Tag Archives: Communism

A Bit of Schooling for Red Scare Bots

Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:37 am by Bob Cesca

Once again, new numbers indicate that corporate profits are at an all-time high, and employee wages just hit an all-time low (as a percentage of GDP). Way too many ignorant Republicans believe the president is a communist, harkening back to … Continue reading →

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McCarthyite of the Day

Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:44 am by Bob Cesca

The Republicans love them some Joe McCarthy — the sweaty freak who thought everyone was a communist, was censured by the Senate, shamed by the nation and died of alcoholism soon after leaving office in disgrace. So hey — why … Continue reading →

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Allen West Sees Commies in his Soup

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm by JM Ashby

Allen West is very serious. Q: What percentage of the American legislature do you think are card-carrying Marxists? A: I believe there’s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party. How did … Continue reading →

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The Avalanche of Tea Party Crazy Rolls On

Posted on October 18, 2010 at 6:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Today’s events are evidence that there’s no off position on the tea party Crazy Switch. Next up, Joe Miller for a Monday two-fer. Alaska Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller was asked about illegal immigration at his town hall yesterday, and … Continue reading →

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Red Scare Yada Yada Yada

Posted on September 16, 2010 at 5:45 pm by Bob Cesca

Glenn Beck was — yawn! — going off today — again! — about Marxists infiltrating every level of government. At what point does his audience begin to take a look around at the decidedly not-Marxist things happening and realize that … Continue reading →

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Glenn Becks Warns America About Glenn Beck

Posted on June 28, 2010 at 1:21 pm by Bob Cesca

Media Matters discovered one of Beck’s Fox News promos hyping, at the time, his new show. In the promo, he rips on Republicans for accusing the left of being communists. And, naturally, MMFA included some of Beck’s subsequent McCarthyite greatest … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard Attacks Glenn Beck

Posted on June 22, 2010 at 3:59 pm by Bob Cesca

A writer from the very conservative Weekly Standard is attacking Glenn Beck: …progressivism is a distinctly American tradition that partly came into being as a way to prevent ideologies like communism and fascism from taking root in the United States. … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck Goes Full McCarthy

Posted on June 4, 2010 at 1:40 pm by Bob Cesca

I quote: “McCarthy was absolutely right.” Adding… So Beck was praising this book, The Red Network. Media Matters notes the following about the author: Unmentioned by Beck was the name of the author of The Red Network, Elizabeth Dilling, a … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck's HUAC

Posted on April 20, 2010 at 12:05 pm by Bob Cesca

Glenn Beck going Full McCarthy today: Later in his show, he says that God is talking to him — giving him “a plan.” I don’t think it’s God, Glenn. It’s Joe McCarthy.

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Zombie McCarthy

Posted on April 19, 2010 at 6:48 pm by Bob Cesca

There was a time in America when we — all of us — were embarrassed and humiliated by the HUAC hearings and Joe McCarthy. But somehow something changed, and it’s become permissible for the Republicans and talkers like Glenn Beck … Continue reading →

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