At the Tea Party

Just published by OR Books At the Tea Party presents a lively and informed expose of this explosive new force in American politics. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Read these pages and you will come to understand the coalition of anti-abortion pro-gun advocates who comprise the tea parties' shock troops. You will discover what MSNBC contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Going Rouge editors Rich Kim and Betsy Reed have to say about the racism homophobia and sexism that fuels the tea party fizz. You will follow the money that flowed from the shadowy organizations of the super rich to pay for the ads that won the races. You will learn about the unscrupulous gold-peddlers who are virtually the sole underwriters of Glenn Beck's Fox News show. And you will get the up-close-and personal scoop on movement's biggest stars - Sarah from Wasilla and the mercurial crying clown Glenn Beck.