The McCarthy Hearings

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       This page gives a brief summary of the McCarthy Hearings. In 1954, they were called the Army-McCarthy hearings because Senator McCarthy first targeted the military of having Communist ties. The McCarthy hearings also were the first ever televised hearings live in the U.S. With the hearings being televised, millions of people watched to see what would happen next. Most people started to hate McCarthy, his popularity dropped drastically which led to his loss of power. McCarthy accused Army Chief Counsel Joseph Welch's aide which led to Welch's famous reply: "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"                
        I would probably be listening like every other American to these hearings  get as upset as they. I would have gotten  so angry because this Senator all of a sudden said there were Communists in the government. The Russians were just as scared of us as we were scared of them. They wouldn't have tried to undermine the delicate balance between us. I really like how Mr. Welch finally stood up to McCarthy and said they were wrong.