 01/10/2015 4:13:20 PM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Here are a few sentences I should not have to write but apparently must, all the same: (blah, blah, blah, blah ...)

Some more things that should go without saying: (blah, blah, blah, blah ...)

Like I said at the beginning of this piece, (blah, blah, blah, blah ...)

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59 posted on 01/10/2015 6:05:10 PM PST by Col Freeper (FR: A smorgasbord of Conservative Mindfood - dig in and enjoy it!)
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To: x
If you look through old magazines from 50 years back, Barry Goldwater's name is all over the place, because he symbolized or epitomized one side of the political debate, but he wasn't at all successful when he ran for president.
If all of the people who claimed they voted for Goldwater in 1964 actually did, he would have defeated Johnson in a landslide.
60 posted on 01/10/2015 8:05:59 PM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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