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A witty look at Tea Parties and the reactionaries that is both funny and frightening. It explores how it overtook the conservative movement after Obama became president. The book helps readers make sense of the chaos in the media and offers ideas for bringing a stop to it and help make America sane again
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 by mainstream-media figures like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Lou Dobbs—is accompanied by a wave of lethal right-wing threats and violence. They carefully expose the bias of Fox News contributors Neil Cavuto, Greta, Van Susteren, et al, and political opportunists like Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich.
The book explores the main drivers of this descent into madness the extremist Radical Right and the longtime Republican willingness—dating back to Nixon, but refined in more recent years by Lee Atwater and his acolytes—to engage in a divisive politics of resentment, both racial and cultural.
It takes a critical look at how Tea Party provocateurs like Dick Armey and his Freedom Works organization that take huge contributions from big money interests like former presidential candidate Steve Forbes that are willing to turn a blind eye to bigots, birthers and neo-John Birchers. The book demonstrates how the Tea Party is the true face of the Republican Party.
"John Amato and David Neiwert have produced a book that should stay on the shelves for 50 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 millennium. As a record of what is happening to American conservatism in the year 2010, 'Over the Cliff' is unmatched" -- Rick Perlstein, author of 'The Invisible Bridge The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan"
"If you want to understand the forces behind the extreme demonization of President Obama and the assault on progressive America, look no further than 'Over the Cliff'. With witty analysis and thorough investigative reporting, Amato and Neiwert provide a definitive chronicle of the far right's rapid movement from paranoia to outright violence." -- Max Blumenthal, author of 'Goliath Life and Loathing in Greater Israel'
The authors propose simple ways ordinary Americans can help stop the descent into blind opposition for it own sake. They suggest that news audiences demand accountability by from their sources by critically commenting on their Web site and to their editors or producers. They write “confronting the media malfeasance that makes rightwing populism possible is only an important first step in meeting the challenges posed by the rise of this political pathology in American life. Ultimately, it means confronting the movement and its leaders, particularly in their embrace of conspiracy theories, falsehoods, scapegoating, and vicious eliminationist rhetoric.”
Over The Cliff How Obama Election Drove the American Right Insane edition by John Amato David Neiwert Politics Social Sciences eBooks
I have no complaints about the content of the book. I thought I had been made aware of the most egregious examples of the Professional Right's noise machine. However, this book had dozens of examples of which I was previously unaware and I found those examples nothing short of vile. If you're looking for lots of fact-rich content detailing the Right's pseudo-hysteria, this book has lots of examples for you to use.Still, I found the organization of the book to be distracting. One topic seemed to veer off into a side tangent, with another tangent, and then another, with little warning or explanation. Personally, I would have preferred some sort of overarching organization instead of the scattershot approach used by the authors.
I also prefer my fact-based content to come with citations, you know, within the book itself. That is not the case here. The paperbook comes with an insert which tells me that the source notes are available online with a web address. But I don't understand why the authors or the editors couldn't have simply used footnotes like any other compilation of facts.
Had the organization or the citations been better for me, I would have rated it higher.
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Over The Cliff How Obama Election Drove the American Right Insane edition by John Amato David Neiwert Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews
Excellent takedown of how the right wing responded to a black man in the White House with utter insanity.
I never thought that I would write the feature line above about the radical right, but in this case it is true. While not exactly keeping his cool, he is one of the tamer and more level headed of a group on a certain network that consists of talking heads that see conspiracies everywhere, claim that we are being taking down the road to Marxism....no wait, that's fascism....or hold on, it may be communism. In reality they don't really know where the country is headed....it just isn't good.
That is the short version of what is contained in this excellent book. The authors lay out the players on the radical right, what their agendas are and how they go about duping the people. It is written in concise language and uses quotes from the various pundits (and politicians) own mouths to demonstrate the dishonesty that is going on.
Sadly, I am afraid this book may be preaching to the choir. The far right radical nut jobs are not going to read this book and see themselves, and most other sane people already know that the far fringe is frothing at the mouth. Still an excellent read that should be read by all middle of the road and independent to see how one side is trying to hijack the country. It helps separate the wheat from the chaff on a number of issues.
I've now tried twice to write a review, and at the end of the day I feel very conflicted about recommending this book because I have not researched the other side.
The book leaves you feeling a little that you should, because it was very limited in what it presented. I don't feel that my mind has been made up for me, but at the same time I can't help but wonder IF it really is so dramatic.
So just very quickly
- great page turner,
- excellent use of quotation from events,
- rather impartial conveying of the events which is followed up with what feels like rather unbiased analysis.
Probably aimed at the choir more than anything, but interesting read for bystanders (such as myself). Clearly if the sub title doesn't appeal to you, this book isn't for you. If you enjoy a book about politics that has a "stranger than fiction" bend, while actually dealing with quite a bad (alarming) situation, this is probably for you. If you are a left wing activists already this won't change much, but it may inspire you to make your voice heard.
A really good read, and hopefully will make you think, because the USA are influential enough that pretty much most of the western world should care what's happening in their government.
I saw the uproar and outrageous reactions that some American have had to the Obama administration from the beginning. This is not the first time that this has happened. We saw this during the Clinton administration when people were just positive that we were all headed for a one world government where our guns would be taken from us, barcodes would be tattooed on the back of out necks and we would all have to read the Communist Manifesto. So did anyone really expect it to be any different with the Obama administration?
According to Amato and Neiwart it has gotten even worse! They argue that the rhetoric of the right wing has been ratcheted up to a whole new level. This is due to three reasons
1. The power and influence of Fox News, which serves more as a clearinghouse for conservative ideas rather than a news organization.
2. The rapid communication ability that the fringe right has gained from the Internet that allows than to spread their ideas wider and faster.
3. The fact that the President is black and has an unusual name. (This is the one that people seem to like to avoid talking about).
The book makes a strong case and provides plenty of evidence through quotes of how alarming right wing rhetoric has been ratcheted up in the past few years. The book spends a lot of time on Glenn Beck and in light of recent events this dates it a little bit. I think that it would have been more effective to focus on the larger patterns at Fox News and the connections between it and all the rightwing thinks tanks and donors. I would also have liked to see a critique of the mainstream media's reluctance to challenge theses outlets. While it is mentioned there is no deep analysis of this. Despite these shortcomings Over the Cliff is still an informative and entertaining book. But like many books like this I fear that it will only be preaching to the choir.
Despite being a compilation of much information, it's not well written. Chapter's ramble and are repetitive. Disappointing.
I have no complaints about the content of the book. I thought I had been made aware of the most egregious examples of the Professional Right's noise machine. However, this book had dozens of examples of which I was previously unaware and I found those examples nothing short of vile. If you're looking for lots of fact-rich content detailing the Right's pseudo-hysteria, this book has lots of examples for you to use.
Still, I found the organization of the book to be distracting. One topic seemed to veer off into a side tangent, with another tangent, and then another, with little warning or explanation. Personally, I would have preferred some sort of overarching organization instead of the scattershot approach used by the authors.
I also prefer my fact-based content to come with citations, you know, within the book itself. That is not the case here. The paperbook comes with an insert which tells me that the source notes are available online with a web address. But I don't understand why the authors or the editors couldn't have simply used footnotes like any other compilation of facts.
Had the organization or the citations been better for me, I would have rated it higher.
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