John Amato
Author of Over the Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane
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When Obama was elected, I was feeling pretty optimistic. I knew that the conservative lawmakers tried to block everything he did. But I didn't know (till I read this book) that there was an organized effort from the right to shut down public forums by shouting down the speakers before they could even get started. Many brought weapons of war and insisted they were engaged with free speech and second amendment rights -- so what's the problem? The speaker often had to escape out the back door to safety.
Highly recommended, to learn what was happening in 2010 as a chilling prelude to current events.… (more)