Review of
Crazy Sh*t Presidents Said: The Most
Surprising, Shocking, and Stupid Statements from George Washington to Barack
Obama, by Robert Schnakenberg ISBN 9780762444533
Five out of five stars
Surprising sometimes, but not always
Presidents are
still basically human and often make statements that are not well thought out.
That is really not the case with these quotes. Nearly all appear to have been
thought out before they were stated. Some conform to the common perception of
that particular president, while others are in sharp contrast to how they
appear in history.
Some of the
comments, specifically those where one president is speaking about another and
his performance in office, are basically normal political speech. Abraham
Lincoln, who prosecuted a war that ended slavery in the United States, said
some rather disturbing things about black people. It seems clear that he
considered them inferior to whites, his advocacy seems to have stopped after
making sure they were no longer property.
A quick read
into the minds of the American presidents from Washington through Obama, this book
is a collection of some of the most controversial utterances made by American
presidents.
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