Newt Gingrich praises Joe McCarthy...
And people wonder why we consider Newt to be a blithering idiot?
Today on CNN, Newt Gingrich applauded the central tenets of McCarthyism to justify his support for Rep. Michele Bachmanns (R-MN) baseless campaign to root out alleged Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. government. Host Wolf Blitzer singled out Bachmann target Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, telling Gingrich that its ridiculous to include her and that the whole thing reeks of McCarthyism. But the former House Speaker and Mitt Romney supporter wouldnt back down, praising McCarthyism for rooting out communists and defending Abedins inclusion in Bachmanns witch hunt. This State Department has been amazingly pro-Muslim Brotherhood, he said, American citizens have the right to have the Congress ask the question. [...]
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/08/08/662331/gingrich-mccarthyism-bachmann/