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Quick Fix 6 (5/30/05)

In the too little, too late dept., the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to consider Terri Schiavo's (shown above before she suffered her brain-damaging malady) case again. Meanwhile, Terri, a disabled woman whom the media has portrayed incorrectly as being in a persistent vegetative state, continues to fight for life after 13 days without food or water. Think of the enormity of that. Thirteen days. If you did this to an animal, you'd be thrown in jail for cruelty. F'shame. For the latest on the judicial execution of Terri Schiavo, click here.

1. Political 'Toon Fix: Gary Varvel (Terri Schiavo), Bill Schorr (Michael Jackson), and Mike Luckovich (Tom DeLay).

2. Humor Fix: "To mark Good Friday last week, several Catholic devotees in the Philippines allowed themselves to be crucified. By the way, if you take Friday off from work to be crucified, do you count it as a sick day or a vacation day?" -- Dennis Miller.

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

4. Top of the News Fix: 500 new agents patrol Mexican border here, Hunters with clubs begin massive seal kill here, Pope getting nutrition through tube here, US Army court martials captain for mercy killing here, and Indonesia quake death toll hits 1,000 here.

5. Democracy Fix: "Pakistan's ambassador said yesterday the U.S. push for democracy is forcing countries around the world to re-examine their governmental and human rights practices and that Pakistan too will be strongly affected," according to Sharon Behn/Washington Times, here.

6. Opinion Fix: Michelle Malkin/michellemalkin.com (ACLU vs. America), Bert Brandenburg/Slate (Schiavo case could cost judiciary), Ben Stein/American Spectator (American death sentence), DeRoy Murdock/National Review (Outrageous Michael Schiavo), and Kathryn Jean Lopez/National Review (Infant euthanasia).



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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.