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Bush finally elected!

As fans of David Rees, the Onion and The Daily Show, we welcome the outcome of the 2004 presidential election. It's about time Bush was actually elected. We promise we won't make any more coup comments.

In the spirit of things, we've put together a list of classic works of fiction that we feel speak to the New American Century. Enjoy.

There's this thing called civilization. It's built of hopes and dreams. It's only an idea. It's not real. It's artificial. No one ever said it was real. It's not natural. No one ever said it was natural. It's built by the learning process; by trial and error. It breaks easily. No one said it couldn't fall to bits. And no one ever said it would last forever. — Graham Swift, Waterland

Checkpoint
By Nicholson Baker

A couple of guys sit around a room talking about creative ways of killing Dubya. Come on, who wouldn't want to see those flying saws in action?

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Libra
By Don DeLillo

Lee Harvey Oswald learned how to shoot in the U.S. army. There are many people in the U.S. army who are now learning to shoot in Iraq. See Dick run. Make sure to lead Dick when he's running.

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Mao II
By Don DeLillo

Remember the good old days of a kinder, gentler terrorism? DeLillo takes you back to when hip-hop meant Fear of a Black Planet, not Eminem telling people to vote.

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Assassins
By Stephen Sondheim

What could be better than a musical about lunatics who have assassinated or tried to assassinate American presidents? OK, Sweeney Todd is better, but hey, "Everyone's got the right to their dreams...."

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Teen Sniper
By Adam Johnson

Because the youth vote will make the difference!

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Trauma Plate
By Adam Johnson

Do you love your guns, God and government? Then this is the story for you. At least the guns part.

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V for Vendetta
By Alan Moore

A fascist government has taken over the country! And only one man is willing to fight for our freedom!

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The Handmaid's Tale
By Margaret Atwood

Attention bookstore staff: You may now, finally, move this book to the nonfiction section.

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Catch-22
By Joseph Heller

A crazy war that doesn't make any sense, outsourcing, corporatism run amok —Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton!

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Fight Club
By Chuck Palahniuk

Get out on the streets and do something! Fight the power! Change the system! Resist commercialization! Or, you know, just play the video game.

See also the end of the world.

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