Republicans compare Ron Johnson to Joe McCarthy: NYT

[DonViejo]

BY JUSTINE COLEMAN - 03/22/21 11:08 AM EDT

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is being compared by several conservatives to the late Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-Wis.), known for his communist witch hunt in the 1950s, according to a New York Times article published on Sunday.

The Republicans told the news outlet that Johnson’s promotion of false theories on the coronavirus, the COVID-19 vaccination efforts and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot remind them of Wisconsin’s infamous former senator, who in the 1940s and '50s publicly accused a number of government workers of being communists, leading to many losing their jobs.

Former Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who retired from Congress this year, told the newspaper that “Wisconsin voters love mavericks.”

“They really love mavericks — you go way back to Joe McCarthy,” he said. “They do love people who rattle the cage an awful lot and bring up topics that maybe people don’t want to talk about.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/news/544298-republicans-compare-ron-johnson-to-joe-mccarthy-nyt

[jcgoldie]

1. "mavericks"

Well thats a pretty complimentary way of referring to a complete moron.

[agingdem]

4. so Ron Johnson as a Joe McCarthy clone is a good thing???

Wisconsin .. have you no shame?

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Something that rhymes with 'icks'

[peggysue2]

3. So, Johnson is being compared to McCarthy . . .

Like that's a good thing?

This reminds me when Phyllis Schlafly insisted McCarthy had been unfairly tarnished by the Democratic Party, that in retrospect McCarthy was an American hero.

The rewrite continues.

[Archae]

5. Is it any wonder we call him Senselessbrainer?

We were really happy this SOB finally retired his fat ass.

[Midnight Writer]

6. The rehabilitation of Joe McCarthy has been ongoing on Hate Radio for some time now.

They argue that Tailgunner Joe was right all along, that our government was infiltrated with Communists, and Joe was the only one willing to stand up to the liberal outrage machine and drain the Deep State swamp.

[lagomorph777]

7. To them, that's a good thing?