| #1236401 in Books | 2011-09-06 | 2011-09-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.40 x.63 x5.52l,.45 | File type: PDF | 240 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Good & Fun Read As we head into another presidential ...|By Lee Thompson|Good & Fun Read
As we head into another presidential election, the takeaway is elections today are really on the tame side compared to years past. Sure, today the Internet brings us the good, bad and ugly but the author, Rosemarie Ostler, lets us know that the mud and slime dates back Geor
Two Centuries of Scandalous Rumors, Over-the-Top Insults, and Low-Down Slurs.
We bemoan the loss of civility in public discourse these days, but mudslinging is an American tradition as old as the republic. Not everyone admired the Father of Our Country. President Washington's enemies called him a cheapskate, a hyena, a horse beater, a spoiled child, and a tyrannical monster, among other epithets. "You are utterly incapable to steer the political ship," wr...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of American Politics | Rosemarie Ostler.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
