mccarthy: i refer to the record, mr. chairman...to the news story on that.
welch: mr. chairman. under these circumstances, i must myself have something approaching a personal privilege.
mundt: you may have, sir --
welch: senator mccarthy, i did not know, senator -- senator, sometimes you say may i have your attention --
mccarthy: i'm listening....
welch: may i have your attention?
mccarthy: i can listen with one ear and talk with --.
welch: no, this time, sir, i want you to listen with both. senator mccarthy, i think until this moment --
mccarthy: -- good. just a minute. jim, jim, will you get the news story to the effect that this man belongs to the -- to this communist front organization....
welch: i will tell you that he belonged to it.
mccarthy: jim, will you get the citation, one of the citations showing that this was the legal arm of the communist party, and the length of time that he belonged, and the fact that he was recommended by mr. welch. i think that should be in the record....
welch: senator, you won't need anything in the record when i finish telling you this. until this moment, senator, i think i never really gauged your cruelty, or your recklessness. fred fisher is a young man who went to the