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Let's Shout 'You Lie!' to the Liars (Metaphorically, Of Course)

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

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Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

We're in a no-kidding crucial situation. Unless someone will stand up and (metaphorically) shout "you lie!" to those who are lying, we may find one day that there is no one left to speak for us.

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"No Sense of Decency" Welch v. McCarthy: A Smear Undone

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Communism, Joseph Welch, George Clooney, Dwight Eisenhower, Joseph McCarthy, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Kenneth C. Davis

The dramatic moment marked a turning point in the so-called McCarthy Era. It came during one of the first nationally televised Senate hearings, known as the Army-McCarthy hearings.

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The "Teabag" Protests Smack of Neo-McCarthyism

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

Today's "teabag" protests would be funny, if they didn't make me think of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and what he might have accomplished if Fox News existed during his time.

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By Any Means Necessary

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.

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