McCarthy pulls out a sheet of paper he claims has the names of 205 people working in the State Department who are all Communists. He tells the audience that these names have all been brought to the attention of the Secretary of State and he knowingly refuses to do anything to address Communist activity in our own State Department.
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That word doesn't mean what you think it means. But that's okay, it can't be offended by you, because it's dead.
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My Dear Governor.

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However, I've noticed that you are currently finding it difficult to decide upon your next course of action. This is why I am writing to you: To sound you out on my proposal about how to resolve this situation.
When I went to find my sister's grave, I didn't expect tot get a lesson in my family's dysfunction.
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