02771cam a2200397 i 4500 1390521140 TxGeo 20240709120000.0 240412s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024012351 9781250621160 hbk. 125062116X hbk. (OCoLC)1442944028 TxGeo rda Conason, Joe, author. The longest con : how grifters, swindlers, and frauds hijacked American conservatism / Joe Conason ; foreword by George T. Conway III. First edition. New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2024. xi, 303 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The role model -- The profits of paranoia -- "Experts" and patrioteers -- The Wizard of Id -- Nixon's avaricious avengers -- Feeding the "conservative" hogs -- Profits (and prophets) without honor -- Let us prey -- Spilling the Tea Party -- How not to get rich quick (or cure cancer, ever) -- In very bad faith -- The King of the Con Men -- A predatory presidency -- Guns, walls, and the culture of impunity -- Is the big lie the biggest grift? Explores "the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But long before he appeared, Trump's path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. From the 'professional anti-communists' (whose tactics even J. Edgar Hoover despised) to the 'populist" grifters of the Tea Party movement and the religious charlatans of the 'prosperity gospel' (who provided a pious front for Trump), the right-wing ripoff has remained remarkably consistent, even as personalities change and new technologies emerge: stir up anger and resentment, demonize political opponents, promise vengeance, and collect donations from the gullible"-- Provided by publisher. 20240711. Trump, Donald 1946- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Conservatism United States History. Political corruption United States History. Right-wing extremists United States. Swindlers and swindling United States. Fraud Social aspects United States. Conway, George T., author of foreword. QS5