Meet Newt McCarthy
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talkpoliticsThis election is getting crazier by the day...
Newt Gingrich wants new House Un-American Activities Committee
Coming from the party of Freedom, this is rather rich.
I know, I know. The pretext here is: who wouldn't want to track down ISIS supporters and members? That'd be so un-American!
Except, it's a double-edged sword. Today it's ISIS. Tomorrow? Some America-based "patriotic" organization. The day after? Anyone who opposes the Party line? Haven't we watched this play before? Guilt by innuendo. Where have I heard this? Oh wait, yes. McCarthyism.
Such a step would set the stage for arbitrarily violating individual rights absent due process of law. It'd be unconstitutional. It'd be un-American, which is ironic, since the pretext here is to keep America safe.
Learning from history doesn't seem to be GOP's strong suit. Or at least Newt's. Which, given his training in his youth, is rather ironic.
He may've been instrumental to making Bill Clinton tougher, as one commenter recently said around here - but he sure has had those moments when he says something with the intent of sounding like a big thinker and being innovative, only to turn out he hasn't thought it through too well. He's not helping his party, either.
Newt Gingrich wants new House Un-American Activities Committee
Coming from the party of Freedom, this is rather rich.
I know, I know. The pretext here is: who wouldn't want to track down ISIS supporters and members? That'd be so un-American!
Except, it's a double-edged sword. Today it's ISIS. Tomorrow? Some America-based "patriotic" organization. The day after? Anyone who opposes the Party line? Haven't we watched this play before? Guilt by innuendo. Where have I heard this? Oh wait, yes. McCarthyism.
Such a step would set the stage for arbitrarily violating individual rights absent due process of law. It'd be unconstitutional. It'd be un-American, which is ironic, since the pretext here is to keep America safe.
Learning from history doesn't seem to be GOP's strong suit. Or at least Newt's. Which, given his training in his youth, is rather ironic.
He may've been instrumental to making Bill Clinton tougher, as one commenter recently said around here - but he sure has had those moments when he says something with the intent of sounding like a big thinker and being innovative, only to turn out he hasn't thought it through too well. He's not helping his party, either.
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