Krauthammer says the Democrats and liberals in the media “take endless pride” in opposing McCarthyism, yet now that Harry Reid is using the tactic to help Obama, Democrats won’t denounces it and some, like Pelosi, even double down on it to demand Romney release his taxes. Krauthammer says that Obama campaigned on a new kind of politics and yet four years later they are stooping to McCarthyite tactics and it’s a disgrace and about as low as you can go:




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Dick_Parker
Dick_Parker

Charles, I keep hoping for the day when McCarthy is vindicated and recognized for being the American Patriot that he was. You, on the other hand and as bright as you believe yourself to be, will always be the Rino that you are now and a footnote in the historical annals of the Republic.

hbnolikeee
hbnolikeee

To repeat, it's not all bad. It's like turning the light on a room full of roaches and watching as the light makes them scurry across the floor doing ANYTHING to maintain their mealy lives.

Even the marginally interested in the world of politics have been forced to observe and learn and hopefully enough have become smarter and no longer are fooled by the misdirection and lies.

Laurel
Laurel

The ends will always justify the means with the left. Here is what will happen...They will fling their poo a little longer then suddenly back off and shut up. In the meantime the bell can't be un-rung.

anneinarkansas
anneinarkansas

Reid really did pull a Joe McCarthy here!

Laurel
Laurel

Except Joe McCarthy was right and Reid is not. Let's not forget that.

layne22
layne22

If Mitt Romney is so guilty, why hasn't the IRS come after him?

I'm still thinking, "So, I'm supposed to be more outraged by what Mitt Romney did with his money than what Obama has done with mine?"

JoeMontana16
JoeMontana16

Hey TRS please, please post the video of Fred Thompson's comments on Harry Reid last night on hannity. It was masterful. He totally trashed Harry Reid. Must watch video!!!

JoeMontana16
JoeMontana16

Harry's stupid accusation is just the beginning. I so agree when Glenn Beck said that after the gains the progressives have made that they wont go without destroying everything thing in their way. They've been working on this for a century and they are willing to bring the whole country to its knees to win. He's right, they are going to show us things that Americans have never seen before. As Terrell Owens said "Get your popcorn ready".

Sandra123456
Sandra123456

Mormon vs. Mormon. ...And in this corner we have....

You would think Harry would be all atwitter at the possibility of electing the first president who is a Mormon.

Somebody ought to do a investigative story on Harry's multi-millionaire wealth on a Senator's salary

Laurel
Laurel

They have. It's called the Gaming Commission in Nevada as well as multiple land deals steered through his Senate office and installing his sons in local politics. Do a Bing search and you will see.

Rocco11
Rocco11

Republicans need to start saying, screw the tax returns, what about a budget Smelly Harry?

Laurel
Laurel

They can't denounce Reid because this is all they have. Can't say we weren't warned that this was going to be the dirtiest campaign season in recent history.

Jim Botts
Jim Botts

I've got it on good authority that Obama never graduated from Harvard. He flunked economics and introduction to law 101. Obama never retook the classes and somehow managed to walk thru graduation ceremonies. However no diploma or degree was ever awarded.

I can't talk about my source of course because he/she would come under direct assault from this White House.

VirusX
VirusX

WILLARD needs to clean his diaper, take his thumb out of his mouth, and fight fire with nuclear fire. I'd do everything Obama did, including form an aggressive Truth Team, and assemble hundreds of lawyers. Not to sue if I lost, but to sue everybody that engages in libel and/or slander against me, during the campaign, and I SUE BIG.

Sandra123456
Sandra123456

Tell John Sununu to go beat up on Reid. Hit the talk shows. Talk about Harry's wealth.

detectivedick
detectivedick

Why use Lawyers, the Pentagon is just a few miles away and should take action. Send 50 Blackhawks from Ft Meade, use the cover of a training mission. Three go the Pentagon and arrest Paneta, 5 go to Andrews and secure Air Force One and shut the airfield down. 2 go get Biden,(well to save fuel and time just hire a cab and tell him they are going to a 7-11) 10 go to the Capital, 30 go to the White House and secure Marine One and the entire Progressive Party. Take them out in cuffs and put them on display, load them up on a few C5's and fly them to Somalia so they can join the rest of the Pirates.

During Operation Flush, Bohner will break out in tears and appoint Allen West as Speaker so Roberts can swear him in as President. His first order would be to establish a Naval Blockade and no-fly zone over Somalia.

Where is Tom Clancy? gee, only 92 more days of this circus.

carolt2
carolt2

Reid is sick, he should not be majority leader.

Unfortunately, too many people have no idea of what is going on in the world vote. I talked to my ex sister in law last night. She's been watching DVDs from one series on in the 1980's and said she loves Obama and she hates Romney. I got the usual dem nonsense, the republicans want to take away Social Security. I tried to explain the fiscal situation we're in but just gave up, it's not worth fighting with her, because she'll continue to believe what she does. I'm afraid too many people like this are voting. I hope she stays home in November. They hear the trash the mainstream media spew and believe it.

I listen to Rush and he thinks Romney will win in a landslide, I'm not so sure.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Aside from Reid's obvious, transparently lame ignorance and then Pelosi's ignorant parroting, this isn't even a story. This is a nanny nanny boo boo moment for the far left and utterly mind-blowing that this keeps making the rounds. QUIT REPORTING ON THIS FNC!!!

Charles is right and I appreciate him stating the obvious here. Democrats are indeed rats.

Alright... my anger and disgust have abated. I feel better now. At least until the next ridiculous attempt to distract America from ANYTHING that's really important about this election.

Rshill7
Rshill7

Here's the thing, these days they wear communism with pride. There is no longer a traditional democrat party. They are all "progressives" now, like George Bernard Shaw and two of his favorites, Hitler and Mussolini. Woodrow Wilson too. Margaret Sanger could be counted among those as well. The ideology embraced by these includes a diverse cast of characters. They seem intelligent on the surface, but beneath that surface, they are lifeless, soulless bones in need of guiding light.

Why do you think the Communist Party USA has endorsed both Obama runs? Do they know something those who voted for O' the first time around didn't bother themselves to discover? Those folks used to be able to count on a free press to discover that for them. They no longer can. Now that same press works against their best interests and sides with those they should strongly denounce.

Is this new? NO! It's just celebrating another anniversary. History repeats itself.

p m
p m

Wrong reference CK. McCarthy wasn't the problem, tho' the commie narrative has worked to make everyone think he was.

And meanwhile today he writes the following in wapo, compounding his error in misjudging Romney's London visit:

"At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London’s preparations. The response confounded and agitated Romney supporters because it was such an unforced error. The question invited a simple paean to Olympic spirit and British grit, not the critical analysis of a former Olympic organizer."

Thanks for nothing, Charles.

sDee
sDee

Is it news to Krauthammer that McCarthy was actually ridding us of the communists ushered inside the government by another progressive regime?

McCarthy was demonized as paranoid, and made a dirty word by a complicit media and sympathetic talking heads. So exactly what point is Charles trying to make?

Rshill7
Rshill7

McCarthy was right. There I said it. I also meant it.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

I understand what you're saying... good point. Allen West is today's McCarthy (thank God).

I think Charles is using the same "dirty word" that the Dems used so they can relate. It's a shame that we all have to use small words or simple pictures to get an idea across to them.

dlg1956
dlg1956

You know the RINO's like this just don't get it... you bring a gun to a gun fight!

Demand Barry immediately release all his college records along with any financial information that will accompany them. They are sealed for a reason....

That will shut them up about this tax crapola

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Great point. If the shoe were on the other foot, then the foot would fit in their mouths.

johnos2112
johnos2112

I am sure they will make something else up. Maybe at Bain Romney pushed for distribution of cocaine. These people are pure scum!

anyonebutbarry2012
anyonebutbarry2012

these are the same people who, denounce bachman though for raising questions about huma abedin's security clearance.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Lol!!! Great point. Nevermind the potential terrorist in our midst... let's get that guy for not offering more tax returns than he has to.

The sad thing is that this has all but dominated the news for around 10 days now.

sDee
sDee

Yup. So they paint islamists are victims of elephant bigotry, so elephants are deserving targets - it is all very easy for them to rationalize the difference.

Another twist in this is what today's media elites like Krauthammer did to Michele Bachmann is really no different to what his media predecessors did to McCarthy

badbadlibs
badbadlibs

"bo campaigned on a new kind of politics".....say it ain't so...bo LIED! I may never get over the shock of it all....

Chad
Chad

Sadly Mr. Krauthammer, it's not about being correct, it's about getting as many people to believe the falsehood. Obama runs ads against Romney that are based on withdrawn Washington Post editorials. Their logic is, deliver the "PunchLie" and know that 99% of those people will accept it, even if it's withdrawn the people who want to believe it still will.

Sober_Thinking
Sober_Thinking

Brilliant observation chad.

Isn't it amazing that you can fool most of the people all of the time? Dumbmasses...