Bunch, Will

The backlash : right-wing radicals, hi-def hucksters, and paranoid politics in the age of Obama / Will Bunch. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, c2010. - xiii, 354 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Cassandra of lower Delaware -- The incredible story of how Obama lost in 2008 -- The Becklash -- Fear and loathing at Knob Creek -- A revolution of no -- Phoenix in the ashes -- The Broun identity -- The Nashville predators -- Hugewadsofmoney.com -- "Pop" -- The battle of Waterloo -- Orlando magic.

Bunch reveals the secrets he sees behind the crusade against Obama, exploring how forces like radical militia groups, the Tea Party, pro-gun zealots, and Glenn Beck have combined old-fashioned populist outrage with digital-age phobias to produce a wave of resentment that many have ridden straight to the bank.

0061991716 9780061991714

2010294615


Obama, Barack.


Political culture--History--United States--21st century.
Radicalism--History--United States--21st century.
Conservatism--History--United States--21st century.


United States--Politics and government--2009-

002 E 907 / B942b 2010

973.932092