One of the chapters of Ann Coulter's book "Godless" was about the Dem's tactics of putting a "victim" up as the spokesman for some cause... ala Cindy Sheehan, The Jersey Girls, Max Cleland, etc... and if anyone disagrees with this spokesman's comments, then they are pilloried for being "insensitive" and for "attacking" the victim.
We can now add Michael J. Fox to the list.
You forgot to mention "the children," the environment, and endangered species.