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2008-03-23 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Joe McCarthy was accusing good Americans of being traitors, so I've had enough of it," McPeak said.

Many of them were General, and I've had quite enough of you.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-03-23 02:41|| 2008-03-23 02:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's remember whgat was the count opf McCarthy's "atrocities": death penalties: 2 two (the Rosenbergs for smuggling nuclear technology, jail terms: < 12 less than a dozen, governemnt employees fired: about 150 one hundred and fifty. At he same time on the other side (that side ruled by comrade Stalin that the "victims" of MacCarthysm were trying to help and have it extend its grip on America) the numbers of killed and deported was in the hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Nuff said.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-03-23 05:13|| 2008-03-23 05:13|| Front Page Top

#3 So how long until Godwin law's manifestation?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-03-23 06:28|| 2008-03-23 06:28|| Front Page Top

#4 They're saving the Nazi invective for the Republicans -- the worse Dems will say about one another is that they are Republican-like.

Posted by regular joe 2008-03-23 07:56|| 2008-03-23 07:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Wow. Now they're accusing each other of McCarthyism. Guess they don't wanna wear out that "typical white person" thing just yet...

Posted by tu3031 2008-03-23 14:12|| 2008-03-23 14:12|| Front Page Top

#6 McPeak, just for the record also had a hand in the original bribe-tainted Boeing Tanker lease deal.... he kinda soft pedaled any 'official' USAF involvement and / or knowledge.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-03-23 16:52|| 2008-03-23 16:52|| Front Page Top

#7 But retired Air Force Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak said he was disappointed by the comments and compared them to those of McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator.

Like most air force personnel who served under him, if McPeak said the sun rose in the east, I'd have to get up early to check. Maybe the most hated Chief of Staff ever. Imfamous for putting us in the "Bus Driver" uniform, which lasted about 5 minutes after he left the building.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2008-03-23 17:33|| 2008-03-23 17:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Tyranny of the left starts to unravel... more at 11. About time.

Posted by Typical white person 2008-03-23 18:37|| 2008-03-23 18:37|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 Steve - I was one of those ~~junior assholes~~ kids who walked up to Air Force officers and asked them what time the bus left.

Sorry.

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