First of all, McCarthyism was not coined in Moscow as part of some Communist conspiracy. His claims regarding communists and the list (and subsequent fame) were not made until February of 1950. The term appeared in newspapers in March of 1950. How in the world would the people of Moscow know that some obscure Senator from Wisconsin would have such a meteoric rise in fame three months ahead of time? (Presuming it would have to be in 1949 since anytime later would be too late and anytime sooner would be even more ludicrous). I'll go through the rest of the article, but this isn't starting off promisingly. [[User:EnochCrosby|EnochCrosby]] 13:26, 23 November 2011 (EST) | First of all, McCarthyism was not coined in Moscow as part of some Communist conspiracy. His claims regarding communists and the list (and subsequent fame) were not made until February of 1950. The term appeared in newspapers in March of 1950. How in the world would the people of Moscow know that some obscure Senator from Wisconsin would have such a meteoric rise in fame three months ahead of time? (Presuming it would have to be in 1949 since anytime later would be too late and anytime sooner would be even more ludicrous). I'll go through the rest of the article, but this isn't starting off promisingly. [[User:EnochCrosby|EnochCrosby]] 13:26, 23 November 2011 (EST) |