I remember it well. That soul less creep would do anything to get re elected. He knew he needed an issue to get re elected, and he invented one. Red baiting was very popular in those days. Nixon pulled the same stunt to defeat his opponant in the California congressional race.

One thing I never understood, if our democracy is so superior to all other forms of government, why were we so afraid of an overthrow by a handful of communists?

Any competent therapist will tell you that the basis of all hatred is fear. Why were we so afraid? conditioning by our own governmen thats why. It's always easier to blame others than to solve the problem.

Doug, I am a liberal, and proud of it too. When I found out the truth about the Gulf of Tonkin non incident, a red herring for Lightbulb Johnson, Watergate, Iran-Contre, Arms for hostages, the invasion of Granada, the invasion of Panama etc. I have not trusted ANYTHING my leaders have told me. The thing is, they dont teach the whole truth in schools, you must dig into it yourself to find the truth.

Why hell, they are still teaching that Columbus discovered America when we all know it is not true! And, how about Washington and the cherry tree? pure fabrication, Lincoln walking three miles in bad weather to return a few pennies to some woman whom he overcharged, or the story that he read by the light of the fireplace, all rubbish.