Mccarthyism

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to his sudden death, Senator McCarthy has been a controversial figure. Even today, Senator McCarthy remains at the heart of a long-lasting argument about morality and politics. Some people feel that he was a counter-productive demagogue who aimlessly attacked innocent people. Others felt that he was bringing to the attention of America the eminent threat of Communism. He was a cold-hearted man who was a disgrace to the United States, whose anti-Communist fervor was not based upon ideology but upon his need for a headline gaining cause.
Joseph Raymond McCarthy was born in 1908 on a family farm in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. His parents were devout Catholics and told their nine children that "you shall live by the sweat of your brow". He went to a country school until grade eight, and at the age of nineteen became the manager of a grocery store in Manawa. He was a popular person and the store was very profitable. Then it was suggested by some friends that he go to high school, and ...

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Luck happened to be on his side when his opponent chose to sit on his laurels, and only campaigned for a few weeks. McCarthy just barely won the GOP nomination. Interestingly enough, he got the labour vote, which was dominated by Communists. He was very fortunate to sneak by, because La Follette was a popular man.
His Democratic foe was to be Professor Howard McMurray. Joe used his ability to put issues simply, among other things, to beat his opponent by nearly a 2 to 1 ratio. The Senatorial career of Joseph R. McCarthy was on its way.
In his first three years as senator, McCarthy was an everyday senator. He was highly influenced by monetary backing from lobbyists. The ...

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