{"product_id":"slinging-mud-rude-nicknames-scurrilous-slogans-and-insulting-slang-from-two-centuries-of-american-politics-9780399536915","title":"Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of American Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo Centuries of Scandalous Rumors, Over-the-Top Insults, and Low-Down Slurs. \u003c\/b\u003e\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399536915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rosemarie Ostler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589890273461,"sku":"9780399536915","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0a06ebb4-2ab3-47bf-b466-e2f5e37e1723.jpg?v=1724733927","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/slinging-mud-rude-nicknames-scurrilous-slogans-and-insulting-slang-from-two-centuries-of-american-politics-9780399536915","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}