Over the Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane
"John Amato and David Neiwart have produced a book that should stay on shelves for years---long enough to remind us that at least some people understood the strange and vile energies consuming the social contract at the beginning of the third mellenium. As a record of what is happening to American conservatism in the year 2010, Over the Cliff is unmatched." Rick Perlstein, author of Nexonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America" "If you want to understand the forces behind...
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A witty look at—and an explanation of—the far-right craziness that overtook the conservative movement after Obama became president. Compiling example after example, the editors of Crooks and Liars, a popular blog, examine the torrent of right-wing kookery—the eager willingness of conservatives to fervently believe things that are provably false—and its ramifications both for our national discourse and our national well-being. The authors show how this outlandish, overheated rhetoric – generated in large part by mainstream-media figures like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Lou Dobbs – is accompanied by a wave of lethal right-wing violence and threatening behavior.
Foreword Digby1 It's the End of the World as They Know It 12 Into the Abyss 213 Reaping the Whirlwind 484 Bloodying the Shirt 835 Mad Hatters and March Hares 1116 Right-Wing Populism and the Politics of Resentment 1557 Fox's War on the White House 1768 The Brakes Fail 2229 The Only Thing We Have to Fear 247Index 273About the Authors 285
