For an alleged conservative George Will is quite the revisionist
the ADA was considered a Communist orgainization when it was founded
those on the right could spot a Moscow commie like Hubert Humphrey a mile a way
My parents were both active in the ADA and they were not cheered on by the right wing, rather they were slandered frequently by politicians and the media and targets for every crank caller and death threat mailer in the area
The FBI opened an investigation of my father that existed for several years in the 50s according to FOIA documents

Even if George F (s)Will was not a notorious liar, the Democrats do not need advice from his ilk

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