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Thread #114510 Message #2444715
Posted By: John on the Sunset Coast
19-Sep-08 - 01:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rosenbergs, Julius was a spy
Subject: RE: BS: Rosenbergs, Julius was a spy
Riginslinger, "And Ronald Reagan...did name names, and...did very well."
It is factually incorrect that Reagan named names before HUAC in 1947. He did speak out forcefully against communism in Hollywood, as President of SAG. I checked over twenty sites from Google, but did not find any testimony where he actually 'peached on his fellows.
I offer this in the spirit of historical accuracy, only, not necessarily as a defense of HCUA (the proper acronym.)
One actor, now deceased, and whom I enjoyed much, did name names. I will not mention him, out of deference to my brother who was a friend of one of this actor's sons. The actor later went on to great fame.