McCarthyesque

Palin's camp also complained that the depositions are not being held in public, which somehow makes the inquiry 'McCarthyesque'.

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The major side-effect of said experiments was acute unneeded anti-communist paranoia and love of McCarthyesque rhetoric.

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The biggest local TV news bureau even went so far as to give Crazy Shelly (InsaneR-Mn.) an entire half-hour to whine about being “tricked” by Tweety without ever playing the clip where she called for a McCarthyesque investigation of U.S. lawmakers.

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In March Representative Peter King, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, tapped into 9/11 sentiment by hosting McCarthyesque hearings on the "radicalization of the American Muslim community," claiming there are too many mosques in America and that 80 percent are run by extremists.

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The biggest local TV news bureau even went so far as to give Crazy Shelly (InsaneR-Mn.) an entire half-hour to whine about being “tricked” by Tweety without ever playing the clip where she called for a McCarthyesque investigation of U.S. lawmakers.

Think Progress » Despite His Stimulus Bashing, Almost A Third Of Pawlenty’s Budget Relies On Stimulus Money 2010

The upcoming McCarthyesque hearings by Rep. King into whether American Muslims are anti-American have been met with cheers from racists/xenophobic elements within the Tea Party/GOP base and with cries of outrage from the left.

Eric Sapp: How To Shut Down The King Hearings Eric Sapp 2011

I think we should set up some McCarthyesque type hearings for the denialists.

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The major side-effect of said experiments was acute unneeded anti-communist paranoia and love of McCarthyesque rhetoric.

Think Progress » Russian President says what distinguishes Obama ‘from many other people’ is that he is ‘a thinker.’ 2010

The upcoming McCarthyesque hearings by Rep. King into whether American Muslims are anti-American have been met with cheers from racists/xenophobic elements within the Tea Party/GOP base and with cries of outrage from the left.

Eric Sapp: How To Shut Down The King Hearings Eric Sapp 2011

The major side-effect of said experiments was acute unneeded anti-communist paranoia and love of McCarthyesque rhetoric.

Think Progress » Russian President says what distinguishes Obama ‘from many other people’ is that he is ‘a thinker.’ 2010