How to survive the next four years...

[flygal]

http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2004/11/04/thurs/index.html

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Recipe for survival: The exit polls may have called the election wrong, but the prescient folks at Random House's Villard imprint apparently didn't. The publisher has announced that it will rush to stores next week a book called "250 Ways to Make It Through the Next Four Years Without Misunderestimating the Dangers Ahead, and Other Subliminable Stategeries," by Gene Stone.

The paperback, which will retail for $9.95 and hit stores on Nov. 9, aims to be humorous, yes, but serious too, because, according to a press release, "after another Bush victory, you are less likely to find as much relief from the subject/verb disagreement, the invented words, and the general bizarreness of Dubya's speech and thoughts ... So most importantly, 'The Bush Survival Bible' is an essential guide to help you cope and fight back. This upbeat, forward-thinking, realistic book shows you how to channel your anger in a positive direction."

The book will offer advice on everything from how to get involved in local politics and join change-oriented groups to how to deal with "Post-Election-Stress Disorder (PESD)" to where to defect, including " details about visas to welcoming countries that Bush hopefully won't bomb." And if all else fails, the book points out that things could be worse: At least we didn't elect Ivan the Terrible, Pol Pot or ... Alan Keyes.