Read more Joe McCarthy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19255/joe-mccarthy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:10:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67139/mccarthyism-try-palinism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf Sarah Palin echoes a figure in American politics, it's Joseph McCarthy—so "try this on for size: Palinism," writes Richard Cohen in the Washington Post . Like McCarthy, she has a lefty "menace" to invent facts about, and she's succeeding in wounding health reform with a "loopy" remark about "death...http://www.newser.com/story/67139/mccarthyism-try-palinism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 20:07:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40457/bachmann-backlash-a-bonanza-for-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has prompted so much outrage by attacking Barack Obama's patriotism that she’s attracted an opponent who doesn’t even want to win. He just wants to help her lose, writes Nick Coleman in the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Bachmann also recently suggested that every member of Congress should...http://www.newser.com/story/40457/bachmann-backlash-a-bonanza-for-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 9:51:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22252/obama-backer-compares-clinton-to-mccarthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA retired Air Force general yesterday compared Bill Clinton to red-baiting Sen. Joe McCarthy, after Clinton made comments that seemed to question Barack Obama's patriotism. The former president said at a North Carolina rally, "I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you...http://www.newser.com/story/22252/obama-backer-compares-clinton-to-mccarthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Mar 2008 6:33:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20193/william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative columnist and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82; he suffered from diabetes and emphysema. Buckley founded the opinion magazine National Review , hosted the show “Firing Line” and wrote 45 books. The author of God and Man at Yale and defender of Joe McCarthy was “replete...http://www.newser.com/story/20193/william-f-buckley-jr-dies-at-82.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 10:32:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14585/porn-pioneer-vows-to-take-more-dc-scalps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHustler publisher and professional muckraker Larry Flynt is “arguably the greatest student of the American underbelly since J. Edgar Hoover"—and now he’s got big conservatives in his sights, writes Vanity Fair . Flynt, who has often offered money for the unmasking of gay or adulterous politicians, insists he’s about to...http://www.newser.com/story/14585/porn-pioneer-vows-to-take-more-dc-scalps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Dec 2007 5:07:00 CST