Michael J. Fox praises Doyle over stem cell research in new ad
The Associated Press; October 24, 2006 Tuesday 3:15 PM GMT
Michael J. Fox urges voters to re-elect Gov. Jim Doyle in a new television ad in which he praises the Democrat as a champion of stem cell research.
Fox, the actor diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 15 years ago, says in the ad that Doyle's Republican opponent has blocked research that could lead to cures and new jobs.
"What you decide can affect millions of people like me, like your family," says Fox, who looks directly into the camera as his head and body twitch as a result of his medical condition. "Please, re-elect Governor Doyle. For all of us."
The ad is the latest Fox has recorded on behalf of candidates who have championed embryonic stem cell research. The issue may have more potency here because University of Wisconsin scientists have been pioneers in the field.
"Wisconsin holds a special place in my heart because it's where stem cell research was born," Fox says in the ad. "The cures we're looking for may come from here."
IMHO, Michael J. Fox position is .....to quote Couric......REPUGNANT