SOME GAYS ANGRY OVER BROKEBACK LOSS

From the story: “I think that's an absolute horror," said Brad Bruner, who is a leader in the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association. "It's an outright sign of homophobia in our country. ('Crash') won no awards before this. It makes me sick." (San Francisco Chronicle) Continuing the search for excuses, a co-writer on the movie claims it lost due to its rural setting. (Contact Music) Meanwhile, Dennis Prager writes the speech he would like to hear at the Awards, beginning with the words “First, I want to thank my country, the United States of America. Every one of us here has this country to thank for enabling us to live lives of unprecedented freedom and unimaginable affluence.” (Townhall)