Posted on 10/24/2006 5:13:31 AM PDT by Dane
Actor and stem-cell research activist Michael J. Fox is getting involved in Maryland's Senate race - with a commercial endorsing Democrat Ben Cardin.
The ad also criticizes Republican candidate Michael Steele's stance on stem cell research.
Fox tells viewers - quote - "Stem cell research offers hope to millions of Americans with diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But George Bush and Michael Steele would put limits on the most promising stem cell research."
Fox has also filmed 30-second spots for several other candidates. His publicist says Fox wants to get involved in races that involve candidates who disagree on the issue.
Steele has maintained his position that research on embryos is not needed, especially, because he says there is promising research being done on adult stem cells
ecause he says there is promising research being done on adult stem cells
from what I understand the adult stem cells research has proven more successful than embryonic lines
That is also a lie. Why should the govt. be in the business to harvest potential human life, when they can privately do it, and also Mr. Fox the most promising treatment is in Adult stem cells, but for some reason you leave that out in your politically cynical commercials.
what a piece of emotionally manipulative sh@t mjf turns out to be.
You mean Mr. Steele and not Michael J. Fox. Michael J. Fox leaves that fact out in his politically cynical commercials.
IMO, he is exploiting himself and also calls himself an American, while he holds dual American/Canadian citizenship.
I hope in every commercial where Michael J. Fox shows up to campaign for a candidate that the candidate he shills for LOSES AND LOSES BIG! I'm tired of these Hollywood types trying to manipulate the American people into their leftist agenda.
MJ Fox claims dual citizenship, he does not harrass the Canadian Heathcare for their spending or for his treatment.
Also supposedly, he stop taking his meds so he would look more pathetic.
Also he lies about the fact that PRIVATE spending is not prohibited on embryonic stem cells.
actually this makes him a non-existent actor in my book.
This just exposes his own self interest and delusion.
He did not take his meds to be more pathetic in this commercial.
He's campaigning for Claire McCaskill in Missouri, too. An amendment to the state Constitution goes before the voters on the 7th protecting stem cell research. It has a lot of support and should pass handily, and may cost Talent some votes since he's come out against it.
The pubbies have to address this right away. They can put out commercials specifying all of the support for adult stem cell research and specify Bush's spending on research. I'm afraid that Mr. Fox's appearances will make an impact. The pubbies can mitigate the impact if they address it very soon.
It's hard to see how anyone is exploiting Fox since he's supporting the cause being advertised. He knows what he's doing and the impact it has.
He p!ssing off half his fan base with his partisanship.
People are dumb enough to think GWB is the root of all evil, so I'm not surprised a lot of them think he wants people to stay sick too.
According to those who have seen it, he IS off his meds for the commercial.
Apparently he admits to not taking his meds any time he has to put on a show for Parkinson's research.
According to polls I've seen in Missouri he's only pissing off about a third.
And in typical cynical and manipulative hollywood fashion is not taking his meds.
If he is so confident about his cause, how come he doesn't do tv and movie roles without his medication.
Can anybody say hypocrisy.
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