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My favorite episodes of the “Little Rascals” were the ones with the “He-man Woman Haters Club.” No matter how badly Darla wanted in, she couldn’t break into the all-boy club. If Darla is around today and wants to join a club, there’s one that is taking applications for membership every day. It’s the “Bush Haters Club.” Animosity toward political opponents is nothing new. In the 1800 presidential race, Thomas Jefferson’s supporter’s claimed that John Adams had ordered a military officer to London to bring back four girls to serve as his mistresses. Adams’ supporters in turn accused Jefferson of being...

Fri 21 Nov 2003 2:10pm (UK) Real Bush 'At Odds with Media Caricature' By Chris Moncrieff, PA News US President George Bush is “totally at odds” with his media image, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell said today. Mr Campbell, an opponent of the war with Iraq, spoke out on the ePolitix website about his discussions with the President during the state visit. He said that they discussed directly issues such as Iraq, the Middle East, Guantanamo Bay, Kyoto and trade sanctions. “He is personally extremely engaging. He has a well-developed sense of humour, is self-deprecating and when he...