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'''Joe McCarthy''' (Joseph Raymond McCarthy, November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a two-term [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Wisconsin]].  He dominated the anti-[[communist]] movement in the United States, 1950–54, until his career receded after censure by the Senate.  '''"McCarthyism"''' is the aggressive exposure of Communist influences in America and the people who protect them.

'''Joe McCarthy''' (Joseph Raymond McCarthy, November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a two-term [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Wisconsin]].  He dominated the anti-[[communist]] movement in the United States, 1950–54, until his career receded after censure by the Senate.  '''"McCarthyism"''' is the aggressive exposure of Communist influences in America and the people who protect them.

Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to object to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. A 1954 Gallup poll found that Joe McCarthy was the fourth on its list of most admired men.<ref>http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/mccarth5.htm</ref>  He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name.  

Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to object to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. A 1954 Gallup poll found that Joe McCarthy was the fourth on its list of most admired men.<ref>http://www.knology.net/~bilrum/mccarth5.htm</ref>  He is now considered an American hero by many, though in reality he engaged in demagoguery and false accusations to further his own career, in a similar way to [[Robert Mueller]]<ref>http://www.conservativenewsandviews.com/2018/05/13/constitution/mccarthy-mueller-two-kind/</ref>.  

He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the United States, inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.  

He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the United States, inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.