Wingnuts : extremism in the age of Obama / John Avlon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avlon, John P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Right and left (Political science).

Radicals--United States.

Radicals.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Beast Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What's a wingnut? It's someone on extreme edge of the political spectrum?the professional polarizers and the unhinged activists, the hardcore haters and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide us instead of unite us. And they've hijacked American politics.In this new, updated edition, Wingnuts examines the outbreak of extremism in Obama era. Demagogues always do well during economic downturns and the fiscal collapse that preceded the election of America's first black president proved to be a combustible combination. Chronicling

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; A WINGNUT GLOSSARY; 1: INTRODUCING THE WINGNUTS; 2: A BRIEF HISTORY OF EXTREMISM IN AMERICA; 3: THE RISE OF THE TEA PARTY; 4: OBAMA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME; 5: THE BIRTH OF WHITE-MINORITY POLITICS; 6: PARTISAN MEDIA: POLARIZING FOR PROFIT; 7: SARAH PALIN AND THE LIMBAUGH BRIGADES; 8: RINOs AND DINOs: HUNTING FOR HERETICS; 9: THE BIG LIE: BIRTHERS AND TRUTHERS; 10: THE HATRIOTS: ARMED AND DANGEROUS; 11: THE KAMIKAZE CAUCUS; 12: CONCLUSION: HOW TO TAKE AMERICA BACKFROM THE LUNATIC FRINGE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-9912476-1-2