{"id":40787,"date":"2025-04-19T13:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=40787"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:49:43","slug":"have-you-no-decency-mccarthy-american-experience-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/have-you-no-decency-mccarthy-american-experience-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHAVE YOU NO DECENCY?\u201d | MCCARTHY | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Have You No Decency?&quot; | McCarthy | American Experience | PBS\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svUyYzzv6VI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AmericanExperiencePBS\">American Experience | PBS<\/a>&nbsp;\u2022 Premiered Jan 2, 2020 Joseph Welch finally asked the question of McCarthy: \u201cHave you no decency, sir?\u201d MCCARTHY chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one thought he could win. Once in office, he declared that there was a vast conspiracy threatening America \u2014 emanating not from a rival superpower, but from within. Free of restraint or oversight, he conducted a crusade against those he accused of being enemies of the state, a chilling campaign marked by groundless accusations, bullying intimidation, grandiose showmanship and cruel victimization. With lawyer Roy Cohn at his side, he belittled critics, spinning a web of lies and distortions while spreading fear and confusion. After years in the headlines, he was brought down by his own excesses and overreach. But his name lives on linked to the modern-day witch hunt we call \u201cMcCarthyism.\u201d Learn more about MCCARTHY, including where to watch the film:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTFGUllFaHNiTEJNS0xIckZwMVJIbnRPMDFMQXxBQ3Jtc0trZ2NxZHNuNXBjNEpfelZYdDI2MlFBM3hoTGlQY3RsMWJfeHd4TWNNeDl4Z2JIcWhRX2d6NjlqU3hFM25DWEdCLUpBVUdGckZsVkdLRzVtUi1kNWt3alpkNUhpU2sxeHNRMHVnUElVUUhLdUlnSjNWNA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Famericanexperience%2Ffilms%2Fmccarthy%2F&amp;v=svUyYzzv6VI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/americanexper\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full documentary at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HYpCjapejL0?si=wNpFYHp5P6YCgKDE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HYpCjapejL0?si=wNpFYHp5P6YCgKDE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"header\">Key momentsView all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=svUyYzzv6VI&amp;t=302s\">Who said Have you no decency, sir?5:02<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People mentioned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>3 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYNzX5-gl6QvWmxsCuWXN5bBEROjKrJx3ayuR93xMQocmqj22a9kXQ1F8u1_tu\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Joseph R. McCarthy<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>American politician (1908\u20131957)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxuQDUGvHHKouIkDRoE3XloXQjdoT1FumKUEpNRrAxDHw9YWXlAYpeR_huSNW1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Roy Marcus Cohn<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>American lawyer (1927\u20131986)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaU3gSI1PCEg4DjbskdhsfTyacu6RyEwg8L2Qn2P6XplKIRf703f465ZCcqBf9\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Joseph Welch<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>American lawyer (1890\u20131960)<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Experience | PBS&nbsp;\u2022 Premiered Jan 2, 2020 Joseph Welch finally asked the question of McCarthy: \u201cHave you no decency, sir?\u201d MCCARTHY chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who came to power after a stunning victory in an election no one thought he could win&#8230;. <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/have-you-no-decency-mccarthy-american-experience-pbs\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40789,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40787\/revisions\/40789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}