{"product_id":"slinging-mud-paperback-by-rosemarie-ostler","title":"Slinging Mud Paperback by Rosemarie Ostler","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eTarcher\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2011-09-06)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e240\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780399536915\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e203.69\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e18.8 x 14.02 x 1.6\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Centuries of Scandalous Rumors, Over-the-Top Insults, and  Low-Down Slurs. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe 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,\" wrote one outraged critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd so it has gone ever since. From the \u003ci\u003eKing Mob\u003c\/i\u003e label  denigrating Andrew Jackson to the \u003ci\u003ewingnut\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003elatte  liberal\u003c\/i\u003e tags of the past few years, every era has its share of  politically motivated insults. \u003ci\u003eSlinging Mud\u003c\/i\u003e gathers memorable  words and expressions from two centuries' worth of going negative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosemarie Ostler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Talk Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e and  \u003ci\u003eDewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers\u003c\/i\u003e. Ostler has also written  articles for the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post, Christian Science Monitor,  Futurist, Whole Earth, Writer's Digest, Writer, Elks Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,  Entrepreneur.com, and other media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553464045729,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780399536915","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780399536915.jpg?v=1781732206","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/slinging-mud-paperback-by-rosemarie-ostler","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}