{"product_id":"9780740789656","title":"449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said","description":"\u003cp\u003eAm I different? Yeah. Deep down, you know you want to wear wider bottoms; you're just not secure enough. . . . Do I do my hair with a weed whacker? I admit it. --Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio, 1985-2002)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupposedly some of our brightest speakers, politicians say some pretty stupid things. Members of America's major political parties put out a roaring stream of downright dumb comments, pronouncements, and observations. For proof, look no further than Ted Rueter's \u003ci\u003e449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said\u003c\/i\u003e includes subjects ranging from cloning and federal spending to foreign affairs and kissing. Asked what he and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair have in common, President George W. Bush remarked, Well, we both use Colgate toothpaste. According to then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, If you set aside Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the safety record of nuclear energy is really very good.; Rueter catches the best of the best, whether the gaffes came from Bob Dole, Trent Lott, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Strom Thurmond. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126327886064,"sku":"9780740789656","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780740789656_p0.jpg?v=1763633178","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780740789656","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}