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“The forthcoming President Bush aviator doll is a satirist’s dream. But are Americans still too frightened to laugh at their leader?” — David Hyde, Salon
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“The forthcoming President Bush aviator doll is a satirist’s dream. But are Americans still too frightened to laugh at their leader?” — David Hyde, Salon