The devastating exposé of right-wing hysteria and hypocrisy that is Over the Cliff is getting more attention from across the blogosphere. First, The Left Coaster’s “paradox” reviewed the book, joining in on John Amato and David Neiwert’s indictment of conservative media figures as fanning the flames of resentment:

All through the course of Over the Cliff this crashing observation keeps hitting home, how utterly stupid Fox News thinks its human being audience is, the absolutely stunning contempt of any intelligence they have for any person they broadcast to.

[...] you [Fox] are extremely dangerous propagandists who think every American has no ability to think, in any form, or to perform the most elemental acts of reason. How incredibly stupid you think little people Americans are, how totally, completely wrong you are. Loyal tribal Republicans cover for you for other reasons, but everyone sees it and knows it.

How we, as Democrats of every persuasion and loyalty, react and deploy policy in the face of this sick opposition is of course the great blogtopia debate of our present time. Leaving that aside, it’s imperative for everyone to know the correct mental foundation for whatever one’s stance ultimately is cannot be reached without the complete comprehension of the truth in this book.

I’m an internet political junkie, I thought I knew what we were truly up against and I did not. The truth of this work must spread, buy it, read it, and finally act. The Gulf spill is but one of many calamities upon us, we must change. Quickly.

Meanwhile, Steve Levingston at the Washington Post includes Over the Cliff in his list of “flame-throwing political books” for the summer. While we (and, we believe, the authors) would respectfully disagree with this characterization, we appreciate the notice nonetheless. As a bonus, Levingston also mentions one of our forthcoming titles, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas’ American Taliban, due out in September.