Posted on 10/31/2006 4:05:23 PM PST by Coleus
I know a number of persons with PD and they are not quite as animated as MJF was in a Paid(?) ad. They feel insulted and embarassed.
He was the same way in the Katie Couric interview.
Nah, too much truth and sense, the sheeple will never buy it.
Not arguing with you,....but? Is this part of his investment in the clononing industry? Not being smart, but could it be connected? (He IS an actor, Ya know).
Good post, Coleus.
Have not heard of that industry.
Worth investing in?
:)
BTTT
I love Rush Limbaugh, but I think he made a mistake by criticizing Michael J. Fox. Yes, Fox is fair game because he inserted himself into this political debate. However, Fox is such a likeable person and Parkinson's is such a terrible disease, that Limbaugh's criticism made Michael J. Fox a victim and garnered sympathy for Fox personally and, indirectly, for the pro-stem cell research side. People shouldn't let personalities influence their views about stem cell research, but many people, espeically women -- and I am a woman, in case anyone goes bezerk over this -- vote based on emotion. While Rosie O'Donnell, for example, is the type of celeb who inspires people to vote against anything she is for, Michael J. Fox is the opposite type of celeb. The Great Rush Limbaugh -- and I'm not being sarcastic when I call him "The Great" -- played into the hands of the bad guys when he took the bait and criticized Michael J. Fox personally instead of focusing on the nuts and bolts regarding embryonic stem cell research. George Stephnopolous gave Michael J. Fox 25 minutes, without commercials, of airtime, over all this. You KNOW there were many people who watched that interview and thought, "Oh, Michael J. Fox is such a nice man. And he's so sick. How could Rush be mean to him? How could anyone be opposed to embryonic stem cell research?" It stinks that many people think this way, but they do, and conservatives have to not take the bait.
Stole my tagline yesterday ... with the likes of Mr. Fox, Max Cleland and Sheehan driving the bus, it still applies
Yeah. Once MJF and others get government financing from Pelosi, et al.
but I think he made a mistake by criticizing Michael J. Fox. .... Rush did NOT criticize him.
I think MJF may now be forced to ALWAYS appear uncontrolled from now on just to undermine the Rush comments.
Because the media cannot be trusted to relay information accurately when someone like Rush Limbaugh is involved, Limbaugh should have glossed over Michael J. Fox and focused on the facts surrounding embryonic stem cell research. Fox and the pro-embryonic stem cell research folks are doubtless delighted over all the sympathy Fox is getting and their cause is getting. Limbaugh could have neutralized Fox at the outset by saying, "Michael J. Fox is a sincere, good person battling an awful disease, but it is morally repugnant to harvest embryos for the benefit of Fox or anyone else."
Parkinson’s patients become quite adept at predicting the timing and effect of their medications, such as when the golden period of each dose allows them to be freed of their natural rigidity yet not too obviously affected by these involuntary movements. Strangely, however, Fox seemed unable to appear controlled for the pre-taped TV ad, when the appropriate timing should have been easier, especially given the possibility of multiple "takes".
When are Leftists going to realize that they just can't pull this garbage any more. That the alternative media is watching and reporting. That Leftists dont control the information any more?
Much like as with the Global Warming Controversy, phony science and the Democrat's cynical confidence in the ignorance of the public has led to a national strategy of lying to the public about the real nature of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, and at the same time misrepresenting its chances of offering any kind of cure for anything. At the moment, those chances seem to be nill.
All told, this simply has come down to the classic kind of outright fraud the Democrats are so famous for, and the kind of issue they like to run on... one they can bash their opponents with, and one that will not force them to deliver on any promises.
Perhaps this time, the public isn't so ignorant, or maybe the fraud is just too blatant and easy to illuminate. We shall see.
Part of me agrees with you but I have to say that Rush did not criticize in a degrading way or make fun of Michael in a degrading way.He was simply as usual trying to get us all to THINK and see truth from a perspective not available anywhere else.
Bump
If you believe polling, that cloning amendment has been rapidly declining in the polls since Rush took aim.
I'll tell you exactly what Rush did. He exposed that amendment which is NOT what they wanted to happen. And he denied the MSM the ability to attack Talent the way they have attacked Allen. Instead Rush drew the fire onto himself, that served he indirect goal of helping Talent and Steele etc...from being in the persistent unrelenting glare intended for them by WAPO, NYTIMES, NBC, ABC, CBS and so forth.
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