In the speech "Communists in the State Department," McCarthy ends claiming this will end "only when the whole sorry mess of twisted warped thinkers are swept from the national scene so that we may have a new birth of national honesty and decency in government." Why is this ironic?
(Points : 2)

He wasn't honest throughout the whole process.

He was more interested in promoting himself than finding communists.

The "Red Scare" is remembered in history as a scam and a scandal.

all of the above

Question

In the speech "Communists in the State Department," McCarthy ends claiming this will end "only when the whole sorry mess of twisted warped thinkers are swept from the national scene so that we may have a new birth of national honesty and decency in government." Why is this ironic?
 (Points : 2)  
       
He wasn't honest throughout the whole process.

        
He was more interested in promoting himself than finding communists.

        
The "Red Scare" is remembered in history as a scam and a scandal.

        
all of the above

anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

lol?

mertsj · Answer

I'm pretty sure in these politically correct days that the answer would be all of the above.

anonymous · Answer

Aright that is what I thought after reading his speech... thank you!