I know. Mccarthy was demonized by the political Left of the day, the biggest issue then was that there was no counter-media to put the opposing "conservative" opinion out. It was CBS's Edward R. Murrow who, at the time was a "hero" to many American's for his "on the scene" reporting from London during the German Blitzkreg in WWII. His bashing of McCarthy as a Right Winger was what turned the popular opinion against McCarthy. And it became very intense when McCarty pointed out Murrow's hard Left ( socialist) leanings.