Syracuse Sucked In The 1950's
Today's Dick Case column in the Post Standard has some follow up about Syracuse's connections to Sen. Joe McCarthy. The second part of his multi-topic column details Syracuse's part in the Red Scare witchhunts:
1) The Post-Standard caved in and published a retraction to an anti-McCarthy piece that ran in the paper.
2) McCarthy's local lawyer in his actions against the newspaper was an ex-mayor of Syracuse,
3) The target of Texas folk-hero John Henry Faulk's lawsuit for redbaiting slander was a prominent Syracuse businessman.
Add to all this the virulent racism of Syracuse sports fans of that era, such as the Chief's ugly trash talking of Jackie Robinson and the brutal atmosphere at the NBA's Nats games and the conclusion is inescapable:
Syracuse sucked in the 1950's!
1) The Post-Standard caved in and published a retraction to an anti-McCarthy piece that ran in the paper.
2) McCarthy's local lawyer in his actions against the newspaper was an ex-mayor of Syracuse,
3) The target of Texas folk-hero John Henry Faulk's lawsuit for redbaiting slander was a prominent Syracuse businessman.
Add to all this the virulent racism of Syracuse sports fans of that era, such as the Chief's ugly trash talking of Jackie Robinson and the brutal atmosphere at the NBA's Nats games and the conclusion is inescapable:
Syracuse sucked in the 1950's!
