Joseph McCarthy - "Conspiracy Nut or Visionary"

Many of you will remember Senator Joseph McCarthy from your school lessons and some of you may have personal memory of Joseph McCarthy. For those that don't know who Joseph McCarthy was, he was a United States Senator, who in 1950 made accusations that communists had infiltrated our government and entertainment industries. After these accusations were made, a lot of pressure was brought to bear on the entertainment industry. Entertainers and writers were blacklisted and not able to find work because they would not cooperate with government investigations. The United States Senate held open hearings investigating Senator McCarthy's allegations and found no evidence to support them. Senator McCarthy was censured by the Senate and has been vilified in our government, educational system, entertainment industry and media. McCarthy's allegations and/or beliefs are known as McCarthyism.

As you know, I was born, raised and still live in the south (By the Grace of God). I see a lot of things in the paper and on the news that make me wonder why people are doing things that normal americans would not do. Take Sean Penn for instance. Before the current Iraq war, he went to visit and met with Saddam Huessen in Iraq. He came back to the US and made the statement that he didn't see any weapons of mass destruction. What was he thinking? If he comes to visit me at my house, I'll show him into the family room and get him a tall glass of syrupy sweet iced tea and he is not going to see any of my home protection items. When he leaves he can tell everyone that he didn't see any items that could be used to protect my home. Believe him if you want to, but my belief is that there is peace through superior fire power. This is just one example of an entertainer/actor/jester slapping the United States in the face and spouting nonsense about the United States being the cause of the worlds ills. Below is a list of jester types in our entertainment industry, media and government who have done things that just don't meet the good "Southern Boy Sense" standard.

1. Nancy Pelosi - Speaker of the House in the United States House of Representatives, met with the President of Syria, in Syria, to discuss US/Syria relations and Israel/Syria relations. Syria has been designated as a country that sponsers terrorism and Israel has destroyed an attempt by Syria and North Korea to install a nuclear reactor inside Syria.
   
2. Sean Penn & Naomi Campbell - These jesters visited Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuala. Hugo Chavez is quickly bringing all of the Venzualean government under his control, nationalizing companies against their will, and outlawing disenting opinions. He was allowed to come to and address the United Nations in New York city. In his address, he called President George Bush "The Devil". This is like coming into my home and talking about my mama, kicking my dog and smacking my kids. This will not happen in my house and should not be allowed to happen in the United States. This upsets me to no end (ticks me off in southern talk). These two jesters visit this guy with "little man" syndrome to talk about how bad the United States is.
   
3. Jimmy Carter - The former and worst president in United States history visited and met with Hamas leaders in Syria. Let me say that I am ashamed that Jimmy Carter is from the south. He should be from some place like San Francisco. Hamas has been designated by the US as a terrorist organization. They constantly bombard Israel with rockets indiscrimently killing anyone in the way. Carter was asked not to meet with Hamas by the US State Department but he met with them anyway, with a lot of media coverage. They of course discussed how to improve relations between Israel and the Palentinians while Hamas still bombards Israel with rockets and how the United States middle east policies have caused all of the problems. Jimmy Carter should stick to something he is good at, building houses or peanut farming (Maybe).
   
4. Mike Wallace - Wallace is a journalist or should I say sensationalist on the program "60 Minutes". Wallace interviewed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the President of Iran. Ahmadinejad is another example of a guy with severe "little man" syndrome. He constantly speaks about the destruction of the US and Israel and the coming of the 13th Imam (whatever this is). In the south we belive in the one true God and his son Jesus Christ our lord and savior. This pimple was allowed to come into the United States and address the United Nations. As you would expect, he goes through his diatribe about how wicked the US is. Iran has been designated as a country sponsering terrorist activity. Our armed forces (thank God for them) are finding Iranian weapons and munitions in Iraq being used by anti US groups. Iran is also thumbing it's nose at the world over it's nuclear capabilities. This is an instance where the US needs to carry a huge stick, speak softly, and put this little man in his place if he steps out of line. Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes", of course, referred to this man as an "Impressive Fellow."
   
5. US Media Reporters - I have come to the conclusion that US reporters in foreign countries do not consider themselves to be Americans. Instead of reporting all of the facts, they report the facts that support their agenda. The agenda always finds fault with the United States. I find it very interesting that they always find fault with the US but when they get in trouble or wounded, who do they turn to to save their traitorous ! @ # * 's.

You may ask what do these examples have to do with Joseph McCarthy? McCarthy made his allegations in 1950. This was a time when communists or their sympathizers would have paid a heavy price. The US started to change in the 60's and due to court rulings then and continuing into today, these types of people have felt safer to speak out about their beliefs. Some entertainers embrace dictators and communist regimes. Government officials (Democrats) and presidential candidates (Democrats) talk about how the US should speak with and negotiate with rogue nations and their leaders. Government officials (Democrat and Republican) are making more decisions that go against the will of their constiuents. Courts are being utilized to make law and overturn laws that are voted on and passed by the people. Was McCarthy right or wrong with his allegations? I don't know. Maybe he didn't have the capability to gather the evidence necessary to support his allegations. If he were to make his allegations today, he would not have much of a problem defending and supporting them because the evidence is readily available, in our newspapers and on our computer and televisions everyday.

Was McCarthy a Conspiracy Nut or a Visionary? You can come to your own conclusions.

Below is one of my favorite quotes.

Nathan Bedford Forest

"Never stand and take a charge,...charge them too."

Have a Great Week!!

Southern Boy Sense