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Monday Quick Fix 6 (Nov. 29, 2004)


Seems Oliver Stone's "Alexander the Not So Good" is floppin' big-time at the box office, and the trendy left critics are blaming the religious right and homophobia. I kid you not. Stone's Alexander is as gay as the '90s -- 1890s, that is -- and critics are saying that's why America ate turkey instead of seeing one. Aussie blogger Chrenkoff -- he of the "Good News from Iraq" reports -- disses the movie critics here.

Photo Fix: Colin Farrell, as the bisexual Alexander the Great, reviews the troops in Oliver Stone's megaflop.

1. Political 'Toon Fix: Paul Nowak here, Wayne Stayskal here, and Henry Payne here.

2. Humor Fix: "Did you watch the big Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade? It takes 54 people to work the giant balloons with tethers. It’s the same way they get Michael Moore into his pants" -- Jay Leno.

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here, This Day in Music here, Today's Birthdays here, and Positive Quote here.

4. Top of the News Fix: Dubya picks Latino Carlos Gutierrez (photo) for his Cabinet here, Supreme Court refuses to hear gay marriage case here, Poll: Most oppose high court life tenure here, 'National Treasure' claims box office crown again here, and Nearly 100 whales, dolphins commit mass beach suicide here.

5. Politics '06 Fix: Remember Daschle! will be the battle cry in 2006 as Republicans set their sights on Democratic senators representing Red States where Dubya won big, including Nebraska, here.

6. Opinion Fix: John Fund/Wall Street Journal (Will D's steal Washington governorship), Dick Morris/New York Post (What's not Dubya's mandate), Rich Lowry/National Review (Absurd intel reform bill), Chuck Colson/BreakPoint (C.S. Lewis's prophecy), and John Leo/U.S. News & World Report (Over the Top awards).



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.