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Entry: Stan Should Have Seen It Coming Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/stan_should_have_seen_it_coming#15230 Post contents: You woote: “The question I would pose to these old-timers, who have clung to the movement and even taken neoconservative funding over the years, is why they believe their anti-Communist militancy should count for more than their years of truckling to the neoconservatives…Such writing is, among other things, a rite of self-justification, but the people who publish them were in some cases not equally courageous in standing up to the leftist invasion of their movement in the 1980s.” Yes, you’ve hit the nail on the head on this issue. I might suggest that it was MONEY that really charged the sellout of these old time conservatives that let the neo-cons and ex-leftists like “Rotten” Radosh or Kristol take over the conservative movement, with the money provided by the CEO classes. Interesting observation (which I agree with btw) that “anti-fascism” back then---and even today---meant communist sympathizer, or leftist. Also, it’s amazing that McCarthy---the hero of conservatives---had the notorious and evil homosexual Roy Cohn, as an intimate. And why don’t you mention Bobby Kennedy who was also on his staff, competing with Roy Cohn for McCarthy’s favor. Of course, after McCarthy’s fall, Bobby Kennedy later got in lockstep with the liberals/leftists, and pimped his career fighting “organized crime”, another ludicrous event given the fact that Joe Kennedy made his fortune in part with cooperation with the mafia, and both JFK and Bobby had ties to them throughout their careers. Sent at: 2008 05 16