DBWI: Did you hear McCarthy last night?

(OOC: Most of the rest of the world is as OTL, so don't start making up crazy stuff)

Man, this guy, he really is just insane. Here we are stuck in this 'Cold War' with the Russians, and this guy comes on TV raving about how Capitalism and "The backwards and self destructive institution of Christianity that has poisoned this nation's inherently Atheistic and Socialist Constitution" will lead America to destruction.

I've heard him on the radio before, but this is the first time I've seen him on TV. He really does look crazy, ranting about how "the glorious Marxist revolution" will soon sweep over the US and "expel all the corrupt Capitalist pigs and religious zealots in Washington". He claims there are Communist spies waiting all throughout the Federal Government to launch a coup.

It's probably all bullshit, but it is kind of scary at the same time. What do you guys think? Why do they even allow this nutjob to spew his pro-Communist rantings on public television?
 
Father McCarthy is just following in the tradition of Father Coughlin with his Populist Quasi-Socialist radio, and recently, television show.

(OOC: I'm guessing this WI is still set in the 1950s)
 
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Father McCarthy is just following in the tradition of Father Coglin with his Populist Quasi-Socialist radio, and recently, television show.

(OOC: I'm guessing this WI is still set in the 1950s)

OOC: Yeah, it is. Though, what's with the 'Father' McCarthy? I've clearly established him as an Atheist...
 
Father McCarthy is just following in the tradition of Father Coughlin with his Populist Quasi-Socialist radio, and recently, television show.

(OOC: I'm guessing this WI is still set in the 1950s)


Coughlin was a fascist and never supporter socialism although he did initially support the New Deal.
 
I think he got on because of the equal time rule. I heard that McCarthy was only put on TV because some commentator said something negative about his radio show. So the networks had to let the mad red speak.

sorry if I'm wrong on that.
 
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