The Tea Party People’s History

Alex Pareene’s new book, “A Tea People’s History” is the real story of America, as told by a person who wasn’t there but who has watched a lot of Glenn Beck.

1. Chapter 2: THE REVOLUTION

2. Chapter 3: THE CONSTITUTION

Excerpt from the book:

The Constitution was written with 74 essential guiding principles in mind, based on the principles of Natural Law as laid out by Polybius, Cicero, Thomas Hooker, Coke, Montesquieu, Blackstone, John Locke, Adam Smith, Moses and Jesus. Some of them include:

Principle 6: All Men are created (by God) equal (before God).
Principle 7: The proper role of government is to protect equal rights, not special rights for cross-dressing Wiccans with ADHD and “the differently abled” and every other interest group under the sun.
Principle 10: Property rights are the most important inalienable right of all.
Principle 17: If anything ever goes wrong, it is not because of any flaws in the Constitution or with the Founders.
Principle 20: In fact, if something goes wrong, it is because America has strayed from the original glorious divinely inspired mission of the Founders.
Principle 21: But it’s OK, because they predicted that would happen.

3. Chapter 6: THE CIVIL WAR

4. Chapter 9: IN WHICH THINGS HUM ALONG NICELY UNTIL ROOSEVELT LAUNCHES A WAR AGAINST CAPITALISM

5. Chapter 11: THE HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE ‘60s

6. Chapter 12: RONALD REAGAN