At the Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack Jobs and Whitey-Whiteness of the New Republican Right... and Why We Should Take It Seriously

by Laura Flanders

Book Overview

In the wake of the midterm elections, the Tea Party has gone from a well-funded, media-savvy, fringe group to become the new kids in the class of the 2010 Congress. Their presence is unpredictable and potentially explosive. Sarah Palin, widely credited with major influence on Tuesday's vote, is now set up for a 2012 presidential run. Tea partiers Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Dan Coats now sit in the Senate alongside the GOP's new poster boy, Marco Rubio...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935928236
• ISBN13: 9781935928232
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: OR Books
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.