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Originally Posted by JRutledge
McCarthy sullied the reputation of many people that were not guilty of anything other than what McCarthy thought was a moral issue (siding with communism). I do not recall many people being prosecuted for what McCarthy was accusing them of. And many of the people McCarthy brought to congress were not guilty of anything, but they paid a price with their reputation and are not very different than what is taking place in this report.
I am sorry, but I do not see much of a difference.
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Wow. You don't?
McCarthy used the full force of the government to attempt to prosecute people for what they thought...not for what they did. McCarthy tried to deprive people of making a livelihood forever for this.
Mitchell investigated, at the direction of the players' employer, behavior (actions taken) that was either illegal or against "company policy" at the time of the behavior and to identify those involved. Mitchell recommended against taking away the players' ability to make the livelihood from baseball.
McCarthy kept secret his "sources" and deprived those who he accused of the opporutnity to refute the accusations prior to putting them "on trial" in front of his committee.
Mitchell named his sources throughout his investigation and advised all those who he named of the accusations and the evidence and provided them an opportunity to address those prior to finishing his report.
Anyone confusing the Mitchell report with McCarthyism does not understand one or the other or both.