The documentary examines the rise of the Tea Party movement and various right-wing militias that have formed in the wake of the 2008 election of President Obama.

Chris Matthews takes a break from Obama and the Gulf spill to offer a documentary history lesson on the new American right–and shows how little daylight there is between polite Washington conservatives and those on the fringe.

The White House can breathe a sigh of relief–at least for one night. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, host of Hardball, took leave from his recent assault on the Obama administration’s handling of the Gulf oil spill to return to a more familiar pastime: taking shots at the American right. [ READ MORE ]

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