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Bring Back HUAC

Published December 1, 2008, 4:52 pm, Scoop.co.nz

In the last week I've seen two more films that have left me wanting a Senator with the kahunas to reinstate HUAC and root out the Hollywood writers, actors and studio execs guilty of wholly un-American activities.

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