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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2019, 09:59 PM Jun 2019

Beschloss tweet: Truman CRUSHES Joe McCarthy in scathing telegram!

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Tailgunner Joe got his ass shot off!

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Beschloss tweet: Truman CRUSHES Joe McCarthy in scathing telegram! (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 OP

Sadly, this was not sent, meaning McCarthy remained unscathed at that time. Too bad. Hekate Jun 2019 #1

Aw shit... Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #3

What a fantastic letter by HST! And how good of Michael Beschloss to reveal it. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #2

Imagine the letter Truman would write to Trump sop Jun 2019 #4

Pretty much the same! Grokenstein Jun 2019 #6

Kick dalton99a Jun 2019 #5

On the other hand... czarjak Jun 2019 #7

Give 'em hell, Harry! Martin Eden Jun 2019 #8

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

1. Sadly, this was not sent, meaning McCarthy remained unscathed at that time. Too bad.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 10:02 PM

Jun 2019

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

3. Aw shit...

Reply to Hekate (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 10:03 PM

Jun 2019

Well, at least we know now!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts)

2. What a fantastic letter by HST! And how good of Michael Beschloss to reveal it.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 10:03 PM

Jun 2019

I'm lol'ing!

And applauding!

sop

(10,193 posts)

4. Imagine the letter Truman would write to Trump

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 11:08 PM

Jun 2019

Grokenstein

(5,725 posts)

6. Pretty much the same!

Reply to sop (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 01:00 AM

Jun 2019

Just change "senator" to "president" and switch "telegram" to "Twitter feed" and the important part works just as well. Trump works to discredit the US Government, his approach is untrue and insolent, and he has demonstrated conclusively that he is unfit.