tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post7003986055394994109..comments2024-01-08T05:15:14.232-08:00Comments on Buckhorn Road: Rehabilitating a heroW.R. Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-84795926039012191132007-11-11T11:59:00.000-08:002007-11-11T11:59:00.000-08:00"Persecuted"? You're only persecuted if you are i..."Persecuted"? You're only persecuted if you are innocent. Who was persecuted?<BR/><BR/>Why don't you study the Venona Project sometime and find out how many of these "suspected" communists who were "persecuted" turned out to actually be guilty. Oh, let me guess... you've never heard of the Venona Project.<BR/><BR/>No Googling :PW.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-19041678593739218772007-11-11T04:25:00.000-08:002007-11-11T04:25:00.000-08:00The word is McCarthyism, and refers to the entire ...The word is McCarthyism, and refers to the entire movement of persecution of suspected communists.Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807822953642571752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-64223083301701654222007-11-11T00:35:00.000-08:002007-11-11T00:35:00.000-08:00Ahh, you err coming right out of the gate. McCart...Ahh, you err coming right out of the gate. McCarthy had nothing to do with the Hollywood blacklists. That whole thing took place in 1947 under the HOUSE Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). In 1947, McCarthy had just taken office as a junior SENATOR. He was never in the HOUSE.<BR/><BR/>Starting in 1950, McCarthy began going after Communists and Soviet sympathizers working for our GOVERNMENT (especially the State and Defense Departments), not Hollywood.<BR/><BR/>People always attribute the Hollywood blacklists to McCarthy, even though he had nothing to do with it. Besides, the "blacklist" was not issued by our government anyway. It was a voluntary action conducted by studio heads and major producers. They were private employers who were free to fire and hire whomever they wished.<BR/><BR/>Try again Donal.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-10431431964334983772007-11-10T22:21:00.000-08:002007-11-10T22:21:00.000-08:00Here is some information about screenwriter blackl...Here is some information about screenwriter blacklists:<BR/>http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_11_04-2007_11_10.shtml#1194654879Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-6155485890313475942007-11-10T20:10:00.000-08:002007-11-10T20:10:00.000-08:00Screenwriters, directors, actors.But probably the ...Screenwriters, directors, actors.<BR/>But probably the Blacklists never existed did they?Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202007511832424814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-3384960869102012302007-11-10T19:07:00.000-08:002007-11-10T19:07:00.000-08:00Who lost their livelihood? And you can't count co...Who lost their livelihood? And you can't count communists who were no longer allowed to work in sensitive positions within our government.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-15738092427939122642007-11-10T18:07:00.000-08:002007-11-10T18:07:00.000-08:00So, nobody who had their livelihood ruined as a re...So, nobody who had their livelihood ruined as a result of McCarthyism was innocent? They were ALL plotting to undermine the US government using such evil as the film High Noon?Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202007511832424814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-46071923556388681282007-11-10T14:34:00.000-08:002007-11-10T14:34:00.000-08:00Both of you just parroted two of the lies that hav...Both of you just parroted two of the lies that have been accepted about McCarthy for the last 50 years.<BR/><BR/>Actually, the people he investigated or called to be investigated WERE Communists. The list he waved was confidential, but the Senate forced him to "name names" even though he protested that these people were only suspected security risks.<BR/><BR/>Unless you have actually read the book "Treason", then all you have to go on is falsehoods and innuendo.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-72862711086367649912007-11-08T13:52:00.000-08:002007-11-08T13:52:00.000-08:00Does this mean the ends justify the means? Of cou...Does this mean the ends justify the means? Of course leftists hate him; he was a better liar. Wasn't the infamous list of Communists he waved about just a blank sheet of paper?Don, American Idlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987777284657808585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-13384071135043369672007-11-08T09:16:00.000-08:002007-11-08T09:16:00.000-08:00There were, but McCarthyism was more than that. It...There were, but McCarthyism was more than that. It was an utter disregard for the rights of individuals, many of whom were not communists. And in any case, being a communist was not a crime, and should not ever be a crime in a state that considers itself "land of the free".<BR/>But, of course, you know why leftists hate the movement. Because you have met and spoken to every single liberal in the world.Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202007511832424814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-31984708978609630882007-11-08T08:13:00.000-08:002007-11-08T08:13:00.000-08:00Nice statement, but I have a question for you:Was ...Nice statement, but I have a question for you:<BR/><BR/>Was Joe McCarthy right? Were there Soviet-sympathizing spies infiltrating our State Department?W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-82318702785875553092007-11-08T03:11:00.000-08:002007-11-08T03:11:00.000-08:00Or, possibly leftists hate him and the movement th...Or, possibly leftists hate him and the movement that he stood for because it ruined the lives of hundreds of people who had not broken any laws. But no, you are right, it is probably because he was effective.Donalbainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202007511832424814noreply@blogger.com