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The Army's Special Counsel Joseph Welch had a problem: his assistant, Frederick Fisher, whom Welch had brought to Washington from Welch's New York law firm to work on the Army-McCarthy case, was a former member of the National Lawyers Guild, U.S. affiliate of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers,<ref>"[http://ia360638.us.archive.org/2/items/reportonnational1950unit/reportonnational1950unit.pdf Report on the National Lawyers Guild, legal bulwark of the Communist Party]," Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, United States Congress (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1950), p. 11-12 (PDF pp. 17-18). Cf. János Radványi , ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=DUZJcDOUKtsC Psychological Operations and Political Warfare in Long-term Strategic Planning]'' (ABC-CLIO, 1990) ISBN 0275936236, p. 48; Harvey Klehr, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=8YSmiFins9sC Far Left of Center: The American Radical Left Today]'' (New Brunswick , N.J.: Transaction Books, 1988), p. 161</ref> which operated under the control of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.<ref>David Horowitz, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=CYqZjtVp00AC The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]'' (Washington: Regnery Publishing, 2006) ISBN 0895260034, p. 160</ref> Under the Truman loyalty order, such a background could have disqualified Fisher from Federal employment; to have such a person working on the Army's legal team—on a case involving Communist infiltration of the Army, during a war in Korea in which Communists had already killed tens of thousands of Americans—could ruin Welch's case.
The Army's Special Counsel Joseph Welch had a problem: his assistant, Frederick Fisher, whom Welch had brought to Washington from Welch's New York law firm to work on the Army-McCarthy case, was a former member of the National Lawyers Guild, U.S. affiliate of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers,<ref>"[http://ia360638.us.archive.org/2/items/reportonnational1950unit/reportonnational1950unit.pdf Report on the National Lawyers Guild, legal bulwark of the Communist Party]," Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, United States Congress (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1950), p. 11-12 (PDF pp. 17-18). Cf. János Radványi , ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=DUZJcDOUKtsC Psychological Operations and Political Warfare in Long-term Strategic Planning]'' (ABC-CLIO, 1990) ISBN 0275936236, p. 48; Harvey Klehr, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=8YSmiFins9sC Far Left of Center: The American Radical Left Today]'' (New Brunswick , N.J.: Transaction Books, 1988), p. 161</ref> which operated under the control of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.<ref>David Horowitz, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=CYqZjtVp00AC The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America]'' (Washington: Regnery Publishing, 2006) ISBN 0895260034, p. 160</ref> Under the Truman loyalty order, such a background could have disqualified Fisher from Federal employment; to have such a person working on the Army's legal team—on a case involving Communist infiltration of the Army, during a war in Korea in which Communists had already killed tens of thousands of Americans—could ruin Welch's case.
According to Cohn, Welch had him agree "not to bring up Fred Fisher in return for Welch's promise not to explore Cohn's military record."<ref>Robert Griffith, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ViXaw6NSkrYC The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate]'' (University of Massachusetts Press, 1987) ISBN 0870235559, p. 259, n. 46</ref> [[Hollywood]] liberal<ref>When CNN talk-show host Larry King asked Clooney, “do you think when people say Hollywood's out of touch with ordinary Americans they have a point?” Clooney responded, “in general we tend to be, you know, is there a liberal bend, sure. I don't make any apologies about that. I'm a liberal, you know. I believe in it.” [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/16/lkl.01.html Interview With George Clooney], “Larry King Live,” CNN, February 16, 2006. Likewise, when Clooney made his acceptance speech at the 2006 Academy Awards, he said, “you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing.” (Eric Olsen, [http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/notable-quotables-32006/ Oscar 2006 Quotes for Posterity], Blogcritics, March 20, 2006) Clooney emphasized the point: “I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be part of this community, and proud to be out of touch.” Miguel Marquez, [http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=1694017 Is Clooney Right About Hollywood's Social Agenda?], ABC News, March 6, 2006. For this speech, Clooney caught not only from conservatives, but from [[Hollywood]] director Spike Lee (“[http://ecentral.my/movies/buzz/buzz.asp?file=archives/buzz/2006/3/22SpikeLeecr&date=3/22/2006 Spike Lee criticises Clooney’s Oscar speech],” ''Malaysia Star'', March 22, 2006) and Comedy Central's ''South Park'' ([http://www.southparkstuff.com/season_10/episode_1002/epi1002script/ Script from “Smug Alert!]” ''South Park'', Season 10, Episode 1002)</ref> George Clooney, director and co-writer of the 2005 anti-McCarthy movie ''Good Night and Good Luck'', suggests that this was actually a veiled blackmail threat to “out” Cohn as a homosexual on national television if he mentioned Fisher. As Clooney put it, Welch told Cohn, “'you leave this young lawyer at my firm alone [by not calling him a Communist], and we'll leave this [homosexual] issue out.'”<ref>Anne Stockwell, “Clooney vs. the far right,” [http://books.google.com/books?id=P2UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 ''The Advocate'', December 6, 2005, p. 56]</ref>
According to Cohn, Welch had him agree "not to bring up Fred Fisher in return for Welch's promise not to explore Cohn's military record."<ref>Robert Griffith, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ViXaw6NSkrYC The Politics of Fear: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Senate]'' (University of Massachusetts Press, 1987) ISBN 0870235559, p. 259, n. 46</ref> [[Hollywood]] liberal<ref>When CNN talk-show host Larry King asked Clooney, “do you think when people say Hollywood's out of touch with ordinary Americans they have a point?” Clooney responded, “in general we tend to be, you know, is there a liberal bend, sure. I don't make any apologies about that. I'm a liberal, you know. I believe in it.” [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/16/lkl.01.html Interview With George Clooney], “Larry King Live,” CNN, February 16, 2006. Likewise, when Clooney made his acceptance speech at the 2006 Academy Awards, he said, “you know, we are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing.” (Eric Olsen, [http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/notable-quotables-32006/ Oscar 2006 Quotes for Posterity], Blogcritics, March 20, 2006) Clooney emphasized the point: “I'm proud to be a part of this Academy. Proud to be part of this community, and proud to be out of touch.” Miguel Marquez, [http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=1694017 Is Clooney Right About Hollywood's Social Agenda?], ABC News, March 6, 2006. For this speech, Clooney caught not only from conservatives, but from [[Hollywood]] director Spike Lee (“[http://ecentral.my/movies/buzz/buzz.asp?file=archives/buzz/2006/3/22SpikeLeecr&date=3/22/2006 Spike Lee criticises Clooney’s Oscar speech],” ''Malaysia Star'', March 22, 2006) and Comedy Central's ''South Park'' ([http://www.southparkstuff.com/season_10/episode_1002/epi1002script/ Script from “Smug Alert!]” ''South Park'', Season 10, Episode 1002)</ref> George Clooney, director and co-writer of the 2005 anti-McCarthy movie ''Good Night and Good Luck'', suggests that this was actually a veiled blackmail threat to “out” Cohn as a homosexual on national television if he mentioned Fisher. As Clooney put it, Welch told Cohn, “you leave this young lawyer at my firm alone [by not calling him a Communist], and we'll leave this [homosexual] issue out.”<ref>Anne Stockwell, “Clooney vs. the far right,” [http://books.google.com/books?id=P2UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 ''The Advocate'', December 6, 2005, p. 56]</ref>
After Senator John McClellan, a segregationist Democrat,<ref>Sheldon Goldman, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=EIN4HFLG6eMC Picking Federal Judges: Lower Court Selection from Roosevelt Through Reagan]'' (Yale University Press, 1999) ISBN 0300080735, p. 128. Cf. Dean L. Yarwood, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ea4Udz3vbCIC When Congress Makes a Joke: Congressional Humor Then and Now]'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004) ISBN 0742530434, p. 71</ref> pressed Cohn on whether there was something “unusual” in his relationship with Schine, according to Herman, “Welch had his sport with him.”
After Senator John McClellan, a segregationist Democrat,<ref>Sheldon Goldman, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=EIN4HFLG6eMC Picking Federal Judges: Lower Court Selection from Roosevelt Through Reagan]'' (Yale University Press, 1999) ISBN 0300080735, p. 128. Cf. Dean L. Yarwood, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ea4Udz3vbCIC When Congress Makes a Joke: Congressional Humor Then and Now]'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004) ISBN 0742530434, p. 71</ref> pressed Cohn on whether there was something “unusual” in his relationship with Schine, according to Herman, “Welch had his sport with him.”