“"McCarthyism" means pointing out positions taken by liberals that are unpopular with the American people. As former President Bush said, "Liberals do not like me talking about liberals." The reason they sob about the dark night of fascism under McCarthy is to prevent Americans from ever noticing that liberals consistently attack their own country.”

— Ann Coulter

2003, Treason : Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism (2003)

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