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[I]t's really ugly. Quite frankly, it looked like I saw Ted Cruz commit a hate crime, in that hearing room. It was McCarthyism at its worst. – Ted Cruz	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Before today, I thought, red scare McCarthyism was rightly relegated to the dustbin of history, any American citizen who fled communist repression – whether it be FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams or OCC nominee Saule Omarova – should be lauded for their courage and conviction. I believe that my colleagues – from both sides of the aisle – will reject such character assassinations. – Sherrod Brown	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
With McCarthyism, we had Russia chasing after Russian communists, and now we have Adam Schiff chasing after Russian collusion and those who would collude. – Mike Turner	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We’re not going to get into neo-McCarthyism era where we just start bringing in Americans just because they were mentioned in a press story. – Devin Nunes	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
However, once information is released, it can never be unreleased, i look at history (e.g. McCarthyism), and I consider the possibility of a future when those with power take control over information about us stored many years before, that we did not realize was so revealing when we released it. For instance, how could I have realized that my recorded eye movements would reveal so much about my inner self? – Bob Briscoe	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Chairman Schiff is engaging in the worst kind of red baiting, fear mongering, it's the new McCarthyism, and it's mudslinging. – Roger Stone	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! – Paul Ryan	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The Republican Party stands for turning the clock back to McCarthyism, god forbid this man would become president and would actually implement the outrageous proposal. – Wasserman Schultz	Found on CNN 9 years ago

[I]t's really ugly. Quite frankly, it looked like I saw Ted Cruz commit a hate crime, in that hearing room. It was McCarthyism at its worst.

– Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Before today, I thought, red scare McCarthyism was rightly relegated to the dustbin of history, any American citizen who fled communist repression – whether it be FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams or OCC nominee Saule Omarova – should be lauded for their courage and conviction. I believe that my colleagues – from both sides of the aisle – will reject such character assassinations.

– Sherrod Brown

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

With McCarthyism, we had Russia chasing after Russian communists, and now we have Adam Schiff chasing after Russian collusion and those who would collude.

– Mike Turner

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We’re not going to get into neo-McCarthyism era where we just start bringing in Americans just because they were mentioned in a press story.

– Devin Nunes

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

However, once information is released, it can never be unreleased, i look at history (e.g. McCarthyism), and I consider the possibility of a future when those with power take control over information about us stored many years before, that we did not realize was so revealing when we released it. For instance, how could I have realized that my recorded eye movements would reveal so much about my inner self?

– Bob Briscoe

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Chairman Schiff is engaging in the worst kind of red baiting, fear mongering, it's the new McCarthyism, and it's mudslinging.

– Roger Stone

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!

– Paul Ryan

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The Republican Party stands for turning the clock back to McCarthyism, god forbid this man would become president and would actually implement the outrageous proposal.

– Wasserman Schultz

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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