From the moment a Founding Father first asked for a vote, politicians have been saying dumb stuff. From George Washington to George Bush (both of them!) right on to present-day pundits like Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, and Hillary Clinton, political leaders can always be counted on to say funny, exasperating, and nonsensical things, often unintentionally. In Sh*t Politicians Say , Jesse Ventura shares the most entertaining and disturbing "thoughts" from his political brethren, including these winners: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." --Donald Trump "I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself." --Ronald Reagan "I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.

" --Arnold Schwarzenegger "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle "A zebra does not change its spots." --Al Gore "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got." --Richard Nixon "Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war." --former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office." --George W.

Bush From bigoted statements to outright lies . flip-flopping to just TMI, Sh*t Politicians Say will provide readers with a welcome respite from the presidential campaigns.