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In reply to the discussion: Bachmann ties Ellison to Muslim Brotherhood [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)clip; I never get tired of it. It shows what just one courageous person with balls, unafraid to finally stand up to what everyone else knows is ridiculous but is too afraid to say it, can really do. Had it not been for Welch, God alone knows how much more damage and ruining of lives McCarthy would have wrought. Funny thing is, Welch's action turned the tide, as it gave everyone else the courage to start saying the same things and finally McCarthy was stopped. Welch is a hero as far as I'm concerned, especially since he well knew that there was a very real possibility of serious repercussions for him.
I cannot believe that we are starting to see the same shit, sixty years later, in 2012, for God's sake. We need to stop this NOW before it gets any further and the witchhunt ball really gets rolling.