John Birch Society

Or, Hunter S.

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Tho I never had the honor of meeting him,
I embrace Joe McCarthy in spirit.

After ruining the lives of many good Americans, one of whom I happen to know and respect,
McCarthy slunk off the public stage in disgrace. He died a depressed, miserable drunk.

I piss on Joe McCarthy's pathetic corpse in spirit.
Long may he remain a figure of scorn.

Thanks edgar

Very informative indeed.

Article # 1

The insincere hit job on the Catholic church:
http://www.jbs.org/jbs-news-feed/6164-the-insincere-media-hit-job-on-the-catholic-church

Crikey, sounds a really terrific organization!

david don't mind. He loves McCarthy and McCarthy was full of piss.

I knew you wouldn't know that one . . . you wrote about two different Welch's and then there was a comment about someone named Thompson, so I referred to Hunter S. Thompson, gonzo journalist.

Sorry, but McCarthy did ruin the lives of people.

While some of the Hollywood crew were able to continue writing
under pen names, not everyone was so lucky.

I had a friend in Detroit, an attorney who was disbarred
after having been called up before HUAC.

He made his living working in libraries (although he did not have a library degree and was limited to checking books and shelving them) and bookstores. He was hesitant in his mannerisms and spoke with a stutter, that others who had known him prior to the HUAC examination, said was not there while he was practicing.

He was often deeply depressed.

In fact, I ran into him one day and he invited me to join him for lunch. I felt I could not deal with his depression and so I said that I was dropping off a piece at the South End, WSU's student newspaper at the time. I often wrote for the paper despite being in grad school, so the excuse seemed valid.

He died in his sleep that night and I learned about his death through his obit in the Detroit Free Press. The editorial the paper ran on his broken law career and his broken life spoke volumes that were not allowed by the strict format of the obituary. Joseph P. McCarthy, in his self-serving arrogance, ruined the career of that good man who might have gone on to protect more innocent people than he did.

I regret that my own lack of patience kept me from spending an hour with this man.

Recently, another negative force has risen in America, the Tea Party,
commonly called Tea Baggers by liberals and sensible centrists, but,
because my kids are horrified that I would use a phrase with that sexual connotation,

I call them Tea Totalitarians.
My phrase is less cruel and more accurate.

Members of this group scream socialist at Obama our all too conservative president.

Had it not been for Joseph McCarthy, few people today would work themselves into such a lather
over a mistaken definition and application of said definition for socialism.

Now, many religious people defend evil in the name of their religion. Although I left the church years ago, the conservative turn Catholicism has taken upsets me. Mine was the church of John XXIII and the Brothers Berrigan. Perhaps, individuals within the Tea Totalitarian movement are not evil, but ignorant and mislead, but there is evil behind their stance.

My Birch John is still useful.

A Birch tree blew over in 1989 when the wall fell. So I had a friend with an Alaskan Mill saw it into lumber and I dug a hole and built a Birch Outhouse.

There is no door, as the view out the outhouse is inspiring and a door would dampen the inspiration. The hole does have a lid and upon the lid is a
picture of 'Tail Gunner Joe' and a sign that reads 'still pissin off Amerika.'

Rap

plainoldme wrote:

Sorry, but McCarthy did ruin the lives of people.

People who DESERVED IT.
Fighting against the nazis and the commies, both internally and externally,
was a fine and admirable thing to do and everyone who did it,
including Tailgunner Joe, has my love and gratitude.

plainoldme wrote:

While some of the Hollywood crew were able to continue writing
under pen names, not everyone was so lucky.

I have no sympathy for nazis nor commies; we were at war,
defending ourselves from them. We shud have been more aggressive.

plainoldme wrote:

I had a friend in Detroit, an attorney who was disbarred
after having been called up before HUAC.

I don 't know his case, but presumably, he deserved it.
If I had been called to testify before HUAC, I 'd have done everything
that I possibly coud to injure the commies, or the nazis before them
(for whom the Committee was formed). Did HE try to harm the commies?
Did HE fight against them?
If he HAD, then he probably woud not have been disbarred.
From what u 've said, I imagine that he was a traitor in the war against communist slavery.

plainoldme wrote:

He made his living working in libraries (although he did not have a library degree and was limited to checking books and shelving them) and bookstores. He was hesitant in his mannerisms and spoke with a stutter, that others who had known him prior to the HUAC examination, said was not there while he was practicing.

He was often deeply depressed.

Maybe he felt guilty for helping the commies.

plainoldme wrote:

In fact, I ran into him one day and he invited me to join him for lunch. I felt I could not deal with his depression and so I said that I was dropping off a piece at the South End, WSU's student newspaper at the time. I often wrote for the paper despite being in grad school, so the excuse seemed valid.

He died in his sleep that night and I learned about his death through his obit in the Detroit Free Press. The editorial the paper ran on his broken law career and his broken life spoke volumes that were not allowed by the strict format of the obituary. Joseph P. McCarthy, in his self-serving arrogance, ruined the career of that good man who might have gone on to protect more innocent people than he did.

Another commie-loving William Kunstler, u think?
Fighting against communist slavery is a GOOD and ADMIRABLE thing to do.

plainoldme wrote:

I regret that my own lack of patience kept me from spending an hour with this man.

Recently, another negative force has risen in America, the Tea Party,
commonly called Tea Baggers by liberals and sensible centrists, but,
because my kids are horrified that I would use a phrase with that sexual connotation,

That 's the first I 've heard of THAT.

plainoldme wrote:

I call them Tea Totalitarians.
My phrase is less cruel and more accurate.

That is oxymoronic.
Thay are anti-authoritarian, anti-socialist = pro-freedom, pro-Individualism.
Thay support strict interpretation of the Original Agreement,
the Supreme Law of the Land, curtailing and crippling domestic jurisdiction
(not to imply that it interferes with defense from our enemies, internal nor external)
thereby to enhance freedom of the Individual, and blessedly undermining collectivism.

plainoldme wrote:

Members of this group scream socialist at Obama our all too conservative president.

As well thay SHOUD; its true.
Have u considered the delights of North Korea?
Y not try a vacation there? Thay have what u like
and no one will call their president anything.
U think Kim Jong-il will let u post from there ?

plainoldme wrote:

Had it not been for Joseph McCarthy, few people today would work themselves into such a lather
over a mistaken definition and application of said definition for socialism.

That 's to his CREDIT that we fight against socialism, fight against collectivism with every bit of energy
that we can raise. To the extend that he helped that, we owe him love and praise.
His family shud get permanent tax immunity, in consideration of services rendered.

plainoldme wrote:

Now, many religious people defend evil in the name of their religion. Although I left the church years ago, the conservative turn Catholicism has taken upsets me. Mine was the church of John XXIII and the Brothers Berrigan. Perhaps, individuals within the Tea Totalitarian movement are not evil, but ignorant and mislead, but there is evil behind their stance.

WHAT "evil" ??





David

I think David has hit a new low -- even for him -- in despicable
and insensitive commentary on this thread. Way to go, Two-Gun.

c'mon guys it like those jews in germany,
i mean if they'd just been christian their lives wouldn't have been ruined (insert sarcastic smiley here)