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January 4, 2017
On The OReilly Factor Tuesday, the conservative host evoked the name of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.), who in the 1950s fueled paranoia that liberal people, in particular Hollywood types, were communists out to subvert the United States. That led to a show business blacklist where people were not hired because McCarthy smeared them, OReilly said.
Fast forward to the upcoming inauguration, which at the moment features such low-wattage acts as Jackie Evancho from Americas Got Talent and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (A fellow mormon launched a petition imploring them not to appear at the Jan. 20 event and one choir member resigned in protest against the president-elect.)
The harsh truth is that there is reverse McCarthyism going on in the entertainment industry, OReilly said.
Then, the pinhead has the nerve to say this:
"Man won the election. Give him a chance. Respect the process and stop the nonsense."
Where was that sentiment 8 years ago, I wonder...
Sorry if this was posted elsewhere; I'm new.
Bill O'Reilly is having a sad about celebrities boycotting Trump's inauguration.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-oreilly-reverse-mccarthyism_us_586ccc87e4b0eb58648b3802On The OReilly Factor Tuesday, the conservative host evoked the name of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.), who in the 1950s fueled paranoia that liberal people, in particular Hollywood types, were communists out to subvert the United States. That led to a show business blacklist where people were not hired because McCarthy smeared them, OReilly said.
Fast forward to the upcoming inauguration, which at the moment features such low-wattage acts as Jackie Evancho from Americas Got Talent and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. (A fellow mormon launched a petition imploring them not to appear at the Jan. 20 event and one choir member resigned in protest against the president-elect.)
The harsh truth is that there is reverse McCarthyism going on in the entertainment industry, OReilly said.
Then, the pinhead has the nerve to say this:
"Man won the election. Give him a chance. Respect the process and stop the nonsense."
Where was that sentiment 8 years ago, I wonder...
Sorry if this was posted elsewhere; I'm new.
January 4, 2017
2nd introduction thread of 2017
Hi all! New member here, looking to discuss politics with other Democrats.
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