and another damned new McCarthy
“Is Ted Cruz our New McCarthy” asks The New Yorker* — after some insinuation in hearings about Chuck Hagel taking money in from the North Korean government
— and referencing a bunch of Communists on the Harvard University faculty a few years ago —
— Mind you, I tend to want the definition of “McCarthyism” defined fairly specifically — I’m not wanting every damned bit of demaugogery and slurs to slide in. Â The answer for Ted Cruz I’ll throw up in the air, but… here’s one of his responses.
“Washington has a long tradition of trying to hurl insults to silence those who they don’t like what they’re saying,” said Cruz.
(Shrug.)
None of this is all that interesting. Â Kind of. Â (Heck, apparently the Old McCarthy wasn’t all that interesting.) Â What I want to know… historically… how many politicians have come along that have been heralded as the “New McCarthy” or the “next McCarthy”?
A New McCarthy for you in 1980. Â Who is it? Â Not quite what I’m looking for…
Kenneth Starr is the new —
Lyndon Johnson’s Propaganda and his Credibility Gap… a little different — it’s a politician becoming McCarthy.
… There’s always room for a new McCarthy. Â They all are, aren’t they?