DUers did you know that Greta van Susteren's

[malaise]

father was Joseph McCarthy's campaign manager?

Goodbye you fascist

[RKP5637]

1. Wow!!!!!!! n/t

[rzemanfl]

2. Also a Judge in Outagamie County Wisconsin (Appleton). n/t

[Midnight Writer]

19. and...her husband worked for Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman was her baby sitter.

[DURHAM D]

3. For me the most revealing thing about her is that she

a faithful Scientologist.

[shanti]

21. yup

[Sneederbunk]

4. Bobby Kennedy was an aide to Joseph McCarthy. What is your point?

[Grassy Knoll]

7. Didn't Last Though....

.... In 1953, Kennedy became advisor to the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations under Senator Joseph McCarthy. Kennedy left the position just six months later, objecting to McCarthy’s unjust investigative tactics.

[HipChick]

8. Pepperoni or anchovies?

[Grassy Knoll]

13. Being Salty, Definitely Anchovies ...

..

[malaise]

14. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Too good

[mountain grammy]

15. facts and context do matter around here

[napi21]

5. No I didn't know any of the things mentioned about her here. I'm just glad she's gone! na

[Grassy Knoll]

6. I'm Still Confused Why MSNBC Even Hired Her In The First Place..

Her ratings Were Shit on fox news, Then
MSNBC Fires Her For Bad Ratings? .

[JHan]

10. Andy Lack and his bullshit

[FakeNoose]

28. Maybe Andy Lack's days are numbered at NBC?

He can't keep flopping like this, eventually he'll be out on his ass.

Just sayin'

[panader0]

9. I did not know.

Very interesting. That might explain her bent.

[salin]

11. Didn't know that, but did know she was part of an Authoritarian organization

not just Fox News, but also Scientology - both very authoritarian.

There are many RW broadcasters that are far worse than her, but her "equivalency" of right and left, even after she left Fox, gave a lot of credibility to some very cray cray Trump tweets and actions.

[Demsrule86]

26. Rich scientilogists basically have slaves who work for them.

"Most Scientologists are average practitioners, who live their daily lives outside of the church just like most Christians. However, the particularly devout may wish to join the Sea Organization, which would be similar to becoming a monk or a nun. Some members of the Sea Organization are adult converts, but others are the children of Scientologists who grew up in the church and chose to join the Sea Organization at a young age.

Former Scientologists allege that members of the Sea Organization are required to sign billion year contracts of service to the church, and many of these members do so before their 18th birthdays. They are paid about $50 a month for their service. However, they often receive less than that (as low as $13 a month), if they are written up for minor infractions or are forced to "donate" the money back into the church (for things such as church leader David Miscavige's birthday presents).

Along with low wages, if they are found to have fallen behind in their work, perceived as having a negative attitude about the church or its leadership, or are being punished for any reason, they can be sent to labor camps known as Rehabilitation Project Force locations. There they are forced into demanding physical labor for long hours of the day, while living in inhumane conditions. Most importantly, they are not permitted to leave. Security is high at these facilities and those who attempt to escape are chased down, brought back, and punished further. One former security head, Gary Morehead, alleges that in the thirteen years that he worked in security he helped to capture more than a hundred Sea Organization members,..." This is an article from a PBS documentary.

https://www.attn.com/stories/1358/shocking-part-going-clear-no-one-talking-about

[Hieronymus]

12. Yes, I knew. McCarthy lived at their house for a while.

[zentrum]

16. Jeeze. nt

[PatrickforO]

17. I had no idea.

She didn't fall too far from THAT tree, did she?

[madamesilverspurs]

18. Plus she did all that BFFing

with Palin.

BLECCCHHH.


.

[philly_bob]

20. Her hiring was a world-class business misjudgment

and it will be interesting to hear explanations. I figure MSNBC figured Trump won, so we have to move to the right,

[Honeycombe8]

22. No big deal.

Bobby Kennedy worked for him longer than Susteren's father did, according to Wikipedia. Her father then broke off from him.

McCarthy was friends w/the Susteren family, just like he was good friends with the Kennedy family. Wiki says Bobby retained a fondness for him.

Susteren's sister is a Democrat & ran for the Senate.

I suspect Susteren is an independent. She most definitely is not a fascist. That term should be reserved for real fascists, IMO.

But what she is is a Scientologist, according to Wiki. That's a surprise. I wonder if she's bff's w/Tom Cruise.

[czarjak]

23. Know why Scientology was founded?

So Mormons could have a religion to make fun of.

[StrictlyRockers]

24. LMAO

I may use that joke.

[FakeNoose]

29. I know it's a joke, but

... on the other had we gotta stop calling "Scientology" a religion.

That's utter bullshit. The whole thing is a hoax, perpetrated by a fraud.
And now they get a tax write-off for "donations."

This is offensive to real religions, and members of real churches.

[malaise]

30. All religion is BS

pardon me

[FakeNoose]

31. Regardless, Scientology is not a religion

Don't mean to offend, but ...

[melman]

25. No

But it hardly seems relevant.

[Mike Nelson]

27. I wonder...

I'm sure Greta realizes Joe McCarthy was not a good man, but maybe not? Ann Coulter has tried to improve McCarthy's image. My guess is that Greta and her husband were really interested in making money... bigger paychecks with the news networks and Palins? The religion has me stumped, though... it seems to be so idiotic. People can have their own beliefs and it's fine with me what she wants to believe, but I don't understand Scientology and Greta... or Rachel Maddow & Greta...

[malaise]

32. Rachel's promotion of her

will remain a problem for me

[Mike Nelson]

35. Agree...

...still like, watch and think positively about Rachel - but there is a compartment where I put that little problem; it won't go away.

[cwydro]

33. He apparently broke ties with McCarthy over the communism

witch hunt.

[Vinca]

34. Kudos to you for digging up the obscure tidbit of the month. LOL.

That's something that wouldn't have occurred to me in a million years.