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Don't Vote McCarthy!!
1.
Do not re-elect
senator Joseph
McCarthy!
His accusations of communism were never backed fully by facts. (Achter
2019)
2. McCarthy was undermined significantly by the incisive and skillful criticism of
a journalist, Edward R. Murrow. Murrow’s devastating television editorial
about McCarthy, carried out on his show, See It Now, cemented him as the
premier journalist of the time. McCarthy was censured for his conduct by the
Senate (Achter 2019).
3.
No American was ever successfully convicted. (Achter 2019).
4.
McCarthy uses fear to exhort people and accuse people + groups of
aligning themselves with communism
5. "At a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 9, 1950, McCarthy
proclaimed that he was aware of 205 card-carrying members of the
Communist Party who worked for the United States Department of State.
This speech set off an era of paranoia and accusation and propelled
McCarthy into the national spotlight." (http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp)
6.
"Although the Soviet spy ring did penetrate the highest levels of the
American government, the vast majority of the accused were innocent
victims. All across America, state legislatures and school boards mimicked
McCarthy and HUAC. Thousands of people lost their jobs and had their
reputations tarnished." (http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp)
7. Those who repented and named names of suspected communists were
allowed to return to business as usual. Those who refused to address the
committee were cited for contempt. Uncooperative artists were blacklisted
from jobs in the entertainment industry. Years passed until many had their
reputations restored. (http://www.ushistory.org/us/53a.asp)