Siteadmin, Check users, nsTeam1RO, nsTeam1RW, nsTeam1_talkRO, nsTeam1_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
30,650
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 1:
Line 1: − CURSE YOU HENRYS. And you're on here too much. Get a life, play some BBall, have some gay sex. It's not all AIDS and MRSA you know ;) + + + + + +
break long sentences in the intro
[[Image:Joseph McCarthy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy]]
'''Joseph Raymond McCarthy''' (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]] between 1947 and 1957.
Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to stand up to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name.
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.
Ultimately, his detractors, including the [[Communist Party]], were able to organize an effective effort to having him censured by the [[United States Senate]].
The term "[[McCarthyism]]," coined in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's attempts to expose Communists, was soon applied to similar dogmatic pursuits.
==Early life==
==Early life==