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[edit] Cleanup

The article as it stands mixes together several different definitions in a very confusing way. Someone needs to seperate them and organize them historically, I think.

It also entirely lacks references. Kalkin 06:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Red Scare periods

"... the two historic Red Scare periods of the 1930s and 1950s." I think this may be a typo. The first Red Scare period I think was late in in the Wilson Administration, 1919-1921, isn't that right? Boris B 08:28, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

You're right. Kalkin 06:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Total POV violation

This article complete and utterly violates both the letter and spirit of NPOV. It is one of the most egregious examples POV I have ever seen in a wikipedia article. And given the general Leftist-slant of wikipedia, that's saying something!

Weasel words such as "one view would hold"--especially when unsourced, but sourced or not--do not change the fact that the editor has a pro-Leninist position and is using this article to spread the same tired lies and propaganda about Joseph McCarty.

If you are interest in the ACTUAL TRUTH about McCarthy you MUST read M. Staunton Evans--America's foremost expert on McCarthy--book Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joseph McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies.

There is no evidence or proof that Sen. McCarthy was gay. Not that it means anythiing. I find it fascinating, however, that Leftists such as these editors are so idiotic in their thinking that they hope the mere accusing him of gayness they'll somehow "turn" anti-communists such as myself against him.

Do you people have any idea how ridiculously silly this is? I doubt it.

If you stopped to think "you'd fall off your egos and land on your IQs" --Lt. Col. Oliver North.

The fact is--and Soviet archives prove this, as do the Venona Decrypts, that there was massive infiltration of the US government by Soviet intelligence in the 30s and 40s. Laughlin McCurry--FDR's personal assistant was a Soviet agent! And there were hundreds more. McCarthy's claim of "118" Soviet agents inside the government was a considerable underestimate.

Had Roosevelt died in from (Jan) 1941 - (Jan) 1945, his Vice President Henry Wallace was so soft on the Soviets that his two closest advisers, certainly destined for cabinet positions in a Wallace administration, were Soviet spies!

and, unlike the editor of the article I can source my facts: see The Sword and The Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive, The Secret History of the KGB by Christopher Andrew.

PainMan (talk) 02:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)