Uh oh ... someone's throwing around conveniently nameless accusations:
Liberal MP Bob Rae asked the Tory house leader to point out the "anti-Semites" in the Opposition benches following comments by the prime minister in which he suggested some politicians are encouraging anti-Semitism with their anti-Israeli attitudes.
Hmmmm ... that sounds disturbingly familiar. Why does that sound disturbingly familiar? Ah ... of course:
[Sen. Joseph] McCarthy's jump from obscurity to the national limelight began nearly two years ago, when he made a speech in Wheeling, W. Va. He said: "I have here in my hand a list of 205, a list of names made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department." Next day in Salt Lake City, he declared: "I hold in my hand the names of 57 card-carrying Communists" working in the State Department. Ten days later, on the Senate floor, he cited 81 "cases," particularly "three big Communists." Said McCarthy: "While there are vast numbers of other Communists with whom we must be concerned, if we can get rid of these big three, we will have done something to break the back of the espionage ring within the State Department." ...
McCarthy, who had said that he "held in his hand" the names of 205 Communists then in the State Department, did not give the Tydings committee the names of 205. He did not give it the names of 57. He did not produce the name of even one Communist in the State Department.
Quite the role model you have there, Stephen. I'm sure Joe would be proud.
2 comments:
Nice try Peter, noting that Rae experienced anti-Semitism in his campaign. Bob grabbed the remote and changed the channel right back.
Smart move Bob, demanding the naming of names in the House. Even though the names may be heard in the House, the actual slander was perpetrated outside the House, so Steve of course will dissemble and never give the actual names, now will he? On advice of his libel lawyer of course.
Wouldn't it be easier if Harper, and Ambassador Baker for that matter, just named the people who aren't anti-semites?
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