From the moment a Founding Father first asked for a vote, politicians have been saying dumb stuff. From George Washington to George Bush (both of them!) right on to present-day pundits like Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, and Hillary Clinton, political leaders can always be counted on to say funny, exasperating, and nonsensical things, often unintentionally. In Sh*t Politicians Say, Jesse Ventura shares the most entertaining and disturbing āthoughtsā from his political brethren, including these winners:
āThe concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.ā āDonald Trump
āI am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.ā āRonald Reagan
āI think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.ā āArnold Schwarzenegger
āI love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.ā āDan Quayle
āA zebra does not change its spots.ā āAl Gore
āPeople have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, Iām not a crook. Iāve earned everything Iāve got.ā āRichard Nixon
āDeath has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.ā āformer Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
āIāll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.ā āGeorge W. Bush
From bigoted statements to outright lies . . . flip-flopping to just TMI, Sh*t Politicians Say will provide readers with a welcome respite from the presidential campaigns.