Was Michael J. Fox deceived by Ben Cardin or was Fox a willing participant in a lie?
I wrote two pieces on (23 Oct 06 and 24 Oct 06) about Michael J Fox and his ads asking people to vote for Democrats who support stem cell research. Actually, he wants those who support embryonic stem cell research but that is not mentioned. Fox has good reason to want any chance at all because he suffers from Parkinson's disease. It is debilitating and he is young.
I wrote earlier that he was placed in front of the cameras so he could garner the sympathy vote from people upset at watching his spasmodic movements. For this, I was taken to task by several people and that's okay. It is important to remember MJF has stated he has deliberately not taken his medications in the past when he was going to be discussing this malady so he could show the full effects of the disease. Before I get inundated with comments that it was his medication, hyperkenesia is a side effect of only one medication used for Parkinson's. One would expect if this medication caused the movements he would be switched to another and if this was the problem he would have this problem all the time. We can debate the medication issue, but that is best left to medical professionals. The motivations of MJF are suspect in that I believe he wants a cure, but he is also a supporter of Democrats (he campaigned for Kerry) so he might have another agenda as well or he might have believed Kerry could make Christopher Reeve walk. Given that he has stated the does not take his medication so it will be more dramatic, it is not cavalier or crass to believe he has more than one agenda.
MJF made the first video for the Senate race in Missouri and the second was for Ben Cardin here in the People's Republic of Maryland. Here is the transcript from the Maryland video:
Michael J. Fox: Stem cell research offers hope to millions of Americans with diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Article comments
1 - Baronius
(Big Dog, you're a MD Republican, right? It sounds like Jet is onto us. Destroy the secret Diebold files. Long live the Rich!)
Seriously, interesting article. Kinda creepy.
2 - GM Roper
Large Mutt, I'm proud of you. Good post, nay, GREAT post.
3 - Mohjho
To quote a great American:
"I did not know that"
-Jonny Carson
4 - steve
he should just hop into his Delorean and live in 1985 permanently...noo...but in all seriousness...he should have been more aware of the person he's supporting.